North Miami-Dade News

The Aspen Institute and the City of Miami Beach today announced more speakers set to participate in the second Aspen Ideas: Climate. Policymakers, scientists, business leaders, technologists, artists, educators, and journalists will gather to address one of the world’s greatest challenges. Tickets to attend are on sale now, while members of the media are invited to apply for press credentials. 

Speakers announced today include:

• Jason Bordoff, Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia

University

• Quannah Chasinghorse, Model and Indigenous Activist

• Kaitlin Curtice, Author, Poet, Storyteller, and Public Speaker

• Eugenia Kargbo, Chief Heat Officer, Sierra Leone

• Chellie Pingree, US Representative, 1st Congressional District, Maine

• Barton Seaver, Founder and Chief Education Officer, Coastal Culinary Academy

• Matthew Slovik, Managing Director and Head of Global Sustainable Finance,

Morgan Stanley

• Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

The full speaker list is available here, with more speakers and programming details to be announced in the coming weeks. 

The speakers announced today join more than 100 speakers already confirmed, including Benji Backer, President and Founder, American Conservation Coalition; Tommy Caldwell, Professional Climber; Writer; Catherine Coleman Flowers, Founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice and Vice Chair of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; John Curtis, U.S. Representative of Utah’s 3rd District and lead of the Conservative Climate Caucus; Kristy Drutman, Founder Brown, Girl Green; and Co-Founder, Green Jobs Board; Iván Duque Márquez, former President of Colombia (2018 -2022); Heidi Heitkamp, Former US Senator (D), Director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago; John B. King, Jr, SUNY Chancellor, Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education; Kara Mangone; Global Head of Climate Strategy, Goldman Sachs; Eleni Myrivili, Chief Heat Officer for Athens, Greece; Global Chief Heat Officer to UN Habitat; Bill Nye, Science Educator, Engineer, Television Host, Author; Andrew Steer, President & CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund; Bret Stephens, New York Times columnist; Tom Steyer, Co-Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions; and Alaina Wood, climate communicator. 

Aspen Ideas: Climate takes place March 6-9, 2023, with hundreds of leaders and climate innovators engaging with the public to focus on climate solutions. Through high-profile discussions with leaders on the main stage, private roundtables, excursions, musical performances, and a climate tech exposition, experts and leaders of all backgrounds will tackle the climate crisis through a solutions-oriented lens. 

250 people ages 18-30 will also travel to Miami to participate in the Future Leaders Climate Summit, taking place ahead of Aspen Ideas: Climate from March 3- 6, 2023. Aspen Ideas: Climate is supported by title sponsors John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Related Philanthropic Foundation and the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation. 

Additional sponsors include Glottman, GMCVB, Kleyner/Ullis, Lennar, LSN, MFG, Morgan Stanley, Valor, Wells Fargo, and Witkoff. For media: Journalists interested in attending Aspen Ideas: Climate as covering reporters are invited to apply for press credentials here. ### The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. 

Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most important challenges facing the United States and the world. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org. 

World-famous Miami Beach welcomes millions of visitors each year to its white, sandy beaches, turquoise waters and vibrant cultural scene. Known for its colorful art deco and MiMo architecture, the 7.2-square-mile island offers some of the finest dining and hotel experiences anywhere along with a beautiful oceanfront promenade that connects South Beach to North Beach. 

Steps away from the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach is also at the forefront of identifying workable solutions to meet the challenge of sea level rise. 

Original source can be found here.