At today’s Climate Forward Live event, The New York Times bringing together newsmakers — including Bill Gates, Al Gore, Michael Bloomberg and Ajay Banga — to share ideas, work through problems and answer tough questions about the threats presented by a rapidly warming planet.
The event is taking place at the Times Center at 242 W. 41st St.; New York, N.Y. 10036
In-person tickets are $350.
9 A.M. EASTERN
A Billion-Dollar War Against the Petrochemicals Industry
- Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Gina McCarthy, former national White House climate adviser and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president and C.E.O. of the Hip Hop Caucus
9:30 A.M.
What’s Standing in the Way of Climate Progress?
- Al Gore, former vice president of the United States
10 A.M.
Living in the Age of Extreme Heat
- Eleni Myrivili, global chief heat officer, UN-Habitat and Arsht-Rock Resilience Center
- Reema Nanavaty, director of rural organizing and economic development at the Self-Employed Women’s Association
10:35 A.M.
Green Growth v. Conservation
- Jason Grumet, C.E.O. of the American Clean Power Association
- Ebony Twilley Martin, executive director of Greenpeace USA
11 A.M.
Food in a Time of Crisis
- José Andrés, chef and humanitarian
11:25 A.M.
Norway’s Paradox
- Jonas Gahr Store, prime minister of Norway
11:50 A.M.: BREAK
1:20 P.M.
Opinion: Paddling Against the Wind
- Robin Wall Kimmerer, author and scientist
1:35 P.M.
Greening the Grid
- Calvin Butler, president and C.E.O., Exelon
- Pedro J. Pizarro, president and C.E.O., Edison International
2 P.M.
A New Recipe for Food Systems
- Jim Andrew, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer of PepsiCo
- Anthony Myint, executive director, Zero Foodprint and co-founder, Mission Chinese Food
2:25 P.M.
New Technology and Smarter Policy
- Bill Gates, founder of Breakthrough Energy and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2:55 P.M.
Carnivores and Climate Change
- Gilberto Tomazoni, global C.E.O. of JBS
3:35 P.M.
Can a Tidy House Save the World?
- Marie Kondo, tidying expert and founder of KonMari Media Inc.
4:15 P.M.
Financing a Just Transition
- Ajay Banga, 14th president of the World Bank Group
- Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados
4:45 P.M.
Africa’s Climate Potential
- William Ruto, president of Kenya
Sponsors:
- Pratt Industries
- Saint-Gobain
- L’Oréal
- MasterCard