MEDIA ADVISORY: Stanford Graduate School of Business 2nd Annual Climate, Business and Innovation Conference to Convene on February 12
Stanford Graduate School of Business
WHAT:
The second annual Climate, Business and Innovation conference at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) will inform the Stanford community of the risks and opportunities presented by climate change.
More than 200 students and alumni from across Stanford University will join industry leaders in finance, food, energy, technology, policy and sustainable cities to discuss how climate change is shaping the future of business with the goal of inspiring a dialogue on the relevance and importance of these issues to tomorrow's business leaders.
WHEN:
Wednesday, February 12, 1 ? 6 p.m.
WHERE:
Oberndorf Event Center
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Knight Management Center
655 Knight Way
Stanford, CA 94305
WHO:
Policy Keynote: Kate Gordon, Director of California Governor Gavin Newsom's Office of Planning and Research, Senior Advisor to the Governor on Climate
Climate TechTalk: Rachel Payne, MBA '04, Managing Director and Head of Technology and Innovation, Full Cycle
Fireside Chat: Food and the Climate Challenge:
Moderator: Julia Novy-Hildesley, Professor of the Practice, Stanford Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
Julia Collins, MBA '09, Co-Founder and CEO, Planet Forward
Fireside Chat: Clean Energy and Sustainable Development:
Moderator: Marilyn Waite, Program Officer in Environment, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Xavier Helgesen, Co-Founder, Zola Electric
Financing the Energy Transition Talk: Scott Jacobs, CEO and Co-Founder, Generate Capital
Panel Discussion: Leading the Change ? Climate Careers:
Moderator: David Kenney, MBA '94, CEO and President, VertueLab
Hana Kajimura, Director of Sustainability, Allbirds
Apoorv Bhargava, MBA '17, Cofounder, Weave Grid
RSVP: Event details and registration are available on the website.
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