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Planet Forward Summit 2023 Program
A list of speakers and events from the 2023 Planet Forward Summit in Washington, D.C on April 20, 2023.
PROGRAM
Thursday, April 20
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MORNING SESSION
GW School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA), Jack Morton Auditorium (JMA) 805 21st St. NW, Washington, DC 20052
8 am
Networking & Breakfast, 2nd floor of SMPA
​9 am
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Troi Newman (GW, M.P.S. ’21), Planet Forward Indigenous Correspondent, University of Arizona
WELCOME
Frank Sesno, Planet Forward Founding Director
Provost Christopher Bracey, George Washington University
PRESENTATION – Know Your Audience, Grow Your Audience
Ed Maibach, Director of Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
Q&A – Making It Relevant: Water Stories
Planet Forward Student Storytellers:
Sachi Mulkey, University of California-Berkeley
Beverly Ndifoin, Mandela Washington Fellow
Katie Perkins, Texas Tech University
Carter Weinhofer, Eckerd College
PRESENTATION – Bringing It Home: Stories from Drawdown’s Neighborhood
Matt Scott, Director of Storytelling and Engagement, Project Drawdown
PANEL – Advocating Your Story
Gabrielle Gurley, The American Prospect
Ashley Walker, Climate Reality Project
Maria Zaharatos, Middlebury Institute
Moderator: Joanna Huxster, Eckerd College
10:15 am
Networking & Coffee, 2nd floor of SMPA
10:40 am
MORNING WORKSHOPS
University Student Center, 800 21s St. NW
12 – 1:30 pm
LUNCH – Grand Ballroom, University Student Center
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION – The Road Ahead: The EV Story
Artealia Gilliard, Environmental Leadership & Sustainability, Ford Motor Company
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AFTERNOON SESSION
Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St NW
1:45 pm
INTERVIEW – Seeing the Planet Through Sound
Sadie Babits, Supervising Climate Editor, NPR; Past President, Society of Environmental Journalists interviewed by Eric Forbes, Colorado State University
CONVERSATION – Investing in Inclusion, Seeking Sustainability
Kristin Jarrett, Equity and Impact Lead, Spotify with Adriana Martinez-Smiley, Northwestern University
PANEL – IlÃiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program: Native Knowledge and Narratives
Our Indigenous Student Correspondents
Moderator: Valerie Vande Panne, Indigenous Correspondents Program Adviser
CONVERSATION – Bridging the Divide
Bob Inglis, Executive Director, RepublicEN.org with Vidya Muthupillai, George Washington University
KEYNOTE – Pictures from the Frontlines of Climate Change
Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic Contributing Photographer
3:35 pm
Networking & Coffee, 2nd floor of SMPA
4 – 5 pm
CONVERSATION – A Filmmaker’s Eye: Capturing the Narrative
John Sutter, Ted Turner Professor of Environmental Media, George Washington University
PANEL – On Location with Planet Forward
Jake Meyers, University of Arizona ‘20
Eva Sideris, SUNY-ESF ‘23
Jennifer Vilcarino, George Washington University ‘22
Moderator: Lisa Palmer, George Washington University and Planet Forward
CONVERSATION – Off to Iceland: A Sustainable Success Story
BergdÃs Ellertsdóttir, Ambassador of Iceland to the United States
STORYFEST WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
Amy Berquist, Lindblad Expeditions
Friday, April 21
University Student Center, 800 21st St. NW
8:30 – 9:15 am
Room 301 – Grab & Go Breakfast & Coffee
9:15 – 10:30 am
Workshops, Session A
10:45 am – 12 pm
Workshops, Session B
12 pm
Grab & Go Lunch
