(Subject to change)

FRIDAY – October  6

Location:  Millennium Hotel Garden, Boulder Colorado
5 – 8pm: Opening Reception and Registration
Meet and Greet, Beer & Wine, Light Food

SATURDAY – October  7  

“Science Saturday”
Location: eTown, 1535 Spruce St, Boulder Colorado
Morning Host: Nick Thomas

7:45 am: Registration

8:15 am: Welcoming Remarks: Chip Comins

8:20 am: Opening blessings: Native Elder

8:30 am: Panel Discussion
“From Renewables to Hydrogen”  

• Moderator: Gary Dirks
  
• Gary Dirks, Arizona State University 
• Wiley Rhodes, One Step In and Newpoint Companies, 
• Former Governor of Colorado Bill Ritter, Center for The New Energy Economy  
• Bill Brandt, ASU Lightworks

9:15 am: Panel Discussion
“CCS – Carbon Capture and Storage: Fact or Fiction” 

• Moderator: Maya Winkelstein, The 2030 Fund
• Jonathan Foley, Project Drawdown (via Zoom)
• Jane Patton, Center for International Environmental Law
• Q & A  — 15 minutes

10:00 am: Keynote
“Does the Government work for Climate and Democracy”  

• Congressman Jason Crow, US Congressman 6th District Colorado

10:15 am: Panel Discussion:
“HVDC – High Voltage Direct Current”  

• Moderator: Chip Comin, AREI
• Gary Dirks, Arizona State University 
• Alexander “Sandy” McDonald, NOAA, Retired
• Former Governor Bill Ritter, Center for The New Energy Economy  

11:00 am: Keynote 
“Protecting Climate and Democracy in Education”

• Amy Parsons,  Colorado State University 

11:15 am: Keynote
“Protecting Democracy”

• Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State 

11:30 AM  Panel Discussion:
“Democracy 4.0” 

• Moderator: Timothy Wirth, Vice-Chair of the United Nations Foundation
• Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State 
• Amy Parsons, Colorado State University 
• Former Governor of Colorado Bill Ritter, Center for The New Energy Economy 

12:15 pm: Networking LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon Host: Nick Thomas

2:00 pm:
“STAND UP”

• Global Youth Movement – 5 min short

2:05 pm: Keynote
“Youth Leadership on Climate and Democracy”

• Xiye Bastida, Re-Earth Initiative –
  Clips from “The Whale”

2:15 pm: Keynote
“Climate, Democracy on Thin Ice”

• Sally Ranney, Global Choices

2:30 pm: Keynote
“Climate, Democracy – Observations from Ukraine”

• General Wesley Clark,  Energy Security Partners

2:45 pm: Armchair
“Climate, Democracy and the Military”

• Moderator: Ginna Kelly, Climb for Conservation  
• Robin Tyner Capt., USN (retired)

3:15 pm: Panel Discussion
 “Divest Invest: As you Sow” 

• Moderator: John Powers
• Andy Behar, As You Sow
• Tom Van Dyck, As You Sow 

3:45 pm: Armchair
“Electing Moderate Climate Leaders” 

• Moderator: Nick Forster, Create Boulder 
• Bill Shireman, Future 500
• Trammell Crow, EarthX 

4:15 pm: Keynote
“Climate Investment 4.0” 

• Vikram Agrawal, EarthX  

4:30 pm: Keynote
“AI as Climate Solution”

• Bob Levin, Emerging Star Capital

4:45 pm: Keynote
“Art as the Climate Connector”

• Mia Hanák, Millennium Art, Act Now, LakaLelup

5:00 pm: Keynote
“Doubling Climate Youth Vote in 2024”

• Richard Greene, Consultant for “Now This”

5:15 pm: Keynote 
“Gender, Equity, Diversity, Investments”

• Sophia Swire, GEDI

5:30 pm: BREAK FOR DINNER
Evening program

7:15 pm:  IMPACT FILM
Screening: “Deep Rising” The Effects of Deep SeaBed Mining.
Directed by Matthieu Rytz 

8:45 PM IMPACT FILM
Screening: “Climate Refugees”
Directed Michael Nash

SUNDAY – October  8

“Regenerative Sunday”
Doors open at 8:30 am.
Morning Host: Ginna Kelly

8:45 am: Blessings 
“A Green God is a Good”

• Andrew Scott, Open Mind Project, Sunday Sermon 

9:00 am: Keynote
“US Presidents: An Environmental History” 

• Douglas Brinkley, Author & Historian

9:30 am: Armchair
“From John Muir to Bill Mckibben: How Environmentalists have influenced Presidential Action”

• Douglas Brinkley, Historian  
• Sally Ranney, Global Choices

10:00 am: Keynote
“CRM – Carbon Removal Mechanism”

• Graciella Chichilnisky

10:15 am: Keynote
“About the Blue Planet”  

• Henk Rogers, Blue Planet Energy Systems 

10:30 am: Keynote
“Mission Blue Hope Spots” 

• Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue

11:15 am: Panel
“Decarbonizing the Ocean”

• Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI
• Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue
• Louie Psihoyos,  Filmmaker Ocean Preservation Society
• Henk Rogers, Blue Planet Energy Systems

12:00 pm: LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon host: Nick Thomas

1:30 pm: Armchair
“Regeneration: Carbon and Agricultural Health”

• Dr. Allen Williams, Soil Health Academy
• Peter Byck, Carbon Nation
  
  

2:15 pm: Armchair
“The Economic Benefits of Regenerative Farming”

• Moderator: Paul Miller  “DJ Spooky” 
• Rick Clark, Farm Green
• Byron Kominek, Jack’s Solar Garden

2:45 pm: Keynote
“Regenerative Rice”

• Pete Vegas, Sage V Foods

3:00 pm: Armchair
“Regenerative Water” 

• Rave Mehta, Flow Capital 
• Robert Sisson, International Joint Commission   

3:30 pm: Panel Discussion
“The Importance of Climate Philanthropy” 

• Moderator: Jackie Francis, Keeling Curve Prize 
• Dr. Laurie Michaels, The 2030 Fund
• Spike Buckley,  Grimley Capital
• Jason Franklin, Ktisis Capital
• John Powers, Climate Democracy Initiative 

4:30 pm: Armchair
“Music Changes the World”

• Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI
• Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis 

5:00 pm: Armchair
“Projecting Change & Plastic: a Solid Oil Spill”

• Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI
• Louie Psihoyos, Filmmaker Ocean Preservation Society

5:15 pm: Evening Program

7:15 pm: IMPACT FILM
“Lakota Nation Vs. the United States” Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo.

MONDAY – October  9  

“Women’s and Indigenous Peoples Day”

Doors open at 8:30 am
Morning Host: Nicole Watson

9 am: Blessing Ceremony 
“Amazonian blessing from the Sekopai” 

• Jimmy Piaguaje and Kumiko Hayashi, The Roots Awaken 

9:15 am: Keynote
“WECAN Amazonia update” 

• Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN 

9:45 am: Armchair
“Global Security Institute: Observations from the United Nations”

• Jonathan Granoff, Global Security Institute 
• Jayashri Wyatt, United Nations

10:15 am: Keynote  
“SLAPP Lawsuits” 
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation 

• Alice Madden, Greenpeace 

10:30 am: Panel Discussion
“Women Leading the World”  

• Moderator: Heidi Van Genderen, University of Colorado  
• Allison Archambault, Earthspark 
• Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN 
• Anne Marie Miller, AREI Trustee  
• Mia Hanák, Millennium Art, Act Now, LakaLelup

11:15 am: TBD

12:00  pm: LUNCH  
Afternoon host: Nicole Watson

1:30 pm: Armchair
“Bring back the Wolf, Bring Back the Balance” 

• Moderator: Tammy Story, House Rep. CO 
• Delia Malone, Sierra Club
• J Dallas Gudgel, Wildlife Coexistence 
• Michelle Lute, Wildlife for All  

2:00 PM  Panel Discussion
“Biodiversity Amazonia: the Yusani Vote”   

• Moderator: John Quigley, Artists for Amazonia
• Kumiko Hayashi, The Roots Awaken 
• Jimmy Piaguaje, The Roots Awaken (Chief Sekopai)
• Atossa Soltani, The Headwaters Alliance 

2:45 pm: Panel Discussion
“Activism Matters”

• Moderator: Varushka Franceschi, AREI
• Paul Watson, Paul Watson Foundation 
• Randy Hayes, Rainforest Action Network

3:15 pm: Panel Discussion
“Bioregional Regeneration”

• Moderator: Eduardo Esparza, Blue Dot Capital
• Alex Corren, Blue Dot Capital
• Benji Ross, Blue Dot Capital
• Mamo Rodrigo, Kogi Mamo
• Zaga Josafina, Kogi Zaga

4:00 pm: Keynote 
“From the Colorado Headwaters to the Arctic to the Himalayas”

• Andrea Sparrow, Arctic Arts