Experts and inventors are in Miami Beach for Aspen Ideas: Climate. Watch their talks here

Miami Beach is hosting Aspen Ideas: Climate for the second year in a row from March 6 to March 9. The conference brings together climate scientists, politicians, inventors, influencers and athletes to discuss solutions to climate change in a series of talks and panels.

Each day, there are a series of talks from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. that are also streamed online.

On Tuesday evening, the schedule includes:

“White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi gives a presentation on the Inflation Reduction Act in your backyard. Former Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin leads a conversation on public-private partnerships to tackle heat in cities with Morgan Stanley Head of Global Finance Matt Slovik and Freetown, Sierra Leone Chief Heat Officer Eugenia Kargbo. Architect Michael Green builds an argument for futuristic building materials. Delta Airlines Chief Sustainability Officer Pam Fletcher gives an update on sustainable aviation fuels in conversation with CNBC’s Diana Olick. The Apparel Impact Institute makes an announcement, and iconic science educator Bill Nye explains the power of science, in conversation with WPLG Local 10 News Anchor Louis Aguirre.

Watch here: Tuesday Evening Plenary

Monday Evening Plenary

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber welcome attendees to the second Aspen Ideas: Climate. Congressman John Curtis (R-Utah) and Executive Vice President and COO of Dominion Energy Diane Leopold address crucial technologies and congressional gridlock in conversation with Clearpath CEO Rich Powell. Stanford University chemist Joseph DeSimone makes the case for 3D printing as a waste reduction tool. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-Florida) makes an announcement. Meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky, Director of Climate Matters at Climate Central, explains how scientific insight leads to public action in conversation with Ed Williams, president and CEO of Edelman EMEA. Renowned climber Tommy Caldwell shares his insights on how athletes can be activists. Community organizer and UN Women Youth Gender Activist Rania Harrara makes an announcement. Top climate investor Tom Steyer, Co-Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, shares his priorities with CNBC’s Matt Rosoff.

Tuesday Morning Plenary

DroneSeed Founder & CEO Grant Canary talks about reseeding forests with drones, and the Editors-in-Chief of The Washington Post and the Guardian, Sally Buzbee and Katharine Viner explain how their newsrooms are pioneering the future of climate coverage in conversation with Quadrivium Foundation President Kathryn Murdoch. Coastal Culinary Academy founder and chef Barton Seaver interviews the U.S. Representative for Maine’s 1st District Chellie Pingree and Sodexo Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Director Kate Shearer on food systems that are good for people and the planet. A conservative leader, American Conservation Coalition founder Benji Backer, seeks middle ground. Teen Vogue Politics Editor Allegra Kirkland leads a conversation on overcoming climate doomerism with climate influencers Kristy Drutman, Alaina Wood, and Isaias Hernandez. Environmental justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers and Natural Resources Defense Council President and CEO Manish Bapna explore the unprecedented collaboration and coordination needed to solve climate change.

Wednesday Morning Plenary

GM’s CSO reflects on the auto industry, Aspen Institute releases a wildfire roadmap, then the Secretary of Agriculture expands on fire resiliency and empowerment of rural communities. The leader of the nation’s foremost producer of carbon-free energy challenges other utility companies to follow suit, a Service Year Alliance alum tells her story, and Miami-Dade’s mayor compares notes with an environmental leader from the Middle East. X Prize makes an announcement, the former Secretary of Education teaches the power of education in climate action, and a Verizon exec speaks with Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez on local levers for climate progress.

Wednesday Evening Plenary

Local tribal leaders welcome the audience. A corporate exec shares tech for net-zero commitments, a bank leader says how to get capital to markets in need, and Colombia’s former president explains his country’s conservation successes. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with singer Gloria Estefan about the Biden Administration’s climate priorities, then top investors address the challenges of leaving fossil fuels behind.

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