More Great Speakers For Earth Day Events
CAROL BROWNER: Director, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy (2009-2011); Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1993-2001); Member of President Biden's Campaign Climate Engagement Advisory Council; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Browner has been at the forefront of the United States’ environmental and energy polices for over a quarter of a century. She understands issues around energy security and climate change, and the push-and-pull between business, regulators and the environment, especially when it comes to carbon-free energy, of which Browner is a vocal advocate.
HOPE JAHREN: Award-Winning Scientist; Bestselling Author of The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change & Where to Go From Here and Lab Girl.
Jahren is an award-winning scientist and best-selling author who helps us see that science is personal. She shares her insights from her study of climate change and plants with humor and emotion, helping us see our interconnectedness and interdependence with the world around us.
ADAM MET: 12X Platinum Award-Winning Musician with the band AJR; Executive Director and Founder of Sustainable Partners, Inc.; U.N. Development Advocate
Met is an interdisciplinary thinker, performer, humanitarian and academic, and his work with the United Nations has helped to amplify the Sustainable Development Goals and reach millions of people across the world from Gen-Z to Millennials and beyond.
NICOLAS JAMMET, NATHANIEL RU, and JONATHAN NEMAN are the co-founders and co-CEOs of sweetgreen, a restaurant that offers simple, healthy food. They've made the pledge to become carbon neutral by 2027 by using sustainable sourcing, menu development, and changing how they build restaurants. They each speak on making companies greener, innovation in business, and more.