Friday at 1:30pm – Climate Week NGEN Symposium
Hear from the next generation of Explorers Club Members as they tackle the climate challenges around the world. A symposium with presentations curated by the Club’s NGEN Committee. Featuring NGEN members:
- Anthony Halcyon – A Thirstier Planet: Exploring Realities and Solutions of Global Water Security
- Alex Roessner – Ground Truth: What It Takes to Measure a Living Planet
- Jason Jaacks – Between Moon Tides: Saving the Saltmarsh Sparrow One Nest at a Time
- Laura Stukonytė – Witnessing a Population in Transition: How Grey Seals Navigate a Changing Baltic Climate
- Sian Sheilds – Who Gets a Voice? Tourism, Climate, and the North
- W. Scott Telford IV – Local Engagement and National Networks to Fight Microplastics
- Malaika Vaz – From Sacrifice to Abundance: Using Storytelling to Balance People, Planet and Profit
Moderator: Dr. Alexander More, University of Massachusetts, Chair of Climate Week NYC at TEC
Friday at 5pm – The American West: The Future of Public Lands – and the Wildlife that Depend on Them
Across the 12 Western states, including millions of acres of mountains forests, tundra, and grasslands belong to the American Public. Roughly half of the region’s land area is federally owned. Yet public land is not the same as protected land. These landscapes are asked to serve profoundly different purposes. How these lands are managed, restored, or developed will help determine what endures for generations to come.
Join investigative journalist Cayte Bosler for a conversation about the lands we hold in common–and what meaningful stewardship now requires. Featuring Raj Reddy, Director of the Animal Law Program at Lewis & Clark Law School; Christopher Keyes, founder and Executive Director at RE:PUBLIC; Christopher Sichko, economist, environmental researcher, and wildlife photographer.
Friday at 7pm – Art and Environmental Impact with Christie’s
Explore the role art can play in advancing environmental impact through a conversation with Christie’s, Client Earth, Private Square, and Endangered Rainforest Rescue. The discussion will examine how art can mobilize resources, catalyze policy change, and create innovative pathways for meaningful change.
- Natalie Stoneham – Chief Executive Officer of Private Square and Advisor to The King’s Trust
- Hana Heineken – Attorney, ClientEarth Americas
- Alexandra Climent – Founder of Endangered Rainforest Rescue
- Caroline Maxwell – Christie’s
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Heath Lowndes – Co-Founder and Director of Gallery Climate Coalition
