The Kerry Initiative will host the Yale Climate Conference on September 18-19, 2017.
The conference will feature five sessions with key business, political and diplomatic leaders on critical topics including the future of energy; the role of the private sector; state, city and international efforts; bipartisan U.S. leadership; and citizen engagement and activism.
Confirmed speakers and sessions topics include:
Session 1: The Future of Energy
- Dr. Ernie Moniz, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy
- Mr. Jonathan Pershing, Former U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Climate Change
- Mr. Tony Earley, Former CEO and Current Executive Chair of the Board, PG&E Corporation
Session 2: The Role of the Private Sector
- Mr. Hank Paulson, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- Mr. Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman of the Board of General Electric
Session 3: State, City and International Efforts
- Mr. Jerry Brown, Governor of the State of California
- Mr. Jay Inslee, Governor of the State of Washington
- Dr. Jim Kim, President of the World Bank
- Ms. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
Session 4: Bipartisan U.S. Leadership
Mr. James Baker, Former U.S. Secretary of State
Closing Plenary: Citizen Engagement & Activism
Leonardo DiCaprio, United Nations Messenger of Peace for Climate
Learn more about the speakers on the conference website:
yaleclimateconference.yale.edu
