Name: MIT Sustainability Summit 2022: From the Ground Up
Start: 25/02/2022 01:00 PM +00:00
End: 26/02/2022 12:00 AM +00:00

A welcome to MIT's 14th annual Sustainability Summit's by its Content Co-Directors, followed by a welcome and context-setting by David Shane Lowry, Distinguished Fellow in Native American Studies at MIT.
Speakers
David Shane Lowry &ndash; PhD, Distinguished Fellow in Native American Studies at MIT, Member of the Lumbee Tribe
Rachel Davidson &ndash; Content Co-Director, MIT Sloan MBA '23
Austin Cole &ndash; Content Co-Director, MIT Sloan MBA '23&nbsp;

David Shane Lowry

Rachel Davidson

Austin Cole

INTRODUCTION: Welcome to 'From the Ground Up'

Before we can take action, we have to understand the context and history behind environmental justice. How do marginalized communities and grassroots organizations conceive of environmental justice? How do private sector institutions? Join us in an intimate fireside chat to explore these questions. Speakers Julian Brave NoiseCat &ndash; Writer, Filmaker, Fellow of New America and the Type Media Center&nbsp;
Saif Rahman &ndash; Environmental Campaigns and Advocacy Team, Patagonia

Julian NoiseCat

Saif Rahman

Monica Larrazabal

Raul Briceno Brignole

Shanan Powell

Dash Enkhbayar

Yashvardhan Rajan

Sandhya Mahadevan

Alexander Gerszten

Sherry Lin

Lydia Kaprelian

Qing Qing Miao

Jillian Irizarry

Molly Wartenberg

Mar Velasco

1 | FIRESIDE CHAT: UNDERSTANDING THE GROUND

Please read project descriptions (<a title="READ ME - Session 2 Project Descriptions" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jxYa4G8Q0UXJMkOcsdSfkUQAnlHnWQhc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">~~LINK HERE~~</a>) before this workshop. Please <a href="https://hubilo.zoom.us/j/96843353079?pwd=QTY4U1dLbDhQbDREM2ErSVpwQ1Z6QT09" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JOIN THIS SESSION VIA THIS ZOOM LINK</a> if Hubilo is not working for you.
What innovative and effective grassroots solutions have been developed by local and indigenous communities for the climate-related problems they face? How might these solutions inspire scalable and systems-level change? We look to explore these questions via an organizational showcase. Introduction Speakers&nbsp;
Jade Begay &ndash; Climate Justice Director, NDN Collective
Kailea Frederick &ndash; Climate Justice Coordinator, NDN Collective&nbsp;
Breakout Speakers&nbsp;
LaTricea Adams &ndash; CEO of Black Millenials for Flint
Samantha Guerrero &ndash; The Idaho Immigrant Resources Alliance
Puni Jackson &ndash; Kōkua Kalihi Valley&nbsp;
Enrique Lomnitz &ndash; General Director of Isla Urbana&nbsp;
Natalia Mosquera &amp; Marco Vente Paname&ntilde;o &ndash; MIT CoLab local consultant &amp; Community Council Bajo Calima representative
Michael Rubin &ndash; ODAPES Founder &amp; Climate Justice Head of the MIT Alumni for Climate Action
Sam Schimmel &ndash; Arctic Youth Ambassador

Kailea Frederick

LaTricea Adams

Samantha Guerrero

Puni Jackson

Enrique Lomnitz

Natalia Mosquera

Marco Vente Panameño

MICHAEL C. RUBIN

Sam Schimmel

Jade Begay

Andrés Felipe Jaramillo

2 | SHOWCASE: EXPLORING SEEDS OF TRANSFORMATION 

Lunch time! Replenish yourself with your Grubhub voucher &amp; join us in the networking tab at the top of the screen ☝️☝️☝️
Special thanks to our Sponsors:
<a href="https://www.ubs.com/us/en.html">UBS</a>
<a href="https://www.ginkgobioworks.com/">Ginkgo Bioworks</a>
<a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/sustainability-initiative/our-impact">MIT Sustainability Initiative</a>
<a href="https://ndncollective.org/">NDN Collective</a>
<a href="http://www.thoughtforms-corp.com/">thoughtforms</a>
<a href="https://sustainability.mit.edu/">MIT Office of Sustainability&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.pega.com/">Pega</a>
<a href="https://www.colab.mit.edu/">MIT CoLab</a>
<a href="https://www.bltestingandbalancing.com/">B&amp;L Tesing &amp; Balancing</a>
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Following our session showcasing local, grassroots solutions, we look to explore the question of scaling these efforts and others like them. How can we align local visions with global ones, incorporating all different dimensions? How can companies with innovative business models support these connections?
Speakers
Gretchen Zucker &ndash; Strategic Advisor, Ashoka
Demetre Booker Jr &ndash; Founder and Principal Partner, ELEVATe
Dune Lankard &ndash; President and Founder, Native Conservancy
Jim Smith &ndash; Restoration Manager &amp; Elder Subsistence Program Manager, Native Conservancy&nbsp;
C&eacute;line Semaan &ndash; Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Slow Factory
Ngozi Okaro &ndash; Executive Director, Custom Collaborative
Moderator
Jason Jay &ndash; Senior Lecturer in Sustainability at MIT, Director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
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Gretchen Zucker

Jason Jay

Demetre Booker Jr

Dune Lankard

Jim Smith

Celine Semaan

Ngozi Okaro

3 | PANEL: STRENGTHENING ROOT TO SAPLING

This session is WORKSHOP. Please join on the main stream (you will join Zoom through Hubilo) for an introduction from Rachel and Austin, and then use the links below to join the workshop you are most interested in.
Too often, the work of championing the rights of those who are most vulnerable to climate impacts falls to those same individuals and communities. In this workshop, taking into account the perspective of speakers from corporations, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations, we'll work through two key questions: How can companies practice non-exploitative allyship with local communities and grassroots organizations? And what does accountability look like in this case? View information on the session and speaker bios <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18MFGLqSrYZNGSZXjlOUfsAvjfJxgwyqu/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/5552687459" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK 1</a>: Larissa Crawford, Founder and Managing Director, Future Ancestors Services&nbsp;
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/93901454686" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK 2</a>: Dominique Drakeford, Sustainable Brooklyn
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/2815051345" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK 3</a>: Yusuf George, Managing Director, Engine #1&nbsp;
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/my/jasonjay?pwd=RCtCZmJ3ak9YWFNNZVAxUlBXaXd5dz09" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK 4</a>: Saif Rahman, Environmental Campaigns and Advocacy, Patagonia&nbsp;
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/98599448373" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK 5</a>: Paul Robitaille, Manager, Indigenous &amp; Youth Relations, Sustainable Forestry Initiative
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/6939528376" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK 6</a>: Mark Watson, Jubilee Justice / Potlikker Capital

Dominique Drakeford

Larissa Crawford

Yusuf George

Mark Watson

Paul Robitaille

4 | WORKSHOP: CONNECTING BRANCHES

In closing, we look to the future. How can we collectively embrace a just transition from an extractive economy, looking beyond sustainability towards regeneration? And how can different stakeholders influence this shift? Hear the calls to action of leaders advocating for environmental justice, and learn how we can fit into and help achieve this vision.
Speakers
Ruth Miller,&nbsp;Climate Justice Director, Native Movement + Margi Dashevsky, Regenerative Economies Coordinator, Native Movement and Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition (pre-filmed)&nbsp;
Marina Anderson &ndash; Sustainable Southeast Partnership (Alaska)&nbsp;
Michel Gelobter &ndash; Managing Director, Reflective Earth&nbsp;
Colette Pichon Battle &ndash; Executive Director, Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy

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