The transition to a low-carbon future will be a catalyst for the creation of thousands of new businesses and millions of green jobs for global economic revival. These businesses and jobs can serve as an engine for sustainable economic development worldwide. This workshop will focus on the employment and economic development opportunities and challenges associated with this transition. Panelists from a variety of perspectives will explore strategies to maximize climate policy, sustainable economic growth, and job development, while maintaining capital investment in these new business technologies.

Speakers

[Speaker] Rainer Aringhoff
President of Solar Millennium

[Speaker] Peter Beattie
Trade Commissioner to North and South America for Queensland, Australia

[Speaker] Hilary French
Programme Officer of the Regional Office for North America United Nations Environment Programme

[Speaker] Gaurav Gupta
Director of The Climate Project

[Speaker] Dr. Stefan Heck
Director of the Global Clean Tech Practice at McKinsey & Company

[Speaker] Jack Scott
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges

[Speaker] David Waskow
Director of the Climate Change Program for Oxfam America

[Speaker] Carl Zichella
Director of the Western Renewable Program for California, Nevada and Hawaii at the Sierra Club