Citizens in the Arena (cont.)
2:00-2:20 PM Unleashing Energy Abundance for Consumers
Jason Seedall, Director, The Roosevelt Initiative
Sharita Humphrey, CEO, EcoPower Source, Inc.
Lisa Prusak, Co-Founder/CEO, Maxari Energy Solutions
2:30-2:45 PM Roosevelt as a Role Model for Modern Conservation
Tim Gallaudet, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
2:45-3:00 PM Getting Gen Z and Alpha in the Arena
Emmy Scott, Executive Director - Earth Guardians
3:00-3:30 PM Conservation Bridges Gaps
Bill Shireman, CEO, Solution Citizen
3:50-4:05 PM Explorations Role in Restoration
Hugo Hinrichsen, CEO - Positive Polar
4:05-4:30 PM The Future of the Arena
Jason Seedall, Director, The Roosevelt Initiative
Tim Gallaudet, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
MONDAY, APRIL 20
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
1:30-4:30 PM Innovator Workshop (Innovators Only) LA SALLE
3:30-5:00 PM Institutional Investor Workshop (Hosted by Ceres - Invitation Only)
5:00-7:00 PM E-Capital Summit Opening Reception (Invitation Only) GOSSIP BAR
7:30-9:30 PM Small Group Networking Dinners
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
MONDAY, APRIL 20 CORTEZ A/B
EarthXEnergy: The Gigawatt Race — Nuclear and the Future of American Power
10:00-10:20 AM Opening Remarks
Peter Simek, CEO, EarthX
Reed Clay, President, Texas Nuclear Alliance
10:20-11:00 AM Traditional Nuclear Bottlenecks, Obstacles: Permitting, Waste, and Political Support
Jenifer Shafer, Ben L. Fryrear Presidential Chair at Colorado School of Mines, Department of Chemestry
Brent Berg, Senior Vice President, Uranium Energy Corp
Ryno Pretorius, CEO, Quantum Leap Energy LLC
11:00-11:15 AM State Energy Spotlight: Colorado
Alex Valdez, Colorado State Representative
11:15 AM-12:00 PM Texas as a Testbed: Lessons from the Frontlines of Nuclear Deployment
Reed Clay, President, Texas Nuclear Alliance
David Staack, Deputy Vice Chancellor for ResearchTexas A&M University System
Virginia Stephens, Owner, VA Stephens & Associates
12:00-1:45 PM LUNCH
1:45-2:45 PM NEI Nuclear Energy Q&A
2:45-3:00 PM BREAK
3:00-3:15 PM State Energy Spotlight: Washington
Stephanie Barnard, Washington State Representative
3:15-4:00 PM Who Pays for the Gigawatts? Financing the Next Energy Buildout
Luis Ortiz, Deputy Director for CommercializtionDepartment of Energy
Brian Lavezzari, Producer, Lockton
Ryan Nielson, Director, Head of Nuclear, Citi
4:00-4:15 PM State Energy Spotlight: South Carolina
4:15-5:00 PM Manufacturing & Workforce: Winning the Race for Talent and Supply Chains
Matthew Gonzales, Business Manager, Laborers’ Local 1095
Rusty Towell, Professor of Physics, Director of NEXT Lab, Abilene Christian University
5:00-5:15 PM Closing Remarks
Peter Simek, CEO - EarthX
MONDAY, APRIL 20
TRINITY PREFUNCTION AREA
Solutions Stage
9:00-9:30 AM Ed Begley Jr. in Conversation
Ed Begley Jr., Actor, Environmentalist
9:30-10:00 AM Rachelle Carson-Begley in Conversation
Rachelle Carson-Begley., Actor, Environmentalist
10:00-10:30 AM Shannon McLinden in Conversation
Shannon McLinden, Founder & CEO, FarmHouse Fresh Skincare
10:30-10:45 AM Sweta: We Don’t Have Time Sweta Chakraborty, CEO, We Don’t Have Time North America
10:45-11:00 AM BREAK
11:00-11:30 AM Browngirl Green
Kristy Drutman, Founder, Green Jobs Board
11:30 AM-12:00 PM LOVE as a Pathway to Environmental Change: How Small Actions Spark Big Shifts
Allison Hannel, CEO, Keep America Beautiful
Jamie Colvert, Senior Manager, Corporate GivingNiagara Bottling
12:00-2:00 PM LUNCH
2:00-2:15 PM Smart Communication for a Warming World: Why Storytelling Is Climate Infrastructure
Angela Betancourt, Founder & CEO, Betancourt Group
2:30-2:45 PM Beyond Gloom, Doom, and Division: A Reward-Driven Path to a Bright Energy Future
Susan Meredith, CEO, Human Excel
Mor Aframian, Director - Product, Clearyst°
3:00-3:15 PM Style as a Sustainability Solution: Reimagining Fashion & Home Through Circular Living
Sarah Teresinski, Founder/Sustainable Stylist/ Designer, Redeux Style
3:30-3:45 PM
Climate Activist Xiye Bastida
Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Re-Earth Initiative
MONDAY, APRIL 20
TRINITY PREFUNCTION AREA
Solutions Stage (cont.)
4:00-4:15 PM Solar Choices: From City Strategy to Neighborhood Action
Rosaerlinda Mendez, Climate Coordinator, City of Dallas Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability
Joaquin Escalante, Senior Texas Program Associate, Solar United Neighbors
4:30-4:45 PM John Dabbar in Conversation
John Dabbar, Executive Director, National Petroleum Council
5:00-5:15 PM Ana Ambrosi in Conversation
Ana Ambrosi, Head of Corporate Communications and Sustainability, Avocado Institute of Mexico
MONDAY, APRIL 20
CHANTILLY EAST
Earth Stage
7:30-9:00 AM BREAKFAST
10:00-10:45 AM The Iran Market Shock: War, Disruption, and the New Global Energy Order
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Guitar Legend & National Security Advisor, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
John Dabbar, Executive Director, National Petroleum Council
Rusty Braziel, Executive Chairman, RBN Energy
10:45-11:15 AM Powering the Buildout: AI, Data Centers, and the Race to Scalable Clean Energy
Bill Thomas, Chief Energy Officer, CleanArc Data Centers
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
MONDAY, APRIL 20 CHANTILLY EAST Earth Stage (cont.)
11:15 AM-12:00 PM Can We Power The Next Industrial Era? Onshoring, AI Infrastructure, and the Data Center Energy Demand
Albert Huddleston, Managing Partner, Aethon Energy
Wayne Christian, Commissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH – America Turns 250: A Bipartisan Look at the Environmental and Economic Stakes of the Midterms
Nathan Johnson, Texas State Senator Carlos Curbelo, Principal, Vocero, LLC
2:00-2:50 PM Beyond Washington: How States Are Shaping the Future of Environmental Policy
Alex Valdez, Colorado State Representative Stephanie Barnard, Washington State Representative
2:50-3:35 PM High-Impact Climate Action: Tackling Super Pollutants Through Corporate Investment
William Flederbach, President & CEO, ClimeCo Michelle Jolly, Director, Sustainability Solutions & Services, Amazon
3:35-3:50 AM BREAK
3:50-4:45 AM Science Communication in a Polarized World
Elizabeth Gray, CEO, National Audubon Society
Whitney Strauss, Co-Founder, Strauss-Marcus Group
4:45-5:15 AM Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle, Founder & President, Mission Blue
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
MONDAY, APRIL 20 GOSSIP BAR BACK
MONDAY, APRIL 20 GOSSIP BAR BACK TV Podcast Stage TV Podcast Stage
9:00-9:15 AM Michael Vandenbergh in Conversation
Michael Vandenbergh, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
9:30-9:45 AM Making Sustainability Desirable: How Biodegradable Materials Can Reduce Plastic Pollution and Reinvent Fashion
Sasha Royce, CEO, SSS
10:30-10:45 AM Healthcare Industry Being Impacted By Regulated Substances
Richard Cheng, Managing Member, Ritter Spencer Cheng, PLLC
11:00-11:15 AM Blueprints to Heal the Planet: I — Coral Reefs Art and Design for Nature-Based Solutions to Coral Reef Restoration
Mara G. Haseltine, Eviornemntal Sci-Artist & Director of the Geotherapy Institute for Art & Field Sciences
11:30 AM-12:15 PM Not Your Usual Networking Session: Community Building Across Sectors
Tania Roa, Climate Justice Advocate and Fellow, beVisioneers: The Mercedes Benz Fellowship
1:30-1:45 PM Investor
Varad Mohod, Investor, Zacua Ventures
2:00-2:15 PM Funding Early-Stage Climate and Sustainability Solutions Beyond Traditional Venture and Grants
Bruce Makous, Consultant, Bruce Makous & Associates
Michael Porteous, CEO, NextRound Philanthropy
2:30-2:45 PM Conscious Capital
Lawrence Ford, Founder, Conscious Capital Foundation
3:00-3:15 PM Chelsea Boyle in Conversation
Chelsea Boyle, CEO, Forge Industries
3:30-3:45 PM From Waste to Wisdom: Composting Solutions That Stick
Danny Sudman, Founder & Executive Director, Green Camps
4:00-4:15 PM The Built Environment Is the Climate System We Can Actually Control Amy Polvado, CEO, Facilimax
4:30-4:45 PM Allison Fundis & Michael Ulica in Conversation
Allison Fundi, President/COO, Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc.
Michael Ulica, Chief Financial & Administration Officer, Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc.
5:00-5:15 PM Reinventing Solar: How 3D Energy Infrastructure Unlocks the Next Era of Clean Power
Mohammed Njie, CEO, Janta Power
MONDAY, APRIL 20 DE SOTO
Futures of Agriculture
9:00-9:20 AM Feeding a Growing World While Powering a Digital One
Sid Miller, Agriculture Commissioner, State of Texas
9:20-9:40 AM A National Perspective on Agriculture Policy
Ted McKinney, CEO, NASDA
9:40-9:55 AM Either You Have Property Rights or you Are Property
Margaret Byfield, Executive Director, American Stewards of Liberty
9:55-10:10 AM The 765 kV Land Grab & Impacts to Agriculture
Kevin Kennedy, Owner, Kennedy Ranch
Meredith McCall, Senior Project Manager, LJA Engineering
10:10-10:40 AM Panel and Q&A: Protecting Agricultural Land in an Era of Expanding Infrastructure
Margaret Byfield, Executive Director, American Stewards of Liberty
Meredith McCall, Senior Project Manager, LJA Engineering
Kevin Kennedy, Owner, Kennedy Ranch
10:50-11:30 AM Converging Crises, Converging Opportunities: Food & Water Security in the AI Era
Bertrand Deleuse, CFO, Water Garden Farms
Dennis Levine, Founder & CEO, Water Garden Farms
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
MONDAY, APRIL 20 DE SOTO
Futures of Agriculture (cont.)
1:30-2:00 PM America First Led by Texas Agriculture Applications
Mel Stevenson, CEO, MLS Biochelants
Deepak Patil
2:00-2:30 PM Advancing Soil Health and Biological Solutions at Scale
Jonah Parker, Vice President, Sales & Grower Relations, MyLand
2:30-3:15 PM Designing Urban Industrial Interfaces
Jack Karlin, Executive Director, Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance
3:15-3:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Sid Miller, Agriculture Commissioner, State of Texas
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
MONDAY, APRIL 20
PEACOCK TERRACE
North Texas
Climate Symposium
10:00-10:15 AM Opening Address
Kathy Stewart, City of Dallas Councilmember, Chair of the Parks, Trails, and Environment Committee
10:15-11:00 AM Keynote
James McGuire, Director, The Nature Conservancy
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Session 1
Frances McGee, Environmental Manager, City of Dallas Parks & Recreation
Oppong Hemeng, Senior Manager, Climate & Sustainability, City of Dallas
Jonathon Johnson
Isaac Ellison
12:00-1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00-1:40 PM Session 2
Mina Greas, Senior Design and Development Project Manager, Bezos Academy
June Young Park, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington
1:40-2:25 PM Session 3
Ian Seamans, City Hall Advocate, Environment Texas
Geeta Menon, Founder, One Earth One Chance & Faculty, University of Texas at Dallas
Fazil Shaikh, Senior Director Strategy, Generac
2:25-3:10 PM Session 4
June Ann Jones, Assistant Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Dallas
Jasleen Dhillon, Assistant Director, SMU Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity
3:10-3:20 PM BREAK
3:20-4:00 PM Session 5
Susan Alvarez, Director, Environment & Development, North Central Texas Council of Governments
4:00-5:00 PM Closing Address
Kathryn Guerra, Chairwoman, Dallas Environmental Commission
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CORONADO B/C/D
Bio Economy Summit
9:00-9:15 AM Setting the Stage
Wes Jurey, President & CEO, ATIP Foundation LLC
Brad Boa, Co-Founder, Restorative Farms
John Heywood, Executive Director, People, Food and Land Foundation
9:15-9:45 AM Unlocking the Bioecoeconomy Across Food, Nature, Waste, Energy, and Jobs
Matthew Berg, CEO & Principal Scientist, Simfero
Susan Alvarez, Director, Environment & Development, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Kapil Sharma
Nile Nussbaumer, Co-Founder/Director, Plan T
Rose Jones, Founder/Principal, Rapid Anthropology Consulting
Debi Rowley, Executive Director, Food & Child Nutrition Services, Dallas ISD
9:45-10:25 AM Urban & Regional Agrisystems as Transformative Engines of Local Prosperity and BioEconomy Innovation
Chris Grallert, President & CEO, Green City Growers, Inc.
Owen Lynch, Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University
Debi Rowley, Executive Director, Food & Child Nutrition Services, Dallas ISD
10:25-10:45 AM Food Systems as Bioeconomic Infrastructure
Whitney Strauss, Co-Founder, Strauss-Marcus Group
Cullum Clark, Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
Matthew Dufrene, Vice President, Community Partnerships, Texas Health Resources
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CORONADO B/C/D
10:45-11:15 AM Food, Health & Workforce: Pathways That Center People, Jobs, and Well-Being
Emma Saving, Food as Medicine Research at UT Southwestern
Woldu Ameneshoa, Assistant Director, Chronic Disease Prevention Division - Dallas County Health and Human Services Department
Benaye Wadkins Chambers, President & CEO, Crossroads Community Services
Todd Ichinaga, Assistant Director, Food ServicesUT Southwestern
11:15 AM-12:00 PM Planet Saver: Waste to Value Technology and the Power of AND Eric Barger, Founder & CEO, BargerTech International
Nick York, Chief Impact Officer, BargerTech USA, LLC
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30-2:00 PM Soil Is Infrastructure: Coordinating Restoration at Scale
John Heywood, Executive Director, People, Food and Land Foundation
2:00-2:45 PM The HVDC SuperGrid BioEconomy Panel
Mike Nelson, Director of Communications, American Energy Initiative
Dan Gamble, Engineer, EDP Renewables
Sandy MacDonald
2:45-3:00 PM Hacking the High Seas: The Electric Revolution in Maritime Autonomy
Nico Sell, Founder & CEO, T3MP3ST Labs
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
3:00-3:30 PM
Empowering Resilient and Productive Landscapes: Expanding Biobased Products Manufacturing in California
Glenda Humiston, Vice President, Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of California
Blake Simmons, Director Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
3:30-3:50 PM Developing the Circular Forest Economy on the California North Coast
Eric Riggs, Dean, College of Natural Resources and Sciences, Cal Poly Humboldt
William Brandt, Director of Strategic Integration, ASU LightWorks
Christy Prescott, Executive Director, Forest WRX Alliance
3:50-4:10 PM Sustainable Rubber: From Crops to Industry
Frederick Michel, Professor, The Ohio State University
Catherine Simpson, Associate Professor of Urban Horticulture and Sustainability, Texas Tech University
4:10-4:40 PM The Organics Value Hill: An Engine for Regional Economic Growth
Kevin Anderson, CEO, Missouri Organic Recycling
Ian Piro, Senior Director, Corporate Development, Burnham RNG
Patrick Crowley, CEO, Chapul Farms
4:40-5:10 PM The BioEconomy: Economic & Workforce Development
Dudley Light, State Director at U.S. Department of Labor
Larry McManus, Director, Business Development, Texas Economic Development and Tourism
Ernest Huffman, Program Manager, Aviation
Planning & Education Program, North Central Texas Council of Governments
5:10-5:30 PM Recycling Food, Crop & Animal Waste for a More Secure Food Future
Mark Buehrer, CEO and Director, HeartFoods Group, PBC
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CHANTILLY WEST
E-Capital Summit
7:30-9:00 AM Investment Forum Networking Breakfast
9:00-9:05 AM Investment Forum Welcome
Vikram Agrawal, Senior Director of EarthxCapital, EarthX
9:05-9:25 AM State of the Sustainability Investment & Innovation Markets
Chris Creed, Managing Partner and Co-Head, Credit and Capital Solutions, Galvanize
9:25-9:45 AM Canada Providing Investment & Innovation Leadership
Olivier Desmarais, Chairman, Power Sustainable
9:45-10:05 AM Texas Providing Leadership in Energy
Barry Smitherman, Managing Partner, 6S Capitol Group
Becky Klein, Principal, Klein Energy LLC
10:05-10:25 AM Y’all Street: Why Innovators & Investors Should Look to Texas
Bryan Hughes, Texas State Senator
Nathan Johnson, Texas State Senator
10:25-10:50 AM Networking Break
10:50-11:10 AM US Federal Government Driving Pragmatic Innovation Across All Industries
Luis Ortiz, Deputy Director for Commercializtion, Department of Energy
Whitney Hastings, Chair, Federal Laboratory Consortium
11:10-11:30 AM Non-Obvious Idea: Where does Industry Go from Here?
Ben duPont, Managing Director, Chartline
Jon Miller, CEO, Integrated Media Company
11:30 AM-12:00 PM Environmental Sustainability & Conservation are National Security Imperatives
Felipe Calderón, Former President of Mexico
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 CHANTILLY WEST
E-Capital Summit (cont.)
11:50 AM-1:20 PM Earthx2026 Keynote Luncheon
11:50 AM-1:20 PM E-Capital Summit Networking Luncheon
1:40-2:00 PM EarthX Climate Tech Prize Semi-Finals Pitches
2:00-2:20 PM Traditional Energy Industry: Why Innovation Matters
John Dabbar, Executive Director, National Petroleum Council
Wayne Christian, Commissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas
2:20-2:40 PM Sustainable Solutions Driving Profitability & Risk Mitigation in the Built Environment
Louis Dubin, Managing Partner, Redbrick LMD
John O’Brien, Climate, Nature & Sustainability, Deloitte Steve Oyer, Managing Director, Sustainable Finance Partnerships
2:40-3:00 PM Investing in a Circular Economy in a Resource Constrained World
Elizabeth Blankenship-Singh, Director, Investments, Overlay Capital
Matthew Jennings, Head of Commercial Sustainability & Circularity Solutions, DLL
3:00-3:20 PM Innovative Water Solutions Needed to Solve Critical Industry Challenges
William Brennan, Chief Strategy Officer-InfraDX & Executive Chairman Vearno Water, InfraDX
Jud Hill, Senior Operating Advisor, I Squared Capital
Bill Malarkey, Partner, Roland Berger
3:20-3:40 PM Networking Break
3:40-4:00 PM EarthX Climate Tech Prize Semi-Finals Pitches
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CHANTILLY WEST
E-Capital Summit (cont.)
4:00-4:20 PM Sustainable Innovation Driving Profitability in the Industrial World
Eric Rubenstein, Managing Partner, New Climate Ventures
Sarah Derdowski, Group Manger, National Lab of the Rockies
4:20-4:40 PM Institutional Investor & LP Perspectives: What has Changed?
Michael Benedict Yamoah, VP, Stewardship Director, EOS at Federated Hermes
Emma Harper, VP, Institutional Research & Client Relations, Sage Advisory
4:40-5:00 PM Catalyzing Capital & De-Risking Investments Through Philanthropic Capital
Dana Bezerra, Regional President, Americas, CREO
Margret Trilli, CEO & Chief Investment Officer, ImpactAssets & ImpactAssets Capital Partners
5:00-5:20 PM EarthX Ocean Innovation Prize Finals Pitches
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CHANTILLY EAST Earth Stage
7:30-9:00 AM BREAKFAST
8:55-9:00 AM Opening Remarks and Welcome
9:00-9:25 AM Andrew Winston
9:30-10:30 AM The New Rules of Corporate Responsibility: What’s Real, What’s Not
Michael Vandenbergh, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
Michael Benedict Yamoah, VP, Stewardship Director, EOS at Federated Hermes
Michael Levine, Sustainability & ESG Leader
10:30-10:45 AM BREAK
10:45-11:55 AM Carbon Capture: By Nature & Technology
Vicki Hollub, CEO, Occidental
Jim Blackburn, Professor, researcher and writer, BCarbon, Rice University
James Clement, Senior Vice President, Land Resources Manager, EarthOptics, Bloody Buckets Cattle Company
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH – Bob Ballard: Exploration, Discovery, and the Stakes Beneath the Surface
Bob Ballard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Exploration Trust
2:00-2:20 PM The Secret World of the Explorers Club
Richard Wiese, President, The Explorers Club
2:20-3:00 PM Inspiring the Next Wave of Explorers: Storytelling, Science & Planetary Curiosity
Gaelin Rosenwaks, Founder/Chief Storyteller, Global Ocean Exploration, Inc.
Serena McCalla, CEO and Founder, iResearch Corporation
Shelby Thomas, CEO/Founder, Ocean Rescue Alliance International
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CHANTILLY EAST Earth Stage (cont.)
3:00-3:40 PM Oceans, Security & Technology: The New Geopolitics of the Deep
Tim Gallaudet, Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Former NOAA Administrator, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
G. Mark Miller, Founder and CEO, Greenwater Marine Sciences Offshore
3:40-4:20 PM Common Ground: AI and the Planet — Breakthrough or Burden?
David Thomas, Global Security Director (Ret), Aerospace Hussam Mahmoud, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate
4:20-5:15 PM Supreme Court Update: What the Court Is Reshaping
Todd Kim, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Robert Percival, Robert F. Stanton Professor of Law and the director of the Environmental Law Program at the University of Maryland School of Law
John Cruden, Principal, Beveridge and Diamond
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
PEACOCK TERRACE
9th Annual Island Resilience Summit
9:30-9:35 AM A New Era of Resilience: From Vulnerability to Global Leadership
Matt Tranchin, Chairman, Global Resilience Partners
9:35-9:40 AM Why This Room Matters: The Power of Convening Capital and Leadership
Trammell S. Crow, Founder, EarthX
9:40-9:50 AM Bridging a Divided World: The Partnerships That Will Define Our Future
Lord Fakafanua, Prime Minister of Tonga
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
PEACOCK TERRACE
9th Annual Island Resilience Summit (cont.)
9:50-10:10 AM The Bridge in Practice: Turning Partnership into Action
Lord Fakafanua, Prime Minister of Tonga
10:10-10:30 AM From Breakthrough to Buildout: Deploying Innovation at National Scale
Alex Lau, CEO, InventWood Vainga Tone, UN Ambassador, Kingdom of Tonga
10:30-10:45 AM Financing Resilience: The Pacific’s Blueprint for Collective Action
Jane Waetara, UN Ambassador, Solomon Islands
10:45-11:10 AM The Pacific Agenda: Aligning Nations, Priorities, and Partnerships
Tapugao Falefou, UN Ambassador, Tuvalu Jane Waetara, UN Ambassador, Solomon Islands
11:10-11:30 AM Unlocking Nature’s Capital
Ralph Chami, Co-Founder/CEO, Blue Green Future
11:30-11:45 AM Valuing What Matters: Turning Natural Capital into Financial Systems
Ralph Chami, Co-Founder/CEO, Blue Green Future Dinah Nieburg, Co-Founder/COO, Blue Green Future
11:45 AM-12:00 PM Guardians of the Grid: Autonomous Defense for the Frontlines of Resilience Nick Davis, CEO, SMR Defense
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30-1:35 PM Welcome Back
Matt Tranchin, Chairman, Global Resilience Partners
1:35-1:45 PM The Nature Pledge — A Blueprint for a Unified Planet
Juan Carlos Navarro, Minister of Environment, Republic of Panama
1:45-2:05 PM From Vision to Framework: Inside the Nature Pledge
Juan Carlos Navarro, Minister of Environment, Republic of Panama
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 PEACOCK TERRACE
9th Annual Island Resilience Summit (cont.)
2:05-2:30 PM Digital Sovereignty: Rebuilding Nations Through Technology
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, Special Representative for Climate Change, Panama Tapugao Falefou, UN Ambassador, Tuvalu Erai Beckmann, Founding Partner, Peace Through Trade
2:30-2:40 PM Frontier Capital: Investing in the Technologies That Will Define Resilience
Owen Lozman, Founder/Managing Partner, 55 North
2:40-2:55 PM The Mangrove Economy: Investing in Nature as Critical Infrastructure Monaqui Porter-Young, President/Chair, Worldview Development USA
2:55-3:05 PM Restoring the Ocean Economy: From Policy to Scalable Solutions
Jane Waetara, UN Ambassador, Solomon Islands
Sam Teicher, Co-Founder & Chief Reef Officer, Coral Vita
3:05-3:10 PM From Carbon Removal to Climate Sovereignty: Scaling Direct Air Capture for Island Nations
Quincy Childs, Strategic Partnerships, Climeworks
3:10-3:30 PM BREAK
3:30-3:45 PM Powering Resilience: Securing the Energy Systems of the Future
John Lee, Co-Founder & CEO, Safire
3:45-3:50 PM A New Playbook for Scale: The International Solar Alliance’s Next Chapter
3:50-4:15 PM From Scarcity to Systems: Delivering Power at Scale Across the Global South
Nick Davis, CEO, SMR Defense
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
PEACOCK TERRACE 9th Annual Island
Resilience Summit (cont.)
4:15-4:30 PM From Science to Statecraft: Governing the Ocean for Resilient Nations
4:30-4:55 PM Ocean Elders & Intergenerational Leadership
Lord Fakafanua, Prime Minister of Tonga Heeta Lakhani, Chief Correspondent, SDG News
4:55-5:55 PM The Partnership Mandate: Scaling Solutions Across the Frontlines
Matt Tranchin, Chairman, Global Resilience
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 TRINITY PREFUNCTION AREA Solutions Stage
9:00-10:15 AM Tim Kearns in Conversation
Tim Kearns, Executive Director, Map the Gaps
10:00-10:45 AM Bob Ballard & Tim Gallaudet in Conversation
Bob Ballard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Exploration Trust
Tim Gallaudet, Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Former NOAA Administrator, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
11:00-11:15 AM Guy Harvey Foundation
Jessica Harvey, CEO, Guy Harvey Foundation
11:30-11:45 AM Ocean Mapping with Greenwater Marine Sciences Offshore
G. Mark Miller, Founder and CEO, Greenwater Marine Sciences Offshore
12:00-1:30 LUNCH
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
TRINITY PREFUNCTION AREA
Solutions Stage (cont.)
1:30-1:45 PM Patrick Carreno in Conversation
Patrick Carreno, Director of Aviation, Dallas Love Field Airport
2:00-2:15 PM West Hansen in Conversation West Hansen, Chapter Chair, The Explorers ClubTexas Chapter
3:00-3:15 PM Isolde Fair in Conversation Isolde Fair, Singer, Songwriter, and Violinist
3:30-3:45 PM Mariel Hemingway in Conversation
Mariel Hemingway, Actor, Author, and Founder, The Willing Way
4:00-4:15 PM Richard Wiese in Conversation
Richard Wiese, President, The Explorers Club
4:30-4:45 PM The Blue Economy: Art, Innovation, and Ocean Solutions with ORAI
Shelby Thomas, CEO/Founder, Ocean Rescue Alliance International
5:00-5:15 PM In Conversation with Gaelin Rosenwaks: Let’s talk about Community and Sperm Whales!
Gaelin Rosenwaks, Founder/Chief Storyteller, Global Ocean Exploration, Inc.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CORONADO A
9:00-9:30 AM Opening Remarks CHANTILLY EAST
Angela Lang, SVP, Sports & Entertainment Public Relations, Tony Fay Public Relations
9:30-9:45 AM Opening Remarks
Monica Paul, Executive Director, Dallas Sports Commission
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CORONADO A
9:45-10:30 AM Play to Win: The Power of Sports for Sustainability
Sarah Hussain, Head of Environment, FIFA26 Meghna Tare, Chief Sustainability Officer, North Texas FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee
Michael Kraus, Interim Executive Director, Green Sports Alliance
Riley Nelson, Head of Sustainability, NASCAR
10:30-10:45 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:45-11:10 AM Athletic Spotlight
Ellis Spiezia, Professional Racing Driver, Ellysium Racing
Michele Spiezia, Team Principal & CEO, Ellysium Racing
Austin Dillon, Professional Stock Car Racing Driver
11:15 AM-12:00 PM Dallas 2026: How North Texas is Redefining Host City Sustainability
Liz Cedillo-Pereira, Assistant City Manager, City of Dallas
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Worth
Jennifer Wichmann, Deputy City Manager City of Arlington
12:00-1:30 PM NETWORKING LUNCH
1:30-2:30 PM Pitching for the Planet
Natalie Bettger, Senior Program Manager, NCTCOG
Sarah Ziomek, Senior Manager, Enterprise Sustainability Programs Management, DFW International Airport
Abraham Tueme, Director Of Sustainability, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
2:30-2:45 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:45-3:10 PM Athletic Spotlight
Garry Gilliam, CEO, The Bridge Eco-Village
3:15-4:00 PM Community, Fans & Facilities: Designing Legacy at Scale
Susan Alvarez, Director, Environment & Development, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Skye Fabrizio, Sustainability Manager, C3 Presents Scott Woodrow, Assistant GM, Facilities, AT&T Stadium
4:00-5:00 PM ISD Exhibits and Pop up Booths
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CORTEZ A/B
The Climate Restoration
Summit: Beyond Net Zero
9:00-9:10 AM Climate Restoration: Injecting Hope in the Climate Conversation
9:10-9:25 AM There’s a Cure for Climate Breakdown. It’s Called Climate Restoration
Carole Douglis, Director for Communications, Foundation for Climate Restoration
9:30-9:55 AM The Sea Around Us, The Science Before Us: Why the Ocean Is the Largest Lever in Climate Restoration
Peter Fiekowsky, Physicist, Author, Entrepreneur, Chariman, Founder, Climate Restoration Alliance
10:00-10:10 AM Making Your Voice Heard for Climate Restoration
10:15-10:55 AM The Secrets of Why and How Sierra Club Adopted a Climate Restoration Policy
Bruce Melton, Director, Climate Change Now Initiative
11:00 AM-12:00 PM A Novel, Low-cost Measurement System for Marine CO2 Removal
David Snyder, Chief Operations Officer, DeepGreen Solutions
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30-2:20 PM Documenting Climate Restoration & Creating a Movement for the Future
Kylee Solt-Lynville
Alice Yee
Anika Deshpande
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
CORTEZ A/B
The Climate Restoration
Summit: Beyond Net Zero (cont.)
2:30-3:00 PM The Eagle and The Condor: A Documentary of Restoration and Hope
Rodney Whittenberg, Composer, Producer, Songwriter, Filmmaker, Owner - Melodyvision
3:00-3:50 PM
Positive Polar: Whale Poop, Citizen Science, and CO2
Jenn Bonilla, PhD, President, Positive Polar Hugo Hinrichsen, CEO, Positive Polar
4:00-4:50 PM It’s Not The Cow; It’s the How: How Grazing Animals Decarbonized the Earth Before and Can Do it Again, Profitably Hunter Lovins, President, Natural Capitalism Solutions
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
GOSSIP BAR BACK
TV Podcast Stage
9:00-9:30 AM Firegate: A Computation Wildfire Spread Model with Machine Learning Guided Suppressant Optimization
Kelly Liu, Valley Christian High School
Tracy Fanara, Inspector Planet/Project ENKI
9:30-9:45 AM From a Nimble Team to a Global Conservation Network: How Capacity, Capital, and Trust Scale Impact
Zoe Nhleko, Senior Programs Manager, Wildlife Conservation Network
10:00-10:15 AM Kristen Sissener in Conversation
Kristen Sissener, Executive Director, Berkeley Earth
10:30-10:45 AM Hilton Anatole Master Beekeeper
Shannon LaGrave in Conversation
Shannon LaGrave, Master Beekeeper, Oak Cliff Bee Company
11:00-11:15 AM Ricardo Nascimento in Conversation
Ricardo Nascimento, Director and Storyteller, Dock 6 Films
11:30-11:45 AM Airport Decarbonization
Darcy Zarubiak, Managing Director, RoVolus, LLC
1:30-1:45 PM CEO Glass Boxes Modern Prefabricated Homes
Whitney A. Walker, CEO, Glass Boxes.com
2:30-2:45 PM The Ecology of Resilience: Inner Development and Sustainable Regenerative Living
Blake Hestir, Professor of Philosophy, Mind Body
Ecology Institute & Texas Christian University
3:30-3:45 PM Jeremy McKane & Ralph Chami in Conversation
Jeremy McKane, Founder, Ocean Currency Network
Ralph Chami, Co-Founder/CEO, Blue Green Future
4:00-4:15 PM From Asphalt to Ecosystems: Rebuilding Water, Energy, and Food Systems at the Community Scale
Steve Nygren, Founder & CEO, Serenbe
4:30-4:45 PM Earth Recovery: From Awareness to Action Reginald Patterson, TEDx speaker
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Workshops & Meetings
9:30-10:30 AM Ask Me Anything: Driving Business Value With Sustainability (hosted by ClimeCo) DE SOTO
William Flederbach, President & CEO, ClimeCo
10:30 AM-12:00 PM The Ecology of Resilience LA SALLE
Blake Hestir, Professor of Philosophy, Mind Body Ecology Institute & Texas Christian University
10:45-11:45 AM
Scaling What Works: A Global Plan to Reverse the Red & Deliver GBF Target 4 DE SOTO
Michael Clifford, Strategy Director, Reverse the Red
2:00-3:00 PM The New Energy Reality: Security, Scale & Resilience in the Age of AI (hosted by Calpine, invite only) LA SALLE
2:00-3:30 PM The Nature Record: Conversation and Comments on the First-Ever US Nature Assessment CORTEZ C/D
Phil Levin, Director, The Nature Record
Tessa Francis, Deputy Director, The Nature Record
Leslie Nguyen, Senior Research Specialist, The Nature Record
3:30-4:30 PM Two Cycles, One Economy (hosted by CHEP) DE SOTO
Sacni Leon, Head of Global Inbound, Inventory Control, Reverse Logistics & Circularity Operations, Logitech
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, Special Representative for Climate Change, Panama
Sandra Leyva Martinez, Head of SustainabilityAmericas, Brambles
Scott Raubenstine, Vice President – Ag Services, Perdue Agribusiness
3:45-4:45 PM Proactivism in Practice CORTEZ C/D
Will Grant, Director of Climate Action and Strategy, Pachamama Alliance
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CHANTILLY WEST
AEM Mexico-Texas Business Summit
9:00-9:45 AM Welcoming Remarks
Eric Johnson, Mayor, City of Dallas
Fernando Marti, Assistant Vice President for Oklahoma-Dallas, IBC Bank
9:45-10:30 AM Trinational Business Conference
10:30-10:45 AM BREAK
10:45-11:15 AM Superhuman Without Limits (No queremos ser expectadores, queremos estar en la cancha)
11:15 AM-12:00 PM Renewable Fuels in North America
Chris McBay, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Braya Renewable Fuels
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30-2:15 PM Talent Without Borders: Health, Engineering, and Sustainability for North American Competitiveness
2:15-3:30 PM Let’s Save the Jungle
Priscila Alaniz, Executive Director, Sustainability & Impact Strategy, Selvame MX
Roberto Rojo, Co-founder, Biologist & Technical Lead, Sélvame MX
José Urbina, Co-founder, Cave Diver & Environmental Defense, Sélvame MX
3:45-4:15 PM Reverse the Red Panel Discussion
Michael Clifford, Strategy Director, Reverse the Red Barney Long, Senior Director, Conservation Strategies - Re:wild
4:15-5:00 PM World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico & Investment Opportunities in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
5:00-5:15 PM Closing Remarks
Fernando Marti, Assistant Vice President for Oklahoma-Dallas, IBC Bank
Trammell S. Crow, Founder, EarthX
5:15-7:00 PM Strategic Networking
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 DE SOTO
Blue Finance Convening & Workshop
9:00-9:15 AM Intro & Welcome
Hans VanSumeren, Senior Director Ocean Enterprise Initiative, Marine Technology Society
9:15-9:35 AM Opening Keynote
John Armor, Director, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
9:35-9:50 AM Framing the Ocean Enterprise
Zach Baize, Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
9:50-10:05 AM Goals and Vision for the Day
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, CEO, World Ocean Council
10:05-11:30 AM Morning Panel
John Armor, Director, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Sarah Patton, Founder/CEO, BluSpace
Alissa Peterson, Founder & CEO, SeaAhead Richard Keary, Principal/Founder, Global ETF Advisors
11:35 AM-12:00 PM Tools for Connecting Intelligence in the Ocean Enterprise
Hans VanSumeren, Senior Director Ocean Enterprise Initiative, Marine Technology Society
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:35-2:45 PM Blue Capital Stack Panel
Ryan Bellissimo, CEO & Founder, Progression Kelci Zile, CEO, Envest
Henry Hu, Allan Shivers Chair in the Law of Banking and Finance Professor, University of Texas School of Law
2:45-2:50 PM Breakout Instructions
3:15-4:00 PM Breakout Session
4:00-4:45 PM Breakout Results Plenary 4:45-5:00 PM Wrap, Review and Charge
Hans VanSumeren, Senior Director Ocean Enterprise Initiative, Marine Technology Society
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CORONADO A
Circle America Summit
9:00-9:30 AM Opening Session: The Future Is Circular
Bill Shireman, CEO, Solution Citizen
Danielle Holly, Executive Lead, North America, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Karen Warner, Founder & CEO, BEAM Circular
9:45-10:30 AM Green Chemistry as the Foundation for a Circular Economy
John Warner, CEO & CTO, Technology Greenhouse
10:45-11:45 AM Radical Reduction Roundtable
Yuly Fuentes-Medel, Founder & Executive Director, The Footwear Collective
Shawn Stockman, VP, Partner Network, ReturnCenter
Sarah Teresinski, Founder/Sustainable Stylist/ Designer, Redeux Style
Nabil Nasr, CEO, REMADE Institute
Kyle Wiens, CEO, iFixit
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
2:30-3:30 PM Circular Policy Roundtable: EPR, Design for Repair, and Pollution Pricing
Steven Nickel, Director of Operations, Google
Adam Peer, Senior Director for Plastics Sustainability, American Chemistry Council
Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director/CEO, Stewardship Action Foundation
3:30-4:30 PM Recycling Innovation Roundtable
Holli Alexander, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Circularity, Eastman
Joe Tegerdine, Chief Commercial Officer, Reencle
Sarah Kaylor, Vice President of Business Development, The Recycling Partnership
Hassan Murad, Co-Founder & CEO, Intuitive AI
3:40-4:20 PM Creating a Circular Culture
Will Grant, Director of Climate Action & Strategy, Pachamama Alliance
Manisha Priyadarshini, Executive Director, ProgramEarth
Diamond Spratling, Founder & Executive Director, Girl Plus Environment
4:30-5:30 PM Closing Session: United by Nature for America 250
Bill Shireman, CEO, Solution Citizen
Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Re-Earth Initiative
Maury Giles, CEO, Braver Angels
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
TRINITY PREFUNCTION AREA
Solutions Stage
9:30-9:45 AM Beyond Permits: Designing Water Agreements for Data Center Growth
Ashleigh Myers, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
10:00-10:15 AM Sustainability as Competitive Advantage: How Businesses Drive Impact and ROI
Grant Kendzior, CEO/Head of Partnerships, Ecobreakthroughs/4ocean
11:00 AM-12:15 PM Jim Keyes in Conversation
Jim Keyes, Former CEO; Global Business Leader and Bestselling Author, 7-Eleven; Blockbuster
11:30-11:45 AM Dr. Serena McCalla in Conversation with Kelly Liu Serena McCalla, CEO & Founder, iResearch Corporation Kelly Liu, Student, Valley Christian High School
3:30-3:45 PM Marquis Luis Felipe Fernández Luis Felipe Fernández, TEON (The Embassy Of Nature) Theo EJ Wilson, Denver Slam Nuba team, Public Intellectual
4:30-4:45 PM Assessing AI for Climate Restoration: Delivering higher ROI on Restoration with bioregional knowledge Manisha Priyadarshini, Executive Director, ProgramEarth
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
E-Capital Summit
8:00 AM-12:00 PM E-Commercialization Connections (Invitation Only) WEDGWOOD
8:00 AM-12:00 PM E-Capital Connections (Invitation Only) WEDGWOOD
1:30-3:00 PM EarthX Climate Tech Prize Finals (Invitation Only)
TRINITY PREFUNCTION AREA
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CHANTILLY EAST
Earth Stage
7:30-9:00 AM BREAKFAST
8:55-9:00 AM Opening Remarks and Welcome
9:00-9:25 AM Designing for Life
Dror Benshetrit, Founder & CEO, Supernature Labs/ The Bioplanning Institute
9:25-10:00 AM Water and the Next Century: Security, Scarcity, and the Future of Cities
Michael Dyson, CEO, Infinity Water Solutions
10:00-10:15 AM BREAK
10:15-11:00 AM The New Infrastructure: Nature-Based Systems for Water Resilience
Danna Orr, Land Owner, Chapman Ranch
Natalie Cavellier, Attorney & Counselor, Braun & Gresham PLLC
Athena Frasca, Watershed Restoration Coordinator, Harte Research Institute, TAMU-CC
Colby Winzer, Executive Director, Principal Specialty Asset Advisory Specialist, Wells Fargo Private Wealth
11:00-11:55 AM Climate, Biodiversity, Communities — Do We Have to Choose?
Elizabeth Gray, CEO, National Audubon Society
Jad Daley, President, Terraformation
Pasha Majdi, Vice President, US Government Policy and Strategy, Conservation International
12:00-1:30 PM PLENARY LUNCH: Keynote
Conversation with Secretary Ken Salazar
Ken Salazar, Former U.S. Interior Secretary & Ambassador to Mexico
2:00-2:45 PM Returning Home: Health, Nature & the Human Spirit
Mariel Hemingway, Actor, Author, and Founder, The Willing Way
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CHANTILLY EAST Earth Stage (cont.)
3:00-3:30 PM Restoring the Human Ecosystem: Sound, Stress, and Modern Life
Jim Poole, CEO, NuCalm
Roger Love, Founder, President, Voiceplace Inc.
2:45-3:00
PM From Scale to Soul: Leaving the Boardroom to Find Health, Nature & Responsibility
Stormy Simon, Earth Citizen, Mother Ruggers
3:30-3:45 PM
Musical Interlude: Songs from the Edge of Fire & Water
Isolde Fair, Singer, Songwriter, and Violinist
3:45-4:15 PM Voices of the Next Generation: Culture, Creativity, and the Future of Enviromental Leadership
Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Re-Earth Initiative
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, Special Representative for Climate Change, Panama
4:15-5:00 PM
Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty: Small Nations and the Future of the Global System
Lord Fakafanua, Prime Minister of Tonga
5:00-5:15 PM Closing Celebration
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Workshops & Meetings
9:00 AM-2:00 PM EarthX Executive Leadership Forum: Advancing Health and Resilience in Our Cities, Buildings and Organizations (Invitation only) PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
1:30-5:00 PM Future of Sustainability Forum (Senior Sustainability Leader Conversation, closed door invitation only) METROPOLITAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CORTEZ A/B
The Nature Summit
9:30-9:35 AM Opening Remarks
Matt Tranchin, Chairman, Global Resilience Partners
9:35-9:40 AM Welcome Remarks
Trammell S. Crow, Founder, EarthX
9:40-9:50 AM Host Country Remarks
Lord Fakafanua, Prime Minister of Tonga
9:50-10:10 AM Host Interview: The Next Generation of Global Leadership
Lord Fakafanua, Prime Minister of Tonga
10:10-10:35 AM Frontline Leadership: The Pacific Perspective
Vainga Tone, UN Ambassador, Kingdom of Tonga
Tapugao Falefou, UN Ambassador, Tuvalu
Jane Waetara, UN Ambassador, Solomon Islands
10:35-10:40 AM Nature as Technology: The Next Generation of Advanced Materials
Alex Lau, CEO, InventWood
10:40-10:45 AM Keynote Address: The Nature Pledge — A Blueprint for a Unified Planet
Juan Carlos Navarro, Minister of Environment, Republic of Panama
10:45-11:00 AM From Vision to Framework: Inside the Nature Pledge
Juan Carlos Navarro, Minister of Environment, Republic of Panama
11:00-11:25 AM The Nature Pledge In Action - Bridging a Fractured Multilateral System
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, Special Representative for Climate Change, Panama
11:25-11:30 AM Mangroves as Infrastructure - Financing
Nature’s Frontline Defense
Monaqui Porter-Young, President/Chair, Worldview Development USA
Conference Agenda
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CORTEZ A/B
The Nature Summit (cont.)
11:30-11:55 AM Quantum for Nature — How the World’s Largest Quantum Fund Is Unlocking the Power of the Planet
Owen Lozman, Founder/Managing Partner, 55 North Kai Hudek, General Partner, 55 North Troels Askerud, Founder/Partner, Bohrealis
11:55 AM-12:00 PM Guardians of Nature – Autonomous Defense on the Frontlines Nick Davis, CEO, SMR Defense
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30-1:35 PM Welcome Back
Matt Tranchin, Chairman, Global Resilience Partners
1:35-1:40 PM Turning Nature into the World’s Most Valuable Economy
1:40-2:05 PM From Protection to Prosperity — Building the Amazon’s New Economic Model
2:05-2:25 PM Nature-Based Cities — Designing the Future of Urban Resilience
2:25-2:30 PM From Waste to Power — Turning the World’s Largest Liability into Energy
2:30-2:50 PM The Business of Nature
Daniel Labovitz, CEO, Green Impact Exchange (GIX)
2:50-3:15 PM Denmark’s Blueprint — Scaling Clean Energy and Nature-Powered Solutions
3:15-3:45 PM Blockchain for Nature — Building the Trust Layer of the Global Economy
Erai Beckmann, Founding Partner, Peace Through Trade Kyleigha Beckmann, Founding Partner, Peace Through Trade
3:45-4:00 PM Closing Keynote: Nature as Common Ground — A Path Forward in a Divided World
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, Special Representative for Climate Change, Panama
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
PEACOCK TERRACE
North Texas Day
9:00-9:10 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10-9:20 AM Setting the Stage: The Eco Future of North Texas
David Marquis, Writer/activist, The River Always Wins Kathryn Guerra, Chairwoman, Dallas Environmental Commission
9:20-9:40 AM Opening Exercise: Why Are You Here?
David Marquis, Writer/activist, The River Always Wins
9:40-10:00 AM Defining the Mission & Objectives
David Marquis, Writer/activist, The River Always Wins Kathryn Guerra, Chairwoman, Dallas Environmental Commission
10:00-10:20 AM Regional Outlook: Growth, Systems & Interconnection
James McGuire, Director, The Nature Conservancy Cullum Clark, Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
10:20-10:30 AM NETWORKING BREAK
10:30-11:00 AM Table Session I: Regional Challenges & Perspectives
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Focus Area I: Human Infrastructure
11:00-11:20 AM Spotlight Presentations: People as the System
Ian Seamans, City Hall Advocate, Environment Texas Jimena Vivanco, Convervation Program Manager, Trinity Park Conservancy
11:20 AM-12:00 PM Table Session II: Building Human Infrastructure
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30-2:30 PM Focus Area II: Water and the Watershed
1:30-1:50 PM Spotlight Presentation: Regional Water Systems
Susan Alvarez, Director, Environment & Development, North Central Texas Council of Governments
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
PEACOCK TERRACE
North Texas Day (cont.)
1:50-2:30 PM Table Session III: Water Challenges & Solutions
2:30-3:30 PM Focus Area III: Land Use Meets Biodiversity
Michael Clifford, Strategy Director, Reverse the Red
2:30-2:50 PM Spotlight Presentations: Nature in the Built Landscape
Julie Fineman, Co-Creator, Constellation of Living Memorials
2:50-3:30 PM Table Session IV: Biodiversity & Conservation
3:30-3:45 PM BREAK
3:45-4:30 PM Focus Area IV: Land Use & the Built Environment
3:45-4:00 PM Spotlight Presentation: Rethinking Urban Form
Julie Hiromoto, Partner, Director of Integration - HKS
4:00-4:30 PM Table Session V: The Future of the Built Environment
4:30-5:00 PM Closing Session: What Now? What Next? David Marquis, Writer/activist, The River Always Wins Kathryn Guerra, Chairwoman, Dallas Environmental Commission
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CSO Roundtable
2:00-5:00 PM The Future of Sustainability CSO Roundtable (Invitation Only)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
CORONADO B/C/D
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
8:45-9:00 AM Opening Remarks
Nathan Block, Managing Counsel, BP America
9:00-10:00 AM Disputes Impacting the Energy Transition
Jayne Piana, Partner, Brown Rudnick LLP
Mave Gasaway, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Sarah Grey, Partner, Arnold & Porter
10:00-11:00 AM Early Dispute Resolution
Peter Silverman, Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
11:00-11:15 AM BREAK
11:15 AM-12:15 PM Nature Based Solutions – Carbon Offset/Carbon Credit Markets
Brad Tipper, CEO, Grassroots Carbon
Jean-Philippe (JP) Brisson, Partner, Latham & Watkins
12:15-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30-2:30 PM Private Capital in Low Carbon Financing
Sean Voigt, Founder & Managing Director, Energy Innovation Hub TX
Paul Barker, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
2:30-3:30 PM Community Engagement/Developing Community Support for Project Success
Marc Ehrhardt, President, The Ehrhardt Group
Greg Johnson, Shareholder, Liskow & Lewis
3:30-3:45 PM BREAK
3:45-5:15 PM Molding Legal Professionals for 21st Century Challenges
Nathan Block, Managing Counsel, BP America
Monika Ehrman, Professor of Law, SMU Dedman
School of Law
Jeff Civins, Senior Counsel, Haynes & Boone
Conference Agenda
APRIL 20-22, 2026
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
GOSSIP BAR BACK
TV Podcast Stage
9:00-9:15 AM
Game-Changing Circularity: Lessons from Q2 Stadium and Austin FC
Susie Vincent, Director, Client Solutions, US Green Building Council
Nick Otte, Vice President, Stadium Operations, Austin FC
10:00-10:15 AM The Sushi Warrior – Human Enslavement in Illegal Fishing
Fred Garth, Owner, FredGarth.com
10:30-10:45 AM AI Governance Framework Development
Anzar Hasan, Vice President, Arsh.ai
1:30-1:45 PM The Generative Organization: Leading with AI Without Losing the Human Bryan Cassady, Director, Founder, AI Keynote, GenOrg.AI
2:00-2:15 PM Centre People, Connect Systems: Integrating Environmental Science into Meaningful Social Impact Practice
Andrea Kanaris, Founder Director, All Things Social Impact Pty Ltd
2:30-2:45 PM Hilton Anatole Executive Chef Arnaud Masset
Arnaud Masset, Executive Chef Hilton Anatole
3:30-3:45 PM Rebel with a Rake: Nature Based Solutions
Michelle Yahn, Executive Producer, Host, Gardener, nasturtium films
4:00-4:15 PM Water is a Gift of Life
Jacob Niemeier, Founder and Executive Director, Vera Aqua Vera Vita
