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2017 Summit Agenda
Thank you to those that attended the 2016 Summit. Below is the full agenda from the event.
June 19-24, 2016
- IMPACT FILM – Sunday, June 19th
- AREDAY Summit – Monday, June 20th
- AREDAY Summit – Tuesday, June 21st
- AREDAY Summit – Wednesday, June 22nd
- AREDAY Summit – Thursday, June 23rd
- Taj Mahal Concert – Thursday, June 23rd
- AREDAY Immersion Day (with RMI) – Friday, June 24th
Agenda subject to change.
Sunday, June 19th
IMPACT FILM™
Solution-Oriented Action Based Films
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass Village • 10am-10pm
AREDAY Registration 10-6 Base Village Conference Center
IMPACT FILM is a solutions oriented film festival, featuring documentary and environmental focused films.
IMPACT FILM Hosted by
Michael Cain, M3 Films
Greg Reitman, Blue Water Entertainment
| Time | Film | Director |
| 10:00 am | Racing Extinction (1 hr 34 min) | Louie Psihoyos |
| 12:00 pm | Young Voices for the Planet (5 min shorts) Save Tomorrow Plant for the Planet Dreaming In Green |
Lynne Cherry |
| 12:30 pm | Breath of Life (1 hr 23 min) | Susan Kucera |
| 2:30 pm | Wildways: Corridors of Life (56 min) | James Brundige |
| 4:00 pm | Written on Water (58 min) | Merri Lisa Trigilio |
| 5:30 pm | How to Let Go of the World (2 hrs 5 min) | Josh Fox |
| 8:00 pm | Stop The Burning (8 min short) | Jeff Horowitz |
| 8:30 pm | We the People 2.0 (1 hr 30 min) | Leila Conners |
All-Day IMPACT FILM Pass $35
Festival Passes on sale at The Wheeler Opera House and soon available online.
Full AREDAY Summit Passes include entry into IMPACT FILM.
AREDAY SUMMIT 2017 – 14th Annual Event
All Sessions Start after a Continental Breakfast
Monday, June 19th
Grand Ballroom, Viceroy Hotel
Morning Theme: Reclaiming Democracy, Communicating Climate and Creating A New Narrative
Morning Host: Tara Sheahan, Conscious Global Leadership
| 7:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Opening Remarks Chip Comins, AREI Sally Ranney, AREI |
| 8:15 am | Blessings and Reflections Scott Red Horse Barta, GrandMotherEarth.Us Global Water Protector Campaign |
| 8:25 am | Opening Keynote Address Presence in the Future of Now Introduction: Tara Sheahan, Conscious Global Leadership Sally Ranney, AREI |
| 8:45 am | Panel Discussion The Framework and Tools to Heal a Divided America and Reconstruct Democracy Moderator: Mathew Schmid, Tree Media Bill Becker, Presidential Climate Action Plan John Powers, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado |
| 9:15 am | Keynote Address Keeping Hope Alive: Climate in the Trump Era Eric Pooley, Environmental Defense Fund |
| 9:30 am | Panel Discussion New Ideas in Green Conservatism: Clean Capitalist Acceleration Moderator: Kris Mayes, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability Rob Sisson, ConservAmerica Rod Richardson, Grace Richardson Fund Matthew Patsky, Trillium Asset Management |
| 10:00 am | Keynote Address Getting the Public to Act and Vote on Climate David Fenton, Fenton Communications |
| 10:15 am | Panel Discussion Overcoming Alternative Facts and Fake News: Climate Change, Energy and the Environment Moderator: Todd Woody, News Deeply Ruarai McKenna, Care2 Laughlin Artz, 2020 or Bust |
| 10:45 am | Keynote Address The Time to Act is Now: Doubling Down on Climate Leadership Daniel Kreeger, Association for Climate Change Officers |
| 11:00 am | Panel Discussion Creatively Changing Climate Perceptions through Media, Film and the Arts Moderator: Michael Cain, EARTHx Films Susan Israel, Climate Creatives Mark David, OTG Productions Varushka Franceschi, Shapeshift Dream Productions !!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 11:45 am | Keynote Address Co-Creating a Climate Narrative In and Through Culture Maggie Fox, MaggieFoxStrategies |
| 12:00 pm | Armchair Conversation Crypto Currency: Can the Blockchain Transform Finance? Patrick Furlotti, Projects for Good & Global Mana Nick Gogerty, SolarCoin |
Afternoon Theme: Big Innovation + Big Investment = Big Change
Afternoon Host: Scott Red Horse Barta, GrandMotherEarth.Us Global Water Protector Campaign
| 12:30 pm | Break for Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Luncheon Keynote Address The New Green Conservatives Chip Comins, AREI Trammell Crow, EARTHx |
| 1:30 pm | Lunch Break Wrap-Up |
| 1:45 pm | Armchair Conversation $5 Trillion: Divest to Reinvest Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI Tom Van Dyck, RBC Wealth Management Clara Vonrich, Divest Invest Philanthropy |
| 1:15 pm | Armchair Conversation From the Ground Up: Green Growth in Developing Countries Chip Comins, AREI Robert Lavia, Dakia Global |
| 1:30 pm | Keynote Address Can Renewables Bridge the Arab and Israeli Divide? Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, Friends of the Arava Institute |
| 1:45 pm | Armchair Conversation Climate has No National Boundaries: Redefining Security General Wesley Clark, Growth Energy Gueta Mezzetti, Mezzetti & Associates |
| 2:15 pm | Armchair Conversation Conservative Values & the Green Agenda Moderator: Paul Walker, ConservAmerica Trammell S. Crow, Earth Day Texas Rod Richardson, Grace Richardson Fund Aaron Berger, Nexus Working Group on Climate Change |
| 2:45 pm | Armchair Conversation The Playbook: Climate and Energy in the 2016 Election Moderator: Dr. Michael K. Dorsey, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters Pete Maysmith, Conservation Colorado |
| 3:15 pm | Keynote Address Going Forward: American Clean Power Plan Bill Becker, Presidential Climate Action Project |
| 3:30 pm | Panel Discussion Putting A Fee on Carbon: How and When? Moderator: Richard Eidlin, American Sustainable Business Council Dan Miller, Roda Group Mona Newton, Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) Lisa Tasker, E.M. Ecological, LLC |
| 4:00 pm | Keynote Address Clean Tax Cuts: The New Clean Capitalist Climate Solution Rod Richardson, Grace Richardson Fund |
| 4:15 pm | Armchair Conversation Cleaning it Up: Natural Gas and the Future Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI T. Boone Pickens, BP Capital Ken Losch, ZHRO 1500 & AGI, LLC |
| 4:45 pm | Armchair Conversation Low Carbon Food: Ethics and Appetites Moderator: Peter Hans Ward, Humble Plum Brook LeVan, Sustainable Settings Leilani Münter, Carbon Free Girl |
| 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks Chip Comins, AREI Sally Ranney, AREI |
Evening Program
Grand Ballroom, Viceroy Hotel
| 6:00 pm | VIP Networking Reception Westin, Garden Terrace in honor of His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland in partnership with Aspen Peak Magazine |
| 8:00 pm | Film Screening Dear President Obama Director: Jon Bowermaster |
Tuesday, June 21st
Grand Ballroom, Viceroy Hotel
Morning Theme: BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY: A MOVEMENT TOWARD LIVING WITHIN NATURE’s LIMITS
Host for the Morning: David Orr, Oberlin College
AREDAY Registration 8 am – 6 pm
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Opening Prayer Pastor Jane Keener-Quiat, Aspen Community Church |
| 8:05 am | Opening Remarks Chip Comins, AREI Sally Ranney, AREI |
| 8:10 am | Video Presentation Re-Designing Design: The Nemesis of Sustainability Bill McDonough, McDonough Innovation |
| 8:15 am | Opening Address Oberlin: The Story of a City Going Climate Positive David Orr, Oberlin College |
| 8:30 am | Panel Discussion Architecting the Future of the Built Environment Moderator: Greg Pickrell, Architect Michael Fuller, Michael Fuller Architects Harry Teague, Harry Teague Architects Ann Mullins, Aspen City Council |
| 9:15 am | Keynote Address Taking Texas Net-Zero Lloyd Lee, NATiVE |
| 9:30 am | Keynote Address Re-Building and Re-Energizing Detroit Carla Walker-Miller, Walker-Miller Energy Services |
| 9:45 am | Armchair Conversation Air Capture Carbon Negative: A Technology For The Future Moderator: Bill Brandt, ASU Lightworks Klaus Lackner, Center for Negative Carbon Emissions Graciela Chichilnisky, Global Thermostat |
| 10:15 am | Keynote Address Portfolio Decarbonization: Measuring the Climate Impact of Capital Under Management Stephen Scofield, South Pole Group |
| 10:30 am | Armchair Conversation Media Engagement for Sustainable Behavior Change Douglas Miller, Rocky Mountain Institute Martha Campbell, Rocky Mountain Institute Chip Comins, AREI |
| 10:45 am | Keynote Address The End Of Business As Usual Keith Tuffley, The B Team |
| 11:00 am | Armchair Conversation Corporate Social Responsibility: Mobilizing Business for Good Moderator: Keith Tuffley, The B Team Randy Hayes, Foundation Earth Mark Stenftenagel, Corporate Climate Alliance |
| 11:30 am | Keynote Address Funding Breakthrough Energy Sources James Farrell, CC3IC |
| 11:45 am | Keynote Address Exponential Entrepreneurism Harry Kloor, XPRIZE |
Afternoon Theme: CAPITAL AND CLIMATE: SHAREHOLDER TO STAKEHOLDER
Host for the Afternoon: Rod Eckhardt, Round Rock Partners, LLC
| 12:00 pm | Break for Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Luncheon Armchair Conversation The Arctic Circle: The Frontier of Climate Change Leadership His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland Sally Ranney, AREI |
| 1:00 pm | Luncheon Networking |
| 1:15 pm | Keynote Address Investing in the Future: Philanthropy and Business Henk Rogers, Blue Planet Foundation |
| 1:30 pm |
Panel Discussion Financing Renewable Energy Moderator: Joel Serface, Catalyze Rod Eckhardt, Round Rock Partners, LLC Joshua Herlands, ORIX USA Corporation Matthew Wright, National Cooperative Bank Joel Cohn, Cohn Reznick |
| 2:15 pm |
Keynote Address Bringing Sustainable Investment Mainstream Conor Platt, Etho Capital |
| 2:30 pm | Armchair Conversation The New Compass of Finance: Values-Based Investing Joel Serface, Catalyze Vanessa Grellet, CarePrint Brett Byers, Partner Ventures |
| 3:00 pm | Keynote Address Better Finance: Converging Nature with Technology in Capital Markets Stan Stalnaker, Hub Culture |
| 3:15 pm |
Armchair Conversation Divest Invest: Campaign Commanding Change Moderator: Sally Ranney, AREI Vanessa Green, Divest Invest Individual Clara Vonrich, Divest Invest Philanthropy |
| 3:45 pm |
Armchair Conversation The Wealth Transfer: Interventions and Opportunities Katie Hoffman, Etho Capital John R. Seydel, The Revolution Nation Network Mark Bernstein, Proteus Environmental Technologies Mauricio Castillo, Resco LLC |
| 4:15 pm |
Keynote Address Clean Disruption: The Obliteration of Old Energy Tony Seba, Stanford University |
| 4:45 pm |
Keynote Address Energy Africa Luka Powanga, Energy Africa Conference |
| 5:00 pm |
Armchair Conversation Updating Utilities: Is a 100% Local and Regional Renewable Grid Possible? Del Worley, Holy Cross David Hornbacher, Aspen Utilities and Environmental Initiatives |
| 5:30 pm |
Armchair Conversation The Seas are Rising: Climate Risk Analysis Albert Slap, Coastal Risk Consulting, LLC Steve Michelson, Lobitos Creek Ranch |
| 5:45 pm |
Closing Remarks Chip Comins, AREI Sally Ranney, AREI |
| Dinner on Your Own |
Evening Program
Grand Ballroom, Viceroy Hotel
| 6:30 pm | Armchair Conversation The Power of Education Carrie Besnette Hauser, Colorado Mountain College John Ramo, Digital Directions International Inc. Lynne Cherry, Young Voices for the Planet |
| 7:00 pm | Panel Discussion Linking Women and Climate Change Moderator: Sally Ranney, AREI Corie Radka, Resco LLC Marjorie Layden, Salzburg Global Seminar & AREI Katie Hoffner, Prieto Battery Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN |
| 8:00 pm | Film Screening He Named Me Malala Director: Davis Guggenheim |
Wednesday, June 22nd
Grand Ballroom, Viceroy Hotel
Morning Theme: THE ESSENTIAL SHIFT: 100% RENEWABLES by 2050
Host for the Morning: Jennifer Broome, Broadcast Meteorologist
AREDAY Registration 8 am – 6 pm
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:55 am | Opening Prayer Rabbi Michael Cohen, Friends of the Arava Institute |
| 8:00 am | Opening Remarks Chip Comins, AREI Sally Ranney, AREI |
| 8:15 am | Opening Address The Challenges of Communicating Climate David Fenton, Fenton Communications |
| 8:30 am | Panel Discussion Activating Americans: What Works and What Doesn’t Moderator Bob Perkowitz, ecoAmerica Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners Ed Maibach, Center for Climate Change Communications Cheri Anderson, SRIC-BI |
| 9:15 am | Keynote Address Solar Valley: Solar Everything! Huang Ming, Himin Solar |
| 9:45 am | Panel Discussion Light the World with Sun Energy Geoff Greenfield, Third Sun Solar Mat Elmore, Microgrid Energy Erica Mackie, GRID Alternatives Steve Katsaros, Nokero Solar |
| 10:15 am | Armchair Conversation Next Generation Wind: Money, Technology and Policy Susan Reilly, Wind Energy Foundation Jennifer Jenkins, DWEA Abby Arnold, American Wind Wildlife Institute John Kostyack, Wind Energy Foundation |
| 10:45 am | Keynote Address Thomas Edison – Your Time is Now Sandra Vanderstoep, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado |
| 11:00 am | Panel Discussion The DC Project at the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Moderator: John Powers, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Denise Dihle, 360 Engineering Bern Gallagher, PVI CM Sandra Vanderstoep, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado |
| 11:45 am | Keynote Address Energy Security and US Prosperity Kevin Knobloch, Department of Energy |
Afternoon Theme: SOCIAL INNOVATIONS AND CLEAN TECH SOLUTIONS
Host for the Afternoon: Leilani Münter, Carbon Free Girl
| 12:00 pm | Break for Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Luncheon Armchair Conversation Solar’s Journey to Grid Party John R. Seydel, The Revolution Nation Network Kyle Sundman, DU Solar Austin Rosenbaum, University of Denver |
| 1:00 pm | Luncheon Networking |
| 1:15 pm | Keynote Address Moving Beyond Fossil Fuels: Ready for 100% Michael Brune, Sierra Club |
| 1:45 pm | Keynote Address The Intersection of Policy and Politics Alice Madden, Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources |
| 2:00 pm |
Keynote Address Waste to Energy: Landfill to Grid Mike Hart, Sierra Energy |
| 2:15 pm |
Panel Discussion Emissions Reduction: The Carbon Opportunity Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI Jennifer Holmgren, LanzaTech Mike Hart, Sierra Energy Klaus Lackner, Center for Negative Carbon Emissions |
| 3:00 pm |
Armchair Conversation Soil, Climate Change and Drought: Evolving Biochar Technology Moderator: Alison Burchell, Natural Terrestrial Solutions Group James Gaspard, Biochar Now, LLC Bill Beierwaltes, Biochar Now, LLC |
| 3:30 pm |
Keynote Address The Rebirth of Hemp: Ancient Plant – Contemporary Resource Michael Bowman, National Hemp Association |
| 3:45 pm |
Keynote Address Clean Energy: A $3 Trillion Revolution Brandon Hurlbut, Boundary Stone Partners |
| 4:00 pm |
Armchair Conversation You Reap What You Know Tom Van Dyck, RBC Wealth Management Andy Behar, As You Sow Melissa Beck, The Educational Foundation of America |
| 4:30 pm |
Keynote Address The Faith Based Community and a Low Carbon Future Rev. Mitchell Hescox, The Evangelical Environmental Network |
| 4:45 pm |
Keynote Address The Determination of Coal Mike Phillips, Turner Endangered Species Fund |
| 5:00 pm |
Keynote Address Protecting the Places We Love And Values We Share Margie Alt, Environment America |
| 5:15 pm | Armchair Conversation Environment America: Taking it to the People Moderator: Sally Ranney, AREI Kim Stevens, Environment Colorado Margie Alt, Environment America |
| 5:45 pm |
Closing Remarks Chip Comins, AREI Sally Ranney, AREI |
Evening Program
Grand Ballroom, Viceroy Hotel
| 6:30 pm | Start-Up Green Evening Showcase Join us to hear pitches from cleantech entrepreneurs, network and interact with Startup Green participants. The top 3 teams from the Showcase will give final presentations to the AREDAY Summit audience on June 23rd at 11:30am. Cocktails compliment of Marble Distillery. Sponsored by Renewable Energy World Magazine. Click here for more information. |
| 8:30 pm | Film Screening American Epic: Out Of the Many, The One Director: Bernard MacMahon Executive Producers: T Bone Burnett, Robert Redford, Jack White Creators: Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, Duke Erikson This special preview screening will feature an introduction by the filmmakers, and will be followed by a Q&A with musician Taj Mahal and the filmmakers. |
Thursday, June 23rd
Grand Ballroom, Viceroy Hotel
Morning Theme: CONSERVATION, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Host for the Morning: Peter Hans Ward, Humble Plum
AREDAY Registration 8 am – 6 pm
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Opening Prayer Rev. Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network |
| 8:05 am | Opening Remarks Chip Comins, AREI Sally Ranney, AREI |
| 8:15 am | Opening Address Rainforest Conservation and Global Warming Brett Byers, Million Acre Pledge |
| 8:30 am | Armchair Conversation Conservation and Climate Larry Schweiger, PennFuture Mark McGuffie, International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| 9:00 am | Panel Discussion African Trade and Wildlife Moderator: Louie Psihoyos, Oceanic Preservation Society Sally Coxe, Bonobo Conservation Initiative Dave Weider, Wildlife Protection Solutions Damien Mander, International Anti-Poaching Foundation Mike Korchinsky, Wildlife Works |
| 9:45 am | Armchair Conversation Original Wisdom: Sustaining the Systems of Life Bob Gough, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Osprey Orielle Lake, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network |
| 10:00 am | Armchair Conversation Hidden In Plain View: Impacts of Population Bill Ryerson, Population Media John McBride, McBride Foundation |
| 10:30 am | Keynote Address Water Energy Nexus Ken Neubecker, American Rivers |
| 10:45 am | Armchair Conversation The Snowmass Story Tom Cardamone, Snowmass Discovery Bill Madsen, Snowmass Village Town Council Alyssa Shenk, Snowmass Village Town Council |
| 11:15 am | Keynote Address At Scale and Everyone Plays: Can Big Cities Really Be Sustainable? Jerry Tinianow, City and County Denver |
| 11:30 am | STARTUP GREEN Top Three Teams Presentations |
Afternoon Themes:
LEADERSHIP AND LEVERAGING CLIMATE URGENCY IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS
Host for the Afternoon: Austin Rosenbaum, University of Denver
| 12:00 pm | Break for Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Luncheon Keynote Address Reinventing Fire: The U.S. China Nexus Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute |
| 1:00 pm | Luncheon Networking |
| 1:15 pm | Armchair Conversation Media Moves the World Moderator: David Fenton, Fenton Communications Jennifer Broome, Broadcast Meteorologist Duncan Campbell, Journalist |
| 1:45 pm |
Armchair Conversation Culture, Climate and the Global Brain Moderator: Paul Miller, The Global Brain Natalia Vega-Berry, The Global Brain Michael Tracy, The Global Brain |
| 2:15 pm |
Panel Discussion IMPACT FILM Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI Steve Michelson, Lobitos Creek Ranch Greg Reitman, Blue Water Entertainment John Quigley, Spectral Q |
| 2:45 pm |
Panel Discussion Leadership: Women at the Front Moderator: Osprey Orielle Lake, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network Janice Hall, Natural Network International Joanie Klar, Media Producer Leanne Wheeler, Wheeler Advisory Group Leilani Münter, Carbon Free Girl |
| 3:15 pm |
Armchair Conversation Greenest Village in America Moderator: Chip Comins, AREI Richard Goodwin, Goodwin Foundation |
| 3:25 pm |
Keynote Address Powering Forward: What Everyone Should Know About America’s Energy Revolution Gov. Bill Ritter, Center for the New Energy Economy Book Signing to Follow |
| 3:45 pm |
Keynote Address Paris to the US Polls Sen. Tim Wirth, United Nations Foundation |
| 4:00 pm |
Keynote Address How to Make a Lasting Difference in a Divided America Maggie L. Fox, Alliance for Climate Protection |
| 4:15 pm |
Armchair Conversation SHOW UP! STAND UP! SPEAK UP!: Millennial’s in the 2016 Election Courtlyn Carpenter, bridgeUSA Patrick Kearney, bridgeUSA Leigh Francia, bridgeUSA |
| 4:45 pm |
Keynote Address Mission Blue Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue |
| 5:15 pm | Keynote Address Stepping Up to the Plate: Winning 2016 to Protect Colorado’s Values! Sen. Gail Schwartz, Former Colorado Senator |
| 5:30 pm | Closing Panel From Paris to The Polls Sally Ranney, AREI Chip Comins, AREI |
Snowmass Village Mall
| 5:45 pm | Opening Remarks Greg Poschman, Moving Media, Inc. |
| 6:00 pm | Opening Remarks Gail Schwartz, Former Colorado Senator |
| 6:15 pm | Opening Remarks Michael Brune, Sierra Club |
| 6:45 pm | Musical Performance Michael Fitzpatrick |
| 7:00 pm | Taj Mahal Trio Concert Contemporary Blues & Jazz FREE Click here for more information. |
Friday, June 24th
Rocky Mountain Institute Innovation Center
22830 Two Rivers Rd, Basalt, CO 81621
| 10:00 am | Wildlife Hike Meet in the lobby of the Viceroy for a wildlife flower hike with local plant ecologist Lisa Tasker. Wear comfortable hiking/walking shoes, sunscreen, a sun hat, and bring a water bottle and your curiosity! |
| 3:00 pm | Tours of RMI Innovation Center (30 min.) |
| 4:00 pm | Reception |
| 5:00 pm | Screening of Time to Choose White Steyer Impact Studio Director: Charles Ferguson |
| 6:30 pm | Discussion and Q & A Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute Sally Ranney, AREI |
Agenda subject to change.
Any questions please contact us.
