DCCW Opening Ceremony

​The second annual DC Climate Week will kick off with a vibrant gathering of climate leaders, investors, policymakers, founders, advocates, and community members.

​Together, we'll explore the challenges of the climate crisis and discover the solutions that give us hope.

​Join us to learn, connect, and celebrate the growing DMV communities that are driving climate action.

[SOLD OUT]: Tickets are free, first-come, first-served for seats. We have opened a waitlist to attend.

Consider making a donation to support DC Climate Week's work.

AGENDA COMING SOON

​Confirmed Speakers Include:

• ​Jigar Shah - Co-Managing Partner, Multiplier. Former Director, DOE Loan Programs Office. Co-host, Energy Empire and Open Circuit podcasts

• ​Katie Rae - CEO and Managing Partner, Engine Ventures ($1B+ AUM tough tech VC, spun out of MIT)

• ​Victoria Herrmann - Co-Founder and Executive Director, Preserving Legacies

• ​Dan Delurey - Senior Fellow for Climate and Energy, Vermont Law and Graduate School. Ex White House Director for Clean Energy

• ​Jacquelyn Francis - Founder and Executive Director, Climate Curve (Keeling Curve Prize)

• ​Nelson Switzer - Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Climate Innovation Capital. Author of The Gigacorn Hunter

• ​Faith Davis / Exelon 2c2i - Leads Exelon's $20M Climate Change Investment Initiative (2c2i)

• ​Eric Wesoff - Executive Director and Co-Founder, Canary Media

• ​Matthew Nordan - Co-Founder and General Partner, Azolla Ventures

• ​Dave Turk - Former Deputy Secretary of Energy. Program Director, Environment, Hewlett Foundation

• ​Zahlen Titcomb - CEO and Co-Founder, Ravel. Textile recycling and circular economy

• ​Tracy Wholf - Executive Producer, WereWHOLF Media. Former Climate Producer, CBS & ABC News

• ​Hilary Harp Falk - President and CEO, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

• ​Sherri Goodman - Pentagon's first Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Environmental Security). Secretary General, International Military Council on Climate and Security. Author of Threat Multiplier

• ​Jyoti Ma - Grandmother Vision Keeper, Center for Sacred Studies. Founder of The Fountain

• ​Jessica Swann - Piscataway Conoy Tribe. Community Outreach Coordinator, Through Piscataway Eyes

• ​Brandon Jones - President, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

• ​Erin Davis - Co-Founder and COO, Enduring Planet

• ​Duncan Phillips - Chief Communications Officer, National Geographic Society

• ​Naamal De Silva - Vice President, Together for Birds, American Bird Conservancy
  
  A huge thank you to our location venue hosts, Johns Hopkins Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI).
  
  The speakers and organizations participating during the DC Climate Week event do not represent the views of the event space hosts or DC Climate Week.