[Seattle] Lightning Talks

​What happens when you give 10 inspiring speakers 5 minutes to share their passion for solving the climate emergency?

​We'll be featuring a diverse set of lightning talks that cover everything from promising technologies, critical policies, and moonshot visions.

​Hosted by Jacob Caggiano (The Climate Tech Handbook) and Nancy Wang (Work on Climate)

​Part of PNW Climate Week - see all events here

​Schedule:

​5:30 - Happy Hour

​6:00 - Talks begin

​7:30 - Networking and camaraderie

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​Talks

• ​Climate Risk & Policy - Sam Shugart, Puget Sound Energy

• ​How can micro-organisms help us solve macro-problems? - Erin Wilson, PhD at University of Washington

• ​Accelerating fleets to zero-emissions - Paul Bloom, Breaking Barriers Collaborative

• ​Fermented Proteins are Almost Ready - Larry Gussin

• ​Why does food waste happen? - Katherine Sizov, CEO of Strella

• ​Escape the Chamber: Why pro-climate companies should leave the coal stained armpit also known as the US Chamber of Commerce and lead on climate policy - Drew Wilkinson, climate activist

• ​Who owns downtown Seattle? - Linnea May, 350 Seattle

• ​Climate Justice and Energy Equity - Seiichi Nagai, Shifted Energy

• ​The case for culture change - Vicki Shaw, founder of Community Gearbox

• ​Building a sustainable and profitable business by selling less - Sailesh Chutani, former CTO of Logitech