CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
WELCOME
John Mandyck | CEO, Urban Green Council
KEYNOTE 1: SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS TO SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS
Peggy Shepard | Co-Founder and Executive Director, WEACT for Environmental Justice | @weact4ej
KEYNOTE 2: BUILDINGS AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE, EQUITY AND HEALTH
Dr. Joseph Allen | Associate Professor of Exposure Assessment Science, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | @j_g_allen • @HarvardChanSPH
10-MINUTE BREAK
CASE STUDY #1: HESTER STREET
SESSION 1: PRIORITIZING HEALTH AND EQUITY IN CLIMATE POLICY
Janet Joseph (Moderator) | Senior Vice President for Strategy and Market Development, NYSERDA | @NYSERDA
Christopher Coll | Director of Energy Affordability and Equity Program, NYSERDA | @NYSERDA
Adriana Espinoza | Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability | @adriana_olivia • @NYClimate
Raya Salter | Energy and Environmental Law and Policy Consultant and Educator, Member of NY State Climate Action Council | @RayaSalter
Maritza Silva-Farrell | Executive Director, Align | @MaritzaSF @ALIGNny
10-MINUTE BREAK
CASE STUDY #2: RED HOOK
SESSION 2: BUILDING HEALTH AND EQUITY INTO ELECTRIFICATION
Bomee Jung (Moderator) | Principal, Topsight Advisors | @bomee
Ryan Cassidy | Director of Sustainability and Construction, RiseBoro Community Partnership | @RiseboroNYC
Rory Christian | Principal, Concentric Consulting Group, LLC | @RoryChristianNY
Carolyn Olson | Assistant Commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | @nycHealthy
CLOSING REMARKS
John Mandyck | CEO, Urban Green Council