3 episodes
Innovators Series aienergyandenvironment
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Embracing our new normal amidst COVID-19, the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program is curating a new series of virtual exchanges with a unique focus on people who are leading the way in their industries with innovative and exciting ideas.
Through timely and engaging discussions with industry thought leaders and rising stars, this new series will offer a fresh angle on the nexus of climate change as it relates to energy, agriculture and food systems, health, resilience and water.
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Innovators in Food Systems
Join us for a conversation as we speak with Ben Deda, CEO of FoodMaven and Derrick Hoffman, Owner of Hoffman Farms, about food supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 and how producers, consumers, and retailers alike are responding to those disruptions.
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Innovators in Energy
Our second edition of Innovators in featured conversation between Varun Sivaram, senior visiting fellow, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, and Greg Gershuny, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Energy and Environment Program, on the Role of Innovation in India’s Energy Transition.
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Innovators in Resilience
Our first discussion will feature Melissa Roberts, Executive Director of the American Flood Coalition, who will talk about what the landscape looks like for the United States as it prepares and responds to two disasters at once: COVID-19 and flooding related to the upcoming hurricane season.