PROGRAMMING
The BASES Sustainability Conference will feature a mixture of presentations, moderated dialogues, and Q&A sessions. Speakers will provide a variety of perspectives from different backgrounds across the globe.
All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07:00).
8:00 am-8:15 am PT
WELCOME
Summit Co-Chairs Anuhea Parker, Lucas Bosman, Radhika Shah
8:15 am-8:45 am PT
FIRESIDE KEYNOTE ON INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC MODELS - PERSPECTIVES FROM CHINA & EUROPE
Yanis Varoufakis & Siddharth Chatterjee, moderated by Lucas Bosman
8:45 am-9:00 am PT
FIRESIDE KEYNOTE ON EUROPE’S NEW GREEN DEAL - ENERGY INNOVATIONS & COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Ditte Joregensen, moderated by Radhika Shah
9:00 am-9:50 am PT
SCIENCE & INCLUSIVE TECH ADVANCING THE SDGS - PERSPECTIVES FROM ASIA & AMERICA
Richard Dasher, Renata Dessallien, & Rajesh Gopakumar, moderated by Dinsha Mistre
9:50 am-10:05 am PT
KEYNOTE: EQUALITY & DIGITAL DEMOCRACY - ESTONIA AS A CASE STUDY
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, moderated by Samuel Good
10:05 am-10:45 am PT
REIMAGINING BUSINESS MODELS TO COMBAT INEQUALITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, & OTHER SDGS
Sam Hamilton & Gayathri Divecha, moderated by Meng Liu
10:45 am-11:15 am PT
BREAK
11:15 am-11:55 am PT
POLICY INNOVATION FOR THE SDGS - PERSPECTIVES FROM KENYA & FRANCE
Joseph Mucheru, Steven Jackson, & Laurent Vidal, moderated by Thay Graciano and Radhika Shah
12:00 pm-12:30 pm PT
TECH INNOVATION & YOUTH - CATALYSTS IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Tom Steyer, co-moderated by Radhika Shah and Lucas Bosman
12:30 pm-1:15 pm PT
BREAK
1:30 pm-2:00 pm PT
FINANCING SUSTAINABILITY: REIMAGINING FUNDING & POLICY INNOVATION FOR THE SDGS
Andrea Dicks & Benjamin Bellegy, moderated by Matt Bogoshian
2:00 pm-2:30 pm PT
REIMAGINING FUTURE OF WORK WITH INCLUSION & WORKER-CENTRIC LENS
Matthias de Bievre & Soren Jorgensen, moderated by Samuel Good
2:30 pm-3:15 pm PT
TECH, LAW, & INVESTMENT AS TRANSFORMATION LEVERS - PERSPECTIVES FROM VENTURE CAPITALIST, TECH INNOVATOR, & PHILANTHROPIST
Miriam Rivera, Magdalena Aninat, & Zara Khan, moderated by Anuhea Parker
3:15 pm-4:00 pm PT
FIRESIDE KEYNOTE: TRANSFORMING BUSINESS - SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION
Sanda Ojiambo & Heather O’Neill, moderated by Temina Madon
4:00 pm-4:15 pm PT
BREAK
4:15 pm-5:00 pm
BRIDGING ACADEMIC & INDUSTRY VIA INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECH
Ashutosh Saxena, Mehran Sahami, Jingbo Huang, & Mamello Thinyane, moderated by Radhika Shah, Lucas Bosman, & Anuhea Parker
5:00 pm-5:45 pm PT
EMBRACING FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE - SHIFTING MINDSETS & SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE SDGS
Sarah Henry, Jane Sun, Ann Edminster, moderated by Kylie Holland
5:45 pm-6:00 pm PT
FIRESIDE CHAT: ENVIRONMENT AS A RIGHT - PERSPECTIVES FROM BRAZIL
Patricia Iglecias, moderated by Thay Graciano
6:00 pm-6:45 pm PT
INTERSECTION OF TECH, HUMAN, ANIMAL, & PLANET RIGHTS
Olivia Swaak-Goldman, Ravi Mariwala, & David Cohen, moderated by Dan Healy
6:45 pm-7:00 pm PT
SUMMIT CLOSING
Summit Planning Committee