Eco Summit 2021: Youth Leading the Way for Climate Action
The Sustainability Office invites you to attend the 2021 Eco Summit: Youth Leading the Way for Climate Action on November 24th and November 25th.
Climate change is here, and it is young people who will face the worst impacts. UW has shown that they play a critical role in supporting students and alumni youth changemakers in Climate Action by creating an environment which fosters support and innovation.The goal of the 2021 Eco Summit is to showcase UW initiatives and highlight students and alumni climate changemakers to motivateother UWWarriors.
To highlight campus initiatives and showcase UW’s youth changemakers, the Sustainability Office welcomes everyone to further explore and sign up for each event apart of the Eco Summit 2021:
Eco Summit 2021: Main Event – November 24th 10:00am-11:00am
The main event will look to highlight campus initiatives over the past year while launching the 2021 Sustainability Report.
10:00-10:10 am - Land Acknowledgement & Opening Remarks
10:10-10:20 am - A glance at the past year with Mathew Thijssen, Director of Sustainability
10:20-10:40 am - 5 Minute Campus highlights from Staff, Faculty & Students
10:40-10:50 am - Green Office & Green Labs Certificates
10:50-11:00 am - Closing Remarks
Youth & Climate Action Panel Discussion - November 25th 11:00am-12:00pm
The panel discussion will bring together, researchers, students, and alumni to discuss the important role youth play in Climate Action.
Panellists include:
Michelle Angkasa Environment & Business Undergrad
Jordan Lin Co-founder of Relmagine16
Ilona Dougherty Managing Director, UW’s Youth & Innovation Project
Beth Eden Interim CEO, QS World Merit
Youth Changemaker Speed Networking Session – November 25th 12:00pm – 1:00pm
This Speed Networking will bring together young people to meet with one another, learn from their experiences and discuss how they take action for Climate.
Networking guests include:
Jenna Phillips (she/her)WUSA Sustainability Commissioner
Valentina Castillo Cifuentes (she/her)Program Coordinator, Youth & Innovation Project
Sofia Slater (She/her)Undergraduate changemaker
Chúk Odenigbo (il/lui)Directeur fondateur de Future Ancestors Services
Navya Vikraman Nair (she/her)PhD Student, SEED, Faculty of Environment; Vice-Chair Outreach, Students of the Water Institute, Graduate Section (SWIGS) & Green Residence Ambassador, Sustainability Office
Darlene Coyle (she/her)Environmental policy and planning Intern at Watersheds Canada
Truzaar Dordi (he/him)Doctoral Candidate and Vice President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics
More information is provided through the Sustanability Office website!