About the Event
Join us for a day filled with insightful panel discussions, breakout sessions and networking opportunities focused on tackling climate change issues in Baltimore.
The summit is an innovative gathering, inspired by forward-thinking programming of California’s Strategic Growth Council and designed to foster collaboration among agencies and organizations, build strong partnership capacity in the city and surrounding counties, and form strategic alliances dedicated to enhancing Baltimore's environmental infrastructure and programming capacity.
This summit will serve as a platform for bringing awareness to the most pressing environmental issues in the region, illuminating the vast landscape of funding opportunities, initiating the development of a collective synchronized agenda to capitalize on funding opportunities available to the region, and creating a safe space for groups to discuss the challenges facing climate action strategies, including infrastructure, funding, administrative barriers, and more. Learn from industry experts and environmental advocates about the latest policies, finance strategies, community initiatives and solutions to combat the climate crisis.
This summit will feature dynamic panel discussions and remarks with a lineup of distinguished speakers including:
- Dr. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, UMCES President and the University System of Maryland’s Vice Chancellor for Sustainability
- Dr. Eric J. Schott, UMCES Associate Research Professor and Project Director at IMET
- Dr. Russell T. Hill, UMCES Professor and IMET Executive Director
- Jenn Aiosa, Chief of Staff, Maryland Energy Administration
- Cindy Osorto of the Maryland Department of the Environment, Chair of the Just Transition Working Group
- Lynn Heller, Founder and CEO of the Climate Access Fund
- Benjamin Zaitchik, Chair of Earth and Plenary Sciences at Johns Hopkins and PI of Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative
- Ruth Ann Norton, President & CEO Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
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MD Senator Ben Brooks, member of the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
For additional information, or to register, please follow this link: https://www.tbeffect.co/event-details/greater-baltimore-climate-summit
We look forward to seeing you there!
