Tuesday, July 31
1:00PM WELCOME (Limelight Hotel, Silvercreek Room)
Turning Risk Into Opportunity: Vision, Courage & Innovation
Aimée Christensen, Founder, Sun Valley Institute
1:15PM OPENING SESSION
Reconnecting Nature and Humanity in a Changing World
Hosts: Terry O’Connor, M.D., Founder, The Adventure Activist;
Gavin McClurg, Professional Paraglider, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Patagonia Ambassador, Entrepreneur
Rocky Barker, Award-winning Author, Writer, Producer, Writers on the Range at High Country News
Dr. Jay Lemery, Associate Professor of Wilderness Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Brody Leven, Professional Adventure Skier & Storyteller, Protect Our Winters
Kimi Werner, World Champion Skin Diver & Spear-fisher, Patagonia Provisions
In this time of rapid global change, human connection to nature is fraying even as we need it most. In this session, we’ll hear from a world champion spear-fisher voice for our oceans, a doctor of wilderness medicine, a long-time award-winning Idaho writer and observer about rebuilding connections between humans and nature.
2:25PM CORPORATE LEADERSHIP & THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: MODELING NATURE TO “END WASTE”
Moderated by: Andrew Winston, Winston Eco-Strategies
Jessica Long, Managing Director, Accenture
David Eichberg, Global Initiatives Lead, Sustainability and Social Innovation, HP
Bridget Croke, VP, External Affairs, Closed Loop Fund
Can we “end waste”? Hear from investors building the recovery infrastructure to close the loop and technology companies replacing virgin products with recycled materials, creating economic advantage and reducing risk.
3:10PM LEADERSHIP THAT VALUES OUR PUBLIC ASSETS
Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands, State of Washington
America’s public lands and natural systems are vast resources for our nation’s resilience. Hear from a state leader and innovator who is leveraging strategies for long-term, triple bottom line outcomes.
3:30PM BREAK
4:00PM EDUCATION INNOVATION FOR A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
Host: Julie Wrigley, President and CEO, Wrigley Investments, LLC
Christopher Boone, Dean, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Burton Webb, President, University of Pikeville, Kentucky
Harry Weekes, Head of School and Founder, The Sage School, Hailey, Idaho
How and what we learn is central to our values, our problem-solving skills, and our role in the world. Learn how three education innovators in secondary and university education are positioning students for a new world by prioritizing the human relationship with our environment and building the skills to lead the resource efficiency revolution.
4:50PM DRAWDOWN SCALING IMPACT: MAXIMIZING RESULTS ACROSS LOCAL AND GLOBAL SYSTEMS
Moderated by: Erik Snyder, Co-Founder, The Drawdown Fund
Katherine Neebe, Senior Director - ESG, Trust & Transparency, Walmart
Katharine Wilkinson, VP of Communication & Engagement at Project Drawdown
Founded by visionary Paul Hawken, Project Drawdown relies on science and data to identify the top solutions to our environmental crisis, providing “The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.” From girls’ education to regenerative agriculture to walkable cities, the New York Times bestselling Drawdown book guides us to focus on the actions that matter. Hear from Drawdown and those who’ve developed impact strategies based on its insights.
5:45PM KEYNOTE: CRAIG BOUCHARD, CHAIRMAN & CEO, BRAIDY INDUSTRIES: Building an Ecosystem of Leadership
Host: Aimée Christensen, Founder, Sun Valley Institute
What can be done when a region’s economy is devastated by an event, such asAmerica’s retreat from coal in Eastern Kentucky? Whether by disasters or longterm trends, from a changing global environment or shifting global economic forces, leaders must think in new ways as nothing is staying the same. Hear how public and private leadership and collaboration are providing the vision, courage and innovation to help create a long term, sustainable economy in Eastern Kentucky in a changing, globalized world.
DISCUSSION
Terry Gill, Co-CEO, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Craig Bouchard, Chairman & CEO, Braidy Industries
Jonathan Webb, Founder & CEO, AppHarvest
6:45PM RECEPTION, DINNER & MUSIC (Limelight Hotel Lobby Lounge)
7:15PM DINNER ADDRESS: DANIEL DART, EXTREME SOCIAL IMPACT
ENTREPRENEUR: The Complex Relationship Between Resilience and Human Conflict
Host: Eamonn Store, Founder, FairShare
Daniel Dart will arrive to Sun Valley directly from Gaza where he is working to support refugees in areas of conflict. We will hear his insights and see his photos from his time in a place where the lack of resilience of our environmental systems and natural resources puts human resilience to the test.
8:30PM ENJOY “KETCH’EM ALIVE” MUSIC (Limelight Hotel Pool Deck)
Wednesday, August 1
8:30AM RESTORING COMMUNITY WITH HEART AND DATA
Host: Eamonn Store, Founder, FairShare
OPENING KEYNOTE: CHEF MARK BRAND CEO MB Inc./Executive Chef-Laudato Si Challenge/ Professor of InnovationUSC/ Chair-A Better Life Foundation
In Conversation:
Mark Brand, CEO MB Inc./Executive Chef-Laudato Si Challenge/ Professor of Innovation-USC/ Chair-A Better Life Foundation
Shane Atchison, Chief Marketing Officer, DOMO
How transformational leadership and collaboration are serving communities at risk.
9:30AM INSPIRING AND ACTIVATING THE PUBLIC AS CITIZENS, CONSUMERS,
ADVOCATES
Host: Geof Rochester, Founder, GRI Consulting
Devon Leahy, Vice President, Futerra
Brody Leven, Professional Adventure Skier & Storyteller, Protect Our Winters
Ted Richane, Director of Engagement and Impact, Vulcan Productions
Chase Huntley, Energy & Climate Program Director, The Wilderness Society
We are currently living through an unprecedented time of deepened engagement– an age of “courage” so to speak. And, its global, powered by social, and in several instances led by millennials. From the “stop sucking” campaign to ban plastic straws, to the Outdoor Industry’s #ProtectPublicLand, to the Women’s March - citizens, share holders, brands, financial institutions and NGO’s are all “leaning in”. What’s driving this growth? Is it “trending” or here to stay? Is it building bridges or merely driving people deeper into their corners? Most importantly, what are the lessons learned and implications for your work?
10:15AM BREAK
10:45AM MORNING KEYNOTE: BOBBY TURNER, TURNER IMPACT CAPITAL
Harnessing Market Forces To Create Sustainable, Scalable Solutions
How a capitalist philanthropist reconciled purpose and profit.
11:30AM SHIFTING CAPITAL FLOWS TO REDUCE RISK AND OPTIMIZE
OPPORTUNITY
Host: Brooks Preston, Chair, World Policy Institute and Advisory Board, Sun Valley Institute
Opening Remarks: Julie Shafer, Head of Purpose Investments & Philanthropy, BNP Paribas/Bank of the West
Ivan Frishberg, Vice President for Sustainable Banking, Amalgamated Bank
Kristin Hull, Founder & CEO, Nia Impact Capital
In Conversation: Corporate Investor Relations to Deliver Results
Moderated by: Andrew Winston, Winston Eco-Strategies
Katherine Neebe, Senior Director - ESG, Trust & Transparency, Walmart
Lila Preston, Partner, Generation Investment Management & Advisory Board, Sun Valley Institute
Capital is mobilizing to solve global challenges and finance local resilience. Hear how a global bank is aligning its capital for impact and how corporations and investors, from the global to the local scale are working to bring trust and decentralized solutions back into finance.
12:30PM LUNCH (Limelight Hotel Deck)
1:30PM THE POWER OF FOOD TO TURN RISK INTO OPPORTUNITY
Host: Ali Long, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Local Food Alliance
Moderator: Renske Lynde, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Food System6 Global Context: the 21st Century Food System and Scaling Food Innovation for Resilience
Victor Friedberg, Co-Founder, S2G and Founder, FoodShot Global
Kate Geagan, Advisor, Sustainability + Wellness
The Power of a Regional Food Supply Network
Ali Long, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Local Food Alliance
Ken Meter, President, Crossroads Resource Center
Sam Lillie, Founder and CEO, Vinder
Firing Up The Grain Economy
Matthew Dillon, Director of Agricultural Policy and Programs, Clif Bar
Dr. Stephen Jones, Director, The Bread Lab, Washington State University
Brett Stevenson, Owner, Hillside Ranch
Catalytic Capital for Food and Agriculture
Victor Friedberg, Co-Founder, S2G and Founder, FoodShot Global
Alex Mackay, Director of Business Development & Investor Relations, Iroquois Valley Farms
The global food system is the number one water consumer, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and threatens coastal ecosystems with nutrient-loads from fertilizers. At the same time, the food system faces major risks from drought, soil loss, and heat. A regenerative, climate-smart food system has the potential to sequester carbon, reduce water consumption and pollution, increase nutrients in our food, and make it more resilient to heat and drought. Across consumer engagement, investment, and market development, speakers will share with us the innovative technologies, strategies, and food solutions being implemented locally and globally.
3:30PM BREAK
4–5:30PM WORKING SESSION
From Global to Local: Linking Food Systems for Resilience
5:30PM RECEPTION (Limelight Hotel Deck)
7:15PM DINE-AROUND DINNERS
Thursday, August 2
8:30AM TRANSFORMING RISK INTO RENEWAL: REPORTING FROM THE FIELD
Jeff Goodell, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
The award-winning author of The Water Will Come shares insights from his time in Miami, Puerto Rico, and other vulnerable places around the world.
8:45AM DISASTER, RECOVERY AND RENEWAL
Host: Linda Sheehan, Senior Counsel, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Liz McCartney, Co-founder, SBP & CNN Hero
Jeff Goodell, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
Zack Rosenburg, Co-founder, SBP
In a rapidly changing world, innovators and funders working to ensure resilience discuss how big data, design in-novation and new business and finance models can make our communities affordable, healthy and resilient.
9:40AM RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE: ENSURING CYBER & GRID SECURITY
Mark Peters, Director, Idaho National Laboratory
The Idaho National Laboratory’s mission includes discovering, demonstrating and securing innovative clean energy options and critical infrastructure, making it a test bed and model for resilience innovation serving national security, including grid and cyber security and microgrids.
10:05AM WEATHER RESILIENCE AND THE POWER OF DATA IN ACTION
Paul Walsh, Director, Weather Strategy, IBM/The Weather Company
Steven Wysmuller, Global Lead Meteorologist, IBM/The Weather Company
Integrating hyper-local weather forecasts and AI represents the future of resilient and adaptive organizations. The Idaho National Laboratory is leveraging this new strategic technology resource to optimize transportation and enhance safety and efficiency.
10:30AM DATA TO MEASURE AND MANAGE BUSINESS RISK AND BUILD
RESILIENCE
James McMahon, Founder, The Climate Service
Businesses and investors are increasingly aware of the risks of environmental changes. Hear how measuring their resilience, from physical risks like storms and sea-level rise, to sourcing resources including water and worker safety, can inform strategies to strengthen businesses for the near- and long-term.
10:45AM BREAK
11:15PM RESILIENT HOUSING FOR ALL: LIVING HOMES
Steve Glenn, Living Homes & Plant Prefab
11:30AM THE STATE OF IDAHO: PUBLIC & PRIVATE STRATEGIES TO TURN RISK INTO OPPORTUNITY
Amber Bieg, Managing Partner, Warm Springs Consulting
John Bernardo, Sustainability Strategist, Idaho Power
Sharon Grant, Founder, Eco Edge
Greg Servheen, Wildlife Program Coordinator, Idaho Fish & Game
Lauren McLean, Council President, Boise City Council
In the face of a changing climate, Idaho faces drought, increased temperatures, increased wildfire, decreased snowpack, and other impacts. Public and private sector leaders in Idaho are diving in more deeply to discuss the economic risks and possible opportunities related to climate change. This diverse panel will share the work being done in Idaho and how this cross-sector conversation is bringing everyone to the table.
12:30PM LUNCH (Limelight Hotel Deck)
1:30PM THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY
Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability, Lyft
1:55PM THE POWER OF ENERGY TO TURN RISK TO OPPORTUNITY
Host: Julia Pyper, Senior Writer, Greentech Media
Opening Remarks: Bob Hemphill, Co-founder of AES, Founding CEO, AES Solar & Founder, Sunshine Soldier
The Great Energy Transformation
David Crane, Former CEO, NRG
Michael Cohen, Co-Founder & President, Cypress Creek Renewables
Nicole Steele, Executive Director, Grid Alternatives
Greentech Media’s “Political Climate” Podcast
Julia Pyper, Senior Writer, Greentech Media
Shane Skelton, Partner, S2C Pacific
Brandon Hurlbut, Co-Founder & Partner, Boundary Stone Partners
The energy sector is in the midst of a rapid, tumultuous transformation driven by conspiring innovation, economics and environmental factors. Hear from leading energy players at the forefront of this transformation as they speak to the implications of this transformation, including for our economies, land, people and communities.
3:30PM CLOSING KEYNOTE: HOPE RISING FROM LEADERHIP ON THE EDGE
Barney Swan, Polar Explorer
Hear the harrowing story of impact through inspiration of the record-setting expedition to the South Pole powered by 100% renewable energy by Robert Swan (OBE), the first person crazy enough to walk to both poles, and his son Barney. And hear what’s next!
4:00PM BREAK
4:15- WORKING SESSION
5:45PM From Global to Local: Turning Risk Into Opportunity: Building a Resilient Community and Energy System
6:30PM GONDOLA TO THE ROUNDHOUSE
7:00PM CLOSING CELEBRATION (Roundhouse Restaurant, Bald Mountain)