2025 Wilkes Climate Summit: Full Schedule

Climate Change Innovation, Science, and Solutions

8:30am MDT

Check in and Breakfast

Thursday May 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am MDT

Main Ballroom

Thursday May 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am MDT
Main Ballroom

Plenary

9:00am MDT

Welcome & Wilkes Center Overview

Thursday May 15, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am MDT

Main Ballroom

Thursday May 15, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am MDT
Main Ballroom

Plenary

9:30am MDT

Morning Keynote Speaker

Thursday May 15, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am MDT

Main Ballroom

Speakers

Conor Walsh

Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School

Conor Walsh is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Division at Columbia Business School. He works on the macroeconomics of growth and the energy transition, and is particularly interested in the global rise of solar power. He has published in leading economics journals such as... Read More →

Thursday May 15, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Main Ballroom

Plenary

10:40am MDT

Climate Prize Finalist Presentations

Thursday May 15, 2025 10:40am - 12:00pm MDT

Main Ballroom

Thursday May 15, 2025 10:40am - 12:00pm MDT
Main Ballroom

Plenary

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Keynote

Thursday May 15, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT

Main Ballroom

Speakers

Jane Lubchenco

Ecologist; Marine biologist; Educator, Oregon State University

Dr. Lubchenco is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist, with expertise in the ocean, climate change, and interactions between the environment and human well-being. She has deep experience in science, academia, and government. At Oregon State University she is a University... Read More →

Thursday May 15, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Main Ballroom

Plenary