Environmental Social Justice

Other Lives Studio is a concept hatched by friends and co-creators Betsy Flores and Kim Krempien. Having worked in fashion around the world, they grew frustrated with the quickening pace of the fashion cycle and the toll their beloved industry was taking on the environment. The two resolved to use their industry design experience to tackle the problem and came together to inspire a new cycle for f...

Traci Park is the Councilwoman of the Eleventh District and is dedicated to making a positive impact in the community. She was raised in a family that highly valued hard work, and she became the first person in her family to attend college, where she earned degrees from both Johns Hopkins University and Loyola Law School.  Following a successful 20-year career as a municipal attorney, Park decided...

Samir is extremely passionate about sustainability and has a deep knowledge in energy, food systems water and climate tech through his investments, affiliations and associations with various organizations over the past 10 years. He is the Managing Partner at Peak Sustainability Ventures, a firm based in India focusing on sustainable investments globally. Through the fund and family office, he has...

Adriana C. Embus Figueroa is an Afro-Latina investor, activist and community-builder working at the intersection of climate and racial justice. She currently leads all diligence and investment processes at Include Ventures as an Associate after managing funds for the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and co-founding VCFamilia. Adriana has ten years of investment experience and received her BA (with...

Keoke is co-founder and CEO of Participant Assistive Products, which is the first medical device company registered as a Benefit Corporation. The mission is to develop excellent and affordable products for people with disabilities so that they can increase their social and economic participation. Keoke brings a human centered approach to design and to business management so that unserved populatio...

Georgia Makunga is the co-founder of Limachain, a startup researching the intersection of technology and rural agriculture. Additionally, he plays a crucial role as a core team member at SafariDAO, a preeminent Kenyan Blockchain community that fosters innovative thinking among the younger generation. Presently, Georgia is finalizing his degree in Control Systems in Physics from Jomo Kenyatta Unive...

Thomas Aujero Small is the CEO of Culver City Forward (culvercityforward.org), a non-profit, non-partisan organization, a public-private partnership between the city, business and the larger community, to help Culver City achieve what the city administration can’t accomplish on its own. 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™   #CulverCity #Housing #AffordableHousing #Development #HBO #...

Thomas Riebs is the CEO and Founder of AXEL, a firm that advises companies on how to adopt environmentally sustainable solutions in the areas of Clean Air, Clean Water, Clean Energy, Multimodal Mobility, Advanced Buildings, and the Infrastructure that enables it.      𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™ #Sustainability #Environmental #CleanAir #CleanWater #Energy #RenewableEnergy  #...

Ann Lee Carpenter is the CEO and Co-founder of Braid Theory, a vertically integrated venture advisory firm that supports science and engineering-led companies. We incorporate a hybrid model of services to assist teams based on proven methodology and rigor in evidence-based entrepreneurship, focused on three key aspects of commercialization: building capability, capacity, and intellectual capital....

Jessica Aldridge is the Director of Sustainability & Zero Waste Programs at Athens Services, she designs programs for the most challenging waste scenarios, consults with corporate brands, and advances Athens’ environmental goals. She leads on Athens’ organics and Zero Waste outreach and education programs and hosts/produces EcoJustice Radio an award-winning podcast and radio show (on KPFK Los...

Thomas Aujero Small is the CEO of Culver City Forward (culvercityforward.org), a non-profit, non-partisan organization, a public-private partnership between the city, business and the larger community, to help Culver City achieve what the city administration can’t accomplish on its own. He is also the Co-Chair of the LA METRO Sustainability Council and serves on the Transportation Committee of the...

Jen Levy, Founder of City Greens is an advocate for vertical farming and providing locally grown, fresh produce to the community. She spent two years working at Lettuce Heads Farm in Wellington, Ohio, gaining hands-on experience with aquaponics, while simultaneously working to provide safe water access to people in need as Manager of Education Programs at the non-profit Drink Local. Drink Tap. She...

Tonya Chandler, the Director of Technology Commercialization and Regulatory Compliance for BioLargo. Returns to discuss PFAS and its removal along with Dennis Calvert, BioLargo’s President and CEO, a life-long entrepreneur who led the growth of BioLargo Inc. from a small life sciences start up to become an award winning cleantech innovator and full service solution provider. 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈...

Cindy Clark is the Senior Manager, Regenerative Agriculture Policy for Ceres. She  leads the Ceres BICEP Network ’s Climate Smart Agriculture and Healthy Soil Working Group, which advances legislative and regulatory solutions to position the US agriculture sector to lead on regenerative agriculture practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing important co-benefits. 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵...

Marc Berkman returns to continue our discussion on the dangers of social media. He serves as the CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety (OFSMS), which has developed a state-of-the-art social media safety curriculum and has taught essential safety skills to students, parents, and educators across the world. Previously, Marc served for over a decade as a senior advisor to members of the Uni...

Tracy D. Gray is the Founder and Managing Partner of The 22 Fund (The 22), an impact, early-growth firm with a holistic approach to investing. She is a leader in the movement towards equity and justice in the financial sector, where her passion is focused on the intersection of private capital and economic development and formulating solutions that move capital to women and Black, Indigenous and p...

Tonya Chandler is the Director of Technology Commercialization and Regulatory Compliance with BioLargo. She has spent her career in water and wastewater working with both municipalities and industrial corporations worldwide, where here efforts are focused on PFAS and water reuse. 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™ #PFAS #Water #Wastewater #Recycle @Contamination #Teflon #Sustainabi...

Alli Gold Roberts is the Senior Director of the Ceres State Policy Program. She leads the organization's efforts to mobilize companies and investors to advocate for stronger climate, clean energy, decarbonized buildings, and electric vehicle policies in almost 20 states across the country. She works to leverage the influential voice of the business community in key policy debates outlining the eco...

Julie Davitz, Founder/CEO of Plus Media Solutions, Inc is an internationally recognized social impact leader who leverages her knowledge of development, grantmaking, media and impact investing with global executive experience. + Media bridges the gap between inspired audiences and action by curating, vetting, and delivering positive impact solutions seamlessly into content. +M reports back to crea...

Aaron Tate Wimberley is the Global Managing Director of Corporate and Investment Banking for Madison Street Capital. Tate is passionate about working with people, and organizations and discovering their “why” so he can better understand how to provide the appropriate resources to help. He finds that when businesses focus on using the right "process" that the end product or service can be far more...

Vikram Shetty is the Co-Founder of 73bit.com . He is on a mission to help every sustainability analyst find insights using data science. He also hosts the podcast “Sustainability Scores” and publishes a weekly newsletter for Sustainability Researchers and Analysts. 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™ #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #Scorecard #SocialJustice #environmental #sustainabi...

Alli Gold Roberts is the Senior Director of the Ceres State Policy Program. She leads the organization's efforts to mobilize companies and investors to advocate for stronger climate, clean energy, decarbonized buildings, and electric vehicle policies in almost 20 states across the country. She works to leverage the influential voice of the business community in key policy debates outlining the eco...

Marc Berkman serves as the CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety (OFSMS), which he has grown into the world's preeminent consumer protection organization focused on social media.   Under Marc's leadership, OFSMS has developed a state-of-the-art social media safety curriculum and has taught essential safety skills to students, parents, and educators across the world. ...

Amit Bando is the Chief Economist and Senior Advisor for Just and Inclusive Economies at Ceres where he works with Fortune 500 companies and institutional investors (with over $60 trillion in assets under management) to promote social and environmental justice. He is a proven leader in motivating talented and diverse staff in multicultural environments and has conducted economic analyses and busin...

Jessica Aldridge is the Director of Sustainability & Zero Waste Programs at Athens Services. She is a 15-year waste industry leader and long-time environmental steward having received the international 2021 Women in Sustainability Leadership award, the 2016 inaugural Waste360 award, and a 40 Under 40 designation. As the Director of Sustainability and Zero Waste Programs for Athens Services, sh...