From devastating natural disasters to a global pandemic, the effects of climate change continue to be more pressing, extreme, and far-reaching than ever before. By providing young leaders with opportunities to converse with top scholars and communicators in the field, the 2023 Smart Talks on Climate Change Program aims to endow next generation change-makers with useful insights to tackle critical issues facing our planet. The 2023 Program will focus on climate communication, ideation, and action.
Program Schedule
Speakers
August 19
9:00-10:30
Aaron Reiss
Journalist, with works published in the New York Times and other renowned publications
Topic：
Climate Change Storytelling
August 24
9:00-10:00
Alice Waters
Founder of Chez Panisse Restaurant, Leading Proponent of the 'Slow Food' Movement
Topic：
The Art of Green Food & Living
August 25
19:00-20:30
Melina Shannon-DiPietro
Executive Director of MAD, the non-profit arm of top restaurant Noma, and Former Executive Director, Yale Sustainable Food Project
Topic：
Sustainable Food & Dining
August 27
16:00-17:30
Uromi Goodale
Professor of Plant Ecology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Topic：
Why Is Seed Conservation Important to Maintain Earth’s Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Resilience?
August 27
20:00-21:30
Aaron Reiss
Journalist, with works published in the New York Times and other renowned publications
Topic：
Climate Change Storytelling
September 1
20:00-21:30
Douglas Kysar
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Topic：
Climate Change and Animals: Impacts and Emissions
September 2
9:00-10:30
Fred Strebeigh
Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English and in Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
Topic：
Writing About the Environment
September 10
18:00-20:30
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar, Yale School of Environment
Journey of the Universe
September 15
20:00-21:30
Anthony Leiserowitz
Founder and Director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, and Senior Research Scientist, Yale School of the Environment
Binbin Wang
Yale World Fellow '23, Executive Secretary-General, Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (founded by Tsinghua University)
Topic：
Global Climate Communication: Insights on China & U.S.
September 17
9:00-11:00
YuFang Gao
PhD in conservation science and environmental anthropology, Yale University, and Research Affiliate with Yale InterAsia Program
Topic：
Human-Wildlife Coexistence
September 17
19:30-21:30
Jasmine Lau
2016 Forbes “30 Under 30” Asia, 2016-2017 Richard Rockefeller Fellow, and Cofounder & Executive Director, Philanthropy in Motion (PIM)
Topic：
Transforming Ideas Into Impact: Social Entrepreneurship and Climate Action
September 23
9:00 - 13:00
YiFang Li
Founder, Birds and Beatles, with over 10 years focusing on environmental protection
Farm visit:
Birds and Beatles
September 24
9:00-10:30
Daniel Prober
Professor of Applied Physics and of Electrical Engineering and of Physics, Yale University
Topic：
Energy Technology for the 21st Century
September 24
14:00-17:30
Hortense Halle-Yang
Former Director of Special Initiatives, Paulson Institute
Topic：
“Climate Fresk”: A Transformational Game for Understanding the Causes, Effects, and Impact of Climate Change
Program Information
Ticket
Online ONLY
Early Bird: RMB 5239.(Closes at 23:59 on August 6)
Discount ticket：RMB5888(Closes at 23:59 on August 18)
Group Discount: 2 or more people (including 2 people)RMB 6999.
Regular Admission: RMB 8999.
In-Person ONLY
Standard price: RMB 999.
Language
The overall project is mainly in English
The visit to the farm is mainly in Chinese
Participants
aged 15 years and older
English language proficiency for meaningful participation during discussions
Registration
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