Virtual Rally for Climate Leadership

The following plenary sessions are the publicly available plenary activities of the CC-P® Summit.

December 8, 2021

Opening Remarks & Keynote Speakers (11:00am - 12:00pm)
Insights from national and subnational leaders on workforce development and climate action.

  • Trigg Talley — Director, Office of Global Change, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State

  • Patrick McDonnell — Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Insights from Peer Professional Societies (12:00pm - 12:55pm)
A discussion on the evolution of credentialed professions, lessons learned and how they face change paradigms.

  • Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE — Senior Vice President, Public Policy, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership

  • Abe Eshkenazi — CEO, Association for Supply Chain Management

  • Chris Morrill — CEO, Government Finance Officers Association

  • Moderator: Daniel Kreeger — Executive Director, ACCO

Climate Change Professional Wisdom Panel (4:00pm - 5:00pm)
A discussion centered on their career journeys, overcoming obstacles and achieving significant climate action.

  • Allison Acevedo, CC-P — Director of Environmental Justice, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

  • Martin Powell — Head of Sustainability & Environmental Initiatives Americas, Siemens Financial Services

  • Kimberly Long, CC-P — Environmental Performance Improvement Manager, Exelon Corporation

  • Moderator: Scott Tew — Vice President, Sustainability & Managing Director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability

December 9, 2021

Bold Visions for Climate Action and Future Generations of Climate Change Professionals (11:00am - 12:00pm)

  • Adriana Hochberg, CC-P — Acting Director, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

  • Montse Montaner — Chief Sustainability Officer, Novartis

  • Rachael Sherman — Executive Director, Global Sustainability, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

  • Seema Wadhwa — Executive Director, Environmental Stewardship, Kaiser Permanente

Calling for Action: How We Can Shape the Marketplace’s Perception of Our Field (12:00pm - 12:30pm)

  • Barbara Gottlieb — Director, Environment & Health, Physicians for Social Responsibility

  • Kevin Haley — Senior Director, Membership & Philanthropy, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance

  • Moderator: Martin Powell — Head of Sustainability & Environmental Initiatives Americas, Siemens Financial Services

Building an Army of Climate Leader­­s (3:00pm - 4:00pm)
Insights from policy and organizational leaders building workforce capacity through policy and performance expectations.

  • Olivia Urbanski — Climate Policy Officer, Office of Global Change (OES/EGC), U.S. Department of State

  • Frank Niepold — Senior Climate Education Program Manager, NOAA

  • Heidi Kunsch — Environmental Group Manager, Energy Programs Office, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

  • Nick Xenos — Executive Director, Centre for Greening Government, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada

Advancing the CC-P® and the Climate Change Field of Practice (4:00pm - 5:00pm)
A panel discussion summarizing key outcomes from the discussions on advocacy, calls to action, equity and elevating the value and recognition of our field of practice.

  • Gavin Dillingham, CC-P — Director, Clean Energy Policy, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)

  • Martin Powell — Head of Sustainability & Environmental Initiatives Americas, Siemens Financial Services

  • Astrid Caldas, CC-P — Senior Climate Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists

  • Alicia Betancourt, CC-P — IFAS Monroe County Extension Director, University of Florida

  • Annina Northridge, CC-P — Climate Policy Planner, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

  • Moderator: Wendy Howard, CC-P — Executive Director, One Montgomery Green

Closing Remarks (5:00pm - 5:15pm)

  • Daniel Kreeger — Executive Director & Co-Founder, ACCO

Virtual Reception (5:15pm - 5:45pm)
Join networking discussions hosted by CC-P® professionals.

Full CC-P® Summit Schedule at a Glance

The following is an abridged agenda for the Summit that includes public and reserved sessions.

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