The Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit
in partnership with
Bloomberg Philanthropies
September 19, 2023
The Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
Marking Climate Week in New York, and with the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly as its backdrop, Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Earthshot Prize hosted the second annual Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit, aimed to accelerate the investments needed to scale the cutting-edge solutions developed by The Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists.
Founded by HRH Prince William, The Earthshot Prize is a catalytic global environment challenge to unleash urgent optimism & action by discovering, accelerating, awarding, spotlighting & scaling solutions to repair & regenerate the planet.
The Innovation Summit revealed this year’s 15 Finalists and introduced their groundbreaking climate and environmental solutions to repair our planet this decade.
To help drive meaningful change, the Summit convened the new and previous Earthshot Prize Finalists and Winners with forward-thinking business leaders, philanthropists, and governments already working to regenerate the planet.
This summit challenged each of us to do our part in accelerating progress to repair our planet this decade, and to collaborate on commitments and engagements to drive our ambitious global climate agenda.
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Agenda
All times are in EDT
11:30 AM
Networking Lunch Reception
12:30 PM
Event Open
- Michael R. Bloomberg, Global Advisor to the Winners of The Earthshot Prize; Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies & Bloomberg L.P.
12:35 PM
Clean Our Air
By 2030 we choose to ensure that everyone in the world breathes clean, healthy air – at world health organization standard or better. We’ll discuss how we can accelerate progress in the battle to clean our air.
- Charlot Magayi, Founder & CEO, Mukuru Clean Stoves; 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner
- Moderator: Nomzamo Mbatha, Actor & Activist
12:45 PM
The Earthshot Decade
From reviving our oceans to protecting and restoring nature, this wide ranging conversation will examine how we can work together to catalyze the innovations needed to address climate action during this crucial decade.
- Larissa Hale, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Queensland Indigenous Womens Ranger Network; 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner
- Kaushik Kappagantulu, Co-Founder & CEO, Kheyti; 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner
- Moderator: Rt Hon Dame Jacinda Ardern, Trustee, The Earthshot Prize
12:55 PM
Revive Our Oceans
By 2030, we choose to repair and preserve our oceans for future generations. How do we turbocharge the new blue economic engines to revive our oceans and create livelihoods for coastal communities while prioritizing and lifting up indigenous communities?
- Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
1:00 PM
Build a Waste-Free World
By 2030, we choose to build a world where nothing goes to waste, where the leftovers of one process become the raw materials of the next – just like they do in nature. The 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner for Build a Waste-Free World shares how they believe seaweed is the answer to our plastic problem.
- Pierre Paslier, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Notpla; 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner
- Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Notpla; 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner
1:15 PM
Fix Our Climate
By 2030, we choose to ensure that, for the first time in human history, the natural world is growing – not shrinking – on our planet.
- Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Founder, Breakthrough Energy
- Talal Hasan, Founder & CEO, 44.01; 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner
- Moderator: Emily Chang, Host & Executive Producer, Bloomberg Originals
1:25 PM
Earthshot: Where Innovation Meets Optimism
Introduction
- Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization
HRH Prince William in Conversation with Vaitea Cowan
- HRH Prince William, Founder & President of The Earthshot Prize
- Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder, Enapter
Closing Remarks
- Michael R. Bloomberg, Global Advisor to the Winners of The Earthshot Prize; Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies & Bloomberg L.P.
The Earthshot Ideas Camp
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Breakout
Session 1
Catalyzing Innovation
In an era defined by unprecedented global challenges, effective solutions demand innovative thinking, collaborative engagement, and unconventional approaches. In this session, we’ll hear from the leading disruptors on how they are using diverse expertise and visionary creativity to address some of the most pressing global challenges. Through real-world examples, engaging conversations, and actionable insights, this session will examine the pivotal role of innovation in effecting positive change and scaling solutions.
Welcome Remarks
- Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Mayor, Freetown, Sierra Leone
In Conversation With José Andrés
- José Andrés, Founder, World Central Kitchen
- Moderator: Katy Tur, Anchor, Katy Tur Reports, MSNBC
Scaling The Earthshot Prize Solutions
- Natasha Boulding, Founder & CEO, Low Carbon Materials; 2022 Earthshot Prize Finalist
- Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech; 2022 Earthshot Prize Finalist
- Brandon Ng, Co-Founder & CEO, Ampd Energy; 2022 Earthshot Prize Finalist
- Moderator: Carol Massar, Anchor, Bloomberg Businessweek TV & Radio
Breakout
Session 2
Innovative Climate Financing for Speed and Scale
Evidence of the climate crisis is all around us, and capital is feeling that sense of urgency. As The Earthshot Prize continues to support innovative solutions, we will assemble a roundtable comprising public and private capital sources, philanthropies and multilateral development banks for a vibrant discussion about practical solutions. Hosted by Bloomberg Chairman Peter Grauer, this session will highlight the need for collaboration, lessons learned, and ways to navigate this increasingly difficult environment as we look to the future.
- Peter Grauer, Chairman, Bloomberg L.P.
- Shamina Singh, Founder & President of the Center for Inclusive Growth, and Executive Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, Mastercard
- Philippe Zaouati, CEO, Mirova
- Steve Howard, Vice Chairman, Sustainability, Temasek
- Alexandra Palt, Chief Sustainability Officer, L’OREAL
- Emma Crystal, Chief Sustainability Officer, Credit Suisse
- Philip Ehrhorn, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, The Great Bubble Barrier; 2022 Earthshot Prize Finalist
- David Stangis, Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer, Apollo Global Management
- Pierre Paslier, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Notpla; 2022 Earthshot Prize Winner
- David Auerbach, Co-Founder, Regen Organics; 2021 Earthshot Prize Finalist
The Earthshots
The Earthshot Prize is centered around five ‘Earthshots’ – simple but ambitious goals for our planet, which if achieved by 2030, will improve life for us all, for generations to come.
Designed to find and grow the solutions that will repair our planet this decade, each year, five solutions will be awarded £1million and the accolade of becoming one of only 50 winners of The Earthshot Prize.
