Countdown·2020

Countdown 2020

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
30 speakers
36 talks
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Speaker Lineup

Al Gore
Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Climate Crisis Catalyst and Global Environmental Leader
"Countdown Session 2: Leadership (Full session)"
Andri Snær Magnason
Icelandic Filmmaker | Storyteller & Activist
"On time and water"
Angel Hsu
Environmental Scientist | Entrepreneurship for Sustainability
"Cities are driving climate change. Here's how they can fix it"
Antonio Guterres
Former Portuguese Prime Minister | UN Secretary-General Leading Global Climate and Refugee Protection Efforts
"The race to a zero-emission world starts now "
Carlos Moreno
Carlos Moreno
Smart Cities Pioneer | Transforming Urban Life Through Human-Centered Innovation
"The 15-minute city"
Christiana Figueres
Christiana Figueres
UN Climate Champion | Paris Agreement Architect and Climate Action Catalyst
"The case for stubborn optimism on climate"
Climate Action Tracker
Climate Action Tracker | Data-Driven Insights for Sustainable Transformation
"The state of the climate crisis in 2020"
David Lammy
Member of Parliament | Racial Equity & Social Justice Champion
"Climate justice can't happen without racial justice"
Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak
Award-winning novelist | Author of "The Island of Missing Trees"
"If trees could speak"
Gloria Kasang Bulus
Social Impact Advocate | Empowering Girls in Rural Nigeria
"Climate change is our reality. Here's how we're taking action"
His Holiness Pope Francis
His Holiness Pope Francis | Moral Leadership in a Polarized World
"Nuestro imperativo moral para actuar sobre el cambio climático -- y 3 pasos que podemos dar"
Johan Rockström
Environmental Scientist | Climate Change & Sustainability Thought Leader
"10 years to transform the future of humanity -- or destabilize the planet"
John Doerr
Kleiner Perkins chairman | Backed Google, Amazon, Twitter; introduced OKRs to the world
"How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything"
Kara Hurst
Sustainability Leader | Driving Corporate Impact
"Amazon's climate pledge to be net-zero by 2040"
Kristen Bell
Emmy-Nominated Actor & Producer | Entertainment Innovation Storyteller
"What is net-zero?"
Lisa Jackson
VP at Apple | Sustainability & Environmental Justice
"Apple's promise to be carbon neutral by 2030"
Monica Araya
Clean Energy Innovator | Sustainability Strategist
"How cities are detoxing transportation"
Nigel Topping
UN Climate Envoy | Accelerating the Green Transition to Net-Zero Emissions
"The race to net-zero emissions by 2050 is on. Can we count you in?"
Olafur Eliasson
Artist and Architect | Exploring Light, Nature, and Sustainability
"Kids are speaking up for the environment. Let's listen"
Prince Royce
Multiplatform Artist | Music, Film & Social Media
""Luna Negra" / "Carita de Inocente" / "Corazón Sin Cara" / "Darte un Beso""
Prince William
Prince of Wales | Championing Sustainability & Philanthropy
"This decade calls for Earthshots to repair our planet"
Rokia Traore
Malian Singer-Songwriter | Cultural Bridges Through Music
"Countdown Session 2: Leadership (Full session)"
Roman Krznaric
Philosopher | Exploring the Power of Empathy
"How to be a good ancestor"
Rose M. Mutiso
Energy Access Pioneer | Inspiring Africa's Green Transition
"The energy Africa needs to develop -- and fight climate change"
Sophie Howe
Future Generations Commissioner | Sustainable Policy & Ethics
"Lessons on leaving the world better than you found it"
Stephen Wilkes
Stephen Wilkes
Photographer & Visual Storyteller | Capturing the Passage of Time
"24 hours on Earth -- in one image"
Thomas Crowther
Ecologist | Mapping Earth's Ecosystems & Climate Solutions
"The global movement to restore nature's biodiversity"
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission | Leading Europe's transition to carbon neutrality
"Europe's plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent"
Varun Sivaram
Clean Energy Strategist | Former Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Energy
"How India could pull off the world's most ambitious energy transition"
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Mayor of Freetown | Emerging Technology & Public Relations
"The city planting a million trees in two years"