Nestlé in the US
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LUNCH PLENARY SESSION
1:30 PM -
3:00 PM
Strengthening America’s Communities
I. A LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in America’s Communities
In this Opening Conversation, President Bill Clinton and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia will discuss strategies to address the devastating human impact and staggering economic cost—$25 billion in lost wages and productivity annually—of prescription opioid abuse across the nation.
II. PANEL DISCUSSION
Communities in Transition: Building a Sustainable Future
Climate change is altering the United States’ resources and environments, with winners and losers across regions. In some cases, these changes are welcome: from California to Vermont, the booming solar energy sector has added workers at a rate 20 times faster than the overall economy. In some cases, these changes are constraining overall economic growth and disproportionately limiting the opportunities available to low-income populations. For example, in the western United States, communities face water shortages that negatively affect agriculture. Meanwhile, the coal industry has lost 76 percent of its value in five years, particularly affecting the Appalachia region. Public and private actors across the United States must invest in resilient preventative measures to mitigate and adapt to these changes and ensure socially and environmentally sustainable growth.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will discuss how CGI America attendees can:
• Create jobs and local businesses in the renewable energy sector throughout the United States.
• Invest in alternative industries and retrain workers in regions reliant on coal and water.
• Create incentives across sectors to invest in resilient climate-adaptation and mitigation measures.
Opening Conversation:
Participants:
President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative, 42nd President of the United States
Joe Manchin III, U.S. Senator from West Virginia
Panel Discussion:
Moderator:
Kevin J. Delaney, Editor in Chief and President, Quartz
Participants:
Donnel Baird, Chief Executive Officer, BlocPower
W. Paul Bowers, Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power
Adrianna Quintero, Founder and Executive Director, Voces Verdes, Director of Partner Engagement, Natural Resources Defense Council
CGIA16_PhotoLine_PaulMorse
LUNCH PLENARY SESSION
1:30 PM -
3:00 PM
Strengthening America’s Communities
I. A LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in America’s Communities
In this Opening Conversation, President Bill Clinton and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia will discuss strategies to address the devastating human impact and staggering economic cost—$25 billion in lost wages and productivity annually—of prescription opioid abuse across the nation.
II. PANEL DISCUSSION
Communities in Transition: Building a Sustainable Future
Climate change is altering the United States’ resources and environments, with winners and losers across regions. In some cases, these changes are welcome: from California to Vermont, the booming solar energy sector has added workers at a rate 20 times faster than the overall economy. In some cases, these changes are constraining overall economic growth and disproportionately limiting the opportunities available to low-income populations. For example, in the western United States, communities face water shortages that negatively affect agriculture. Meanwhile, the coal industry has lost 76 percent of its value in five years, particularly affecting the Appalachia region. Public and private actors across the United States must invest in resilient preventative measures to mitigate and adapt to these changes and ensure socially and environmentally sustainable growth.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will discuss how CGI America attendees can:
• Create jobs and local businesses in the renewable energy sector throughout the United States.
• Invest in alternative industries and retrain workers in regions reliant on coal and water.
• Create incentives across sectors to invest in resilient climate-adaptation and mitigation measures.
Opening Conversation:
Participants:
President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative, 42nd President of the United States
Joe Manchin III, U.S. Senator from West Virginia
Panel Discussion:
Moderator:
Kevin J. Delaney, Editor in Chief and President, Quartz
Participants:
Donnel Baird, Chief Executive Officer, BlocPower
W. Paul Bowers, Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power
Adrianna Quintero, Founder and Executive Director, Voces Verdes, Director of Partner Engagement, Natural Resources Defense Council