Accelerating the Next Generation of Climate Policy and Protecting Human Health
September 
7
, 
2018

4:30PM — 5:00PM

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Joseph Aoun

President of Northeastern University 

Business & Technology

Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.


President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.

Anant Agarwal

CEO of Company

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R. Harrison

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R. Harrison

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Accelerating the Next Generation of Climate Policy and Protecting Human Health

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Climate change is a public health crisis that impacts everyone, but especially vulnerable populations. Massachusetts is on a path towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but more needs to be done, and fast. COVID has shown the injustice of the pandemic and we know the equity gaps of the climate crisis. With the support of leading institutions like MIT and Harvard, and forward-looking companies like Biogen, Massachusetts can be effect real actions in the state and well-beyond and become a model for addressing climate change, with clear considerations to health for all populations.

EPISODE 2 FEATURING DR. DREA LETAMENDI

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Accelerating the Next Generation of Climate Policy and Protecting Human Health

Climate change is a public health crisis that impacts everyone, but especially vulnerable populations. Massachusetts is on a path towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but more needs to be done, and fast. COVID has shown the injustice of the pandemic and we know the equity gaps of the climate crisis. With the support of leading institutions like MIT and Harvard, and forward-looking companies like Biogen, Massachusetts can be effect real actions in the state and well-beyond and become a model for addressing climate change, with clear considerations to health for all populations.

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Jon Chesto

Chesto covers the leaders who shape Boston’s business community. He has been reporting on business and politics in New England for the past two decades. Before joining the Globe, he was managing editor at the Boston Business Journal. Prior to that role, he was the business editor at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy. His weekly Ledger column, “Mass. Market,” won several national awards with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. A graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, he has also worked as a business reporter at the Boston Herald and as a political reporter with Ottaway Newspapers.

Alex Tuccio


Alex Tuccio is an entrepreneur and community builder. Prior to helping lead the Boston Globe Small Business Initiative, he was the Founder and CEO of ScoutDay, a tech and media startup based in Boston. He has helped advise some of the top startups in the country on social media growth, storytelling, and brand building. ScoutDay was acquired in April 2019. Alex studied Management at Siena College in Albany, NY.

About the Virtual Event

Climate change is a public health crisis that impacts everyone, but especially vulnerable populations. Massachusetts is on a path towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but more needs to be done, and fast. COVID has shown the injustice of the pandemic and we know the equity gaps of the climate crisis. With the support of leading institutions like MIT and Harvard, and forward-looking companies like Biogen, Massachusetts can be effect real actions in the state and well-beyond and become a model for addressing climate change, with clear considerations to health for all populations.

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When

Friday
, 
September 
7
, 
2018
4:30pm
 — 
7:30pm

Where

With Remarks From

Charlie Baker

Governor

 

the commonwealth of massachusetts

Moderator & Opening Spotlight

Linda Henry 

Managing Director

Boston globe media

Michel Vounatsos

CEO

biogen 

Panelists

Eugenia Gibbons

Director

Health care Without Harm

Elizabeth Turnbull Henry

President

Environmental League of Massachusetts

Mindy S. Lubber

CEO & President

CERES

Dr. Aaron Bernstein

C-Change

Harvard

Kate Walsh

President and CEO

Boston Medical Center

Kathleen A. Theoharides

Secretary

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Meet the Speakers

Jon Chesto

Chesto covers the leaders who shape Boston’s business community. He has been reporting on business and politics in New England for the past two decades. Before joining the Globe, he was managing editor at the Boston Business Journal. Prior to that role, he was the business editor at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy. His weekly Ledger column, “Mass. Market,” won several national awards with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. A graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, he has also worked as a business reporter at the Boston Herald and as a political reporter with Ottaway Newspapers.

 

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Alex Tuccio

Alex Tuccio is an entrepreneur and community builder. Prior to helping lead the Boston Globe Small Business Initiative, he was the Founder and CEO of ScoutDay, a tech and media startup based in Boston. He has helped advise some of the top startups in the country on social media growth, storytelling, and brand building. ScoutDay was acquired in April 2019. Alex studied Management at Siena College in Albany, NY.






About The Boston Globe Small Business Slack Channel

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Boston Globe Media has launched a Small Business Community dedicated to providing the resources and content most essential to small business owners. Fueled by the insights of small business owners, community business leaders, and Boston Globe editorial staff, the initiative seeks to convene the small business community and support them during the difficult market conditions caused by the onset of COVID-19.


The program’s flagship platform is a dedicated Slack Workspace  for small business owners and executives. In this Workspace, users can connect and knowledge-share with Boston Globe writers, community business experts, and other SMB owners; Gain potential business exposure through Boston Globe Media social media highlights; And keep updated on business-related legislation and evolving best business practices.


The Small Business Community will also provide members with access to Boston Globe virtual events and premium Boston Globe Content. All community members receive a special Boston Globe Subscriber discount of $1 for 6 months of all-inclusive access.  CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

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About the Event

The first panel will examine these issues from a business/technological standpoint, and the second panel will dive into the implications on policy and politics. Panelists, made up of a combination of mayors, policy makers, academia and industry leaders, will discuss the future of work and the likely impact of automation, innovation, and other trends on cities across the United States.


Registrations will be accepted in the order they are received and based on availability.

Agenda

4:30PM — 5:00PM

Arrival & welcome cocktails

Check in, find your seat, then head to the bar to grab a complimentary cocktail.

5:00 PM — 5:30PM

Business & Technology Panel

Listen to the latest and greatest from our esteemed Business & Technology speakers.

5:30 PM — 6:00PM

Policy & Politics Panel

Listen to the latest and greatest from our esteemed Policy & Politics speakers.

6:00PM — 7:00PM

Cocktails & Networking

 The night is not over! Be sure to grab another drink and meet with the panelists.

Featured Panelist

Meredith Goldstein

Love Letters Columnist & Features Writer 

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Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and features reporter for The Boston Globe. Her advice column, Love Letters, is a daily dispatch of wisdom for the lovelorn that has been running online and in the paper for 11 years. Her Love Letters podcast will launch its fourth season later this year. Meredith's books include “Can’t Help Myself: Lessons and Confessions From a Modern Advice Columnist”; “Chemistry Lessons," a young adult novel about a teen who tries to use science to manipulate her love life; and “The Singles,” a novel about dateless guests at a wedding. Meredith lives in Boston with a full-size cotton candy machine.

Dr. Drea Letamendi

Licensed Clinical Psychologist


Dr. Andrea (“Drea”) Letamendi is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her PhD from UCSD. Dr. Drea currently serves at UCLA as the Interim Director of the Resilience Center called RISE. There, she is a mental health advisor and educator to students, staff, and faculty, and as a consultant to campus partners in the areas of student mental health, healing, and resilience. Dr. Drea extends her professional work into public health education by intersecting psychological science with superheroes. For over 10 years, she has served as a psychological consultant for comic book writers and other creatives in television and film. Using art and narrative to teach psychology to wide audiences, Dr. Letamendi has been featured in news pieces and documentaries for MTV, CNN, and Warner Bros./ DC Comics. She shared her personal story of resilience in her TEDx Talk, called “Capes, Cowls and Courage."

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Panelists

Anant Agarwal

CEO of Company

Business & Technology

Susan Crawford

John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law

Business & Technology

Dr. Yvonne Spicer

Mayor of Framingham, MA

Business & Technology

Senator Ed Markey

Massachusetts Senator

Business & Technology

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