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Welcome and opening keynote.

The future of energy depends as much on scientific breakthroughs as it does on the people who build and run what we create. This conversation brings together two founders working on very different parts of that challenge: one developing laser-based nuclear fusion, and the other focused on scaling the workforce needed to expand and upgrade the electrical grid. In this session, we’ll explore what it really takes to power the future, from frontier innovation to real-world constraints like labor, policy, and infrastructure- and why progress depends on both innovation and execution.

As technologies mature and markets shift, the economics of the climate transition are rapidly evolving. This conversation examines the techno-economic forces shaping the next decade, from capital flows and policy to the business models that will determine which solutions scale globally.

When individuals choose to step forward, take responsibility, and commit to challenges larger than themselves.

From disaster response to everyday community life, food has a unique power to restore dignity and connection. José Andrés and Dr. Condoleezza Rice discuss how service, leadership, and institutions can help communities endure disruption and rebuild with strength.

As nations race to transform energy systems, new alliances are forming while existing tensions deepen. Global leaders explore how climate change is reshaping geopolitics, trade, and national security.

Three of the world’s leading scientists examine the biggest unanswered questions in climate science and the breakthroughs that could redefine what’s possible.

A short lecture exploring what the fossil record reveals about extinction events and what that tells us about the risks facing biodiversity today.

Corporate climate commitments have moved from pledges to operational decisions. Moderated by a carbon management expert, this conversation examines how leading consumer companies operationalize climate goals across procurement, supply chains, and capital investments, cutting through assumptions to reveal what is truly working, what is not, and where the hardest tradeoffs in decarbonization still sit.

Protecting ecosystems demands coordinated action across capital, policy, science, and local communities. Jendayi Frazer leads a two-part conversation exploring what it takes to move from fragmented efforts to system-level conservation.

She begins with Rob Walton on building and sustaining conservation systems at scale, examining what has worked, where the model is under strain, and the realities of operating across geographies, governments, and communities.

Jendayi then joined by Edward Norton, who challenges the underlying economics of conservation and explores how new approaches to capital could reshape the system itself.

The world’s oceans stabilize our climate, sustain vast ecosystems, and support billions of lives, yet they are under accelerating strain. This session explores the science, innovations, and coordinated actions needed to restore marine systems and strengthen the resilience of coastal communities on the front lines.

Wildfires, floods, extreme heat, and rising seas are no longer distant threats. They are reshaping daily life, from the places we live to the systems we rely on. What once felt rare is becoming routine, forcing governments, insurers, and communities around the globe to rethink how we build, plan, and protect. As climate hazards intensify across regions and borders, the need to redefine resilience is urgent.

An examination of how wildfire activity is reshaping ecosystems, air quality, and climate.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the largest drivers of energy demand. As data centers scale and compute intensifies, the question is no longer how AI can optimize the grid, but whether energy systems can keep pace. From forecasting and operations to infrastructure buildout, this conversation examines the growing tension between AI’s expansion and the race to power it with reliable, low-carbon energy.