Keynote Videos

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement

Miztlayolxochitl Aguilera, Tongva/Gabrielino and Mexica Native and B.S. Student, Chicano and Latino Studies, Certificate, American Indian Indigenous Cultures

Welcome Remarks

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Wasserman Dean, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA Environment and Climate Change Literacy Project and Summit Steering Committee Co-chair

Video remarks

Lorenzo Fioramonti, Minister of Education, University and Research, Government of Italy

Plenary Speaker

Ben Allen, Senator, California

Introduced by Will Parish, Founder and President, Ten Strands

Film and Presentation

Kathy Kasic, Assistant Professor, CSU Sacramento and Film Director and Cinematographer, Metamorph Films

Introduced by Will Parish, Founder and President, Ten Strands

Entertainment

CSU Channel Islands Performing Arts Program

Welcome Remarks

Gene Block, Chancellor, UCLA

Call to Action, The Purpose of Today's Summit

Darlene Tieu, Teacher, UCLA Mann School, Los Angeles Unified School District

Opening Talk: Why are we Assembled Here? The CSU Perspective

Timothy White, Chancellor, CSU

Time to Act is Now!

Edmund G. Brown, Junior, Governor (former), California

The Urgency for Actions on Environment Problems

Eric Rignot, Chemistry Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science and Department Chair, JPL and Chancellor Professor of Earth System Science, UCI

PANEL 1: Call to Action for K–12 Environmental Literacy: Why now? Policy Perspective

V. Ram Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor, UCSD and Steering Committee Co-chair, ECCLPS

Kate Gordon, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor on Climate

Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences

Enid Partika, M.S. Student, Environmental Systems Environmental Chemistry, UC San Diego

Peter Rivera, Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation

PANEL 2: Call to Action for K–12 Environmental Literacy: Why now? Educator Perspective

V. Ram Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor, UCSD and Steering Committee Co-chair, ECCLPS

Cuauhtémoc Avila, Superintendent, Rialto USD

Kavita Gupta, Teacher AP Chemistry, Curriculum Lead, Fremont Union High School District

Sofia Lepore, B.S. Student, Geography and Planning, CSU Chico

Tim Swinehart, Teacher, Portland Public Schools

Bill Sandoval, Professor of Education, UCLA

Afternoon Talks

Briana Carbajal, Climate Activist and Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Research Fellow, UCLA ‘21

Lauren Faber, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles

University of California Statement

Janet Napolitano, President, UC

Presentations and Closing remarks

Karen Cowe, Chief Executive Officer, Ten Strands

Richard Arum, Dean and Professor, School of Education, UCI

Jill Grace, Regional Director for K-12 Alliance, WestEd

Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educator Preparation and Public Schools Programs, CSU Office of the Chancellor