Global Climate Action Summit 2018

Written By Marianna Grossman

The week was an inspiring immersion that generated a new level of commitment to action. Minerva helped organize an affiliate event, Restoring the Climate: Achievable Solutions, hosted by CCL at Google Community Space featuring: Dr Leslie Field, Ice911 CEO & Founder, Dr Brent Constantz, Founder & CEO of Blue Planet & Peter Fiekowsky, Founder & President of HealthyClimate Alliance, facilitated by Morgan Bailey of Intrepid Coaching.

Minerva’s founder, Marianna Grossman, attended GCAS as a delegate. Among other events, she attended the BSR/Stockholm Resilience Centre day-long workshop on resilience. Speakers from India, Africa, Europe and the US delved into how to make energy, finance, business and society more resilient and just.

Johan Rockström explains resilience thinking at the BSR/Stockholm Resilience Centre event during GCAS.

California EPA/Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation/10 Strands hosted a day-long workshop at the Exploratorium, with students, educators and a wide variety of stakeholders: “Education: Key to Long-term Climate Action Success”. You can find climate education resources here.

Marianna Grossman, Minerva Ventures with Bruce Riordan, Climate Readiness Institute and Julie Henderson, Cal EPA at Education workshop during GCAS.

The inter-faith service on climate change provided respite and moral direction for the work ahead.

Marianna Grossman
Marianna Grossman, Founder and Managing Partner, Minerva Ventures Marianna Grossman is the founder and managing partner of Minerva Ventures, a consultancy focused on strategies for a resilient future and climate adaptation. For nearly 7 years she led Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV), a multi-sector network founded in 2000 bringing the ingenuity of Silicon Valley to create a more sustainable region and world. Previous roles include Partner for Sustainability and Innovation at Minerva Consulting; and corporate roles in the automotive, computer and semiconductor industries. She serves on the Board of Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities, the California Congress of the International Living Future Institute, the Sustainability Committee of the SF Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, the Climate Music Project and the advisory council for climate action for the City of Palo Alto. She earned an MBA from Yale University School of Management and a BA, cum laude, with distinction in Policy Studies from Dartmouth College.
www.minervaventures.com
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