“We have to begin our conversations with what really matters to the person or people we’re speaking with. And if we don’t know what that is, we have to get to know them and build a relationship and then start the conversation where they’re at…The second common misconception I see is that we have to… Continue reading How To Talk About Climate In A Polarized Culture – Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist, Professor at Texas Tech University & Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy
“Critical minerals and materials…are essential for key economic and national security technologies that help to fuel great sectors in the United States and around the world…We’re at a very interesting point in the United States for critical minerals and materials because the US Geological Survey… just released their draft version of their newly updated critical… Continue reading Critical Minerals 101 – Abby Wulf, Critical Minerals Expert, Former Head of Critical Minerals at the Dept. Of Energy, & Center for Critical Minerals Strategy
“People care about the diversity because diversity makes teams stronger. And, and this is research based. And so they can say what they want, but those who know that there is strength in diversity, they’ll continue on in spite of the, you know, the outcry on the other end….There’s research that shows that when the… Continue reading Mobilizing Women’s Influence – Paula Noble Fellingham
“(B)efore we’re even thinking about AI, it’s actually thinking about how are we using our technology effectively and is it part of our processes? Does it complicate things or does it simplify things? And the advice that I always give them is like, before you start bringing in new technology and new processes and having… Continue reading How Design & Tech Are Transforming Cities – Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
The World Bank reports that, “today, more than half of the world’s population – over 4 billion people – lives in cities.” It also estimates that this shift is going to continue, in fact to DOUBLE to nearly 70% – or 7 out of every 10 people will live in cities by 2050. That’s only… Continue reading Unique Practical Urban Climate Actions – Joan’s Panel of International City Innovators from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
“Your job isn’t to know the answer. Your job is to ask all the right questions of where the business is going and…Don’t be afraid…(Align) with people who could see the possibility of (your) experience…Take that stretch job and just remember you’re in the room to ask different questions, and that’s perfectly fine. So, take… Continue reading Career Advice For Difficult Times From 5 Women Leaders
“An estimated $124tn is expected to change hands (globally) under the so-called ‘great wealth transfer’, with women set to inherit nearly 70% of that amount. Combined with rising educational attainment, stronger diversity and inclusion efforts, and ongoing progress in closing the gender pay gap, this moment signals a transformative rise in global female affluence… What… Continue reading Women’s Trillions Drive New Economic Values – Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, LGT Private Bankers International
“What we’re seeing is, as the new carbon economy moves forward – and this is critical to businesses to operate in the future, in the next five, 10 years – it’s colliding with the digital transformation and financial transformation. And so, I think one of the essential things our customers are asking is. ‘how do… Continue reading Leveraging AI For Sustainability – with Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workiva
“Essentially what carbon accounting is doing is it’s using a mathematical equation to come up with a standardized unit of measure that we call a carbon dioxide equivalent of how you can, um, measure and track all of the different greenhouse gases that your business emits through various activities. There’s actually seven distinct greenhouse gases… Continue reading Carbon Accounting 101 – with Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal in Carbon at Workiva
“Our job is to recycle so that we can recover all of that scrap and goods that you and I are recycling in our garbage bins every week or recycling as we get new cars. And our job is to recover that because we make steel in a very clean and efficient process through what’s… Continue reading Recycled Steel Goes Mainstream – Tabitha Stine, G.M. of Energy Solutions, Nucor Corporation
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