Momentum Speaker Directory
 
Speaker Title Plenary Year

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

Readying the Movement for the Moment

The head of Green for All believes this is the moment, and our movement needs to take advantage of it. A stirring and deeply personal presentation on organizing power by engaging community. 

 Carbon 2009

Willie Smits

Replenshing a Rainforest

Microbiologist, forester, and soil scientist Smits shares his personal journey: from witnessing firsthand environmental and human crises in Indonesia, to making the economic case for sustainable crops, to the power of a Village Hub--Smits' own invention--a cooperative combination health, communications, and business center for rural agricultural communities.

 Carbon 2009

Jessy Tolkan

The Youth Movement for Social Change

In her dynamic talk, Tolkan proves young activists aren't just getting ready to lead in the future--they're leading right now.

Carbon 2009

Adam Werbach

Strategies for Sustainability

In a wide-ranging presentation, Werbach touches on the planet's imminent power demands, families' needs to balance economizing and environmentalism, and wildfire as a metaphor for harnessing the private sector in a global campaign for sustainability. 

 Carbon 2009