Bill Gates, Marie Kondo, and World Bank Head to Speak at Times Climate Event

Climate change is not limited by borders and affects every aspect of our lives. Tackling this issue requires changes across various industries and institutions. On September 21, The New York Times is hosting an all-day event that brings together influential figures such as innovators, activists, scientists, and policymakers to discuss the actions needed to address climate change.

Times subscribers can access the livestream of the event.

The sessions will include:

  • Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group

  • Al Gore, former vice president of the United States

  • Bill Gates, founder of Breakthrough Energy and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  • Ebony Twilley Martin, executive director of Greenpeace USA

  • Eleni Myrivili, global chief heat officer to U.N. Habitat and the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center

  • Marie Kondo, tidying expert and founder of KonMari Media

  • Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Robin Wall Kimmerer, scientist and author

The conversation will be led by Times journalists, including David Gelles, the managing correspondent for the Climate Forward newsletter, Somini Sengupta, the domestic correspondent, and Kim Severson, the national food correspondent.

By signing up for the livestream, you will also have the opportunity to connect with other online attendees on the messaging platform Slack. Each day of the event will focus on a different topic and feature special guests, along with prompts from Times editorial staff.

More details about the Slack channel and event schedule will be provided after registration.

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