Introduction by Paul Hawken, Author and Social Entrepreneur

It’s time to create the green molecular building blocks that make green technology truly clean, from raw materials and production to social justice. World-renowned green chemist John Warner illustrates how we can create a new generation of biomimetic and green molecular building blocks to help us reach the “world we want.” A founder of Green Chemistry, he has published over 200 patents, papers and books. He’s founder, President and Chief Technology Officer of Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, and co-founder of Beyond Benign, a nonprofit for sustainability and green chemistry education.

Location: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)

Climbing Poetree, the award-winning, boundary-breaking spoken word duo rocks the house.

Location: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)

Introduction by Nina Simons
Clayton Thomas-Muller, a leading organizer for Idle No More and Defenders of the Land, and a Co-Director of Polaris Institute’s Indigenous Tar Sands Campaign, portrays Canada's rising Native-led rights-based movement, supported by labor, civil society, students and grassroots groups. It's challenging the neo-liberal free market agenda that has turned Canada into a petro-state. It may be our last best effort to save our lands and the health of our people from the extractive industries and the banks that finance them.

Location: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)

Introduction by Kenny Ausubel

Naomi Klein, the award-winning Canadian journalist, international activist and best-selling author (The Shock Doctrine, No Logo) depicts climate change as more than an "issue.” It’s a civilizational wake-up call delivered in the language of fires, floods, storms and droughts. It demands that we challenge the dominant economic policies of deregulated capitalism and endless resource extraction. Climate change is also the most powerful weapon in the fight for equality and social justice, and real solutions are emerging from the rubble of our failing systems.

Location: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)

Opening Remarks by Kenny Ausubel & Nina Simons, Bioneers Founders

Location: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)

Deb Lane and Afia Walking Tree

Location: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)