Climate Justice and Energy Democracy

New York’s transition from fossil fuel generation and the scale of investments needed to achieve an emissions-free grid holds immense promise to upend long-held notions of land use, economic mobility, and quality of life in Energy Justice communities. Transforming energy infrastructure in densely populated urban areas into a net benefit will require reimagining legacy power plant sites, redesigning New York's working waterfront, and localizing a supply chain and talent pipeline in the very same frontline communities. Is this nascent industry up to the task of disrupting and stopping enduring patterns of inequity and profound injustices in our City & State?

2:00 PM	Registration and Networking
2:30 PM	Opening Remarks by Eddie Bautista, Executive Director, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance & Clint Plummer, Chief Executive Officer, Rise Light & Power
2:45 PM	Reimagining Energy Justice Communities: Advancing Livability, Equity, and a Healthy Neighborhood Daniel Chu, Energy Planner, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance (Moderator) Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, Member, Committee on Energy Randall Toure, Esq., Chair of Environmental and Climate Justice, NAACP- NYCHA Branch Claudia Coger, Board Member, Astoria Houses Tenants Association Monique Fitzgerald, Climate Justice Organizer, Long Island Progressive Coalition
3:30 PM	Inclusive Economic Advancement: Diversifying the Statewide Offshore Wind Workforce and Supply Chain Dan Lloyd, Founder & President, Minority Millennials (Moderator) Francesca Anselmi, Executive Director of Experiential Learning, The City College of New York Jessica Ramos, Chair, State Senate Labor Committee Amir Salem, Commercial Leader, GE Vernova
4:10 PM	Remarks by Assemblymember Dr. Anna Kelles, Chair, Housing and Economic Development Committee
4:15 PM	Operationalizing a Just Transition: Reshaping NYC's Waterfront for our Clean Energy Future Celeste Perez, Policy Organizer, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (Moderator) Lovinia Reynolds, Energy Democracy Coordinator, UPROSE Costa Constantinides, Chief Executive Officer, Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens Dariella Rodriguez, Director of Community Development, The Point Darren Mack, Co-Director, Freedom Agenda
5:00 PM	The Panorama Room Cocktail Hour, Graduate Hotel
5:45 PM	Lifetime Achievement Award for Equity and Inclusion: Hazel Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference Presented by Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Chief Advisor, New York City Mayor Eric Adams
6:00 PM	Closing Remarks
7:00 PM	Cocktail Hour Ends

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