EarthxSpeakers

Brent Constantz

Brent Constantz is a serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur who founded and led as CEO: Norian Corporation 198798, Corazon Technologies 1998-2002, Skeletal Kinetics 2002-07, Calera Corporation 2007-10, DeepWater Desal 2011-current, and Blue Planet 2012- curren. Dr. Constantz is the inventor on over 100 issued US patents with over 100 more currently pending.

Jeff Corwin

For over two decades, Jeff Corwin has been telling stories of wildlife and nature through his television series on ABC, NBC, Travel Channel, Food Network, Disney Channel and Animal Planet. Jeff is Executive Producer and host of ABC’s Ocean Treks. His acclaimed documentary and book, 100 Heartbeats highlights the plight of endangered species.

Fabien Cousteau

As the first grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fabien spent his early years aboard his famous grandfather’s ships; and learning how to scuba dive on his fourth birthday. He is known for his study of sharks and from 2000-2002, Fabien was an Explorer-at-Large for National Geographic.

Sally Jewell Coxe

Sally Jewell Coxe is president and co-founder of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative. Known as “Mama Bonobo,” Sally has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to protect bonobos, preserve the Congo rainforest, and empower Congolese communities as leaders in conservation.

John Cruden

John C. Cruden - Principal, Beveridge & Diamond ; Former Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Departmentof Justice.

Senator Steve Daines

A fifth-generation Montanan, Steve Daines brings 28 years of private-sector business experience to Washington, D.C. where he serves the people of Montana in the U.S. Senate. Steve is a lifelong sportsman and grew up in Bozeman, Montana.

Jack Dangermond

Jack Dangermond is an American businessman and environmental scientist. In 1969, with his wife, Laura, he co-founded the Environmental Systems Research Institute, a privately held Geographic Information Systems software company. Jack served on the Board of NatureServe in the early 2000s and remains a key partner in its conservation mission.

Dr. Shreya Dave

Dr. Shreya Dave is the CEO of Via Separations, working to drive energy efficiency improvements through the manufacturing value chain. She worked with Professor Jeffrey Grossman at MIT for her Ph.D. research on graphene oxide membranes, which ultimately led to the founding of Via.

Hannah Davis

Hannah Davis is the Program Director for Techstars Sustainability Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Rooted in hope, urgency, and action, the accelerator supports 10 venture scalable companies a year that enable a world where people and nature can thrive together by tackling the world’s food, water, and climate challenges.

Ruth DeFries

Ruth DeFries is a professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University in New York. She uses images from satellites and field surveys to examine how the world’s demands for food and other resources are changing land use throughout the tropics.

Warren L. DeSouza

Warren L. DeSouza is the Chief Financial Officer at Sila Nantechnologies. Prior to Sila, Warren served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc and was responsible for Aimmune’s initial public offering.

Astrid Determan

At the age of 6, Astrid Determan successfully testified on behalf of endangered animals before the Maryland State Legislature. Since then she has been interviewing global naturalists and legislators and has had many requests to testify, lobby and give speeches all over the world.

Reverend Dr. Gerald Durley

Rev. Dr. Gerald L. Durley is intensely involved in the climate change, global warming, and environmental justice movement. He combines the disciplines of faith and science with the lessons learned as a civil/human rights advocate in the 1960’s. He believes that God created a perfect ecologically balanced world for humans to care for, but we are destroying it at an alarming rate.

Dr. Sylvia Earle

Dr. Sylvia Earle is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.

Dr. Peter Eisenberger

Dr. Peter Eisenberger is a renowned scientist, corporate research executive, business entrepreneur, and leading academic. He started his career at Bell Labs during its heyday, where he pioneered the use of particle accelerators to produce intense X-rays to conduct basic research on the fundamental properties of materials.

Kathy Eldon

Kathy Eldon has worked as a teacher, journalist, author and film and television producer in England, Africa and the United States. She launched Creative Visions, a nonprofit organization that supports creative activists who use arts and media to ignite positive change.

Matt Enzler

With Trammell Crow Residential since 2007, Matt Enzler’s current responsibilities as Senior Managing Director include site selection, land acquisition, design, development, operation and disposition of Class A multifamily properties. In this role, he has been responsible for development of over 7,500 units.