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2015 Sun Valley Forum

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2015 Speakers

The Moments that Moved the Room

Keynote by U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker with Institute Executive Director, Aimee Christensen
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U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker opened the first annual Sun Valley Forum on Resilience with a keynote address on July 12, followed by panel discussions and lunch, afternoon presentations and discussions and a closing reception. Senator Booker shared his insights on resilience from his experience as U.S. Senator and as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, including rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy and catalyzing an economic resurgence in Newark. Senator Booker attended Yale Law School and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, played football as a tight end for Stanford University. He’s also known for his use of technology to directly engage constituents and improve government responsiveness to its citizens. Additional information on the Sun Valley Forum for Resilience 2015: http://www.sunvalleyinstitute.org/events/
Opening Panel: Why Resilience?
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Leaders around the world are prioritizing resilience. Learn why resilience is so critical for business, government, infrastructure and universities, and how resilience can become a great opportunity for the Wood River Valley, for Idaho, and far beyond. Introduction: Wendolyn Holland, Author of Sun Valley: An Extraordinary History and Harry Griffith, Executive Director, Sun Valley Economic Development and Peter Horton, Pico Creek Productions and SVIR Advisory Board Moderator: Jeff Goodell, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone Nancy Kete, Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation Gary Dirks, Director, Global Institute of Sustainability, ASU Brent Stacey, Associate Laboratory Director for National Homeland Security, Idaho National Laboratory Steve McBee, President & CEO, NRG Home Jeffery Sayer, Director, Idaho Department of Commerce More information about the Sun Valley Forum for Resilience 2015 is at: http://www.sunvalleyinstitute.org/events/
Plenary Panel: Strategies for Resilience
01:14:25
The Wood River Valley is facing urgent threats to its resilience, from fire to drought and erratic snowfall to energy and food insecurity. What are the strategic approaches and tools to enable resilience including for key sectors like food, energy and natural systems that underpin resilience in this region and around the nation? How can this community and others build resilience in priority sectors at risk? Moderator: Harry Griffith, Sun Valley Economic Development and SVIR Board Member Ken White, Associate Director, Post Carbon Institute Astrid Scholz, Founder, The Resilience Exchange Shawn Benner, Professor, Boise State University Carol Brown, Sawtooth Forest Environmental Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service Jim Keating, Executive Director, Blaine County Recreation District Aimée Christensen, SVIR / Ketchum Energy Advisory Committee Mark Davidson, Director, Idaho Water Project, Trout Unlimited More information about the Sun Valley Forum for Resilience 2015 is at: http://www.sunvalleyinstitute.org/events/
Plenary Panel: Investing for Resilience
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Resilience requires investment, whether in infrastructure or new businesses: what are the kinds of investments attracting financing and why? How can local investment dollars be mobilized for resilience? Moderator: Werner Morawitz, SVIR Board of Directors Brooks Preston, Vice President of Investment Funds, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and SVIR Advisory Board Marco Krapels, Senior Vice President of Strategy, SolarCity John Chlebowski, Lead Director, NRG Yield, Inc. and SVIR Advisory Board Jennifer Leonard, Vice President, Impact Investing, The CAPROCK Group Rosalie Sheehy Cates, Senior Adviser, Philanthropy Northwest Michael Shuman, Author of The Local Economy Solution More information about the Sun Valley Forum for Resilience 2015 is at: http://www.sunvalleyinstitute.org/events/
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Sun Valley Forum for Resilience

Around the world, resilience is rightly receiving increased attention from individuals, businesses, cities, and nations. The very aspects that make the Sun Valley area so special—its relative isolation, high-desert climate, major economic driver, recreation, and tourism–also leave the region vulnerable from an economic, energy, and environmental standpoint. In partnership with leading foundations, academic institutions, corporations, and nonprofits, the Institute brings together local and global resources and expertise to strengthen the area’s ability to bounce back from harm to the local economy, whether from wildfires, poor snowfall, or global economic conditions and to serve as a global resource to increase resilience far beyond. Through partnerships with leading foundations, corporations, academic institutions, and others, the Institute combined local investments with global resources and expertise to serve as a center for collaboration and learning, convening and delivering impact locally and globally. The first annual Sun Valley Forum brought together global and local resilience leaders to inspire, inform, take action and learn about innovative public-private partnerships, business models, and investment opportunities.

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