Carina is a Senior Associate at the Centre For Public Impact’s Climate Change Initiative. She has a background in UX design, urbanism, social equity, and public health. 

Over the last few years, Carina worked with several groups in New Haven to more thoughtfully communicate with and serve those experiencing homelessness. Carina has also worked on city innovation and social equity programming as a summer intern at Living Cities. Prior to this work, she conducted qualitative research on the intersection of housing security and health management at Yale’s School of Public Health. 

Carina graduated from Yale University with a BA in Architecture and Urbanism.

Entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the food & agriculture industry. Quick learner, passionate about farmer welfare, deeply interested in sustainability and solving climate change. Skilled in establishing businesses/projects and managing operations. Strong community and social services professional with an MBA from Harvard Business School and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Land Economy from University of Cambridge.

Jay’s new book — The Presidents and the Planet: Climate Change Science and Politics from Eisenhower to Bush — was published in August 2024.  An expert on U.S. energy and environmental policy, Hakes served as Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration during the Clinton administration and as Director for Research and Policy for President Obama’s BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Commission.  He also directed the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta for thirteen years. He is the author of numerous articles and two previous books on U.S. energy and environmental history.
     

Jim Sullivan - Global Head of Product Management, Sustainability, SAP

Jim is responsible for ensuring SAP’s vision to ‘help the world run better and improve people’s lives’ empowers our customers to solve some of the world’s biggest planetary challenges via SAP’s collaborative network and technology solutions. Jim has a decades-long focus on sustainable business strategy and believes that the strongest value chains of the future will be those that are regenerative, circular, as well as inclusive. Jim is an internationally recognized expert on policies and measures to combat climate change and is an avid backcountry skier and musician with multiple albums to his credit.

Michael spends his time projecting scenarios for decarbonization 40-80 years into the future, and assisting executives, Boards and investors to pick wisely today. Whether it's refueling aviation, grid storage, vehicle-to-grid, or hydrogen demand, his work is based on fundamentals of physics, economics and human nature, and informed by the decarbonization requirements and innovations of multiple domains. His leadership positions in North America, Asia and Latin America enhanced his global point of view. He publishes regularly in multiple outlets on innovation, business, technology and policy. 

Co-founder Mitti Labs