Through The Innovation Station, the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) at the U.S. Department of State amplifies woman and girl innovators developing solutions to climate-related challenges and builds relationships between those innovators and communities that could benefit from their work.

AGENDA

1:00 PM ET – Welcome & Opening Remarks
• Amy Wu, Founder & Chief Content Director, From Farms to Incubators
• Aubrey Paris, Gender, Climate & Innovation Policy Advisor, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State (Moderator)

1:10 – Innovations in Farming
• Kathleen Finlay, President, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
• Brandi DeCarli, CEO, Farm from a Box

1:45 – Innovations in Water Access
• Sydney Gray, Founding Director, Mama Maji
• Teri Dankovich, CTO & Co-Founder, Folia Materials

2:20 – Innovations Addressing Rural Flight
• Debbie Phillips, CEO, Rural Action
• Jessica Kaknevicius, Vice President of Education, Sustainable Forestry Initiative