The Bloomberg Green Festival is headed to Seattle’s McCaw Hall (321 Mercer Street) July 10-13 as a collaboration between world-renowned artists, policymakers, and industry leaders to educate, discuss, and celebrate the ways we can all take climate action. Join speakers like actor Liev Schreiber, Mayor of Seattle Bruce Harrell, and the first White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy as they talk about preserving planet Earth!
Featuring the four themes of ‘Technology and Innovation,’ ‘The Climate Economy,’ ‘Greener Living’ and ‘Green Policy,’ the Bloomberg Green Festival will include speakers from a variety of fields.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Stacey Abrams: Voting Rights Activist & Author
- Bruce Harrell: Mayor, City of Seattle
- Jay Inslee: Governor, Washington State
- Scott Z. Burns: Screenwriter, Director, Producer
- Melanie Nakagawa: Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft
- Steven Hamburg: Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
- Kara Hurst: Chief Sustainability Officer, Amazon
- Jim Coulter: Executive Chairman, TPG; Managing Partner, TPG Rise Climate
- Shenarri Freeman: Executive Chef, Cadence & Ubuntu
- Adrian Grenier: Actor, Filmmaker, Environmentalist
- Oliver Jeffers: Visual Artist, Author & Climate Activist
- Gina McCarthy: First White House National Climate Advisor, America Is All In Coalition
The Bloomberg Green Festival will also feature Seattle’s hottest restaurants and bars as they discuss sustainable sourcing, cooking, and eating. These bars and restaurants include COMMUNION by Chef Kristi Brown (pictured below), Driftwood, Low Tide, Eight Row, and more.
As if all that wasn’t enough, the Bloomberg Green Festival is also partnering with TED Countdown (TED’s global climate initiative) to bring a series of TED Talks from climate leaders to the festival on July 11. There will also be a Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival on July 12, a Square Mile Relay run, and drag performances by Pattie Gonia and NPR Tiny Desk stars Tank and the Bangas.
There’s so much to discover at the Bloomberg Green Festival, and you’re invited! It’s all going down at McCaw Hall (321 Mercer Street) July 10-13, so grab your pass and prepare to celebrate a better tomorrow!