Cody Hooven is the Director of the Sustainability Department and the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the city of San Diego. She leads sustainability implementation and policy, with emphasis on economic development and social equity. Her team is exploring how technology, renewable energy, mobility, green buildings, and climate resilience are included in San Diego’s approach…

Cindy Marten is serving as Chair of the 2020 American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Movement and is passionate about improving health outcomes through research and education.  She is a fierce advocate not only for her own heart health, but for her students, staff, and the San Diego community. Cindy will share how her…

With the uncertainty surrounding recycling programs around the State and Country, there is more confusion than ever about what can and cannot be placed into recycling bins. Daniel Butler of Waste Management is going to discuss what the foreign markets mean to our domestic recycling programs, information on placing the right items into the correct…

Housing crisis. Climate crisis. Congestion crisis. San Diego, suddenly, isn’t so sunny. The solutions to all of these challenges have a nexus: transportation. And the region, for the first time since the advent of freeways, is looking to public transportation for help. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System generates 300,000 trips each weekday. But it…

Sandy Kerl was appointed General Manager of the San Diego County Water Authority in November 2019. Kerl will discuss the Water Authority's strategic approach to the opportunities and challenges of adapting to varied impacts to our region’s water supply.

The Economic Need for Affordable Early Childcare and Education in San Diego A great need exists to provide working families with affordable childcare and early education. The impact on its availability dramatically affects the local economy on many fronts. Hear from foremost experts regarding the negative aspects that the lack of affordable childcare holds on…