Opening Evening: kyu House at Climate Week NYC

​Hosted in collaboration with kyu, IDEO, BSR, and Kite Insights.

​Kick off Climate Week NYC at kyu House for an evening of cocktails, networking and lively discussion to set the tone for your week.

Hear from Tim Brown (Chair, IDEO) on the state of creativity, and watch a vibrant debate around the topic, “Climate action needs American political leadership.”

The debate is hosted by Debatable, presented by BSR.

​Debaters:

• ​Aron Cramer, CEO, BSR

• ​Dr. Kirsten Dunlop, CEO, Climate KIC

• ​Gerry Butts, Vice Chairman, Eurasia Group

• ​Dr. Genevieve Guenther, Founding Director, End of Climate Silence

• ​⁠Sandrine Dixson-Declève, President Club of Rome, Author, Executive Chair, Earth4All

• ​Clover Hogan, Climate Activist, Force of Nature

​Moderators:

• ​Sophie Lambin, Founder & CEO, Kite Insights

• ​Paul van Zyl, Co-Founder & CEO, The Conduit

​Jury:

• ​Tim Brown, Chair, IDEO and Vice Chair, kyu Collective

• ​Kathy Baughman McLeod, CEO, Climate Resilience for All

• ​Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View