Details for May 27th
Summit Details
To access the Zoom Summit Event:
01. This is your Day of hub for our Making it in the Anthropocene virtual summit. Please keep this page & URL handy!
02. Here you will find the Zoom access link, full program, and our curated resources.
To Access the Summit please use this Zoom webinar link:
MIA Summit Program:
Included is the full program for Tuesday, May 27th including speaker presentation times, topics, and corresponding conference tracks.
Google Drive Version of Program:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mfqvKfAnUUKroW2zkFY_DNj-HXkmfcN5RDS8HW8vJTA/edit?usp=sharing
Local Time Zone Converter:
www.worldtimebuddy.com
Post-event networking and debrief session link (Optional):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3432343234
Our Keynote Speakers 2025
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DR. BRITT WRAY
AUTHOR & RESEARCHER
Britt is an author, researcher, public speaker, and consultant working at the forefront of climate change and mental health. She is author of the best selling book, ‘Generation Dread’ and is the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative in Stanford's School of Medicine. She also writes and publishes a newsletter, Unthinkable Times, with over 22,000 subscribers.
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OLIVER BURKEMAN
AUTHOR & JOURNALIST
Oliver Burkeman is a British author and journalist, writing for The Guardian. In 2021, he published ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’ and it is a New York Times and International Best Seller. In 2024, Oliver published ‘Meditations for Mortals’, a National Best Seller, a map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life. Oliver also publishes The Imperfectionist newsletter to an audience of over 50,000 subscribers.
Full Speaker Program
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STEFFI BEDNAREK
Founder & Director at Centre For Climate Psychology, Author, Speaker
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SARI AZOUT
Founder @ Sublime App
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AYISHA OSORI
Director @ Open Society Foundations Ideas Workshop, Lawyer, Women’s Rights & Health Advocate
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Tanja Gotthardsen
Anti-Greenwashing Specialist, Founder @ Continual DK
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TEGAN SPINNER
Founder @ Worthmore, CTO @ M$NEY
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KIRA COOPER, PHD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Environment @ University of Waterloo
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ZACH WEISMANN
Founder @ The Impactful, mia summit organizer
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KELLIE LAUTH
CEO @ MindSpark Learning
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SIZO HLOPHE
UNESCO Expert on Fair Culture, Co-Founder @ Antidote Music, Marketing @ Sound Diplomacy
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DIMITAR VLAHOV
Strategy @ S-Hub Norway, Senior Advisor @ Sustainable Brands
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FREDERIC GIULI
Founder @ Caristeo, Co-Founder @ Climate Fresk
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LAURELINE SIMON
Founder @ One Resilient Earth, UN Climate Secretariat
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WANGUI KIMARI
Research Associate @ The African Centre for Cities
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DR JANE VAN DIS
Assistant Professor OBGYN, & Co-Founder OBGYNs for Sustainable Future
Day of FAQ’s
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The MIA Summit runs Tuesday May 27th from
10 AM EDT / 2:00 PM UTC -
2 PM EDT / 6 PM UTC -
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At the top of this page, you will find a Zoom webinar link. Scroll up!
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Included on this page, reminder to scroll up!
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Send us an email to hello@theimpactful.com and we will help you asap.
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Yes! All sessions will be recorded and accessible to those who have purchased a ticket.
Summit Resources
Here you can find speaker books, resources, companies, and further resources on summit tracks and topics.
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Click on each title to view the book
📘 Generation Dread by Britt Wray
📘 Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
📘 Meditation for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
📘 Climate Psychology & Change By Steffi Bednarek
📘 Love Does Not Win Elections by Ayisha Osori
📘 Whoa, Vol 1: Conversations to Make You Feel Human by Sublime
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Each is a link to the organization
Caristeo
Climate FreskOBGYNs for a Sustainable Future
University of Waterloo: Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience