Storytelling & Solutions: Can Entertainment Shift our Climate Culture?
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 2:00pm - 7:00pm PT | Beverly Hills, CA
You’re invited to join Rare and the UTA Foundation for a special private event in Los Angeles on February 26, 2025. Bringing together producers, writers, philanthropists, NGO leaders, and scientists, this afternoon symposium will explore how the entertainment industry reflects climate and sustainability on screen — from the food we eat to how we power our homes or get around, to the solutions we need to ensure an equitable, healthy, and safe climate future.
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The details
Event details
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- 2:00 – 5:00pm – symposium
- 5:00 – 7:00pm – reception
Light refreshments to be provided during breaks and reception.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please email Lauren Junco at Desassistant@unitedtalent.com if you require any accommodations or services to ensure your full participation in this event.
Agenda
Event itinerary
| 1:30 | Arrival and registration | |
| 2:00 | Welcome | Rene Jones, UTA Foundation Brett Jenks, Rare CEO |
| 2:07 | Conversation I State of the Industry |
Kimberly Burnick, NBCUniversal Sam Read, Sustainable Entertainment Alliance Lucy Stone, Climate Spring, Moderator |
| 2:50 | Conversation II Changing Food Norms on Screen |
Dr. Anirudh Tiwathia, Rare Monique Mikhail, Tilt Collective Natalia Paine, Rare, Moderator |
| 3:15 | Conversation III Changing Energy Norms on Screen |
Cyle Zezo, Reality of Change Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Rivian Heather McTeer Toney, Beyond Petrochemicals Campaign Kevin Green, Rare, Moderator |
| 3:50 | Break | |
| 4:10 | Keynote Culture is Key to Change |
Rainn Wilson, Climate Basecamp |
| 4:35 | Conversation IV From Household Change to System-change |
Staci Roberts-Steele, Yellow Dot Studios Heather Fipps, The Hollywood Climate Summit Karen Toliver, Academy Award-winning Producer Ellis Watamanuk, Rare, Moderator |
| 5:20 | Wrap up | Brett Jenks, Rare CEO |
RSVP
Event is by invitation only.
Registration is now closed. If you are interested in attending, please email events@rare.org to be added to the waitlist.
Please contact Stephanie Davio (events@rare.org) with any questions.