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The Don & Jennifer Holzworth Climate Speaker Series
Co-presented by Walking Mountains and Vail Symposium

The Climate Speaker Series brings in leading experts from a variety of backgrounds to explore the ecological and societal impacts of climate change, including the creative solutions needed to address humanity’s most pressing problem.

The American power system is entering a period of profound change. After decades of relatively modest growth, electricity demand is accelerating, driven by electrification, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and the rapid expansion of data centers.  The public discussion and political rhetoric are frequently misleading or only telling part of the story.

This discussion brings together three leaders who view these challenges through different lenses: power-system operations and planning, energy-system strategy and policy, and market and investment analysis. Dr. Doug Arent, Distinguished Fellow and Co-Chair of the Emerging Energy Technology Global Futures Council of the World Economic Forum, Jaquelin Cochran, Associate Laboratory Director for Strategic Energy Analysis and Decision Sciences at the National Laboratory of the Rockies, together with another to-be-announced expert will explore the forces most likely to shape the evolution of the U.S. power system over the coming decade.

Provided for free to the community through the generosity of Holly & Buck Elliott and Don & Jennifer Holzworth