NOVEMBER 16 + 17

DAY-LONG PROGRAMS

@MIT CSAIL

Planet Action 2024

We believe it is critical to find solutions that can scale, and to scale them faster.

A two-day engaging event across the MIT campus dedicated to advancing actionable climate solutions than can have impact within the decade.

We are in a decisive moment for humanity. The decisions we make now are crucial for the future of our species on the planet. No single institution, organization, or government can implement the sheer scale and scope of innovations needed and the supporting financial and systemic changes required for a resilient, vibrant future.

 

NOVEMBER 16

1:00 - 2:30 pm

@MIT Museum

Partner Event - MIT Museum

Panel discussion with MIT Museum Director, Michael John Gorman

Materials have shaped cultures and societies for eons. While these are an intimate and constant presence in our daily lives, we are inundated by toxic, cheap, allegedly "disposable" materials.

A fundamental change is needed in materials production and consumption to make most of the things we use truly sustainable. We explore how the latest lab innovations are reimagining the palette of human materials to more closely align with the nature and the supporting systems changes required to deploy them at scale. Join researchers and innovators collaborating in novel ways and looking to the natural world to seed the next generation of biomaterials.

November 16
1 - 2:30pm

Free with museum admission. Free for Planet Action Summit Registrants.

NOVEMBER 18

9:00Am - 12:00PM

@ NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM

Planet Action - Impact Stories

We'll follow up on the progress and impacts being made in previous session and identify opportunities for the community to connect and amplify these important ideas. What's changed? What's progressed? What's pivoted?

Follow updates on ideas as our Innovators share Impact Stories from the field on the impressive 80ft screen at New England Aquarium Simons Theatre. This is an opportunity to more deeply engage with the movers and shakers that are putting ideas into action.

NOVEMBER 18

2:30 - 4:00 PM

@SILKLAB, TUFTS UNIVERSITY

ADVENTURE: Biomaterials

Visit an unexpected materials super lab this Monday afternoon at Tufts.

Have you ever walked into an unassuming lab in a hidden out of the way place and had your mind explode in all sorts of wonderful ways as you learn about the unexpected wonders of something you’ve taken for granted your entire life?

Monday November 18th at 2:30pm eastern the tour begins! Come visit a lab that will change your perspective and open up a world of possibilities for the future.

 

The silklab at Tufts University
200 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155
4th floor
Suite 4875

(Free parking in the parking structure in front of the building)

 

Your hosts will be Giulia Guidetti & Mickey McManus, click the link below to sign up for the tour!