SCHEDULE OF VIRTUAL US LEADERS SUMMIT ON CLIMATE DURING DAY2 ON 22 APRIL 21

USPA NEWS - Day 1
8:00 a.m.““Session 1: Raising Our Climate Ambition
11:45 a.m.““Session 2: Investing in Climate Solutions
12:45 p.m.““Session 3: Breakout Sessions, Round 1
2:00 p.m.““Session 3: Breakout Sessions, Round 2
Day 2
8:00 a.m.““Session 4: Unleashing Climate Innovation
9:15 a.m.““Session 5: The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action
All times EDT and approximateҬSpeakers not listed in speaking order
President Biden and Vice President Harris will open the inaugural session of the Summit. This session will underscore the urgent need for the world´s major economies to strengthen their climate ambition by the time of COP 26 to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.  It will provide an opportunity for leaders to highlight the climate-related challenges their countries face and the efforts they are undertaking, and to announce new steps to strengthen climate ambition.
Day 2““April 23
SESSION 4 : 8:00a.m UNLEASHING CLIMATE INNOVATION
This session will highlight the critical role of technological innovation in achieving a net-zero, climate-resilient economy; the importance of accelerating public and private investment in climate innovation;

Day 2““April 23 SESSION 4 : 8:00a.m UNLEASHING CLIMATE INNOVATION---------------------------------------------------- This session will highlight the critical role of technological innovation in achieving a net-zero, climate-resilient economy; the importance of accelerating public and private investment in climate innovation; and the enormous economic opportunities in building the industries of the future. U.S. PARTICIPANTS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry LEADERS:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Denmark Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Norway Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirates SPEAKERS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency Anna Borg, President and CEO, Vattenfall Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Danielle Merfeld, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, GE Renewable Energy Audrey Zibelman, Vice President, X

SESSION 5 : 9:15 a.m.THE ECONOMIE OPPORTUNITIES OF CLIMATE ACTION---------------------------------------------- This session will highlight the broad economic benefits of climate action, with a strong focus on job creation.  It will explore the economic benefits of green recovery and long-term decarbonization and the importance of ensuring that all communities and workers benefit from the clean-energy transition. U.S. PARTICIPANTS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg United States Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy LEADERS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria President Andrzej Duda, Poland President Pedro Sánchez, Spain President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Vietnam SPEAKERS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Allen, CEO, Proterra Roxanne Brown, International Vice President at Large, United Steelworkers Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Brett Isaac, CEO, Navajo Power Erica Mackie, CEO, Grid Alternatives Nthabiseng Mosia, Co-Founder and CCO, Easy Solar George Oliver, Chairman and CEO, Johnson Controls International; Chair, Business Roundtable Energy & Environment Committee Lonnie R. Stephenson, President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers DAY 2 FEATURED SPEAKERS:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Bloomberg, U.N. Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Bill Gates, Founder, Breakthrough Energy Brenda Mallory, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality Peggy Shepard, Executive Director, WE ACT for Environmental Justice; Co-Chair, White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Source: Public Affairs Officer | Office of Policy and Public Outreach U.S. Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs