Announcing the 2025 Climate Forward Interviewee Lineup

Today, The New York Times unveiled the lineup of interviewees for Climate Forward 2025, a one-day event to be held at The Times Center in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

This flagship climate event provides a forum for the exchange of climate solutions and ideas, and holds newsmakers and industry leaders accountable in front of a live audience. featuring conversations with business leaders, U.S. policymakers, innovators, world leaders and others, alongside journalists from The New York Times.

This year's theme is "Breaking Points." The event will investigate what comes next for our rapidly warming planet. Through dynamic and insightful interviews with world leaders, activists, innovators and scientists, we will examine the implications of U.S. policy changes, what happens to climate action now and the global community's path forward amid evolving geopolitical landscapes.

With a focus on networking and connection, this full-day event will feature live journalism hosted by leading climate and political journalists from The New York Times as well as onstage discussions that invite audience input and one-on-one in-depth interviews with prominent newsmakers. The event will also showcase The Times's visual journalism and an audio installation to bring the content to life in a way only The Times can do.

Confirmed interviewees for Climate Forward include:

Manish Bapna, Natural Resources Defense Council president and C.E.O

Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer at Google

Abigail Dillen,Earthjustice president

Andrew Forrest,Fortescue executive chairman and founder

Hilda C. Heine, Ed. D., President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Bill McKibben, Third Act founder

Bob Mumgaard,Commonwealth Fusion Systems C.E.O and co-founder

Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft

Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and C.E.O of Acumen

Damilola Ogunbiyi, C.E.O. and U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary General for Sustainable Energy for All

Senator Brian Schatz,Democrat of Hawaii

Scott Strazik,GE Vernova C.E.O

Jake Sullivan,Former national security adviser

Rainn Wilson, Actor and author

Secretary Christopher Wright,U.S. Secretary of Energy

Journalists from The New York Times, including David Gelles, David Wallace-Wells, Helene Cooper, Catrin Einhorn, Cara Buckley, Somini Sengupta, Maxine Joselow and Max Bearak, will drive the conversations based on critical analysis and insights from their on-the-ground reporting.Attendees will be invited to network over lunch with changemakers including Charitie Ropati and Dr. Angela Chalk, with the event facilitating in-person connection and collaboration.

Registration to the livestream of the sold-out event is now open. Visit the Climate Forward website for more information.

Climate Forward is based on the award-winning newsletter for Times subscribers. Readers can explore New York Times climate journalism at www.nytimes.com/section/climate

Media resources

Active media members can reach out to [email protected] for a limited number of press passes and to receive media updates. Expressions of interest for in-person press registration will close on Sept. 22. For images, video for broadcast use and press inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Sponsors and program partners

Climate Forward is supported by presenting sponsor Pratt Industries and associate sponsors AstraZeneca, L'Oréal Groupe and World Food Program USA.

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