Bright Lights, Green Sights

A conversation with Leo Cerda and Cass Walker about how the HAKHU Project uses a business solution to empower indigenous women, protect culture, preserve land and address climate change.

As CEO & Founder of Bakulu Power, a renewable energy company based in her native Uganda, Lucia's goal is to power our tomorrow with projects and initiatives that foster social, environmental and economic development in her native country and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

Tsechu Dolma is the founder of Mountain Resiliency Project, a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to building climate change resilient communities through women's empowerment in sustainable agrobusiness. She runs indigenous honeybee farms, apple orchards, and greenhouses remote Nepali mountain villages. Her interest is in refugee rights, biodiversity conservation, climate change policy and inclusive development. Her work has been featured on Reuters, Forbes, NBC News, and Sierra Club. Tsechu was recognized as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Social Entrepreneurship, Fulbright-Clinton Fellow, Echoing Green Fellow and Brower Youth Award winner. She has a BS in Environmental Science and MPA in Economic Development from Columbia University.

A conversation with Sharon Rowe, CEO and Founder of Eco-Bags Products, Inc. A woman-owned certified B Corporation that offers thoughtful, ethically and sustainably sourced, durable-reusable bags.

Erik Clemons has devoted his career to empowering marginalized communities across the state of Connecticut and helping others see their own potential and power. Erik founded and is currently the CEO of ConnCAT, a nonprofit that provides job training programs designed to give unemployed and under-employed adults the skills needed to secure meaningful, well-paying jobs in health sciences and culinary professions, and the academic support required for success in those programs.

Frederick Hutson, founder of Pigeonly, a technology company that focuses on building products for overlooked and underserved markets, speaks to Priscila Bala, director of the Mentor Network at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute.

Lisa Price, founder of natural beauty products company, Carol's Daughter, speaks with Sumit Kadakia, joint MBA / Master of Forestry Student at Yale.

Yael Aflalo, founder of the sustainable fashion brand Reformation speaks with Paul Anastas, Director, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering and Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Minh Tsai, founder of Hodo Soy Beanery, speaks with Justin Freiberg, Yale West Campus Urban Farm and Sustainability Manager.