10/21/2024 5:00 pm-7:00 pm ET
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Join us for an inspiring screening of Switch On, a compelling documentary that delves into the transformative power of energy access in developing countries. This film highlights innovative solutions that bring light and hope to communities around the world. Following the screening, engage in a lively discussion with Scott Tinker, founder of the Switch Energy Alliance and star of Switch On, and Robert Stoner, founding director of the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design, about the challenges and opportunities in achieving global energy equity. Discover how innovative energy initiatives are changing lives and what you can do to support this crucial mission. Be part of the conversation and witness the impact of turning on the lights for millions.
For more energy education resources, visit SwitchOn.org.
About the speaker
Scott W. Tinker is a global energy explorer working to bring industry, government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations together to address major societal challenges in energy, the environment, and the economy. Tinker is director emeritus of the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin, CEO of Tinker Energy Associates, and chairman of the nonprofit Switch Energy Alliance. With Director Harry Lynch, Tinker co-produced and is featured in the award-winning documentary films Switchand Switch On, screened to millions of viewers globally. Tinker is the host of Energy Switch, an energy and climate talk show appearing on over 200 PBS stations and on major podcast channels, and the voice of Earth Date, featured on over 450 public radio stations nationwide. His writing appears from Forbes to Fortune to Scientific American. In his visits to some 60 countries, Tinker has given over 1,100 keynote and invited lectures and presented a TEDx on The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment. Tinker serves on many public, private, and academic boards and councils. He is an AGI Campbell Medalist, AAPG Halbouty Medalist, GCAGS Boyd Medalist, AIPG Parker Medalist, and a Geological Society of America Fellow.
Robert Stoner is a physicist and the former director of MITEI and the founding director of the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design. While at MITEI, he also established the Global Commission to End Energy Poverty in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, serving as its secretary from 2018 to 2022. Prior to coming to MIT, Stoner led a wide-ranging career as a technology entrepreneur, later serving as the CEO of the Clinton Development Initiative in Africa and India. He is now the president of the Kendall Square Project, a sustainable energy technology developer and venture incubator based in Cambridge with programs in geologic hydrogen, next-generation mining, and clean engines and fuels. Stoner is also host of MITEI’s podcast “What if it works?”
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