Six successful leaders will provide an active discussion on “Climate Change and Sustainability” at the 2022 Wolcott J. Humphrey III Symposium on Leadership and Community Life on April 21 at 9 a.m. at the Richard C. Call Arena on the Genesee Community College’s Batavia Campus.
The opening presentation by keynote, Peter Boyd, CEO & Founder of Time4Good and Resident Fellow at Yale Center for Business and Development, will be followed by a panel moderated by Dr. Benjamin Houlton, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. A luncheon will be provided with an opportunity for groups to network afterward.
Speakers are distinguished in their areas of expertise and innovation to the challenges of climate change.
Dr. Benjamin Z. Houlton is an accomplished international scientist, and his research interests include global ecosystem processes, climate change solutions, and agricultural sustainability. As founding co-chair of the California Collaborative for Climate Change solutions, Dr. Houlton works with researchers from key research institutions to accelerate the translation of research findings into practical climate solutions. He also directs more than 100 acres of farmland carbon sequestration projects to improve crop yields and create new financial markets for farmers and ranchers.
Andrew J. Marsh joined Plug Power as president and CEO in April 2008. Under his leadership, Plug Power has been a leading innovator in the alternative energy field, helping create an entirely new hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) market in the material handling space as the world moves towards electrification in mobility applications.
William D. Carleton is general manager, Solar Operations and Maintenance at Clearway Energy Group based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is responsible for overseeing the safe and reliable operations of 15 utility, 275 commercial, and industrial-scale solar assets across the United States, totaling over 1500 megawatts of generation capacity.
Suzanne Hunt is co-owner of Hunt Country Vineyards, her family’s seventh-generation farm and 40-year-old winery in the Finger Lakes. She is also policy director for Generate Capital which finances, builds, owns, and operates sustainable infrastructure projects in North America, South America, and Europe.
Curt A. Gooch is a Dairy Environmental System Solutions Expert at Land O’Lakes and a Cornell Senior Extension Associate Emeritus. His combination of on-farm experience, professional preparation, technical experience, and industry leadership on environmental sustainability has resulted in positive impacts at the farm, milkshed, state, regional, and national levels.
Peter Boyd teaches and coaches a wide variety of students, executives, and teams on ‘Connected Leadership’ and the opportunities arising from leading the transition to sustainability. He has worked on, led, and advised high-growth organizations on leadership, strategy, time maximization, team alignment, and entrepreneurial opportunity.
The Wolcott J. Humphrey III Symposium on Leadership and Community Life is named in honor of Mr. Humphrey, who died unexpectedly in 2001. As president of the former Pavilion State Bank and an active member of numerous civic organizations, Mr. Humphrey frequently spoke about the need for a forum where community and business leaders could hear and learn the world’s best ideas about leadership. The first symposium was held in 2003 and featured Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim who spoke about leadership and perseverance.
Registration and additional information about the speakers are available online at https://gccfoundationinc.org/humphrey. Lunch is included, along with the opportunity to network with others.
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