Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 12:40 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Memorial Union Building Strafford Room
Changemaker Speaker Series:
The Critical Decade: How Governments & Businesses Are Rising to Ensure a Resilient Future
Thursday, October 30, 2025
12:40 – 2 p.m.
MUB, Granite State Room
Join us for an exploratory conversation on why the 2020s are pivotal as we work towards building thriving economies, ecosystems, and communities – and how businesses and governments are responding and moving forward in a time of significant social and cultural change. Speakers will draw insights from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and share real-world examples of public and private sector leadership and investment.
Finucane has regularly been named to Forbes’ and Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in the World lists, along with American Banker’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking. She is currently Chair of the Board of Rubicon Carbon.
Dr. Jennifer Jenkins is the Chief Science Officer at Rubicon Carbon. In 2007, she was part of the IPCC team of scientists that won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on climate, along with former Vice President Al Gore.
