BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250802T122126EDT-2108vHlWE1@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250802T162126Z DESCRIPTION:This year's Victor Dzau and Ruth Cooper-Dzau Distinguished Lect ure in Global and Population Health will feature Mr. Ali Zaidi\, former Un ited States National Climate Advisor and renowned expert on global resilie nce and clean energy economy. His talk is titled:\n\nHarnessing Decarboniz ation and Resilience as Drivers of Global Public Health\n\n \n\nWHEN: Mond ay\, May 12\, 2025\, at 5:30 p.m.\n\nWHERE: \n\n\n In person: Please note t hat in-person registration is now closed. If your name is not on the regis tration list\, we cannot guarantee entry at the venue. You can still join us online via livestream.\n Online: Watch the livestream (Recording will re main available after the event)\n\n\nMeet our keynote speaker: \n\nAli Zai di\n\nAli Zaidi is an internationally renowned expert in climate innovatio n and investment who served\, from 2022 to 2025\, as the United States Nat ional Climate Advisor and head of the White House Climate Policy Office\, which coordinated policy development and the U.S. government’s overall str ategy on climate and clean energy. During his tenure\, Zaidi advanced path breaking efforts to improve public health outcomes by reducing pollution a nd bolstering the resilience of communities and the U.S. health care secto r. Most notably\, Zaidi helped design\, negotiate\, and implement landmark legislation – the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law\, the largest investment in American infrastructure in a generation\, and Inflation Reduction Act\, widely regarded as one of the most consequential efforts to accelerate cl ean energy manufacturing and innovation anywhere in the world.\n\nBefore j oining the Biden-Harris Administration\, Zaidi served as the state of New York’s Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment and Chairman of Climate Policy and Finance\, where he led the state's efforts on climate change. Zaidi also taught graduate courses on technology policy as an adjunct prof essor at Stanford University and co-founded Lawyers for a Sustainable Econ omy\, a Stanford-coordinated initiative that equips sustainability-focused startups with pro bono legal services.\n\nOver the course of his career\, Zaidi has advised non-profits\, including as a Trustee of the Natural Res ources Defense Council\, and counseled the private sector\, as an attorney who helped launch a sustainable investment practice focused on fund forma tion\, M&A\, and governance in the climate and clean energy arena. Zaidi r eceived an A.B. from Harvard University and J.D. from Georgetown Universit y.\n\nFollow Ali Zaidi on Twitter\n DTSTART:20250512T213000Z DTEND:20250512T233000Z LOCATION:Ballroom\, Faculty Club\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0E5\, 3450 rue McTavish SUMMARY:Dzau Distinguished Lecture in Global and Population Health - Ali Za idi: Harnessing Decarbonization and Resilience as Drivers of Global Public Health URL:/spgh/channels/event/dzau-distinguished-lecture-gl obal-and-population-health-ali-zaidi-harnessing-decarbonization-and-364934 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR