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SUMMARY:Investing in Clean Energy and Pennsylvania’s Working Families
DESCRIPTION:Close out Energy Week at Penn with a discussion of labor’s vision for Pennsylvania’s clean energy future.\n\n\nWhat does a worker-centered clean energy transition look like in one of the nation’s largest energy-producing states? This panel examines labor’s vision for Pennsylvania’s clean energy future—from building and launching the Union Energy coalition to shaping state policy that aligns climate action with economic security. \nPanelists will explore the key challenges and opportunities of organizing the emerging clean energy economy\, including how to ensure strong labor standards\, meaningful community benefits\, and real pathways for fossil fuel workers and communities. The conversation will dig into what a “just transition” looks like in practice—and how labor\, policymakers\, and advocates can work together to deliver an energy future that is affordable\, reliable\, and union-built. \nLunch will be available after the talk. \nThis event is part of Energy Week at Penn 2026. Thanks to our co-sponsor Penn Program on Regulation.
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LOCATION:Kleinman Center for Energy Policy\, 220 S. 34th St.\, University of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Pastures to Policy: Livestock Practices for Regenerative Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Dive into the critical intersections of livestock production\, sustainable food systems\, and regenerative agriculture.\n\n\nBoxed lunches will be available to go following the talk!\n\n\nThis talk\, led by renowned food systems scientist and policy advocate Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda\, delves into the critical intersections of livestock production\, sustainable food systems\, and regenerative agriculture. Drawing on over 25 years of leadership and research in agriculture\, policy reform\, and rural development\, Professor Sibanda will discuss how innovative\, regenerative livestock practices can drive food security\, economic resilience\, and sustainable development across Africa and beyond. \nProfessor Sibanda will share insights from her work as Board Chair of CGIAR\, former Chair of the International Livestock Research Institute\, Chair of the ARUA Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Food Systems\, and her roles with global initiatives like the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the potential for policies aligned with regenerative principles to transform livestock systems and strengthen agricultural systems in ways that support both rural communities and global sustainability goals. \n \nSpeaker\nProfessor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda is an animal scientist and a practicing farmer with extensive experience\, serving as a policy advisor to numerous African governments and global institutions. \nShe was appointed to the CGIAR System Board in April 2021 and became the Chair in January 2023. \nShe is a member of the Nestlé Board\, where she serves on the Sustainability Committee\, and is a Board representative on the Creating Shared Value Council. She serves as Chair of the Council at the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe and as Extra Ordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria\, South Africa. She is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a member of Champions 12.3\, accelerating progress on UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 12.3\, halving global per capita food waste. \nShe has served in senior leadership positions in various organizations\, including Professor\, Director\, and Chair of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Food Systems at the University of Pretoria\, in South Africa; co-chair of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)\, Vice-President\, Country Support\, Policy and Partnerships for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)\, and CEO and Head of Mission of the pan-African Food\, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN). \nLindiwe Majele Sibanda is a visiting scholar with the Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund. \n \nModerator\nThabo Lenneiye is the inaugural managing director of the Carl H. Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy\, where she leads research at the intersection of sustainable agriculture\, climate\, and energy policy. Her work focuses on building a comprehensive research agenda that explores how agriculture can address the challenges posed by climate change and the global energy transition. Lenneiye is also a senior fellow with the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the Wharton School. \nHer experience reflects a deep commitment to societal impact. Before joining the Kleinman Center\, she served as managing director of Penn Praxis\, where she oversaw strategic planning\, business development\, and operations for the applied research center focused on social impact at the University of Pennsylvania. At Gensler\, a global design firm\, she not only worked as an architect and project manager but also collaborated with the executive team to drive initiatives related to justice\, inclusion\, and social impact. Notably\, she led the establishment of Gensler’s Africa practice and supported CEO Diane Hoskins in her role on the Obama Administration’s Presidential Advisory Council for Doing Business in Africa (PACDBIA). Additionally\, she served as the inaugural secretary of the Board for the African Union Pan-African Diaspora Women’s Association from 2017 to 2018. \nAn entrepreneurial spirit has driven her to found several social ventures\, further highlighting her commitment to equitable development. In addition to her professional achievements\, she has taught design studios at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland. Thabo serves as Vice-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Placemaking Product Council\, and is an Associate Scholar at the Penn Center for Global Health. \nWith a diverse interdisciplinary background\, she holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge\, where she was awarded the Africa Regional Scholarship\, as well as dual master’s degrees from the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and the School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. \n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming guests to the Kleinman Center’s Energy Forum. In accordance with the University of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 guidelines\, masks are optional for all visitors. Boxed lunches will be available to go following the event!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/from-pastures-to-policy-livestock-practices-for-regenerative-agriculture/
LOCATION:Kleinman Center for Energy Policy\, 220 S. 34th St.\, University of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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