Digital transformation is primarily driven by industry, with private companies leading innovation and technology adoption. This creates a high demand for a digitally skilled workforce across all

Digital transformation is primarily driven by industry, with private companies leading innovation and technology adoption. This creates a high demand for a digitally skilled workforce across all economic sectors.

This session will feature industry representatives discussing essential skills for fostering digital transformation, identifying growth sectors, and sharing how companies adapt through effective skilling and talent acquisition. These insights will help policymakers and training institutions align digital skills programs with market needs. The panel includes: Moderator Fahd Batayneh (ICANN), and Panelists Sonya Janahi (Chamber of Commerce), Naria Santa Lucia (Microsoft Philanthropies), Ahmed Riad Rashad (Huawei), and Wissam Kadi (SAP).

The Center for Biological Diversity experienced a fast and successful 2025, despite multiple investigations and attacks from President Trump and far-right House members aimed at intimidation.

The Center for Biological Diversity experienced a fast and successful 2025, despite multiple investigations and attacks from President Trump and far-right House members aimed at intimidation. These efforts failed to slow us down.

Since Trump's second inauguration on January 20, we have filed 65 lawsuits. These actions targeted destructive policies, climate-killing fossil fuels, widespread chemical approvals, and the despoilment of vital ecosystems like the Everglades. We also fought corruption threatening wilderness areas and defended national parks from exploitation.

We are deeply grateful for your continued faith and anticipate more hard-fought battles and victories in 2026.

Our purchasing decisions can significantly impact the future of imperiled native grasslands, along with the birds and ecosystems they support. In his TEDxFargo talk, Marshall Johnson, Executive

Our purchasing decisions can significantly impact the future of imperiled native grasslands, along with the birds and ecosystems they support. In his TEDxFargo talk, Marshall Johnson, Executive Director of Audubon Dakota and VP of the National Audubon Society, highlights how marketplace choices can help farmers and ranchers conserve grasslands through regenerative grazing. He encourages seeking foods that are better for us and the land, making every day our own Earth Day.

For a decade, Johnson's team has built successful rural and urban community-focused habitat programs. His work in the Dakotas aligns farmers, ranchers, grasslands, and birds in win-win scenarios. Audubon's market-based Conservation Ranching Program now enrolls over 2 million acres across 60 ranches, and he leads the largest urban conservation program in the Northern Great Plains.

Marshall's talk was given at a TEDx event, independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Dr. Damle, a Clinical Associate Professor at Brown University and founding partner of South County Internal Medicine, has treated countless patients suffering from climate change-related

Dr. Damle, a Clinical Associate Professor at Brown University and founding partner of South County Internal Medicine, has treated countless patients suffering from climate change-related illnesses. These include tick-borne diseases, allergies, asthma, and waterborne illnesses, which are increasing in frequency and disproportionately affect vulnerable communities.

As past president of the American College of Physicians and a co-author of their 2015 position paper, Dr. Damle is a leading voice on the human health effects of climate change. He speaks globally, is a founding member of the Medical Societies Consortium on Climate Change, and advocates for mitigation efforts to legislative bodies and health departments.

This talk was delivered at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Van Jones, founder and president of Green For All in Oakland, California, is dedicated to creating "green pathways out of poverty" and expanding the coalition fighting global warming. Learn more

Van Jones, founder and president of Green For All in Oakland, California, is dedicated to creating "green pathways out of poverty" and expanding the coalition fighting global warming. Learn more about Van Jones on his website.

His latest book, Rebuild the Dream, can be ordered via Amazon. A complete video featuring Van Jones is also available here.

Dr. Sharif Abdullah, Founder and President of the Commonway Institute, explores criminality and morality across five economic systems. He

Dr. Sharif Abdullah, Founder and President of the Commonway Institute, explores criminality and morality across five economic systems. He highlights that legality does not always equate to morality.

His book, Creating a World That Works for All, delves deeper into these concepts.

Discover more related films, lectures, and interviews in EarthSayers.tv's Transforming Our Economy special collection.

Mr. Irfan Maierdan, a Master Candidate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, presented "A New Idea for Waste Disposal" at the 2020 C+NbS annual meeting. This was a TEDx event.

The C+NbS

Mr. Irfan Maierdan, a Master Candidate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, presented "A New Idea for Waste Disposal" at the 2020 C+NbS annual meeting. This was a TEDx event.

The C+NbS platform, supported by TNC, was established by ICCSD to contribute China's Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to global discussions. China co-leads the UN-initiated NbS coalition with New Zealand, promoting this vital concept.

ICCSD, a climate think tank founded in 2017 and led by Mr. XIE Zhenhua (China’s Special Advisor on Climate), addresses global climate and sustainability challenges through research and policy dialogues. It also serves as the inaugural Secretariat of GAUC. Visit ICCSD or TEDx for more.

Professor Michele Goodwin, a Chancellor’s Professor at UC Irvine, offers insight into criminal justice reform, noting that two-thirds of incarcerated women in the U.S. are non-violent offenders.

Professor Michele Goodwin, a Chancellor’s Professor at UC Irvine, offers insight into criminal justice reform, noting that two-thirds of incarcerated women in the U.S. are non-violent offenders. She founded and directs the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy and its acclaimed Reproductive Justice Initiative. Goodwin is a leading authority on medicine, science, and biotechnology regulation, with scholarship exploring law's intersection with the human body.

A prolific author of five books and over 80 articles in top journals, her work is cited by courts, legislators, and featured in major news outlets. She is a highly sought-after voice on civil liberties, reproductive justice, and human rights. This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

A new Oceana report reveals that the illegal seafood trade, partly fueled by U.S. demand, devastates fishing communities worldwide. Oceana advocates for expanded traceability and transparency

A new Oceana report reveals that the illegal seafood trade, partly fueled by U.S. demand, devastates fishing communities worldwide. Oceana advocates for expanded traceability and transparency requirements for all seafood imports.

Despite being the world's largest seafood importer, the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) covers only 13 species, leaving 60% of imports vulnerable to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This loophole allowed an estimated $2.4 billion in IUU seafood into the U.S. market in 2019, causing global economic and ecological damage.

Oceana urges President Biden to expand SIMP to include all imported seafood and implement comprehensive "net to plate" traceability to protect ocean health and livelihoods.

The UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero (BGA) hosted a session at COP26 in Glasgow on November 2, 2021. Coordinated by CLG UK, the BGA is a network of leading business groups dedicated to

The UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero (BGA) hosted a session at COP26 in Glasgow on November 2, 2021. Coordinated by CLG UK, the BGA is a network of leading business groups dedicated to increasing political and business ambition for the UK's 2050 net zero emissions target.

This session explored the challenges and opportunities of a whole-economy shift to net zero. It featured high-level input from BEIS and leaders of the UK's five largest business groups: the Confederation of British Industries, Make UK, British Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, and Institute of Directors, discussing actions to meet the target.