Master of Ceremonies –

• Matt Pluta, Choptank Riverkeeper and Director of Riverkeeper Programs, Shore Rivers

Facilitators –

• Susan Olsen, Chair, Sierra Club, Lower Eastern Shore Group
• Monica O’Connor, Maryland Legislative Coalition, Climate Justice Wing
• Cecilia Plante, co-chair, Maryland Legislative Coalition

Day 1 Featured Speakers –

• Senator Cheryl Kagan, Montgomery County
• Senator Sarah Elfreth, Anne Arundel County
• Delegate Dana Stein, Baltimore County
• Delegate Brooke Lierman, Baltimore City
• Delegate Lorig Charkoudian, Montgomery County
• Delegate Vaughn Stewart, Montgomery County

Day 2 Featured Speakers –

• Mark Posner, Sierra Club Maryland Chapter Legislative Chair
• Martha Ainsworth, Chair, Maryland Sierra Club Zero Waste Team Kristen Harbeson, Political Director Maryland League of Conservation Voters
• Nina Cardin, Director, Maryland Campaign for Environmental Rights
• Monica Brooks, Concerned Citizens Against Industrial CAFOs
• Emily Frias, Chesapeake Climate Action Network
• Emily Scharr, MaryPIRG
• Wandra Ashley Williams, Climate Xchange

Discussion will focus on topics specifically related to the Eastern Shore, such as farm system reform, pipelines, retiring coal plants, planting trees, approving new fossil fuel infrastructure, transportation and banning plastics. Additionally, topics which are more global, such as greenhouse gas reduction and provision of environmental rights will be covered.