Fifth Annual Climate Summit:
Together and Rising for Resilience
Meet the Keynote Speaker!
Eddie Ahn is the executive director of Brightline Defense ("Brightline"), an environmental justice nonprofit. In addition to coalition-building and direct service programs in job training and air quality monitoring, Brightline has established itself as a leader for its research and analysis in sustainable environments, clean energy, and workforce development policies.
Eddie Ahn
Jacob Virges
Jacob Virges is a spoken word poet and youth advocate based in Oakland, California, where he serves as Youth Director at Urban Strategies Council. His work centers on digital equity, using spoken word performance to speak to issues like the digital divide and broadband access for underserved communities. He has performed at events including the California Emerging Technology Fund's digital equity initiatives and the Oakland Broadband For All Digital Equity and BEAD Regional Planning Workshop, and has been featured by organizations like UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI).