Summit Challenges D.C. Area Students to Design Climate Change Solutions
Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank host D.C. area students and environmental experts in week-long summit to build business ideas that address local sustainability issues
CHEVY CHASE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank will host the second-annual Sustainable Solutions Summit for D.C.-area high school students from June 24-28. The weeklong event gives entrepreneurial high school students the opportunity to collaborate with leading sustainability experts to develop and present business plans to help solve local environmental issues. Students with winning ideas will receive scholarship funding and connections to help them throughout their career.
“We’re excited to partner with the Black Student Fund to encourage a new generation of entrepreneurs and leaders to tackle one the most meaningful challenges of our lifetimes,” said Forbright Bank Director of Community Impact, Natalie Chapman. “We look forward to building on the success of last year’s Summit with more great speakers and students excited to learn.”
The event gives students an opportunity to hear from and network with leading environmental experts, business leaders, and academics. Presenter expertise ranges from ocean conservation to plant-based food production to energy efficient construction. The event will culminate in students developing and presenting their own sustainable business ideas to a panel of judges who will award scholarship funding to the winning team.
What: Sustainable Solutions Summit – a weeklong event focused on empowering high school students to build business ideas to address local environmental issues.
When: June 24-28, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily
Where: Marriott Courtyard Bethesda
5520 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, M.D., 20815
Walking Distance from Friendship Heights Metro Station
Featured Speakers:
Alfred Carr, D.C. Department of Energy & Environment
Daron Coates, Co-Founder, ThinkBox Group
John Delaney, Founder and Chairman, Forbright Bank
Seth Goldman, Co-Founder of Just Ice Tea, PLNT Burger, Honest Tea, Eat the Change
Lina Gomez, National Geographic Society
Mark Haver, Sustainable Ocean Alliance; BlueGreen Generation
Larissa Johnson, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Ashley McEvoy, National Park Foundation
Leroy Nesbit, Black Student Fund
Kwabena Osei-Sarpong, Founder and CEO, RIFE International
Liz Perera, U.S Department of Energy
Elijah Perry, Formerly GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic
Rebecca Ballard, Rebecca Ballard Advisory; Rooted Communities
MEDIA RSVP: Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to [email protected]
Hosts
Black Student Fund
Forbright Bank
About Forbright Bank
Forbright Bank (www.forbrightbank.com), Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, is a bank and lender taking action to decarbonize the economy. Headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Forbright is committed to accelerating the transition to a sustainable, clean energy economy by financing the companies, investors, and innovators driving that change.
About Black Student Fund
The Black Student Fund (BSF) provides essential advocacy, academic and retention support to academically motivated African American and other underserved students to facilitate their access, admission and successful matriculation and graduation from member schools. For more information, visit www.blackstudentfund.org.
Contacts
Ben Wakana, [email protected]
