Solutions Summit
The SEEC Institute Solutions Summit is an annual convening where Congress and cross-sector leaders come together to tackle the most pressing challenges facing America's environment, economy, and energy future.
Designed as a collaborative working forum, the Summit creates opportunities to connect policymakers with practitioners, researchers, businesses, advocates, and communities to share real-world experience and build the partnerships needed to advance durable solutions.
By bringing together voices from different sectors, levels of government, and international communities, the Summit creates space for diverse perspectives to inform one another. These connections extend beyond the event, helping ensure that future policy is grounded in real-world experience and shared expertise.
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Planning for the Fourth Annual SEEC Institute Solutions Summit is underway. Details will be announced soon.
Since its launch in 2024, the Solutions Summit has grown into one of SEEC Institute's most important convenings, bringing together an expanding community of leaders from across government, business, philanthropy, academia, advocacy, and communities. Each year has built on the last, evolving from expert panels and roundtable discussions into an increasingly interactive working forum where participants engage directly with Members of Congress and exchange ideas to help shape climate, energy, and economic solutions.
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SEEC Institute Solutions Summit
SEEC Institute’s Third Annual Solutions Summit brought together leaders from Congress, government, business, philanthropy, academia, advocacy, and communities for a full day of action-oriented dialogue focused on advancing practical climate, energy, and economic solutions.
Centered around interactive breakout sessions, the Summit created opportunities for participants to engage directly with Members of Congress, exchange expertise, and explore how policy ideas can be translated into real-world solutions.
Across the breakout sessions, keynote remarks, and conversations with leaders from across sectors, attendees helped refine policy recommendations and contribute to SEEC Institute’s Thriving Economy Project, a comprehensive policy blueprint for a stronger American economy, environment, and communities.
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Max Frankel, Executive Director, SEEC Institute
Rep. Sean Casten, SEEC Institute Board Member
Thriving Economy Project: Eric Fins, Project Lead, Vice President at Grove Climate Group and former Deputy Staff Director of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
- Thriving Economy Project: Cheap, Abundant, and Clean American Energy for All
Rep. Don Beyer - Thriving Economy Project: Accessible, Low-Cost Finance for a Clean Energy Future
Rep. Sean Casten - Thriving Economy Project: 21st Century Agricultural Opportunities
Rep. Nikki Budzinski - Thriving Economy Project: Safe, Clean, and Prosperous Ecosystems
Rep. Maxine Dexter - Energy Security, Innovation, Access, and Affordability: One Conversation to Forge the Future
Sec. Ernest Moniz & Sen. Angus King - Energy Efficiency: Homes, Vehicles, and Businesses
Sen. Peter Welch - Special Session for Congressional Staff: Building a Career That Moves the Needle
Melanie Nakagawa • Steve McBee • David Schutt
- Thriving Economy Project: A Nationally Secure, Globally Competitive Energy Sector
Rep. George Whitesides & Rep. Sean Casten - Thriving Economy Project: Growing Rural Economies
Rep. Melanie Stansbury - Thriving Economy Project: Next-Generation Energy Technology Researched, Developed, and Built in America
Rep. Deborah Ross - The Built Environment
Rep. Dave Min - Diverging Perspectives, Shared Goals: The Path Ahead for Permitting Reform
Rep. Nikki Budzinski
- Thriving Economy Project: Thriving, Affordable, Resilient Communities
Rep. Kathy Castor - Filling the Gap: Facilitating Environmental Action Abroad
Rep. Lloyd Doggett - Redefining the Climate Workforce
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici - Extreme Weather Rapid Response: What the Public Wants to Hear From Leaders in a Crisis
Rep. Eric Sorensen & Rep. Dina Titus - Democracy and Climate
Rep. Jennifer McClellan
- Thriving Economy Project: Government that Delivers
Rep. Gabe Amo - Session with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
- Federal Actions to Help States Meet Their Energy Goals
Rep. Paul Tonko - A Proactive Agenda for Public Lands and Waters
Rep. Jared Huffman
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries
SEEC Institute Solutions Summit
On October 23, leaders from Congress, subnational government, business, academia, and civil society came together at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. for a full day devoted to climate and clean energy solutions.
The Summit highlighted the policies, partnerships, and innovations driving a resilient and prosperous climate and clean energy future. It fostered collaboration among Congress, the private sector, advocacy, academia, philanthropy, and beyond through high-level conversations and roundtable deep dives.
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SEEC Institute Solutions Summit
The inaugural Solutions Summit convened over 200 leaders from Congress, the Biden Administration, industry, academia, advocacy, and beyond at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC.
With dynamic roundtable discussions, expert-led panels, and actionable takeaways, the Summit emphasized collaboration and innovation as drivers for progress in the climate and clean energy space.
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Welcome: Clinton Britt
Moderator: Max Frankel
SEEC Institute Board Members: Ernest J. Moniz, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Paul Tonko
- Catalyzing Climate Solutions: Assessing IRA and IIJA's Use of Public Funds to Spur Private Investment
Tim Profeta, Eric Fins, Elizabeth Noll, Satyam Khanna, Stephen Comello - Tax Policy for a Clean Economy
Ben King, Christina Theodoridi, Emily Kent, Michael Kaercher
- Communicating Climate Change: Mobilizing Trusted Voices
Moderator: Rep. Kim Schrier
Anne McBride, Rep. Eric Sorensen, Christopher Blevins, Amie Engerbretson - Unlocking Innovation: Meeting the Challenges of the Clean Economy from Startups to Multinationals
Moderator: Rep. Don Beyer
Katie McGinty, Kellyn Blossom, Sasha Stashwick, Christina Angelides
Panelists: Rep. Matt Cartwright, Xan Fishman, Lindsey Griffith
thank you to our supporters
At a moment when climate and clean energy solutions cannot wait, the Solutions Summit brings Members of Congress, experts, and partners together to focus on what we can do now. Your support helps create the space for collaboration, hands-on problem solving, and real momentum toward actionable solutions. To learn more about supporting the Solutions Summit, please reach out to Arianna Soresi, Senior Development Associate at arianna.soresi@seecinstitute.org.
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