• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Van Jones

Dream Machine Innovation Lab

CNN Host, Best-Selling Author and Social Entrepreneur

Van Jones is a U.S. media personality, entrepreneur and world-class change maker. Jones has a rare track record of bringing people together to do hard things -- in areas as diverse as clean energy solutions, criminal justice reform and racial inclusion in the tech sector. In 2007, Van was the primary champion of the Green Jobs Act, signed into law by George W. Bush. In 2009, he worked in the Obama White House as the Special Advisor for Green Jobs. In 2018, he helped pass the FIRST STEP Act – which the New York Times calls the most substantial breakthrough in criminal justice in a generation. In 2021, Jones was the first recipient of Jeff Bezos’ Courage & Civility Award. Van is a CNN host, an Emmy Award-winning producer and a 3X New York Times best-selling author.

Sessions With Van Jones

Thursday, 21 March

  • 05:00pm - 06:00pm (CST) / 21/mar/2024 10:00 pm - 21/mar/2024 11:00 pm

    Spotlight | "NextGen" Future Energy Leaders

    Future of Workforce/Diversity & Inclusion

    The race is on for innovative, fresh approaches to solve the world’s greatest energy and climate challenges. The emerging generation of future energy leaders, technologists and entrepreneurs have unprecedented opportunity for impact and to create real change. The energy world is hungry and open to disruptive ideas. There never has been a more exciting—or urgent—time to be part of the energy industry. Join this special interactive “Next Gen” dynamic session, featuring rapid-fire insights by leading minds on energy innovation, along with CERAWeek Future Energy Leaders. How can we achieve net-zero ambitions? How can we tackle climate change while meeting the planet’s need for more energy? What are promising and scalable technologies? What are the challenges and most exciting opportunities?