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kyu House put down stakes in its hometown for the very first time for Climate Week NYC.
Over the course of three days (September 23-25, 2024), more than a thousand guests braved diplomatic and presidential gridlock to check out kyu House dialogues, workshops, and debates from BEworks, C2, Gehl, IDEO, IDEO.org, Kepler, and SYPartners, along with partners like Kite Insights, BSR, World Resources Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, the Aspen Institute, LinkedIn, and others.
Creativity in action was on full display as kyu House took on: gender x climate; what motivates sustainable lifestyle decisions; the space between climate and AI; the importance of cities in the climate fight; the importance of empowering next-generation leaders; whether climate action needs American political leadership; and more.
Ajaita Shah is the Founder & CEO of Frontier Markets, India’s premiere rural-assisted social commerce platform. With over 18 years of expertise, she champions women economic development, clean energy, and financial inclusion. Under her leadership, Frontier Markets connects over a million women customers to impactful solutions across thousands of villages. Ajaita’s transformative initiative “She-Leads Bharat” aims to uplift 1 million women entrepreneurs and serve 100 million rural households by 2030. Her outstanding contributions have earned her prestigious awards like Schwab Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2024, Forbes 30 Under 30, Women Transforms India Award, National Startup Award 2022, CNBC’s Women Entrepreneur of the Year and more. In 2024, Ajaita was appointed as the first-ever advocate for South Asia by UN Trade and Development. Ajaita’s speaking engagements at top global forums, board roles, and involvement in impactful funds showcase her commitment to driving positive change.
Ajaita Shah is the Founder & CEO of Frontier Markets, India’s premiere rural-assisted social commerce platform. With over 18 years of expertise, she champions women economic development, clean energy, and financial inclusion. Under her leadership, Frontier Markets connects over a million women customers to impactful solutions across thousands of villages. Ajaita’s transformative initiative “She-Leads Bharat” aims to uplift 1 million women entrepreneurs and serve 100 million rural households by 2030. Her outstanding contributions have earned her prestigious awards like Schwab Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2024, Forbes 30 Under 30, Women Transforms India Award, National Startup Award 2022, CNBC’s Women Entrepreneur of the Year and more. In 2024, Ajaita was appointed as the first-ever advocate for South Asia by UN Trade and Development. Ajaita’s speaking engagements at top global forums, board roles, and involvement in impactful funds showcase her commitment to driving positive change.
Kwolanne Felix is a writer, historian, and gender and environmental scholar and is the Fellowship and Community Manager at Black Girl Environmentalist. She is a recent graduate of Columbia University, where she studied history, with a focus on the African Diaspora, international development, and environmental policies. Kwolanne writes opinion pieces and articles addressing politics, gender, climate, race, and various other intersecting experiences. Her writing has been published in Truthout, Ms. Magazine, Womanly Magazine and The Eco-Justice Project. Kwolanne has worked at the United Nations, the Reproductive Rights and Climate Justice Coalition, and Columbia Climate School. She is a Gender Equality Public Voices Fellow and was a 2021 UN Human Rights Fellow.
Kwolanne Felix is a writer, historian, and gender and environmental scholar and is the Fellowship and Community Manager at Black Girl Environmentalist. She is a recent graduate of Columbia University, where she studied history, with a focus on the African Diaspora, international development, and environmental policies. Kwolanne writes opinion pieces and articles addressing politics, gender, climate, race, and various other intersecting experiences. Her writing has been published in Truthout, Ms. Magazine, Womanly Magazine and The Eco-Justice Project. Kwolanne has worked at the United Nations, the Reproductive Rights and Climate Justice Coalition, and Columbia Climate School. She is a Gender Equality Public Voices Fellow and was a 2021 UN Human Rights Fellow.
Caterina Sarfatti is C40 Managing Director for Inclusion and Global Leadership. She previously served as Director of C40’s Inclusive Climate Action program, which provides mayors and local administrations with support to plan, build consensus and deliver bold climate action that is equitable and beneficial for all. Before joining C40, Caterina worked in the City of Milan, where she served as a policy advisor and project manager at the Mayor’s Office, in the International Relations Department. In particular, Caterina led and coordinated EU projects and city diplomacy initiatives on smart cities and environment, social innovation and social cohesion, migration and integration. Caterina is an ad honorem member of the Italian NGO CESVI and sits on the Scientific Committee of the Italian Climate Network association. She is the author of several articles on climate change, smart cities and human migrations.
Caterina Sarfatti is C40 Managing Director for Inclusion and Global Leadership. She previously served as Director of C40’s Inclusive Climate Action program, which provides mayors and local administrations with support to plan, build consensus and deliver bold climate action that is equitable and beneficial for all. Before joining C40, Caterina worked in the City of Milan, where she served as a policy advisor and project manager at the Mayor’s Office, in the International Relations Department. In particular, Caterina led and coordinated EU projects and city diplomacy initiatives on smart cities and environment, social innovation and social cohesion, migration and integration. Caterina is an ad honorem member of the Italian NGO CESVI and sits on the Scientific Committee of the Italian Climate Network association. She is the author of several articles on climate change, smart cities and human migrations.
LinkedIn’s Efrem Bycer has more than 15 years of experience in economic development and public policy, with a passion for connecting people with opportunities and creating positive social change. As Senior Manager of Public Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn, he leads the professional network’s global climate initiatives, including the green skills and jobs research agenda. Efrem’s work centers on national and international policy advocacy to bring green skills, green jobs, and the climate talent who hold them into the center of the narrative on climate change. He is motivated by LinkedIn’s vision to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce, and brings diverse perspectives and experiences from working in different sectors, regions, and cultures.
LinkedIn’s Efrem Bycer has more than 15 years of experience in economic development and public policy, with a passion for connecting people with opportunities and creating positive social change. As Senior Manager of Public Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn, he leads the professional network’s global climate initiatives, including the green skills and jobs research agenda. Efrem’s work centers on national and international policy advocacy to bring green skills, green jobs, and the climate talent who hold them into the center of the narrative on climate change. He is motivated by LinkedIn’s vision to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce, and brings diverse perspectives and experiences from working in different sectors, regions, and cultures.
