Climate Mic Drop Summit

The climate story is siloed and fractured. It’s time to change that.

On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, during Climate Week NYC, the Climate Mic Drop Summit will bring together the voices shaping our future—from grassroots organizers to to climate financiers, philanthropists, Indigenous leaders, media makers, and conservationists.

Through interactive panels, creative labs, and hands‑on workshops, we’ll move beyond stale, top‑down messaging to ignite human‑centered narratives that put justice and equity at the heart of climate action.

Let’s rewrite the climate narrative together.

Women working to co-create new climate action narratives.

Turn Story into Strategy

Hands-on labs and creative sessions turn big ideas into campaigns and tools you can take back to your organization or community.

Bringing diverse groups in the climate movement together to create a more unified voice.

Forge Unlikely Partnerships

Philanthropy, climate finance, media, Indigenous leaders, and grassroots organizers in one room, building the bridges we need.

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Center Justice, Joy, and Imagination

Stories putting equity, gender, culture, and community resilience at the heart of climate action, ensuring the narratives we tell reflect the people and places most impacted and inspire solutions that last.

  • A woman with short brown hair, dark eyes, and red lipstick smiling in a teal satin blouse.

    Melissa Jun Rowley

    Creator, Cohost, Emcee, Climate Mic Drop

    UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub, REVERB, Rolling Stone, Creatives for Climate

  • A woman with braided hair and gold jewelry, resting her head on her hand, wearing a colorful patterned dress against a yellow background.

    Wawa Gatheru

    Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist

  • Close-up of a smiling woman with curly dark hair tied up, wearing colorful earrings and a patterned top, against a blue background.

    Elizabeth Yeampierre

    Executive Director, UPROSE

  • Woman with long brown hair smiling, wearing a white sleeveless dress, sitting on grass outdoors.

    Mitzy Bautista

    Cohost, Climate Mic Drop

    Founder, Kaypacha

  • Young woman with long braids smiling and sitting at a table in a cafe, with natural light coming through a window.

    Jamia Wilson

    VP/Executive Editor, Penguin Random House

  • A woman with short hair wearing a purple leather dress, a double strand pearl necklace, and matching pearl earrings, standing against a white background.

    Dr. Ticora V. Jones

    Chief Science Officer, NRDC (National Resources Defense Council)

  • Portrait of a young woman with long, wavy dark hair, smiling, wearing a mustard yellow top, against a plain light gray background.

    Yasmine El Baggari

    Cohost, Climate Mic Drop

    Founder, Voyaj

  • A woman with curly hair smiling, wearing a gray blazer and a light-colored top, standing against a brown background.

    Kristy Drutman

    Cofounder, Green Jobs Board

    Environmental Educator, Browngirl Green

  • A young man with dark hair smiling outdoors, wearing a yellow shirt with a garden background.

    Isaias Hernandez

    Queer Brown Vegan

    Environmentalist & Storyteller

  • Cecilia Pagkalinawan

    Cohost, Founder, Earthlings

  • A woman dressed in traditional African attire with vibrant jewelry and a headpiece, smiling for the camera.

    Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr.

    President & CEO, Hip Hop Caucus

  • A woman with long dark hair, smiling, wearing feather earrings with orange, yellow, and white feathers, and a black beaded necklace, standing in front of green plants.

    Atossa Soltani

    Director of Global Strategy, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative

  • A smiling woman with long, wavy blonde hair and a white top, posing against a plain gray background.

    Grandmother Joan Henry

    Founder, Sky Woman Singers

  • A woman with dark curly hair and medium skin tone wearing a sleeveless green top, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

    Kim Steele

    Founder, Documentaries Don’t Work

  • A woman with long dark hair smiling in a bright pink blouse.

    Susan McPherson

    CEO, McPherson Strategies

  • A man with a beard and mustache, wearing a light blue collared shirt, posing against a plain white background.

    Chad Frishmann

    Founder & CEO, Regenerative Intelligence

  • A woman with long dark hair smiling, wearing a black top and earrings, standing in front of a neutral background.

    Natalia Vasquez

    Strategic Foresight, AutoDesk

  • A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a black dress, sitting against a blue background and resting her chin on her hand, looking slightly to the side.

    Emy Kane

    Executive Director, Lonely Whale

  • A smiling woman with gray hair, wearing a purple top and a white scarf, standing in front of a textured gray background.

    Jaclyn Whittal

    Director of Communications, SenseNet Inc., Journalist, Storm Chaser

  • A woman wearing a large blue hat, a blue and orange top, and a necklace, outdoors near greenery.

    Anne Therese Gennari

    The Climate Optimist

  • A woman with long brown hair wearing a blue jacket, standing outdoors in an urban setting.

    Juliette Richey

    COO, Picture Motion

  • Portrait of a woman with curly gray hair, smiling, wearing a blue blazer and a necklace, against a white background.

    Deirdre White

    CEO, Pyxera Global

  • A smiling woman with gray hair wearing a white jacket and a colorful scarf, standing outdoors at a gathering.

    Miranda Massey

    Director, The Climate Museum

  • Portrait of a woman with long black hair wearing a teal sleeveless top, touching her chin with her hand.

    Jasmine Davenport

    Senior Director, Dream.Org's Green for All team

  • A woman with brown hair in a ponytail, wearing a denim shirt, smiling at the camera, with magazines or papers spread out on a table in the background.

    Emily Janoch

    Associate VP of Thought Leadership & Design, CARE

  • A woman with dark curly hair, glasses, and a gold necklace, smiling in a professional setting.

    Jackie Omotalade

    Strategic Advisor, Pyxera Global

  • A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, smiling, wearing a blue top against a gray background.

    Carrie Hutchison

    Director of Brand & Marketing, re:wild

  • A woman with curly brown hair, wearing red glasses and a gray blazer, smiling outdoors with greenery in the background.

    Dr. Dana R. Fisher

    Director, The Center of Environment, Community. & Equity

  • Headshot of a middle-aged man wearing a blue dress shirt and dark blazer, smiling in a professional setting.

    Peter J. Hall

    Sr. Advisor, The Ambition Loop

  • A man with a beard and short hair, wearing a blue suit jacket and light blue shirt, standing outdoors in front of a cityscape with tall buildings.

    Andreas Karelas

    Executive Director, RE-volv

  • Woman with wavy blonde hair wearing a black jacket and smiling, with blue polka dot decorations in the background.

    Elizabeth Thompson

    Co-Director, Visions2030

  • Portrait of a man in a business suit smiling, with a blurred office background.

    Holly Bender

    Chief Program Officer, Sierra Club

  • A woman with short brown hair smiling, wearing a blue collared shirt, against a white background.

    Bernadette Woods Placky

    Chief Meteorologist, Climate Matters Director; VP of Engagement, Climate Central

  • A smiling man with gray hair and a dark sweater, sitting in front of a whiteboard.

    Lance Gould

    CEO, Brooklyn Story Lab

  • A woman with long dark hair smiling outdoors on a rooftop with a city skyline in the background.

    Brittany DeGirolamo

    CEO & Founder, Focus Creative Group

  • Julia Jackson

    Founder, Grounded + Keystone Species Alliance

  • Hannah Barisonzi

    Founder, Green Crew

  • Sachem HawkStorm

    Chief of the Schaghticoke First Nations

  • Claire Charlo

    Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

    Indigenous Feminisms Organizer

  • Casey Camp-Horineck

    Ponca Nation

    Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator

  • Osprey Orielle Lake

    Executive Director, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)

  • Priyanka Surio

    Health and Environmental Informatics Leader

  • Karla Mendes

    Investigative & Feature Reporter, Mongabay

  • Aparna Mukherjee

    Executive Director, Society of Environmental Journalists

  • Katie Hoffman

    Venture Investor, Formerly, SOSV, Regeneration.VC

Produced by

Warrior Love Productions, founded by Melissa Jun Rowley
Kaypacha
Picture Motion
Voyaj

Advisor & Partner

Sponsors

Participating Organizations

rewild.org
Dream.org
The Climate Museum
Text reading 'GOOD ENERGY' with a small red dot in the upper right corner.
The logo for RE-VOLV featuring stylized circular shapes in orange and navy blue with the company name underneath.
NRDC logo featuring a bear, a star, and a rectangular border.
Brooklyn Story Lab logo with the tagline 'Storytelling for Social Good'.
Colorful lowercase letters M, C, P, and D overlapping and arranged in a playful pattern.
Text-based graphic reading 'Black Girl Environmentalist' with a brown background.
Colorful geometric logo of PYXERA Global featuring a circular design with multiple colored segments and the company name below.
Logo for Amazon Sacred Headwaters featuring a leopard's face and green mountains.
Black background with white text reading 'Creatives for Climate' arranged in a stylized layout.
Colorful, interwoven lines forming a globe-shaped pattern with the words 'One World' underneath.
Logo with the words 'Lonely Whale' and a blue whale tail illustration between the words.
The word 'UPROSE' in large, colorful, watercolor-style letters.
Green REVERB logo with stylized white symbol and text
Rolling Stone logo in red and black text on a white background.
Climate Central logo with the words 'CLIMATE' above and 'CENTRAL' below a stylized Earth and chain links.

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