Jigar Shah, one of the today’s leading cleantech champions, will keynote the Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change on February 18 at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. Shah founded and is former CEO of SunEdison where he pioneered “no money down solar” and unlocked a multi-billion-dollar solar market, creating the world’s largest solar services company.

 

The Summit, presented by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD), will consider the impacts of climate change on Vermont and propose ways to advance the prosperity of the state while addressing them. Over 400 people, including scientists, innovative business, non-profit, and community leaders, elected officials, public policy advocates, students, and interested residents, are expected to participate.