Power Shift (conference)

[1][2] Other Power Shift Conferences are also being organised by members of the International Youth Climate Movement including Africa, Japan and India.

[1] It is claimed that due to the number of young people who attended the conference, it became the largest activist youth event on climate change in history.

Similarly to the first summit, it included workshops, panel discussions, and speakers focusing on addressing climate change and environmental justice.

[citation needed] Guest speakers included former U.S. vice-president Al Gore, Greenpeace Executive Director Phil Radford, and environmental advocate Van Jones.

Over 250 people participated in the first conference which took place in Kalamazoo, MI on April 1, 2006, and featured former Central Intelligence Agency director Jim Woolsey giving a keynote speech on U.S. oil dependence and national security.

Guests included former Vice President of the United States Al Gore, the swimmer Ian Thorpe and the actress Brooke Satchwell.

Speakers included Bill McKibben, Kumi Naidoo, Anna Rose, Dick Smith and Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki.

A collaboration between 350.org Aotearoa and Generation Zero, a student environmental movement, and other individuals, will bring "Power Shift NZ-Pacific" to New Zealand for the first time, December 7–9, 2012, at the University of Auckland.

[13] Confirmed speakers so far include; American Environmentalist Bill McKibben, Mayor of Auckland Len Brown and Xena: Warrior Princess actress Lucy Lawless.

On May 3–4, 2014, a Power Shift UK event was held in London, titled 'Breaking Down the Barriers and Diversifying the Climate Movement'.

Logo of the 2009 Power Shift conference
Al Gore speaking at the Power Shift 2011 in D.C.
Van Jones speaking after Al Gore at the Power Shift 2011 in D.C.