Cara Delevingne is to lead the speakers at the
United Nations’ Innovation For Our Ocean event on World Oceans Day (June 8, 2020).
The event will include speeches, panels, and presentations, from key speakers including
Cara,
Bill McKibben,
Paul Hawken,
Ali Velshi, and
Jean-Michel Cousteau, and has been produced in partnership with the non-profit Oceanic Global.
The
Carnival Row actress, who last year teamed up with progressive organization
Advaya to launch
EcoResolution, a platform that encourages people from all over the world to take action against the climate and ecological crisis and co-create a world that prospers, will oversee the opening remarks at the event.
The sessions featured throughout the day will include a general overview of the state of the oceans by environmentalist
McKibben, a presentation by
Hawken, a multi-generational conversation between
Jean-Michel Cousteau,
Celine Cousteau and
Fabien Cousteau, and a panel discussion with a wide range of voices, including
Tom Szaky, founder of
TerraCycle, and the youth activist
Lilly Platt.