Co-sponsored by Hood College
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​Local Solutions to Global Challenges
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Mobilize Frederick’s Fourth Annual Climate Summit
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026
AT HOOD COLLEGE, FREDERICK MD
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We look forward to seeing you at the oldest — and one of the largest —
climate solutions events in Maryland.
Check back soon for more details about the 2026 Summit.​
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Registration links:
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Click for Sponsor Registration
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Keynote: Matt Scott
Director of Storytelling and Engagement, Project Drawdown
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Own Your Story, Unleash Your Superpower
Too often, we’re made to believe our voices don’t matter — and that’s the quickest way our power is taken from us. In this keynote, Matt Scott, a speaker and storyteller who has interviewed hundreds of underrepresented and underestimated heroes over the last decade, shows how owning your story is the key to unleashing the power you already have. Through real stories of everyday changemakers, Matt highlights how storytelling helps us reclaim agency and spark impact. You’ll leave reminded that your story matters — and it’s your greatest superpower.
Keynote: Dr. Daniel Kammen
Daniel Kammen is a world-renowned American energy scientist and expert in renewable energy, climate policy, and sustainable development. He is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Justice at Johns
Hopkins University, and previously served long-time roles at the University of California, Berkeley, where he founded the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL). Kammen has published hundreds of scientific papers, served in high-level advisory positions with entities including the World Bank and USAID, and been a coordinating lead author for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Keynote: Dr. Sacoby Wilson
Dr. Sacoby Wilson is a Professor with the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health where directs
The Health, Environmental, and Economic Justice (T.H.E. E.J.) Lab. Dr. Wilson has over 20 years of experience as environmental health scientist in the areas of exposure science, environmental justice, environmental health disparities, community-based participatory research, water quality analysis, air pollution studies, built environment, industrial animal production, climate change, community resiliency, and sustainability. He works primarily in partnership with community-based organizations to study and address environmental justice and health issues and translate research to action.
Preliminary Program
Friday, February 27, 2026
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8:00 AM–9:00 AM
Registration, refreshments, exhibitor hall open
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9:00 AM–9:15 AM
Welcome — Hood College & Mobilize Frederick
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9:15 AM–9:30 AM
Poetry contest winners
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9:30 AM–10:15 AM
Opening Keynote — Just Clean Energy Transition with Speaker Daniel Kammen
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10:15 AM–10:30 AM
Break
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​10:30 AM–11:30 AM
Panel Presentation 1— Expanding Clean Renewable Energy
Speakers:
Eric Coffman, MEA State renewables status & programs
Kumar Barve, Chairman, Public Service Commission
Speaker from Schneider Electric
Moderator: Shannon Moore​
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11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Lunch Break & Exhibitor Hall Time / Lunch speaker/presentation
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11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Green Careers Panel
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1:30 PM–1:45 PM
Door Prize Awards in Auditorium
1:45 PM–2:00 PM
Move to workshops
2:00 PM–3:30 PM
Workshops / Roundtables 1-1
3:30 PM–3:45 PM
Break, Return to Auditorium
3:45 PM–4:00 PM
Elected Officials
Topic: Reflections on the Climate Emergency Resolution,
5 years since its passing
Speakers:
CE Fitzwater
Mayor O'Connor
4:00 PM–4:45 PM
Closing keynote/activity
Climate Stories
Speaker: Matt Scott, Project Drawdown
Saturday, February 28, 2026
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8:00 AM–9:00 AM
Registration & Exhibitor Time
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9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Welcome — Mobilize Frederick
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Children's Chorus Performance
Frederick Children’s Choir
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Opening Keynote —
Topic: Keeping climate advocacy alive in 2026
Speaker: Dr. Sacoby Wilson
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel Presentation 2
Topic: Water and Climate
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Lunch Break & Exhibitor Hall Time
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Silent Raffle Awards
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Workshops / Roundtables 16–30
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break & Return to Auditorium
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Closing Activity — What will you do next??
NEW THIS YEAR: POETRY CONTEST FOR YOUTH
THEME: Hope and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
Winners will be featured at the 4th Annual Climate Summit
at Hood College in February 2026
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