WHAT IS PLAN-IT?
Plan-It Earth is an annual ideathon at Georgetown University that brings together sustainability students, experts, and practitioners to generate solutions to critical environmental challenges.
The 2021 theme is Urban Development in the Age of Climate Change, which aims to promote the link between developing sustainable urban communities and climate action.
Undergraduate and graduate students will form multidisciplinary teams to SOLVE a global environmental challenge, GENERATE a tech-enabled idea, and COMPETE for prizes.
PLAN-IT
EARTH
Georgetown's premier
sustainability ideathon.
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March 20-21, 2021 @
Georgetown University
2021 SDGs
Plan-It Earth 2021's four competition tracks are based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about each SDG at the UN SDG website.
SCHEDULE
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Day One
March 20
10:00 – 10:15AM
Opening remarks
10:15 – 10:35AM
Keynote 1
10:35 – 10:55AM
Keynote 2
11:00 – 11:45AM
Team introductions & ideation block 1
11:50 – 12:35PM
Lunch
12:40 – 1:25PM
Breakout session 1
1:30 – 2:15PM
Breakout session 2
2:20 – 2:30PM
Check-in & next steps
2:35 – 3:45PM
Ideation block 2
3:50 – 4:00PM
Ending day remarks
Day Two
March 21
10:00 – 10:10AM
Opening announcements
10:10 – 10:30AM
Keynote 1
10:35 – 11:20AM
Breakout session 1
11:25 – 12:10PM
Breakout session 2
12:15 – 1:00PM
Lunch
1:05 – 1:15PM
Check-in
1:20 – 3:30PM
Ideation block 3
3:45 – 5:15PM
Initial judging round
5:20 – 5:40PM
Final judging round
5:40 – 6:00PM
Awards ceremony & final remarks
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
PETE MARRA
Director, Georgetown Environment Initiative
Pete Marra is the Director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative (GEI), Laudato Si’ Professor in Biology and the Environment, and Professor in the McCourt School of Public Policy. He is a leading environment and conservation expert, and heads GEI in bringing together students, faculty and staff across Georgetown’s campuses to contribute to the earth’s stewardship.
NATE WONG
Chief Strategy and Social Innovation Officer, Beeck Center
Nate is a champion for creating lasting social change initiatives, working to defy prevailing orthodoxies and helping to shape the very systems that impede a prosperous and equitable world for all. He oversees the Beeck Center’s differentiated approach to social innovation and scale. Prior to coming to the Beeck Center, Nate helped launch and direct two social impact units: one at Deloitte Consulting/ Monitor Deloitte and more recently at Boston Consulting Group’s non-profit, the Centre for Public Impact.
SPONSORS
Our sponsors make it possible for participants to create something incredible.
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PLAN-IT 2019 RESULTS
The first Plan-It Earth ideathon asked student participants to ideate tech-enabled solutions that promote the link between environmental protection and economic growth. See last year's results below!