Engineering a Sustainable Future: Science, Innovation, and Human Welfare

A Conversation with Bill Gates

About the Talk

Climate change is one of humanity's greatest scientific and engineering challenges—addressing it is an opportunity to design a future in which people everywhere can thrive. In this talk, Bill Gates shares his perspective on how the world can advance meaningful climate progress while keeping human welfare at the heart of the effort. As nations face competing priorities and finite budgets, Gates highlights the need to invest in innovation that makes clean energy affordable, and in development "best buys," such as climate-smart agriculture, that reduce poverty, strengthen health, and help communities adapt and prosper in a warming world. For the Caltech community, it's an invitation to hear how science and ingenuity can drive the breakthroughs a sustainable future demands.

CALTECH PRIVATE EVENT(Caltech campus community only)

Admission & Seating

This is a free, ticketed event for members of Caltech's campus community (students, postdocs, faculty, and staff).

Attendees must secure a ticket in advance. Caltech community members are eligible to reserve one ticket each, pending availability, and the name on the issued ticket must match the name on an individual's Caltech ID.   A Caltech ID and a ticket must be presented at the door for entry.

Tickets are available online or for pick-up from the Caltech Ticket Office (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday).

Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis with undergraduate and graduate students receiving first priority.

• Student tickets will be available beginning Thursday, October 16, at noon.
• Postdoc, faculty, and staff tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, October 21, at noon, pending availability.