As part of Climate Week NYC, UC Berkeley’s Master of Climate Solutions program will convene a curated group of practitioners, alumni, and members of the broader Berkeley community for an invitation-only roundtable lunch conversation. The gathering will open with remarks from Joel Makower of Trellis, a UC Berkeley alumnus and member of the Master of Climate Solutions Advisory Board. Joel will then join fellow Berkeley alumna Eliza Barclay of The New York Times for an off-the-record conversation about what they are seeing from the front lines of climate journalism, including where meaningful progress is taking hold, where momentum remains constrained, and which developments deserve greater coverage. Their exchange will then open into a facilitated roundtable conversation among lunch participants about what it takes to move climate solutions from possibility to practice within complex and rapidly changing real-world systems. The program will conclude with reflections from Kat Hunt, Managing Director, Earth Finance (and Berkeley alumna), drawing on her experience addressing the first-ever MCS graduating class in May and her perspective on the next generation of climate leadership. Designed as a working conversation rather than a traditional panel, the lunch will create space for candid exchange, practical insight, and meaningful connections among leaders working across sectors and disciplines. Advance registration is required. Additional details will be shared with confirmed participants.