2026 Programming

An interactive comedy and variety show to close out the conference.

Anyone who has watched the new Netflix documentary, The Plastic Detox, has likely experienced the gauntlet of emotions: fear, shock, overwhelm, but also curiosity, intrigue, and hope. We've only just begun unraveling the consequences of plastics on our health and fertility, so we'll be featuring the filmmakers, experts, and plastic-free advocates to highlight the facts and stakes while helping us kick off our own plastic detoxes.

A live gameplay experience where storytelling, environmental expertise, and video games collide. Notable gamers and experts come together to demonstrate how some of the world's best games have already seamlessly integrated climate themes, from tone and setting to character design, mechanics, and storylines.

The food on our plates and the stories we tell are two of the most powerful levers we have for the planet. But how do we connect the two in a way that actually moves people? This conversation brings together plant-based chefs, storytellers, and advocates to explore how transmedia food messaging is shifting culture and, from the internet's tiniest herbivore chef to the frontlines of plant-based food advocacy, and what it looks like when the kitchen and creativity become catalysts for climate action.

A live pitch show down for storytellers brave enough to tackle our broken food system. Take the stage in LA, win up to $50,000 and help us figure out what on earth we’re supposed to be eating.

From the awe-inspiring “Earthrise” photo to iconic sci-fi franchises, how we view the Earth can shift our perspectives and create a blueprint for a shared humanity. In this session, space storytellers and experts explore how science and collaboration in storytelling can inspire public imagination and expand our ideas of what is possible here on Earth.

India has spent decades developing climate solutions at a scale, with creativity that matches the ambition of its people, adapting, innovating, and building responses to a crisis that is already reshaping lives across its 1.4 billion residents. The Climate Scriptwriting Lab, launched by Pluc.tv and Netflix India, is bringing those solutions to the screen. This conversation will explore why India's storytelling tradition is uniquely equipped to carry that weight, what makes Indian stories different, why global demand for them is growing, and how the intersection of one of the world's great creative economies with one of its most urgent climate realities is a moment the rest of the world should be paying attention to.

From greenlighting High Speed Rail development projects to helping film and TV production stay in LA, we’re standing at a pivotal crossroads for the state of California industry. LA's climate infrastructure is directly linked to Hollywood’s long-term viability, and this session brings together cross-industry coalitions to imagine and shape the future we deserve.

Real people, real nuance, and a path forward on conservation and stewardship built on compromise rather than caricature. Tackling communications that can bridge divides, we'll get into which messengers audiences are connecting with in authentic ways, and how fuller, sharper stories are pulling in the viewers the mainstream is missing, and growing the base this movement needs.

Our comedian lawyers are back with the second edition of our ON THE STAND Mock Trial. This time we’re taking on the meat and dairy industries’ messaging tactics: from the “Got Milk” celebrity campaign that permeated our collective psyche to the current misconceptions around food and health.