Mille Munksgaard
Username
Mille Munksgaard
Proposer First Name
Mille
Proposer Email
mimu@di.dk
Proposer Last Name
Munksgaard
Proposer Phone
(929) 290-9701
Proposer Job Title
Director, Strategy & Projects
Proposer Additional Info
Mille is a sustainability professional with experience in international business development and strategic partnerships within the cleantech sector. Mille joined the Danish Cleantech Hub in New York City in August 2019 where she serves as Director for Strategy & Projects. She advises Danish companies on strategy and business development on the North American market and oversees large international projects, which aim to strengthen the sustainable urban development in the pursuit of game-changing solutions. She specializes in public-private partnership models related to cleantech collaboration between Denmark and New York and provides expert assistance on Danish experiences, solutions and know-how to American partners.
Mille has previously worked with Wind Europe in Brussels and the Confederation of Danish Industry in Copenhagen and holds a master’s degree from Copenhagen Business School.
Proposed Session Description
The demand for green buildings is growing rapidly, and the United States needs to train and scale up its workforce to meet the challenge. This session will explore strategies for building a diverse, equitable, and skilled workforce that can accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy. Here, visionary practioners will provide their perspectives on what it will take to drive a pipeline of skilled workers to build back America, whilst addressing the misalignment between job gains and losses.
Why is this session important?
With 550 billion of new infrastructure investments over the next decade, the increasing demand of a skilled workforce that can meet the demands of climate change, is eminent. By addressing today’s labor supply imbalances, this session will address the need for workforce development, and explore how to ensure that marginalized communities are not left behind in the transition to a sustainable built environment. It will also discuss strategies for scaling up training programs, fostering public-private partnerships, and leveraging emerging technologies to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
This session will provide discussions on how to best leverage the demand for practical, scalable building design and construction solutions, for creating a more equitable workforce system.
Learning Objectives
Understand the importance of workforce development in the transition to a net-zero economy.
Discuss the importance of inclusive workforce development in decarbonization strategies, and explore ways to ensure that marginalized communities are not left behind in the transition to a sustainable built environment.
Discuss how companies can help foster a prosperous construction workforce, which can meet the demands of a net-zero industry.
Evaluate the role of emerging technologies in scaling up the workforce and accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 2 - Some prior knowledge helpful.
NYC 2023 Areas of Focus
Session Format Details
Opening remarks, keynote, 30 min. panel discussion followed by Q&A
Recommended Length
60-minute session
Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2023
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your session proposal?
The demand for energy-efficient buildings continues to grow as consumers realize the benefits of more affordable, efficient, resilient, and healthy buildings. Capitalizing on this demand will be key to the United States’ goal of achieving net-zero no later than 2050. The transition to a net-zero economy will require a skilled workforce with the knowledge and expertise to design, construct, and operate energy-efficient buildings.
Reviewer 1
Boren, Michaela
Reviewer 2
Guivelondo, Gretel
Proposal #
125
Committee Decision
Being Considered