Leah Stokes
Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara & Co-host, A Matter of Degrees

Dr. Leah Stokes is a virtual guest at Crosscut Festival 2022. She is an Associate Professor at UC Santa Barbara and co-host of the podcast "A Matter of Degrees." Her work focuses on clean energy and climate policy. She'll be hosting a conversation with Matt Damon and Gary White, who cofounded water.org and WaterEquity.
When: 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 4
Where: Virtual. RSVP for free now.
Find more detail about this event below.
Scheduled Appearances
Turning on the Faucet
Most of us don't think about turning on the faucet, But more than one-third of the world doesn't have access to safe or clean water. Matt Damon and Gary White think this is a problem with a solution and they set out to prove it.They worked with partners across the globe to deliver clean and/or sanitized water to more than 40 million people. Is it working? Can we help? WATCH NOW


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About the Festival
The Crosscut Ideas Festival is a celebration of big ideas and a gathering for bold thinkers. Newsmakers, changemakers and innovators come together to take a fresh look at the biggest issues of our time. Over one week, the Crosscut Ideas Festival hosts fireside conversations and panels, meetups, art installations, workshops, and interactive experiences.
