Events

The Center for American Progress hosts a diverse range of events with progressive leaders and policy experts that highlight bold, innovative ideas to address our nation’s most pressing problems.

We are continually monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic. The safety and well-being of our panelists and audiences is of the utmost importance to us.

At this time, all public events at the Center for American Progress are available via an online livestream, and select events may have in-person audiences on a case-by-case basis. Please refer to the location on the specific event page for location information.

Please RSVP for specific events to receive a reminder to watch the livestream. Viewers are welcome to submit questions for each event and can tweet about our events using #CAPEvents. As always, we will continue to live caption our livestreams.

All Events

The Pro-Democracy Faith Movement
Past Event

The Pro-Democracy Faith Movement

Join us on December 15 to hear from prominent faith leaders about America’s pro-democracy faith movement. They will share their vision for what it takes to build a more inclusive democracy based on their wisdom traditions rooted in hope, resilience, and systemic transformation.

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Wall Street’s Carbon Bubble
Photo of Wall Street Bronze Bull
Past Event

Wall Street’s Carbon Bubble

Please join the Center for American Progress and Sierra Club for the launch of important new research revealing the enormous size of carbon emissions financed by the largest banks and asset managers in the United States and a discussion of actions the Biden administration can take to curtail this problem before the carbon bubble bursts.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Bill of Rights for an Automated Society: The Health Care System
Past Event

Bill of Rights for an Automated Society: The Health Care System

Please join CAP and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) for a discussion on the current and emergent uses of technology in the health care system as well as consumer products related to health.

12:00 - 1:30 PM EST

Paying for a Green and Just Transition To Tackle Climate
Attendees in the action zone at COP26
Past Event

Paying for a Green and Just Transition To Tackle Climate

Please join CAP and the Rockefeller Foundation for a virtual discussion on how to pay for a just, green transition around the world. The panelists will also discuss how the United States will take climate action post-COP26, both at home and abroad.

10:30 - 11:30 AM EST

The Future of Technology Regulation
Past Event

The Future of Technology Regulation

What’s Next in Protecting the Public Interest Online

4:00 - 5:00 PM EST

‘Mayor Pete’
Poster for the documentary film
Past Event

‘Mayor Pete’

A Reel Progress Screening and Discussion

12:30 - 1:15 PM EST

Climate Disclosure Standards
An employee with Ipsun Solar installs solar panels on the roof of the Peace Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia on May 17, 2021. - Using donations, the church installed a 60.48 kilowatt solar instillation to bring down their carbon footprint. US President Joe Biden has called for the US energy sector to be fully decarbonized by 2035. To this end, he has asked Congress for $100 billion to invest in the national grid and shift to cleaner energy, as well as a ten-year extension of tax credits for renewable generation and storage.
Past Event

Climate Disclosure Standards

Who Should Set Them?

Center for American Progress
4:00 - 5:15 PM EDT

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