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Amal Clooney will deliver the opening keynote remarks at this year\u2019s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Chicago. <\/span>
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Human rights lawyer and humanitarian Amal Clooney will deliver the opening keynote remarks at this year\u2019s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo<\/a>, taking place November 14 to 16 in Chicago, announced event hosts U.S. Green Building Council<\/a> (USGBC) and Informa Exhibitions<\/a>. The theme of this year\u2019s conference, \u201cHuman X Nature,\u201d explores the intersection of humanity and the built environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreen building is about providing equal access to safe, healthy, and sustainable environments for everyone,\u201d said Kate Hurst, senior vice-president of conferences and events with USGBC. \u201cIt is about understanding that every life matters, and furthermore, that quality of life must be preserved. Amal has a deep understanding of this. She has spent her life fighting for the underserved and underrepresented, and her tireless and extraordinary efforts on behalf of others underscore the greater humanitarian mission of our movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

A visiting human rights professor at Columbia Law School, Clooney practices at Doughty Street Chambers in London, where she specializes in international law and human rights. She was previously named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and serves on the Forum\u2019s Global Council on Human Rights. Clooney is a frequent advisor to government on international law and has held a number of posts within the United Nations.<\/p>\n

In 2016, she cofounded the Clooney Foundation for Justice with her husband. One of their first projects, which aimed to educate thousands of refugee children in Lebanon, was showcased at the 2016 United Nations summit on the refugee crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to align Clooney\u2019s powerful message and mission with this year\u2019s Greenbuild theme of Human X Nature,\u201d said Lindsay Roberts, group director, Informa Exhibitions. \u201cAmal\u2019s passion for equality and human rights will resonate with the equally passionate Greenbuild audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

To register for the Greenbuild Conference, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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