Join author Catherine McKenna, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Climate and Nature Solutions, in conversation with Thomas Hale, Professor in Public Policy (Global Public Policy), to discuss her new book Run Like A Girl.

Run Like A Girl is Catherine McKenna’s candid reflection on her time in politics and her broader journey as a leader and advocate for climate action. With honesty and energy, McKenna explores what it means to lead with courage, balance ambition with purpose, and empower the next generation of women to step up and shape the future. This book is a call to action for anyone who believes in building a fairer, more sustainable world.

The book talk is followed by a drinks reception in St Antony's College Buttery.

Please note this event takes place in person only at St Antony's College, Nissan Lecture Theatre, 62 Woodstock Rd, OX2 6JF.

Catherine McKenna

Catherine McKenna is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Climate and Nature Solutions. She is Canada’s former Minister of Environment and Climate Change and former Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. She is Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments for companies, financial institutions, cities, and regions. Catherine founded Women Leading on Climate and hosts its new podcast. She is a member of Temasek’s Global Sustainability Advisory Panel and Singapore’s International Advisory Panel on Carbon Credits.

She is a Visiting Professor in Practice at the Grantham Institute at the London School of Economics, a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and an advisor to the Lawson Climate Institute. She serves on the advisory boards of several private sector companies and is a frequent global speaker on climate action, net-zero leadership, and women’s empowerment. Catherine was named a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur by the French government, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from McMaster University.