The U.S. Green Building Council announced on June 8 that its annual Greenbuild International Conference + Expo 2023 keynote speaker will be former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Kal Penn.
Penn, a well-known actor, writer and producer, was tapped by then-President Barak Obama to serve as the principal associate editor in the White House Office of Public Engagement. He will take to the main stage at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 27, as the keynote speaker during the USGBC’s 30th anniversary celebration.