Exploring Energy, the theme of GCRE 2019, partnered with the yearlong 2018-19 initiative sponsored by Yale Environmental Humanities to explore the intersection of energy with human culture.

The first keynote speaker was Dr. Erin Lothes, Associate Professor of Theology, College of Saint Elizabeth, who wrote Catholic Energy Ethics: Commitments and Criteria. The second keynote speaker was Ms. Kehkashan Basu, whose resume includes being the 2016 winner of the International Children's Peace Prize, the Global Coordinator for the UNEP's Major Groups for Children and Youth, founder and president of the Green Hope Foundation, and winner of Canada's Top 25 Women of Influence award.