12:00 - 12:30
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Doors Open
We encourage you to arrive early to secure your seat.
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12:30 - 12:35
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Welcome, A. Paul Alivisatos, Vice Chancellor for Research
Followed by presentations and Q & A moderated by prominent radio host Michael Krasny
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12:40 - 1:10 |
Climate
Bill Collins - Going Down the Up Escalator of Climate Change
Max Auffhammer - Social Cost of Carbon
Inez Fung - Verifying Climate Treaties: A View from Above
Panel Discussion
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1:15 - 1:50
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Energy
Peidong Yang - Liquid Sunlight
Mary Ann Piette - Responsive Low-Carbon Buildings
Ravi Prasher - Renewable Energy: Anytime, Anywhere
Alex Bayen - The Impact of Routing Apps on Traffic: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Panel Discussion
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1:55 - 2:25
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Food and Water
Kristina Hill - Floats, Moats and Superdikes
David Sedlak - Stillsuit for a City
Claire Kremen - Farming for the Future with Nature's Services
Panel Discussion
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2:25 - 2:45
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BREAK
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2:45 - 3:20
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Economics and Political Context
Sol Hsiang - Planetary Management
Ashok Gadgil - Getting the Smoke Out of Our Eyes
Dan Kammen - The Science and Policy of Sustainable Energy
Justin Brashares - Biodiversity Loss, Human Health and Social Conflict
Panel Discussion
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3:25 - 3:55
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Ecosystem Response
David Ackerly - Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World
Rosemary Gillespie - Globalization of the World's Biota
Charles Marshall - A Brief History of Global Change
Panel Discussion
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4:00 - 4:30
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Summing up
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4:30 - 6:00
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Reception, Sutardja Dai Hall Atrium
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