PROGRAM

Thursday, November 21, 2024

12:30 - 1:00

Registration

Welcome, Introduction, & Overview

1:00 - 1:15

Dr. John Konarski
Chief Executive Officer
American Geographical Society

Dr. Christopher Tucker
Chairman
American Geographical Society

Dr. Marie Price
President
American Geographical Society

Mr. Keith Masback
Conference Co-Chair
Principal
Plum Run LLC

Dr. Wesley Reisser
Conference Co-Chair
Deputy Director of Bureau of International Organizations, Office of Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Geographical Perspectives on the Climate-Conflict Link

1:15 - 2:05

Moderator:

Dr. Alec Murphy
Professor Emeritus of Geography
University of Oregon

Panelists:

Dr. Andrew Linke
Associate Professor of Geography
University of Utah

Dr. John O’Loughlin
Professor of Geography
University of Colorado - Boulder

Dr. Susan Wolfinbarger
LOCATE Team Lead
U.S. Department of State

2:05 - 2:25

Water and Power

Dr. John Agnew
Distinguished Professor
University of California - Los Angeles

2:25 - 2:45

Fireside Chat

Interviewer:

Ms. Carrie Stokes
Chief Geographer and GeoCenter Director
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Guest:

Mr. David Yarnold
Consultant and Author

GeoAI: An Emerging Opportunity for Global Progress

2:45 - 3:25

Moderator::

Mr. Keith Masback

Panelists:

Dr. Nadine Alameh
Executive Director
Taylor Geospatial Institute

Dr. Budhu Bhaduri
Director of Science, Programs, and Partnerships, National Security Sciences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

3:25 - 3:40

Break/Caucus

3:40 - 4:10

Special Fireside Chat

Discussants:

Dr. Jeffrey Shaman
Interim Dean
Columbia Climate School

VADM Frank Whitworth
Director
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Looking Ahead: Geopolitical Challenges and Opportunities

4:10 - 4:30

Ms. Michèle Flournoy
Managing Partner
WestExec Advisors

Managing the Global Commons

4:30 - 4:50

Dr. Virginia Burkett
Chief Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change
United States Geological Survey

4:50 - 5:25

Lightning Talks

"Tearline: GEOINT and Interdisciplinary Partnerships with Government"
Dr. Nathanael Bassett
Tearline Director
T-REX

"Sudan, Through a Humanitarian Analysis Lens"
Ms. Laura Cline
Geographer
U.S. Department of State

"Closing Gaps for a Fair Future: Promoting Low-Carbon Transition While Reducing Inequality"
Dr. Kuishuang Feng
Associate Professor
University of Maryland

"The Blue Economy: An Approach to Sustainable Ocean Management"
Dr. Varvara Krechetova
Consultant
World Bank

"Eyes in the Sky: Using Drones for Data-Driven Conservation Decision Making"
Mr. John Lesko
Graduate Student
George Washington University

"A Multi-Level Approach Towards Urban and Spatial Sustainability and Resilience"
Dr. André Mueller
Senior Researcher
Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning - Germany

"How Heat Action Plans can be improved to mitigate Social Injustice Due to Heat in South Asian Cities?"
Mr. Faiyad H. Rishal
Graduate Student
Auburn University

Review of the Day/Planning for Tomorrow

5:25 - 5:30

5:30 - 7:00

Welcome Reception

Friday, November 22, 2024

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 - 8:30

Environmental Security: U.S. National Security Perspectives

8:30 - 9:20

Moderator:

Dr. Mark Read
Department Head of Geography & Environmental Engineering (GEnE)
United States Military Academy

Panelists:

Dr. Michele Devlin
Professor of Environmental Security
U.S. Army War College

Dr. Nicholas Parker
Environmental Security Policy Advisor
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mr. Matthew Thorburn
Program Manager of Strategic Risk Branch of U.S. Africa Command
U.S. Department of Defense

International Agreements Adapting to Climate Change

9:20 - 10:10

Moderator:

Dr. Wesley Reisser

Panelists:

Mr. Brady Mabe
Legal Adviser
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Dr. Rebecca Pincus
Director of the Polar Institute
Wilson Center

Dr. Abbie Tingstad
Professor of Arctic Research
U.S. Coast Guard Academy

10:10 - 10:40

Break/Caucus

10:40 - 11:00

Special Presentation: An Existential Map

Hon. Donald Beyer
VA-08
United States House of Representatives

The Future Geography of Climate (In)Justice

11:00 - 11:50

Moderator:

Ms. Carrie Stokes

Panelists:

Dr. Kate Brauman
Deputy Director of the Global Water Security Center
University of Alabama

Mr. Duncan Marsh
Principal
Duncan Marsh Consulting

Ms. Denise McKenzie
Managing Partner
PLACE Trust

Mr. Dan Pisut
Environmental Information and Climate Resilience Lead
Esri

11:50 - 12:40

The Extent of Human Mobility and Immobility in a Changing Climate

Moderator:

Dr. Marie Price

Panelists:

Dr. Alex de Sherbinin
Director of Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Columbia University

Mr. Lawrence Huang
Policy Analyst
Migration Policy Institute

Ms. Sarah Rosengaertner
Deputy Managing Director
Global Centre for Climate Mobility

12:40 - 1:20

Lunch

AGS Honors & Awards Ceremony

1:20 - 1:40

Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace

1:40 - 2:30

Moderator:

Dr. Joshua Fisher
Director of Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4), Columbia Climate School

Panelists:

Mr. Carl Bruch
Director of International Programs
Environmental Law Institute

Prof. V. Page Fortna
Harold Brown Professor of US Foreign and Security Policy
Columbia University

The Geo-Ethics of Geo-Engineering

2:30 - 3:20

Moderator:

Dr. Christopher Tucker

Panelists:

Dr. Ken Buesseler
Senior Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ms. Romany Webb
Deputy Director
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

3:20 - 3:40

Break/Caucus

The New York Climate Exchange - A New Approach to Supporting Climate Action

3:40 - 4:00

Dr. Stephen Hammer
Chief Executive Officer, The New York Climate Exchange

Spotlight Presentation: Buckminster Fuller Institute

4:00 - 4:20

Ms. Bonnie DeVarco
Co-Founder
Studio DeVarco

Global Geodetic Supply Chain: Global Challenges to a Shared Resource

4:20- 4:30

Dr. Nikki Markiel
Senior GEOINT Authority for Geomatics
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

4:30 - 4:50

Lightning Talks

"Quantitative Storytelling: Rivalrous Dynamics of Our Social Metabolism"
Dr. Bonny McClain
Geospatial Quantitative Storyteller
Grapheme Consulting, Inc.

"Geospatial Foundation Models Climate Adaptation Use Cases"
Mr. Mike Spaeth
Director of North America
Earth Daily Analytics

"GeoAI for Peace: Enhancing Collaboration and Mitigating Conflict in Climate-Driven Displacement"
Ms. Nicole Toigo
President
Descartes Labs Government

"LandScan: Past, Present, Near Future"
Dr. Daniel Adams
Associate Research & Development Scientist / Geospatial Scientist
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

4:50 - 5:00

Conclusion and Announcement of 2025 Theme

Closing Reception

5:00 - 6:00