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