MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
HUMAN IMPACTS
ON THE OCEANS
WELCOME
Dr. John Konarski, Chief Executive Officer, American Geographical Society
INTRODUCTION
Dr. Marie Price, President, American Geographical Society
Dr. Christopher Tucker, Chairman, American Geographical Society
OVERVIEW
Dr. Lawson Brigham, Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Christopher Verlinden, Chief Technology Officer, Applied Ocean Sciences
SPECIAL PLENARY
THE 10 GREATEST CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLD OCEAN
Moderator: Dr. Christopher Verlinden
Presenters:
Dr. Jennifer Brandon, Senior Scientist, Applied Ocean Sciences
Dr. Matthew Costa, Postdoctoral Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Dr. Natalya Gallo, Postdoctoral Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Dr. Kevin Heaney, President , Applied Ocean Sciences
Dr. Karina Lorenz Mrakovcich, Professor, United States Coast Guard Academy
Ms. Jen McWhorter, PhD Student, Universities of Queensland and Exeter
Dr. Gino Passalacqua, Science Application Manager, Del Mar Oceanographic, LLC
Dr. Greg Sinnett, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Till Wagner, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
THE GLOBAL ENVIROMENT FACILITY (GEF): LEADING THE WAY FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION
Hon. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Global Environment Facility
BOOK REVIEW/INTERVIEW
THE NATURE OF NATURE
By: Dr. Enric Sala, Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society
Interviewer: Dr. Marie Price
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY’S LONG INVOLVEMENT IN OCEANOGRAPHY AND OCEAN SCIENCES
Dr. Jerry Dobson, President Emeritus, American Geographical Society
THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD OCEAN: THE NOAA PERSPECTIVE
Mr. Craig McLean, Acting Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
RUNAWAY POPULATION GROWTH AND THE GROWING HUMAN FOOTPRINT ON OUR OCEANS
Dr. Christopher Tucker
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
THE LA JOLLA MOSAIC: THE INTERSECTION OF ART, OCEANOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY
Ms. Mary Munk, President & Co-Founder, Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
OCEANS AS A CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT
PANEL DISCUSSION
THE GEOPOLITICAL ARENA OF THE OCEAN
Moderator: Ms. Jessica King, Chief Executive Officer, GeoSISU
Panelists:
Hon. C. Steven McGann, Founder, The Stevenson Group
Dr. Karina Lorenz Mrakovcich, Professor, United States Coast Guard Academy
Mr. Gregory Poling, Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Clive Schofield, Professor and Head of Research, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
SLICING AND DICING THE MERCATOR PROJECTION
Prof. Robert Rubel, Professor Emeritus, United States Naval War College
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
HOUTHI PRESENCE IN THE BAB-EL-MENDEB STRAIT
Mr. Tyler Lycan, Maritime Security Researcher, One Earth Future
PANEL DISCUSSION
MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY: THE ADMIRALS’ PERSPECTIVE
Moderator: Mr. Al Di Leonardo, Founder, Black Cape
Panelists:
VADM Linda Fagan, Pacific Area Commander, United States Coast Guard
RDML Timothy Gallaudet, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, United States Department of Commerce
VADM Robert Sharp, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
OCEANIC CHOKEPOINTS: A GEOPOLITICAL DISCUSSION
Dr. John Kuehn, Professor, United States Naval War College
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
FISHERIES CONFLICT AROUND THE HORN OF AFRICA
Ms. Colleen Devlin, Researcher, One Earth Future
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY’S EVOLVING MARITIME MISSION
Cpt. Richard Kennedy, Director, Maritime Safety Office, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
VADM Robert Sharp
BOOK REVIEW/INTERVIEW
THE OUTLAW OCEAN
By: Mr. Ian Urbina, Director, The Outlaw Ocean Project
Interviewer: Dr. Lawson Brigham
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
A BLUE ARCTIC
Dr. Walter Berbrick, Professor and Director, United States Naval War College
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
EXPLORING, MAPPING, AND SENSING THE OCEAN
PANEL DISCUSSION
THE OCEAN EXPLORERS
Moderator: Dr. Chris Verlinden
Panelists:
Dr. Robert Ballard, Professor of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Sylvia Earle, Explorer-In-Residence, National Geographic Society
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Dr. Don Walsh, President, International Maritime, Inc.
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
IDENTIFYING ILLICIT MARITIME ACTIVITY REMOTELY
Mr. Bryan Smith, Director of Maritime Product Management, Maxar Technologies
OCEAN MAPPING: ESTABLISHING THE GEOSPATIAL CONTEXT OF THE REST OF THE PLANET
Dr. Larry Mayer, Director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire
LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS
REDEFINING THE WAY WE WORK OFFSHORE
Mr. Neil Tinmouth, Chief Operating Officer, Sea-Kit International, Ltd.
PROJECT BADWEYN: MAPPING SOMALI COASTAL RESOURCES
Ms. Paige Roberts, Research Associate, One Earth Future Foundation
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
MAKING WAVES IN MARINE TELEMETRY
Mr. John Pepper, Chairman, OceanWise
LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS
MAPPING THE COAST OF ALASKA
Ms. Jennifer Wozencraft, Research Physical Scientist, United States Army Corps of Engineers
DETECTING HIDDEN MARITIME ACTIVITY
Mr. Kevin Moyer, Director of Strategic Partnerships, HawkEye360
BOOK REVIEW/INTERVIEW
GIS FOR SCIENCE: APPLYING MAPPING AND SPATIAL ANALYTICS, VOLUME 2
Edited by: Mr. Christian Harder, Writer, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Dr. Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS
THE SOUTH PACIFIC GYRE: INSIGHTS INTO A MARINE BIOLOGIST DESERT
Dr. Greta Reintjes, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
BATHY LIDAR OBJECT DETECTION
Ms. Carol Lockhart, Chief Hydrographer, Woolpert
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
SEABED 2030
Mr. Jamie McMichael-Phillips, Director, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
THINKING BEYOND THE OCEAN OF THINGS
Dr. Mike Botts, President & Founder, Botts Innovative Research - GeoRobotix
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
THE BOUNTY OF THE OCEANS & PROTECTING OUR BLUE PLANET
SPECIAL PLENARY
LIVING WITH BOUNTY AND RISK: THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI
Moderator: Mr. Adam de Sola Pool, Partner, Blue Angels Investment Group
Panelists:
Dr. Randi Rotjan, Research Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
Hon. Teburoro Tito, Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Kiribati
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
PROTECTING THE BOUNTY OF OUR OCEAN BEYOND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES
Ms. Kristina Gjerde, High Seas Policy Advisor, International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Marine and Polar Program
BOOK REVIEW/INTERVIEW
EAT LIKE A FISH
By: Mr. Bren Smith, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Greenwave
Interviewer: Ms. Vilma Rivera Gallagher, Earth Institute Consultant, Columbia University
AGS HONORS AND AWARDS CEREMONY
Dr. Marie Price
Dr. David Kaplan, Editor of the Geographical Review, American Geographical Society
Dr. Deborah Popper, Chair of the Honors and Awards Committee, American Geographical Society
RECIPIENT OF THE WRIGLEY-FAIRCHILD PRIZE
Dr. Cynthia Gorman
RECIPIENT OF THE CULLUM GEOGRAPHICAL MEDAL
Dr. Jerome Dobson
RECIPIENT OF THE ALEXANDER AND ILSE MELAMID MEDAL
Dr. Kendra McSweeney
RECIPIENT OF THE GEORGE DAVIDSON MEDAL
Dr. Dawn Wright
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
HARNESSING THE POWER OF DATA IN THE BLUE ECONOMY
Ms. Cathrine Armour, Chief Customer Officer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIOUS DEEP SEA, ONE EXPEDITION AT A TIME
Dr. Carlie Wiener, Director of Communications and Engagement Strategy, Schmidt Ocean Institute
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
MAPPING OCEAN WEALTH
Dr. Mark Spalding, Senior Marine Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
PROTECTING SRI LANKA’S BLUE WHALES: A JOURNEY IN CONSERVATION
Dr. Asha de Vos, Executive Director, Oceanswell
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
THE CHANGING BOUNDARY BETWEEN HUMAN HABITATS AND THE SEA
PANEL DISCUSSION
THE ARCTIC OCEAN
Moderator: Dr. Lawson Brigham
Panelists:
Hon. David Balton, Senior Fellow, The Wilson Center
Ms. Vera Metcalf, Executive Director, The Walrus Commission
Dr. Michael Sfraga, Director of the Polar Institute, The Wilson Center
Dr. Dmitry Streletskiy, Associate Professor of Geography, George Washington University
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
AQUATERRA AND THE FIRST STEPPING-STONES TO AMERICA
Dr. Jerry Dobson
Dr. Gaia Galassi, Geoscientist, Department of Pure and Applied Science, University of Urbino
Dr. Giorgio Spada, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Bologna
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
THE RISKS OF RUSHING INTO SEABED MINING
Dr. Elizabeth Mendenhall, Assistant Professor of Marine Affairs and Political Science, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Elizabeth Nyman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston
PANEL DISCUSSION
COASTAL RISK AND RESILIENCE
Moderator: Dr. Michael Steinberg, Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
Panelists:
Mr. Steven Canty, Coordinator of the Marine Conservation Program, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dr. Alfredo Giron-Nava, Hoffman Fellow, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions
Dr. Bernice Rosenzweig, Faculty in Environmental Studies, Sarah Lawrence College
Dr. Dawn Wright
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
OCEAN INFLUENCES CREEP INLAND: FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN THE LOUISIANA COASTAL ZONE
Dr. Craig Colten, Professor of Geography, Louisiana State University
BOOK REVIEW/INTERVIEW
THE MINISTRY OF THE FUTURE
By: Mr. Kim Stanley Robinson, Author
Interviewer: Dr. Christopher Tucker
LIGHTNING PRESENTATION
STOP ARGUING, START SEASTEADING
Mr. Joe Quirk, President, Seasteading Institute
CONCLUSION
Dr. Lawson Brigham
Dr. Marie Price
Dr. Christopher Tucker
Dr. Chris Verlinden