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. Amy Glasmeier, Symposium Chair and Professor of Economic Geography & Regional Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

KEYNOTE:
Pursuing Equity is a Team Sport

Mr. Maurice Jones, President & Chief Executive Officer, OneTen

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Building the Inclusive City

Moderator:
Dr. Tracy Hadden Loh, Fellow, Brookings Institution

Panelists:
Mrs. Kate Chinn, Head of Community & Civic Engagement, AllianceBernstein
Dr. Karilyn Crockett, Assistant Professor of Urban History, Public Policy & Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mrs. Sharon Owens, Deputy Mayor, City of Syracuse
Dr. Liz Williams, Director of Data and Policy, Transportation Equity, Massachusetts Department of Transportation

LIGHTNING TALK:
Unprecedented Home Price Increases Affect the Most Vulnerable

Dr. Megan Lawson, Economist, Headwaters Economics

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Equity and Shelter

Moderator:
Dr. Xavier Briggs, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Panelists:
Ms. Chrystal Kornegay, Executive Director, MassHousing
Dr. Carlos Martín, Rubenstein Fellow, Brookings Institution

LIGHTNING TALK:
From Wealthy Enclaves to Asset Deserts

Mr. Kenan Fikri, Director for Research, Economic Innovation Group

BOOK REVIEW:
Furthering Fair Housing

Authors:
Mr. Nicholas Kelly, Senior Policy Advisor, Boston Housing Authority
Ms. Maia Woluchem, Technology Fellow, Ford Foundation

Interviewer:
Mr. Noah Kazis, Legal Fellow, NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Water Scarcity, Climate Change, and National Security

Vice Admiral Robert Sharp, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Climate Change and Global Justice

Moderator:
Dr. Kevon Rhiney, Assistant Professor of Geography, Rutgers University

Panelists:
Dr. Harriet Bulkeley, Professor of Geography, Durham University
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Nigeria

LIGHTNING TALK:
Creating a More Equitable Learning Environment and World Through Mapping

Mrs. Celeste Reynolds, AP Human Geography Teacher, Mashpee High School

LIGHTNING TALK:
Place Names: Supporting a More Equitable Future

Mr. Rafe Benli, Team Leader - Geographic Names Victoria, Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

LIGHTNING TALK:
Does Skill Make Us Human? Migrant Workers in 21st Century Qatar and Beyond

Dr. Natasha Iskander, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Conversations with the Medalists:
Dr. Laura Pulido

Interviewer:
Dr. Alexander Murphy, Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of Oregon

DAILY OVERVIEW

Dr. Robin Leichenko, Professor of Geography, Rutgers University

KEYNOTE:
Advancing Equitable Development in an Era of Climate Displacement

Dr. Karen Chapple, Professor Emerita of City & Regional Planning, University of Toronto

PANEL DISCUSSION:
From Global Megatrends to Local Divides: Advancing Equity at Every Scale

Moderator:
Dr. Matthew Slaughter, Dean of the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth University

Panelists:
Ms. Jaana Remes, Economist and Partner, McKinsey Global Institute
Dr. Michael Storper, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics
Ms. Stephanie von Friedeburg, Senior Vice President of Operations, International Finance Corporation

LIGHTNING TALK:
Geographic Inequality in the United States

Dr. Robert Manduca, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan

LIGHTNING TALK:
The Real Wealth of Nations: Mapping and Monetizing the Ecological Footprint

Dr. Paul Sutton, Professor, University of Denver

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Putting People with Disabilities on the Map with Emphasis on Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Dr. Caroline Solomon, Professor, Gallaudet University

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Transportation and Equity: Putting Money Where the Need is Greatest

Moderator:
Ms. Andrea d’Amato, Assistant Secretary for Operational Excellence, Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Panelists:
Ms. Gloria Jeff, Livability Director, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Dr. Edward Glaeser, Professor of Economic Geography, Harvard University

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Countering Barriers: Practices in Geography for a More Equitable Future

Dr. Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Professor, SUNY College at Cortland

BOOK REVIEW:
Cyclescapes of the Unequal City: Bicycle Infrastructure and Uneven Development

Author:
Dr. John Stehlin, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Interviewer:
Dr. Robin Leichenko, Professor of Geography, Rutgers University

LIGHTNING TALK:
GIS for Equitable Trail Access

Ms. Oforiwaa Pee Agyei-Boakye, PhD Candidate, University of Minnesota

LIGHTNING TALK:
Supporting Equity in Participatory Natural Resource Policy and Management

Ms. Ellie Nasr-Azadani, PhD Candidate, Pennsylvania State University

LIGHTNING TALK:
Commuting to Opportunity: How Far Do Residents of High-Poverty Neighborhoods Travel to Get to Work?

Ms. Elizabeth Kneebone, Research Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley

Conversations with the Medalists:
Dr. Carolyn Finney

Interviewer:
Dr. Marie Price, President, American Geographical Society

DAILY OVERVIEW

Ms. Andrea d’Amato, Assistant Secretary for Operational Excellence, Massachusetts Department of Transportation

KEYNOTE:
The Geographic Approach

Mr. Jack Dangermond, Founder and President, Esri

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Environmental Justice and Climate Justice

Moderator:
Dr. Tracey Osborne, Associate Professor, University of California, Merced

Panelists:
Ms. Chitra Kumar, Assistant Director of Environmental Justice, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Ms. Daphne Lundi, Deputy Director for Social Resiliency, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency
Dr. Kyle Whyte, George Willis Pack Professor, University of Michigan

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Climates of Inequality

Dr. Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan, Assistant Teaching Professor, Rutgers University
Ms. Liz Sevcenko, Director of the Humanities Action Lab, Rutgers University

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
The Central Arizona Project and the Taking of Navajo Resources

Dr. Andrew Curley, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Equitable Maps and Stronger Communities: The Power of Open Mapping to Level the Health Care Playing Field

Moderator:
Mr. Tyler Radford, Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Panelists:
Mr. Diego Gonzalez Ferreiro, Data Lead and Unite Maps Product Manager, United Nations Global Service Centre
Mrs. Audrey Lessard-Fontaine, GIS Centre Head of Services, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders
Mr. Mohamet Ndiaye, Founder and Consultant, OpenStreetMap Senegal

LIGHTNING TALK:
Using NASA Earth Observations to Enable Open Science with GIS

Mrs. Leah Schwizer, EGIST Lead, NASA Earth Science

BOOK REVIEW:
Who Owns the Wind? Climate Crisis and the Hope of Renewable Energy

Author:
Dr. David Hughes, Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University

Interviewer:
Dr. Gavin Bridge, Professor of Economic Geography, Durham University

LIGHTNING TALK:
The Social Cost of Hydropower

Ms. Siobhan Finnerty, Geographer

LIGHTNING TALK:
How Do We Fund Equitable Mitigation and Adaptation?

Dr. Kristin Smith, Research Analyst, Headwaters Economics

Conversations with the Medalists:
Mr. William Herbert

Interviewer:
Dr. Jerome Dobson, President Emeritus, American Geographical Society

DAILY OVERVIEW

Mr. Kenan Fikri, Research Director, Economic Innovation Group

KEYNOTE:
A Conversation with Congresswoman Terri Sewell

Interviewer:
Mr. John Lettieri, Co-Founder, President & CEO, Economic Innovation Group

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Equity and Development in the Black Belt

Presenter:
Dr. Veronica Womack, Executive Director, Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College

Interviewer:
Mr. Kenan Fikri, Research Director, Economic Innovation Group

LIGHTNING TALK:
Infrastructural Racism

Mr. Greg Hill, AP Human Geography Teacher, Horn High School

BOOK REVIEW:
Data Feminism

Author:
Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio, Assistant Professor of Urban Science & Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Interviewer:
Ms. Isadora Cruxên, PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Data Action: Using Data for a Public Good

Ms. Sarah Williams, Associate Professor of Technology and Urban Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

LIGHTNING TALK:
Equity and Justice: Location-Based Challenges of Global Employers

Mr. David Dureyko, Workforce Strategy Consultant, Mercer

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Everywhere She Maps

Moderator:
Ms. Courtney Clark, Program Director, Everywhere She Maps

Panelists:
Ms. Raya Idrissa Ahmada, Assistant Lecturer, State University of Zanzibar
Ms. Airin Akter, Senior Research Associate, Capacity Building Service Group
Ms. Dara Carney-Nedelman, Communications Specialist, YouthMappers
Mrs. Jariatou Jallow, Founder and CEO, Yonima Errands Runner
Ms. Ndapile Mkuwu, National Instructor, Africa Drone & Data Academy
Ms. Maliha Binte Mohiuddin, Doctoral Candidate, West Virginia University
Ms. Laura Mugeha, Operations Analyst, Sanergy
Ms. Stellamaris Nakacwa, Master’s Candidate, West Virginia University
Ms. Natália da Silveira Arruda, Doctoral Candidate in Urban Planning, Arizona State University
Ms. Marcela Zeballos, Managing Director, YouthMappers

LIGHTNING TALK:
Mapping Resistance: Analyzing the Geography of Urban Art in the Twin Cities Using Crowdsourced Data

Dr. Paul Lorah, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Saint Thomas

PANEL DISCUSSION:
The Geography of Health Inequity: Examples from Around the Globe

Moderator:
Dr. Demetrice Jordan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Panelists:
Dr. Matthew Bonds, Associate Professor - Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Anoop Jain, Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Denae King, Research Program Manager, Texas Southern University

LIGHTNING TALK:
Identifying Declining Rates in Drug Overdose Mortality in Eastern Kentucky

Mr. Michael Meit, Director of Research and Programs - Center for Rural Health Research, East Tennessee State University

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Applying GIS as a Framework for Racial Equity and Social Justice

Mr. Clinton Johnson, Racial Equity Unified Team Lead, Esri

LIGHTNING TALK:
GIS for Racial Equity: Workforce Diversity

Ms. Koya Brown, Solution Engineer, Esri

AGS HONORS AND AWARDS CEREMONY

DAILY OVERVIEW

Dr. Demetrice Jordan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

KEYNOTE

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President and Senior Lecturer, Repairers of the Breach

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Access to Capital: Becoming Fully Invested in Driving More Equitable Outcomes

Moderator:
Ms. Alison Omens, Chief Strategy Officer, JUST Capital

Panelists:
Ms. Michelle Dunstan, Chief Responsibility Officer, AllianceBernstein
Mr. Alex Flachsbart, President & CEO, Opportunity Alabama
Ms. Fran Seegull, President, The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

KEYNOTE:
Can We Map the Links Between Nature, Humans, Policies and Technologies to Inform Sustainable Decision Making?

Dr. Danielle Wood, Director - Space Enabled Research Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Leveraging Insights from Data for Local and Regional Economies

Mr. Thom Goff, Co-Founder, data-Fab at Mass Economics
Ms. Erin Kenney, Senior Associate, Mass Economics

SYMPOSIUM CHAIR’S SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSION:
Economic Policies for a More Equitable Future: Three Economists’ Views

Moderator:
Dr. Amy Glasmeier, Symposium Chair and Professor of Economic Geography & Regional Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Panelists:
Dr. Kristen Broady, Policy Director and Fellow, Brookings Institution
Dr. Dania Francis, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts - Boston
Dr. Omari Swinton, Professor of Economics, Howard University

LIGHTNING TALK:
Environmental Racism and Racialized Financing in the Colonias of the Rio Grande Valley

Mr. Lucas Belury, Geographer

LIGHTNING TALK:
University-Community Partnerships: A Strategy to Mitigate Inequities in Urban Green Infrastructure

Dr. Adriana Zuniga, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Arizona

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:
Empowering Communities Using Data-Driven Insights

Mr. Arturo Franco, Senior Vice President of Thought Leadership, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Dr. Michelle Montgomery Thompson, Associate Professor, University of New Orleans

BOOK REVIEW:
The Thread of Energy

Author:
Dr. Martin Pasqualetti, Professor, Arizona State University

Interviewer:
Dr. Julia Haggerty, Associate Professor, Montana State University

Conversations with the Medalists:
Dr. Audrey Kobayashi

Interviewer:
Mr. Eddie Pickle, Councilor, American Geographical Society

CONCLUSION

Dr. Amy Glasmeier, Symposium Chair and Professor of Economic Geography & Regional Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Marie Price, President, American Geographical Society
Dr. Christopher Tucker, Chairman, American Geographical Society