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The Past is Prelude: A conversation with IPCC Lead Authors
Panelists will share their respective experiences in working on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). They will provide insights into how the IPCC influence and momentum have changed over time, as well as its achievements and the impact that it has had.
Moderator: Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute
Panelists:
- Andreas Fischlin, Head, Terrestrial Systems Group, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETHZ
- Michael Golay, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Howard Herzog, MIT Energy Initiative
- William Moomaw, Director, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, Tufts University
- Adil Najam, Fredrick Pardee Professor of Global Policy and Director, Pardee Center for the Study of Long-Term Future, Boston University
- John Reilly, Associate Director, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
- Akimasa Sumi, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, The University of Tokyo
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Is It Too Late? Response from academia
Several prominent academic leaders will consider the question “Is it too late?” Is it within our ability to manage the risks of climate change and future water problems? Is academia able to step beyond its traditional role to undertake more cross-disciplinary work on sustainability? Together the panelists will present an amplified vision of future challenges and the steps needed to deal with them before it is too late.
Moderator: Karin Markides, President, Chalmers University of Technology
Panelists:
- Hiroshi Komiyama, President, The University of Tokyo
- Ralph Eichler, President, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich
- Henry (Jake) Jacoby, Co-director, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
- Janet Hering, Director, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG)
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Improving Our Impact: Challenges to research universities from industry, government & civil society
In meeting the sustainability challenge, every societal sector has a need for new knowledge and methodological insights. In this panel, representatives from various sectors will reflect on particular issues they face in contributing to sustainability and on how interactions with research universities can help them to more effectively fulfill their role. Their conversation will set the stage for the parallel sessions that follow.
Moderator: Sarah Slaughter, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Panelists:
- Martin S. Kaplan, Trustee, V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
- William Bonvillian, Director, Washington DC Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Simon Pitts, Executive Director, Ford-MIT Alliance, Ford Motor Co.
- Mindy S. Lubber, President, CERES
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Agents of Change: Model partnerships with academia
While there are many obstacles to a transition to more sustainable systems world-wide, leaders in industry, government, and civil society have implemented innovative approaches that may serve as examples of pathways for others to follow. This panel will introduce some of these approaches and provide opportunity to examine the lessons learned.
Moderator: Joanne Kauffman, Advisor and former Executive Director, Alliance for Global Sustainability
Panelists:
- Lennart Billfalk, Senior Advisor, Vattenfall AB
- Ernest Moniz, Director, MIT Energy Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Theodore (Ted) Smith, Executive Director, Henry P. Kendall Foundation
- Elizabeth Kolbert, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
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Sustainability for All: The implications of new pathways for the developing world
The aim of this panel is to engage voices from the developing world in articulating challenges from, and emerging responses to, issues of scale and time that are prominent in, or distinctive to, these regions. Panelists from the AGS schools and their partners from the developing world will share their experiences in working together to address some of these challenges. What are the obstacles? What methods work well? How can working with organizations such as the AGS help to make a difference?
Moderators:
- Kensuke Fukushi, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, The University of Tokyo
- Chongrak Polprasert, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology
Panelists:
- Barbara Becker, Managing Director, North-South Centre, ETH-Zentrum
- Robert Asiedu, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
- Karen Polenske, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- LI Shantong, Director, Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy, Development Research Center of the State Council, P.R. China
- Lars Reuterswärd, Director, Global Division, UN-HABITAT
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Pathways to a Sustainable World: Insights from the AGS Pathways Projects
Moderator: Stephen Connors, AGS Flagship Director
Panelists:
- Pathways to Sustainable European Energy Systems - Filip Johnsson, Chalmers University of Technology
- Sustainable Transportation Systems: challenges and opportunities - John Heywood, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Human Well-being/Ecosystems Services - Greg Morrison, Chalmers University of Technology
- Sustainable Japanese Energy Management from The Viewpoint of Demand Side - Ryozo Ooka, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Please check back for updates to the program (last updated 1-09-08)
