{"625664":{"#nid":"625664","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Global Climate Action Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Global Climate Action Symposium will bring together a wide range of experts to showcase climate change engagement by local student activists, scientists and engineers, business and policy experts, and artists. Jointly sponsored by Georgia Tech and six European consulates during\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/clima\/events\/climate-diplomacy-weeks_en\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEuropean Climate Diplomacy Week\u003C\/a\u003E, the event will be held in the brand new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/kendeda-building-innovative-sustainable-design\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design\u003C\/a\u003E, where guests can learn about how the building will produce more energy than it uses, collect and recycle water for its operations, and promote a just and equitable world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/globalchange.gatech.edu\/events\/global-climate-action-symposium\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/globalchange.gatech.edu\/events\/global-climate-action-symposium\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegistration is free:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/global-climate-action-symposium-european-climate-diplomacy-week-registration-69731806711\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/global-climate-action-symposium-european-climate-diplomacy-week-registration-69731806711\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESchedule of Events\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9 - 9:30 AM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegistration and coffee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building atrium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPart 1 \u0026ndash; Science, Technology, and Policies\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9:30 AM - 10:00 AM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EOpening remarks\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building auditorium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShan Arora\u003C\/strong\u003E, Director, The Kendeda Building\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/strong\u003E, Director, Global Change Program\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresident Cabrera\u003C\/strong\u003E, President of Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmmanouil Androulakis\u003C\/strong\u003E, Consul of Greece, on behalf European Consul\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E10:00 AM - 11:00 AM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EScience \u0026amp; Engineering Panel Discussion\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building auditorium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModerator: Beril Toktay\u003C\/strong\u003E, Professor of Operations Management, Brady Family Chair, ADVANCE Professor, Faculty Director, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChlo\u0026eacute; Arson\u003C\/strong\u003E, Associate Professor, Geosystems Engineering Sustainable Communities School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Science\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEri Saikawa\u003C\/strong\u003E, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory College of Arts and Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZachary Lancaster\u003C\/strong\u003E, PhD student, City \u0026amp; Regional Planning, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E11:00 AM - 11:20 AM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EBreak\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E11:20 AM - 12:30 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EBusiness \u0026amp; Policy Panel Discussion\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building auditorium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel will feature:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModerator: Michael Oxman\u003C\/strong\u003E, Managing Director, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business; Professor of the Practice, Sustainable Business, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn McIntyre\u003C\/strong\u003E, Professor, Executive Director, GT CIBER, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, author of CSR and Climate Change Implications for Multinational Enterprises\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDagmara Koska\u003C\/strong\u003E, Counsellor on Climate and Energy, EU Delegation to the USA\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJairo Garcia\u003C\/strong\u003E, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Climate Nexus\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStrata Solar representative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKingspan Insulation representative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E12:30 PM - 1:30 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ELunch\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA sustainable, plant-forward lunch will be provided for pre-registrants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPart 2 \u0026ndash; Student Engagement, \u0026quot;Fridays for Future\u0026quot;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1:30 PM - 1:50 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EIntroducing \u0026quot;Fridays for Future\u0026quot;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPierre Gourjon will introduce video interviews of students from Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Ireland, and other countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1:50 PM - 2:20 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026quot;Fridays for Future\u0026quot; Discussion\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building auditorium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModerator: Ruthie Yow\u003C\/strong\u003E, Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2:20 PM - 3:15 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EKeynote\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building auditorium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDestiny Loyd\u003C\/strong\u003E, Citizen\u0026#39;s Climate Lobby\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIntroductory remarks by Kim Cobb, Georgia Power Chair and ADVANCE Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E3:15 PM - 3:45 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EBreak\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPart 3 \u0026ndash; Art \u0026amp; Climate Future\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026quot;Urban Wilderness + Man-Mad Nature\u0026quot;\u003C\/strong\u003E, a collaborative exhibition by documentary and fine art photographer\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EVirginie Drugjon-Kippelen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and conceptual photographer\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EShannon Davis\u003C\/strong\u003E, creative director and adjunct professor at Savannah College of Art and Design, will be featured throughout the day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E3:45 PM - 4:15 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECarte Blanche Visual Artists\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building auditorium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel will feature:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuy Gabon\u003C\/strong\u003E, eco-artist, designer and filmmaker, whose work explores the interrelationship between the natural and urban environment and has been exhibited in Canada, Mozambique, Madagascar, France notably.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGwenola Wagon\u003C\/strong\u003E, artist and assistant professor, Department of Visual Art, University of Paris 8, has produced numerous installations in France and abroad, and Pierre Cassou-Nogu\u0026egrave;s, philosopher and professor, Department of Philosophy of the University Paris 8, author of several books as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ELes r\u0026ecirc;ves cybern\u0026eacute;tiques de Norbert Wiener\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Seuil, 2014) or\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETechnofictions\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Cerf, 2019).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EErin Jane Elson\u003C\/strong\u003E, artist, whose work has recently been exhibited at the Withney Museum of American Art in New York and at Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E4:15 PM - 5:00 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EConversation with Artists\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building auditorium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModerator: Anna Westerstahl Stenport\u003C\/strong\u003E, Chair and Professor, School of Modern Languages; Founding co-Director, the Atlanta Global Studies Center, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPart 4 \u0026ndash; Reception\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E5:00 PM - 6:00 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EReception\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EKendeda Building atrium\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Global Climate Action Symposium will bring together a wide range of experts to showcase climate change engagement by local student activists, scientists and engineers, business and policy experts, and artists. 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