Symposium and Gala Celebration for Resilience
Thursday, September 19th, 2024
Hotel OMNI Tempe at ASU
Symposium
1:00 - 1:30 pm
1:30- 2:00 pm
Welcome by Libby Wentz
Vice Provost, Dean, Graduate College; KER Director, ASU
Introductions by Monica Villalobos
President and CEO AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and member of ASU’s Council of Resilience Leaders
Opening remarks by Nicholas A. Shufro
Assistant Administrator (a), Risk Analysis, Planning & Information Directorate, Resilience, FEMA
Risk and Resilience: Connecting Science and Society through the Global Futures Laboratory
Speakers: David Guston, Nicholas Weller, Kathryn Lambrecht; moderated by Margaret Hinrichs
2:00- 2:30 pm
2:30- 3:00 pm
Envisioning Resilience: Accelerating policy solutions to address extreme heat’s growing risks
Panelists: Nate Matthews-Trigg, Margaret Morrissey-Basler, Julie Robinson, and Arnab Ghosh; moderated by Grace Wickerson
Refreshment Break sponsored by the Federation of American Scientists
3:00- 3:30 pm
3:30- 4:00 pm
4:00 - 4:30 pm
From Risk to Resilience
Panelists: Brian Gerber, Joshua Uebelherr, Brian Lee, and Melanie Gall; moderated by Kylie Wilson
Bridging the Gap: Leadership for Risk Reduction and Resilience Building
Panelists: Ericka Huston, Jason Steinmetz, Jonna Papaefthimiou, and Braden Kay; moderated by Sarah M. Bassett
Community Resilience Innovations
Panelists: Ryan Winkle, David Hondula, and Rebecca Sunenshine; moderated by Melissa Guardaro
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Symposium Organizing Committee:
Sarah Bassett (co-chair)
Patricia Solís (co-chair)
Margaret Hinrichs
Melanie Gall
Melissa Guardaro
Kylie Wilson
Grace Wickerson
Maryam Shafiee
Shakib
Susy Bustillos
Wendy Loera
Kevin Bushaw
4:30 - 4:55 pm
4:55 - 5:00 pm
Economic Dimensions of Risk and Resilience
Panelists: Jowan Thornton, Mikayla Cutlip Qian, and Edward Chu; moderated by Patricia Solís
Closing Remarks by Maren Mahoney
Director Office of Resiliency, Office of Governor Katie Hobbs; Member of the Council of Resilience Leaders at ASU
Arizona State University’s four campuses are located in the Salt River Valley on ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) Indian Communities, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today.
5:30 pm
Dinner is served
Hosted by Libby Wentz
Vice Provost and Director of KER
Welcome video message from Michael Crow
President and Professor, Arizona State University
Opening remarks from Sally Morton
Executive Vice President & Professor, ASU Knowledge Enterprise
Sponsorship acknowledgements by Dave Brown
CEO of Valley Leadership
Alumni Cohort Teams for KER acknowledgements with Krickette Wetherington
Chief Programs Officer of Arizona Housing, Inc.
Resilience recognitions with Patricia Solís
Executive Director of KER
Resilience Prize presentation by Ryan Winkle
Executive Director of Arizona Fair Housing Center
Keynote speaker introduction by Teniqua Broughton CEO of the State of Black Arizona
Keynote speaker
Heather McGhee
Economist, policy advocate and author, “The Sum of Us”
Salt River Project
The Graduate College at ASU
Barrett, The Honors College
Center for the Study of Race and Democracy
College of Health Solutions
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Global Futures
Closing remarks from Libby Wentz
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
The State of Black Arizona
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience is supported by Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. Piper Trust supports organizations that enrich health, well-being, and opportunity for the people of Maricopa County, Arizona.
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