Event Details
2021 Florida Climate Forecast Conference Program
Please note that you will be livestreaming the conference, following the agenda for the "live" conference. Online access will begin shortly before 8:30 a.m.
830 a.m. - Welcome and Why Are We Here? Bob Bunting, CEO, Climate Adaptation Center Introduction of Conference Sponsors and opening welcoming remarks by Dr. Karen Holbrook, Chancellor, USF Sarasota-Manatee, David Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Cumberland Advisors, and William Kennedy, Vice Chair of Programs, Global Interdependence Center. Session 1 – Is climate warming affecting extreme events in the CAC focus areas of hurricanes, sea level rise, biodiversity, red tide/algal blooms, and human health? What is the Climate Weather Forecast for 2030, 2040 and 2050 for our area? Moderator: Rick Newman – Senior Columnist, Yahoo Finance 8:45 a.m. — What we know is enough to allow climate weather forecasting and related societal action. The role of attribution science. Dr. Bob Corell, University of Miami and Director, Climate Adaptation Center 9:30 a.m. — Forecasting Florida’s Future Climate: Part 1 - The Global Picture of Climate Warming Today. Bob Bunting, CEO, Climate Adaptation Center 10:10 a.m. — Break 10:30 — Forecasting Florida’s Future Climate: Part 2 - The Climate Weather Forecast for 2030, 2040 and 2050 11:15 a.m. — Possible Feedbacks Between Economic Impacts of Climate Warming. Dr. Matt Burgess, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)/University of Colorado, Boulder Noon — lunch break 12:45 p.m. Keynote Address — Clean electrification, getting to Net-Zero, and pitfalls: Why we are not trading one problem for another. Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Senior Resident Fellow for Climate and Energy Program, Third Way; former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Commerce; former Chief Economist, Ford Motor Company Session 2 — Government, private and academic sectors: In light of the climate forecast for our region, what they will do and how they will work together to take action? 1:30 p.m. — Government/Sustainability Panel Discussion Moderator: Chris Castro, Sustainability Manager, City of Orlando How will the government sector plan, begin and scale up mitigation efforts to minimize the worst impacts of climate warming. How will governments interact across the region and with the private and academic sectors to accelerate climate adaptation and mitigation efforts in a cost effective, efficient way. Panelists:-
Whit Remer, Sustainability Manager, City of Tampa
- Sara Kane, Sustainability Program Supervisor, Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability
- Dr. T.H. Culhane, Director of Climate Change and Sustainability, Patel College of Global Sustainability, USF
- Dr. Karen Holbrook, Regional Chancellor, USF Sarasota-Manatee
- Dr. Robert Corell, University of Miami
- Dr. Matt Burgess, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder
- John Mousseau, CEO, Cumberland Advisors
- Bill Kennedy, CIO, RiskBridge Advisors
- Henry Smyth, CIO, Granville Cooper Gold Fund and Director, New College Foundation
- Steve Guijarro, US Chief Risk Officer & Group Head of Exposure Management, Ascot Group
- David Kotok, CIO, Cumberland Advisors
- Chris Castro, Sustainability Manager, City of Orlando
- Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Senior Resident Fellow, Climate and Energy Program, Third Way
- Dr. Greg Smogard, Assistant Vice-President, Innovation and Business Development, USF Sarasota-Manatee
Date: May 13, 2022
Start time: 08:30 a.m. EDT
End time: 05:00 p.m. EDT
Venue: University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, Selby Auditorium
Email: info@theclimateadaptationcenter.org