April 4, 2017 Symposium Program

Opening Remarks

Aria Ritz Finkelstein and Hannah M. Teicher

Keynote: Climate Change and the Securitization of Nature

Simin Davoudi

Panel 1: Framing Climate Security

• John E. Morton, Former Climate and Security Advisor, the Obama National Security Council 

• Capt. James Goudreau, U.S. Navy, Retired and Head of Climate, Novartis 

• James P. Allen, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and University of Illinois, Department of Urban and Regional Planning 

• Damian White, Professor of History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences, RISD 

Panel 2: The Practice of Climate Security

• Paul Holland, Senior Analyst, Marstel-Day 

• Sarah E. Light, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School

• Catherine Fox-Lent, Research Civil Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

• Sharon Rooney, Chief Planner, Cape Cod Commission 

• Simin Davoudi, Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning, Newcastle University (moderator)