Monday, September 21, 5:00pm – Mission Neptune: with the Embassy of France
Mission Neptune and The Explorers Club New York are pleased to co-host their first official event, marking the beginning of a new partnership dedicated to advancing Ocean exploration, science and public engagement. Together, they will convene a unique evening focused on one of the defining challenges of our century: The Polar Oceans.
From the rapidly changing Arctic to the fragile ecosystems of Antarctica, the Polar Oceans are reshaping our understanding of climate, biodiversity and the future of our planet. Yet many of the scientific questions — and the governance decisions they demand — remain unanswered.
Speakers –
- Prof Antje Boetius, President & CEO, MBARI
- Dr. François Houllier, President & CEO, Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer
- Dr. Guillaume Liniger, Monterey Aquarium Research Institute, Post-Doc, Neptune Fellow on Polar Oceans
- Romain Troublé live at sea – Tara Polaris I – Executive Director of Tara Ocean Foundation, and a team representative
- Dr. Alexander More, University of Massachusetts, Chair of Climate Week NYC at TEC
Monday, September 21, 7:00pm – To Explore is to Lead: More leadership insights from the Climate Vanguard
Leadership insights from the vanguard of climate research and sustainability, with moderation and contextualizing commentary from Mathias Wikström, CEO & Founder of Doconomy.
Featuring:
- Michael Mann – Presidential Distinguished Professor, Director of Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media, University of Pennsylvania
- Johan Rockström –Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- Daniel C. Etsy – Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale School of the Environment
- Gail Gallie – Founder, the NAT
- Johanna Fager – Head of Group Sustainability, Swedbank
- Karen Pflug – Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA
With TEC President Barbara Doran, and Dr. Alexander More, Board Director & Chair of Climate Week at TEC
