New York Times bestselling author David Wallace-Wells claims climate change will soon render the world “uninhabitable.” Critics brand him as an alarmist while others say his book, “The Uninhabitable Earth,” is a long-overdue antidote to climate complacency. FIU’s 9th Geopolitical Summit will examine the complex issues related to climate change, from global warming and sea-level rise to more frequent and intense weather events like hurricanes and wildfires. Experts will discuss what this means globally and here in South Florida, as well as possible solutions – from collective action for states and nations to what you and your family can do at home.

With:

Keynote Speaker:

David Wallace-Wells

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

And

Mark B. Rosenberg, President, FIU

John F. Stack, Jr., Founding Dean, Steven J. Green School of International and & Public Affairs

Michael Heithaus, Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Global Impacts

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Moderator:

Mireya Mayor, Director, Exploration and Science Communications Initiative, College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Panel Members:

Shlomi Dinar, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Innovation, Steven J. Green School of

International & Public Affairs

Cheryl Holder, Associate Professor and Program Director, Panther College of Medicine

Communities, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Gail Hollander, Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs

Steven Oberbauer, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Rich Olson, Professor and Director, Extreme Events Institute, Steven J. Green School of

International & Public Affairs

Local Impacts:

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Moderator:

Mike Grunwald, Senior National Correspondent, Time

Panel Members:

Todd Crowl, Director of the FIU Institute of Environment and Professor of Biology, College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Kevin Grove, Associate Professor, Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs

Pallab Mozumder, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs and Department of Earth and Environment, College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Marilys Nepomechie, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, and Professor, Architecture,

College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts

Tiffany Troxler, Research Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Science, Sea Level Solutions Center, College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Reception and Book Signing:

Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU

6:15 – 7:30 p.m.