5:30pm Welcome by David Dewitt (CIGI) and Conference Overview by Jason Blackstock (Conference Chair)
5:35pm - Keynote Presentation by Professor Steve Rayner (University of Oxford)
6:15pm - Panel Discussion Moderated by Peter Calamai (four panelists)
7:00pm - Public Q&A
7:15pm - Adjourn
Co-Sponsor: Canadian International Council (www.opencanada.org)
Convening Partners:
Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford (www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk): Institute for Science, Innovation and Society and Oxford Geoengineering Programme
Consortium on Science Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University (www.cspo.org)
Council on Energy, Environment and Water, India (www.ceew.in)
Institute for Science, Society and Policy (www.issp.uottawa.ca)
Environmental Defense Fund (www.edf.org)
Event Speakers
With a unique background in physics, technology and international affairs, Jason J. Blackstock is a leading international policy adviser and scholar on geoengineering and the interface between science and global governance institutions. A professional physicist by trade and graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, Jason joined CIGI in 2009 and leads several international research projects that evaluate the scientific, political and global governance implications of climate change.