1. Opening Remarks

UN Habitat

H.E. Mr. Carlos Amorin, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the UN

Nicholas Hamilton - CSU President

II. Keynote Address

Gregory T Switzer - AIA NY President

Christine Corday - Artist

III. Panel Discussions

Panel I: Adaptation and adoption of technologies and systems - 11:00

Presentations of strategies to adapt to an increasingly changing climate. Topics will include: Adoption of new low carbon systems; resilience measures to prepare for an ever changing environment; and linking social infrastructure through public/private partnerships and progressive policies in urban environments. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with participants:

Layth Madi - SVP, Director of Development Management and Operations (NY) - Lendlease

Cindy Mclaughlin - Head of Carbon Impact - Carbonbuilt

Alison Landry - Chief Infrastructure Officer - Office of the Deputy Mayor of Operations

Lauren Alger - Director of Sustainable Design - STV

Moderator - Yasemin Kologlu - CSU President Elect

Panel II: Prevention and reducing embodied carbon through design and development

Presentations of techniques for reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. Topics will include: the use of renewable materials, new generation biomaterials and other low carbon materials; the role of traditionally renewable materials; reuse of existing buildings and building materials innovation; and advocacy, policy, and incentives in sustainable and smart growth. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with participants:

Vinciane Albrecht - Founding Principal - OulipO architecture studio

Hessam Azarijafari - Executive Director, MIT Electron Conducting Carbon Cement-Based Materials

Deputy Director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

Andrew Whalley - Chairman, Partner - Grimshaw Architects

Dr. Andrew Dent - VP Library & Materials Research, Material Connexion

Moderator: Sulan Kolatan - CSU Vice President, Youth + UN

IV. Synthesis and Concluding Dialogue

CSU Executive Vice President Yasemin Kologlu

Co-organizer: UN-Habitat

Co-sponsors: Uruguay Mission to the UN, American Institute of Architects New York (AIANY), Grimshaw, DeSimone Consulting Engineering