Climate Extremes: A Forum on Adaptation and Building Resilience in Texas

THE FORUM

Changing climate patterns have affected Texas considerably in recent years in the form of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and heat.

How are these changes impacting key sectors in Texas, as well as water supply, infrastructure, public resources and vulnerable populations? What are some promising strategies that the public, private and non-profit sectors are pursuing to address these problems?

The Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity is pleased to host this stimulating panel discussion covering the challenges and opportunities in climate adaptation for the Dallas-Fort Worth Region.

PROGRAM

8:15 Registration opens

9:00 Welcome and remarks

9:20 Mayor Rawlings

9:30 - 10:30 Panel 1: Impact of Climate Change on DFW and Texas

10:30 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:00 Panel 2: Climate Change Solutions

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch

Opening Remarks Panel Moderator

Mike Rawlings Ms. Lee Cullum

Mayor of Dallas Host of CEO on KERA

SPONSORS

PANELISTS

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Drew Byrd

Schneider Electric
Cities & Urban Infrastructure Program Director

Garrett Boone

TreeHouse Chairman;Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Container Store

Jill Jordan, P.E

City of Dallas

Assistant City Manager

Russell Laughlin

Hillwood Properties
Senior Vice President

Bruce McCarl, Ph.D

Texas A&M University
Regents Professor and Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics

Janette Monear

Texas Trees Foundation
President/CEO