Speaker Listing

Joseph Daniel Intsiful is the Senior Climate and Early Warning Systems Specialist at the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

Violet Wulf-Saena has served as an international climate change expert for over ten years working with the United Nations’ Least Developed Countries and Small Island States to protect communities from the impacts of climate change.

Zahir-ul Haque Khan is a leading River and Coastal Zone Management Specialist in Bangladesh.

Abby Sullivan recently joined the Philadelphia Office of Sustainability as the Senior Advisor for Climate Science and Risk Communication.

Amon Martin is an asset and planning manager who leads effective adaptation planning. He has 20-years’ experience in managing the risks associated with climate related hazards, including management of flood protection infrastructure.

Celine Dyer is the Climate Change Coordinator in the Office of the Prime Minister, Government of the Cook Islands.

Nguyen Danh THAO is an Associate Professor at the Department of Port and Coastal Engineering and a Vice President, HCMC University of Technology (HCMUT), concurrently.

Katherine Hagemann is the Resilience Program Manager for Adaptation within the Office of Resilience at Miami-Dade County.

Adam Parris is an interdisciplinary researcher and knowledge broker with experience developing, applying, and translating science for numerous US states, cities, and local communities.

Gordon has over 27 years of environmental consulting experience in Canada, the United States. Barbados, and Botswana, and over 7 years of experience as a public servant for the government of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Originally from Lisbon, Portugal, Ricardo has been practicing as a landscape architect since 2006.

Felipe is a geographer who acts as City Information Director at Instituto Pereira Passos – IPP, Rio de Janeiro city’s autarchy responsible for data, information and knowledge management.