Our speakers | The Forum on Global Resilience
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
In this pivotal decade for our climate and our communities, the interconnected challenges we face are more frequent and intense than ever, and they don’t affect everyone equally. Our team’s mission is to reach One Billion People by 2030 through solutions that build individual and community resilience in the face of climate impacts. The need for action is urgent, and we cannot do this alone.
Our inaugural Forum on Global Resilience will explore proven, innovative, and scalable solutions for building individual and community resilience to extreme heat and other challenges, and to discover a new appreciation for what it means to be resilient.
This invitation-only event brings together thought leaders, experts, and influencers from a variety of backgrounds, with a particular focus on adaptation to extreme urban heat and an exciting preview of our burgeoning initiative to harness the massive reach of gaming and technology to build individual resilience.
Check out our speaker list
Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair; Founder, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center and Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council
Kathy Baughman McLeod
Director, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center; Senior Vice President, Atlantic Council
Laura Ballesteros
Secretary of Sustainable Development, Monterrey, Mexico
Jorge Gastelumendi
Global Policy Director, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council
Jane Gilbert
Chief Heat Officer; Co-Chair, Climate and Heat Health Task Force, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Chance Glasco
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council; Co-Founder, Doghead Simulations; Founding Team Member, Call of Duty
Dr. Cheryl Holder
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Community Initiatives, Associate Professor, Florida International University; Co-Founder, Florida Clinicians for Climate Health
Ekhosuehi Iyahen
Secretary General, Insurance Development Forum; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council
Dr. Amishi Jha
Author; Professor of Psychology, Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, University of Miami
Felix Knight
Project Assistant, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council
Rosemary Mann
Director, Strategic Partnerships Initiative, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council
Reena Ninan
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council; Founder, Good Trouble Productions
Mauricio Rodas
Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council; Former Mayor, Quito, Ecuador
Kurt Shickman
Director, Extreme Heat Initiative, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council
Grant Shonkwiler
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council; Founder and Former Executive Director, Game Developers Foundation; Producer, Fortnite
Elizabeth Yee
Executive Vice President, Program Strategy, Chief of Staff, the Rockefeller Foundation