Climate Preparedness in Massachusetts
When:
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2017 6:00p -
8:00p
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2017 6:00p -
8:00p
Where:
MIT Stata Center
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
$20
Categories:
Business, Innovation, Lectures & Conferences, Tech
Event website:
http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/events/climate-preparedness-in-massachusetts-systems-approach/
How Systems Thinking Will Drive Technology and Policy
An Innovation Series Event
By the end of this century, the coast of Massachusetts is expected to witness a sea level rise between two and six feet. And superstorms are expected to become more frequent and more powerful. In responding to this threat, policy makers and technologists will need to take a broad and systems-based approach to renewable energy, grid infrastructure and urban design.
Join us for a dive into the:
Policies that will shape Massachusetts’ strategy for future resiliency
Big data tools and models that will help us cope
Private sector responses and technologies that will enable us to adapt to the changing climate
Welcome
Professor John Sterman, Director, Systems Dynamics Group, MIT
Moderator
Peter Kelly Detwiler, Contributor, Forbes.com & Principal, NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC
Panel
Neil Gerber, Director, New Energy & Environment, IBM
Brad Swing, Director, Energy Policy & Programs, City of Boston, Office of the Mayor, Environment, Energy & Open Space
Maryrose Sylvester, President & CEO, Current, Powered by GE
Julie Wormser, Vice President for Policy, Boston Harbor Now
