Resources Symposium: Resilient Cities

BERC's flagship fall event, the Resource Symposium, brings together professionals, policymakers, and academics on critical resource-related topics. This year we are thrilled to announce the Fall 2019 theme of Resilient Cities, which will explore challenges and solutions related to resource security, disaster resilience, and the built environment. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Resource Symposium will take place at UC Berkeley on Friday, November 22nd from 9 AM - 3:00 PM and is open to the general public. We will begin the day with a panel of experts to provide a theoretical context for the theme followed by professionals presenting real-world solutions in the three key topic areas. The entire program will develop a broad understanding of the global challenge, with deep insights into business and economic resilience in the face of climate change, resilience among resource-constrained communities, and urban resilience in the wake of environmental disasters. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Panelists

Maria Stamas, Senior Program Assistant, National Resource Defense Council

Bruce Riordan, Program Director, Climate Readiness Institute

Sharyl Rabinovici, Policy Strategist, US Resiliency Council

Speakers

Maya Sachasinh Boone, Project Manager, Regeneration Field Institute

Marisha Farnsworth, Artist & Urban Ecology Designer, San Jose University

Gemma Shusterman, Application Development Manager, SF Estuary Institute

Eric Zickler, Principal, Lotus Water

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Agenda

9:00 - 9:05 AM: Opening remarks

9:05 - 10:10 AM : Panel

10:10 - 10:40 AM : Break

10:40 - 11:10 AM : Speaker #1

11:15 - 11:45 AM : Speaker #2

11:45 - 12:45 PM : Lunch

12:45 - 1:15 PM: Speaker #3

1:20 - 1:50 PM: Speaker #4

1:50 - 2:30 PM: Networking