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Lisa Pelstring Nathan Philips Special Asst, Urban Waters & the Anacostia, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Professor, BOSTON UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY Lisa Pelstring is an advisor of urban environmental issues with the Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Interior. She is helping launch a new urban agenda emphasizing parks and greenspace and is co-author of a new report on how the Interior can play a more prominent role in re-greening cities. How to Futureproof Cities MON, 10/7 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB Adele Peters Design Curator, GOOD Adele Peters is the design curator for GOOD Worldwide, where she focuses on sharing stories about design's power to tackle large social issues like environmental sustainability. She holds a Masters in Sustainable Development and a Bachelors degree in Journalism. Rising Stars I: The New Class of Impact Entrepreneurs MON, 10/7 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite Rising Stars II: The New Class of Impact Entrepreneurs MON, 10/7 12:20PM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite Rising Stars III: The New Class of Impact Entrepreneurs MON, 10/7 12:40PM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite Sascha Petersen Managing Director, INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Sascha Petersen is the managing director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP). He is also the founder of Adaptation International and a lead author for the Great Plain Region of the forthcoming National Climate Assessment. Prior to working in climate change, Sascha trained astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. SXSW Eco Social Innovation Case Study Challenge WED, 10/9 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C Phil Plait Nathan Philips is a professor at Boston University, where he studies the physiological mechanisms and processes by which plants and ecosystems regulate water loss and carbon gain, and how such processes may be altered under global environmental change. IT vs Infrastructure in Developing the Smart City of the Future MON, 10/7 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB Tom Philpott Food & Ag Writer, MOTHER JONES Tom Philpott is the food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones. He is a co-founder of Maverick Farms in Valle Crucis, NC. and he is the former food editor and columnist for Grist magazine. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, The Guardian, Orion, and Gastronomica. Addressing the Excess: Reducing U.S. Food Waste MON, 10/7 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB One Food System, Many Faces WED, 10/9 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC Cara Pike Founder & Director, CLIMATE ACCESS Cara Pike is the founder and director of The Resource Innovation Group's Social Capital Project and Climate Access, a network for those engaging the public in the transformation to lowcarbon resilient communities. Her work includes creation of the Ecological Roadmap, Climate Communications Behavior Change – A Guide for Practitioners, and other widely used publications and toolkits. Five Barriers to Engagement WED, 10/9 9:30AM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom A Shattering the Barriers WED, 10/9 10:10AM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom A SXSW Eco Social Innovation Case Study Challenge WED, 10/9 12:00PM, LEVEL 1, MR 8C Astronomer, Author, Blogger, BAD ASTRONOMY LLC Dr. Philip Plait is an astronomer, blogger and science evangelist. On his Bad Astronomy blog he writes about astronomy and science news, also commonly covering attacks on science by those who would deny reality. This includes frequent coverage of the evidence supporting climate change, and the denial of it. Beyond Extreme Weather: Has the Media Failed Us in Reporting Climate Change? Presented by Climate Desk Live TUE, 10/8 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 6AB Dave Pogue Global Director of Corporate Responsibility, CBRE Dave Pogue leads sustainability programs for CBRE's property and facilities management portfolio around the globe. He manages the development, introduction and implementation of sustainable practices and policies, working closely with Facilities Management, Project Management, Global Corporate Services and Asset Services to focus on achieving a consistent balance of maximum financial performance and responsible environmental stewardship. The Real Green Research Challenge WED, 10/9 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C Brook Porter Partner, KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS Brook Porter is a greentech partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He focuses on low-carbon solutions to transportation, chemicals and power generation, as well as on energy storage. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, with an emphasis on environmental technology from UC Berkeley. Startup Showcase: Greentech TUE, 10/8 9:30AM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom BC Startup Showcase: Greentech TUE, 10/8 10:45AM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom BC SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com 103