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Tom Rand

Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P.MaRS Cleantech

Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.

Carbon and Climate Science: Industrial Endgame?CleantechClimate ChangeClean EnergyEconomics
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Kari Watkins

Associate Professor, Civil EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Kari Watkins' research interests revolve around multi-modal transportation planning and the use of technology in transportation.

Complete Streets DesignTraveler InformationTransportation PlanningSmart CitiesSustainable Communities
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Steffanie Scott

Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental ManagementUniversity of Waterloo

Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.

Food Agriculture & EnvironmentCOVID-19 (Coronavirus)ChinaFood PolicyLocal Food Systems
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Lanyu Shang

Assistant Professor of Computer ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Human-AI InteractionSocial MediaArtificial IntelligenceSustainable CommunitiesHuman-Centered AI
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Dr Alexis Paton

Director, Centre for Health and SocietyAston University

Dr Paton examines the impact that society has on health with a special interest in how people make decisions about health.

Public Health EthicsPandemic ethicsPatient autonomyPatient SafetySocial Determinants of Health
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Jin-Won Kim

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jin-Won Kim’s research focuses on the role of recreation, parks and tourism in the creation of active, healthy and sustainable communities.

Water-Based Recreation and TourismPublic Health and Quality of LifeEnvironmental JusticeApplications of Geospatial Technologies in RecreationPark and Tourism
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Serena Hoermann, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Assistant Research Professor, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean SustainabilityFlorida Atlantic University

Urban planning researcher focused on climate gentrification, sea-level rise resilience and equitable transportation systems.

Community Displacement ResearchSea-Level Rise Adaptation PlanningPublic AdministrationEnvironmental SustainabilityClimate Resilience Planning