The ability to bounce back, to absorb shocks, to persevere, to retain functionality over time, to endure, to adapt, to succeed, to survive, to sustain... so many verbs are conjured up by the term "resilience." Whether we're talking about our bodies, our minds, our communities, our institutions or our natural environment, the R-word provides a conceptual framework for designing a better tomorrow. Please join us for a wide-ranging inquiry on what it means to be resilient and what a resilient future could look like.
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Agenda
9:30 a.m. – The Quest for Human Resilience
Sander van der Leeuw – @ASUGreen Dean, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Co-Chair, Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative, Arizona State University
9:50 a.m. – Resilient Cities: Rethinking the Urban Landscape
Kaid Benfield – @Kaid_at_NRDC Director of Sustainable Communities, Natural Resources Defense Council
Justin Hollander – @justinhollander Professor, Tufts University Author, Sunburnt Cities: The Great Recession, Depopulation, and Urban Planning in the American Sunbelt
Sander van der Leeuw – @ASUGreen Dean, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University Co-Chair, Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative, Arizona State University
Moderator Andrés Martinez – @NewAmerica Vice President and Editorial Director, New America Foundation
10:40 a.m. – Resilience and the Sustainability of Buzzwords
Jesse Sheidlower – @JesseSheidlower Editor at Large, Oxford English Dictionary Author, The F-Word
10:55 a.m. – Resilient Constitution: Our Original Compact for the Ages Confronts “The Various Crises of Human Affairs”
Garrett Epps –@profepps Professor of Law, University of Baltimore Legal Affairs Editor, The American Prospect
Moderator Emily Bazelon– @emilybazelon Senior Editor, Slate
11:45 a.m. – Lunch break
12:00 p.m. – Resilient Design: It’s All in the Blueprint (video)
Bruce Mau – @brucemaudesign Co-Founder and Director, Massive Change Network
12:10 p.m. – Resilient Word on the Street (video)
12:15 p.m. – Resilient Beast: Survival Tips from Sharks
Juliet Eilperin – @eilperin Environment Reporter, The Washington Post Author, Demon Fish: Travels Through The Hidden World of Sharks
Moderator Joel Garreau– @ASUCollegeofLaw Lincoln Professor of Law, Culture and Values, Arizona State University Future Tense Fellow, New America Foundation
12:40 p.m. – Resilient Capitalism: How to Succeed in Business in a Changing World
Barry Lynn– @NewAmerica Director, Markets Enterprise and Resiliency Initiative, New America Foundation Author, End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation
Rob McNish -- @McKQuarterly Principal, Corporate Finance and Strategy Practice, McKinsey&Company
Moderator Matt Yglesias – @mattyglesias Moneybox Columnist, Slate
1:35 p.m. – Resilient Healthcare: Lessons from the Direst of Scenarios
Sheri Fink – @sherifink Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation Winner of 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting on Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans
1:50 p.m. – Resilient Psyche: More than Recovery in Mind, and More than Oneself to Recover
Alex Zautra – @ASU Professor, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
2:05 p.m. – Resilient Homeland: Keep Calm and Carry On
Thad Allen (invited) – @BoozAllen Admiral, United States Coast Guard (retired) Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Darrell Darnell – @GWDarrellD Senior Associate Vice President, George Washington University Former Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Policy, White House National Security Staff
Patrick Doherty – @NewAmerica Director, Smart Strategy Initiative, New America Foundation
Jason McNamara – @FEMA Chief of Staff, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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