Free and open to the public

12:00-1:00 pm– The Future of Sustainability: Perspectives from Early-Career Scientists

Sustainability Leadership Fellows, School of Global Environmental Sustainability
* Carolina Gutierrez, 2017-18 Sustainability Leadership Fellow; Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, CSU; Research Assistant, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands
* Tim Assal, 2013-14 Sustainability Leadership Fellow; Research Ecologist, United States Geological Survey
* Erin Dougherty, 2018-19 Sustainability Leadership Fellow; Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Science, CSU
* Robert Griffin-Nolan, 2017-18 Sustainability Leadership Fellow; Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, CSU

**RESCHEDULED TO FALL 2019** 1:00-2:00 pm– Sustainability Transitions: Linking Science with Action at Scales that Matter**RESCHEDULED TO FALL 2019

*Pamela A. Matson, Goldman Professor, Department of Earth System Science and Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University 

2:00-3:00 pm– The Green New Deal: Bold Path Forward or Idealistic Pipedream

*Maggie Fox, Member, School of Environmental Sustainability External Advisory Board
*Ed Barbier, Professor, Economics, and Senior Scholar, School of Environmental Sustainability
*Doug Cloud, Assistant Professor, English, and Affiliate Faculty, School of Environmental Sustainability

3:00-3:10 pm– Thinning of Species, A Performance

 *A performance by Ed Hall, Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, and other members of “Crisis in Creativity,” a Global Challenges Research Team, School of Environmental Sustainability

3:10-3:30 pm– Break

3:30-4:30 pm– Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss: Implications for Global Efforts to Achieve Sustainability

*Sir Robert Watson – Chair, Intergovernmental Platform of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

4:30- 5:30 pm– Sustainability Leadership: Lessons from Academia, Business, Government, and Science

*Tony Frank, President, Colorado State University
*Kim Jordan, Former CEO, New Belgium Brewing; Member, CSU Board of Governors; former member, School of Environmental Sustainability External Advisory Board
*Tom Lovejoy, Professor, George Mason University; member, School of Environmental Sustainability External Advisory Board
*Bill Ritter, Former Governor of Colorado; Director, CSU Center for a New Energy Economy; Senior Scholar and member, School of Environmental Sustainability External Advisory Board
*Diana Wall, Director, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, University Distinguished Professor

 5:30-6:30 pm– Reception & Displays

Light refreshments and cash bar