What was the 2019 Georgia Climate Conference?

Hosted by the Georgia Climate Project, the 2019 Georgia Climate Conference brought together more than 430 leaders and experts from the publc, private, non-profit, and academic sectors to collaborate, raise awareness of work across the state, highlight progress, and identify opportunities to do more. We focused on two questions: 1. What does a changing climate mean for Georgia? 2. What can we do about it?

Meet our speakers

Chris Clark

President & CEO, Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Casey Cox

Vice President, Longleaf Ridge

Tim Echols

Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission

Kelly Girtz

Mayor, Athens-Clarke County

Jay Gould

President & CEO, Interface

Doug Hooker

Executive Director, Atlanta Regional Commission

Mildred McClain

Mildred McClain

Executive Director, Harambee House / Citizens for Environmental Justice

Ovie Mughelli

Founder and CEO, The Ovie Mughelli Foundation

Jeff Pratt

CEO, Green Power EMC

Marshall Shepherd

Marshall Shepherd

Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor and Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program, University of Georgia

Claire Sterk

President, Emory University

Andres Villegas

Andres Villegas

President & CEO, Georgia Forestry Association

See all of our speakers

Who are we?

The Georgia Climate Project is a statewide initiative aimed at strengthening conversation on the impacts of climate change in Georgia, laying the groundwork for the state and its residents to take effective, science-based action.

Read more about our mission

Visit the website of Climate at Emory

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Visit the website of University of Georgia

Visit the website of Agnes Scott College

Visit the website of Columbus State University

Visit the website of Georgia Southern University

Visit the website of Spelman College

Visit the website of University of North Georgia

Acknowledgements

Steering Committee

Susan Kidd, Agnes Scott College

Scott Gunter, Columbus State University

Jennifer Kline, Department of Natural Resources

Blair Beasley, Emory University

Daniel Rochberg, Emory University

Marilyn Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology

Kim Cobb, Georgia Institute of Technology

Elizabeth Hunter, Georgia Southern University

Dan Deocampo, Georgia State University

Sue Anne Morgan, ideaLand LLC

Lori Blank, Ray C. Anderson Foundation

John Lanier, Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Fatemeh Shafiei, Spelman College

Jill Gambill, University of Georgia

Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia

Patricia Yager, University of Georgia

Melissa Hopkinson, University of North Georgia

Program Committee

Jon Philipsborn, AECOM

Garry Harris, Center for Sustainable Communities

Chris Manganiello, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Blair Beasley, Emory University

Carrie Keogh, Emory University

Rebecca Philipsborn, Emory University

Daniel Rochberg, Emory University

Marilyn Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology

Alice Favero, Georgia Institute of Technology

Stefano Carattini, Georgia State University

Fatemeh Shafiei, Spelman College

Jared Teutsch, The Nature Conservancy

Ashby Worley, The Nature Conservancy

Carrie Furman, University of Georgia

Jill Gambill, University of Georgia

Erin Lipp, University of Georgia

Jackie Mohan, University of Georgia

Patricia Yager, University of Georgia

Jamie Mitchem, University of North Georgia

Jairo Garcia, Urban Climate Nexus

Baishali Ray, Young Harris College

Student Advisory Group

Brittany Judson, Agnes Scott College

Jayne Gillis, Agnes Scott College

Colton Nettleton, Emory University

Emily Paffhausen, Emory University

Jaylan Jacobs, Emory University

Rachel Usher, Emory University

Anmol Soni, Georgia Institute of Technology

Allison Pickens, Georgia Southern University

Tatiana Joseph, Georgia Southern University

Lacey Davis, Georgia State University

Zander Gordan, Georgia State University

Leah V. Wardlaw, Spelman College

Margaret Marion Orr, University of Georgia

Zach Reeves, University of North Georgia