ACR Fellows Address
Join us on Thursday, October 9th in the Constitution A Room of the Grand Hyatt Washington to hear from the esteemed fellows. Immediately following the address, we welcome all attendees to join us for the Opening Reception.
Location: Constitution A
17:00 – 18:00
Chaired by: Kristin Diehl, University of Southern California
Fellow Presentations:
Eileen Fischer
York University
Dror Etzion is the Steven Grossman Endowed Chair of Sustainable Business at the University of Vermont, and a Research Fellow at Reichman University. His research program focuses on “grand challenges”: the unyielding, intractable problems that characterize the Anthropocene. Basically, he is trying to understand if — and how — organizations can be a force for good.
Talk Title: Robust action: The art and science of tackling grand challenges
Angela Y Lee
Northwestern University
Lou Leonard, JD, is the inaugural D.J.A. Spencer Dean of the School of Climate, Environment, and Society which pairs Clark’s historic strengths in geography, economics, and global development with new interdisciplinary degrees and research. For over 25 years, Leonard has advanced energy, environment and climate action within government, private sector, civil society and higher education.
Talk Title: Better and Better, Worse and Worse, Faster and Faster: How public perception, private action, and political posturing are shaping the planet’s future
