Mega-Eco Project Symposium - Roundtable Discussion (Invite-Only)

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Mega-Eco Project Symposium - Roundtable Discussion (Invite-Only)

Join a closed-door meeting with project leaders and visionaries to discuss best practices and the future large-scale ecological restoration!

By Weitzman School of Design

Date and time

Friday, October 6 · 9:30am - 1pm EDT

Location

Kleinman Forum

220 South 34th Street Fisher Fine Arts Library 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States

About this event

  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Mobile eTicket

INTRODUCTION (9:30 - 10 am)

Coffee and light refreshments (provided)

Introduction by Matthijs Bouw

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (10 - 11:30 am)

With project leaders and visionaries:

  • Dominique Bikaba (Strong Roots Gorilla Corridor)
  • Jodi Hilty (Yellowstone to Yukon)
  • Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa and Andrea Fernanda Calderón (Heart of the Amazon Colombia Project)
  • Elvis Paul Nfor Tangem (Great Green Wall Initiative)
  • Faiz Ali Khan (Upscaling Green Pakistan Programme)
  • Marshall Plumley (Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program)
  • Ben Valks (Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor)
  • Yongjun Jo (Four Major River Restoration)
  • Rodrigo Victor (Sao Paulo Greenbelt Project)
  • Hexing Chang (Sponge Cities Initiative)

With panelists:

  • Gary Tabor (Center for Large Landscape Conservation)
  • Keith Bowers (Biohabitats)
  • David Kuhn (World Wildife Fund)
  • Kyra Northwest (International Buffalo Relations Institute)

BREAK (11:30 - 11:45 am)

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (11:45 am - 12:45 pm)

With expert panelists (listed above)

CLOSING (12:45 - 1 pm)

Closing by Matthijs Bouw and Robert Levinthal

BOXED LUNCH (1 - 2 pm)

About the organizer

The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design prepares students to address complex sociocultural and environmental issues through thoughtful inquiry, creative expression, and innovation. As a diverse community of scholars and practitioners, we are committed to advancing the public good—both locally and globally—through art, design, planning, and preservation.

Learn more: www.design.upenn.edu/about or www.design.upenn.edu/admissions