Dialogue: Heat in the city

A panel of five experts and practitioners will give short updates on the state of the practice of increasing resilience to extreme heat across the world from their diverse perspectives of governance, planning, design, and vulnerable populations. This will be followed by a facilitated panel discussion, with opportunities for audience interaction and engagement via questions submitted at registration and during the event via Mentimeter.

Moderator: Laurie L. Goering, Climate Change Editor and Head of Climate Programme, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Panellists:

• Regina Vetter, Programme Manager, Urban Heat C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
• Jeffrey Raven, Associate Professor & Director, Graduate Program in Urban + Regional Design New York Institute of Technology
• Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Deputy Director NYC Mayor's Office of Resiliency
• Calvin Lee Kwan, General Manager – Corporate Development & Strategy Link REIT

Time: 9:00 - 11:30 EDT