Event schedule

 FULL PROGRAM

 Wednesday, 16^th October

 9:30–3:30PM             Symposium Attendee Tours & Activities

LRW Concert Hall

5:30–6:00PM             Registration

 6:00–6:30PM             Welcome & Opening Remarks

• • • • • President David Farrar, McMaster University, CCI Co-Chair
        • President Gervan Fearon, George Brown College, CCI Co-Founder and Past CCI Co-Chair

• • • • • Opening Keynote, Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP – Prime Minister of Barbados
        • Keynote, Senator Julie Lashell Adderley, President of The Senate of The Bahamas, Climate Advocate

 6:30–7:00PM              Q&A and Discussion/Panel (Interactive)

• • • • • Elizabeth Thompson, Barbados’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with Responsibility for Climate Change, Small Island Developing States and Law of the Sea
        • Senator Julie Lashell Adderley, President of The Senate of The Bahamas, Climate Advocate
        • Elon Cadogan, National Project Coordinator, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)

 7:00–8:30 PM             Reception and Cocktail Mixer

THURSDAY, 17^th OCTOBER

LRW Concert Hall

 8:00–9:00AM              Registration & Breakfast

 9:00–9:30AM              Welcome & Opening Remarks

• • • • • President David Farrar, McMaster University, CCI Co-Chair
        • President Lincoln Edwards, Northern Caribbean University, CCI Co-Chair
        • Pro-Vice Chancelor Sandrea Maynard,  University of the West Indies, Mona

 9:30-10:00AM             Plenary Keynote Speaker

• • • • • Elizabeth Thompson, Barbados’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with Responsibility for Climate Change, Small Island Developing States and Law of the Sea

10:00-10:30AM           Panel Discussion and Q&A

• • • • • Senator Julie Lashell Adderley, President of The Senate of The Bahamas
        • Elon Cadogan, National Project Coordinator, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)

 10:30–10:45 AM          Morning Break

 10:45–12:00 PM          Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

• • • • • LiDAR and RGB-based methods with crown-based allometric equations to estimate biomass, Kangyu So, McMaster University 
        • Enhancing Climate Vulnerability Assessments in the Caribbean: A Machine Learning Approach to Improving Multidimensional Vulnerability Indices, Andrew Kemp, McGill University
        • Educating for Future Decision-Makers: Use of Climate Solutions Simulation as an Education Tool, Kay-Ann Williams, George Brown College 
        • Exploring African perspectives on Climate Geoengineering engagement: A System Governance Approach, Hosea Patrick, McMaster University 
        • Canadian Wildfires and Carbon Emissions, Zilong Zhong, McMaster University

12:00–12:30 PM        Session Wrap–up and Q & A

12:30–1:30 PM          Lunch Break

 1:30PM                      Keynote Speaker

• • • • Dave Tucker, Chief Nuclear Officer & Associate VP Nuclear, McMaster University
      • McMaster Net Zero Community Vision

• • • • • Dr. John Preston, Nuclear Strategic Advisor to the VP Research, McMaster University
        • An introduction to Small Modular Reactor

• • • • • Dr. Jim Cotton, McMaster University
        • Thermal Networks & Energy Harvesting

 2:10-2:30PM               Session Wrap-up and Q & A

 2:30-3:10PM               Alternative Energy Technologies and Solutions

• • • • • Experimental investigation of humified hydrogen in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Mercy Budu, McMaster University
        • Innovation, Prosperity, Sustainability, Vibrancy: Partnerships for the Future, Krista Holmes, George Brown College
        • Transition Towards De-Carbonization in the Logistics Sector: Case Study of Hydrogen-Based Transportation Management Systems and Refrigeration Units, Aysegul Ozbakir Acimert, George Brown College
        • Caribbean Regional Electricity Grid Interconnection and Renewable Energy Scaling (CREGI-RES), Dr. Sherine Ibrahim, Caribbean Development Bank
        • Optimizing hydrogen production through catalytic pyrolysis using Physics-Informed Neural Networks, Vishal Persaud, Florida International University

3:10–3:30PM               Session Wrap–up and Q & A

 3:30–3:45PM              Tea-Time Break

 3:45–5:00PM               Health and Climate Change

• • • • • Racism and urban environmental stress: creating a mental health crisis for Black youth, Beverly-Jean Daniel, McMaster University
        • Climate Change on Pregnancy Outcomes, Vedha Thilagarajan, McMaster University
        • Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Resilient and Healthy Communities and Infrastructure Systems, Carlos Avendano, George Brown College
        • Climate Migration and Health Issues: Strengthening Strategies for Climate-Resilient Public Health Systems, Dr. Zaida Rahaman, Brock University

5:00–5:30PM               Session Wrap–up and Q & A

5:30–5:45PM               Break

5:45–7:00PM              Poster Session & Poster Judging: LRW 1055 

5:45–7:00PM               “Wine and Cheese” Reception: LRW Waller Lobby

FRIDAY, 18^TH OCTOBER

LRW Concert Hall

8:00–8:45AM              Registration & Breakfast

• • • • Opening Keynote, Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP – Prime Minister of Barbados

8:45–9:45AM              Youth Panel – Climate Justice

• • • • • Coral Reef Conservation in Barbados, Trevon Callender, CORALL and The UWI Cave Hill, Barbados
        • Building resilient and healthy communities and infrastructure systems, Crystal Roberts, Crystal Clear Initiative of Trinidad & Tobago 
        • Feasibility of Small-Scale Hydroelectric Projects in Rural Jamaica, Getinella B. Daley, University of Technology, Jamaica 
        • Importance of Indigenous knowledge to address climate crisis in Central America, Sheena Zuniga, National Garifuna Council of Belize
        • Title TBD, Lulwama Mulalu, McMaster University

9:45–10:15AM            Panel Discussion and Question Period

10:15–10:30AM          Morning Break

10:30–11:30AM          Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development I

• • • • • KEYNOTE – Climate change and impacts on biodiversity
        • Dr. Swanne Gordon, Cornell University 

• • • • • Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development: Nature Based Solutions, Dr. Elon Cadogan, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
        •  Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies, Dr. Angela Alleyne, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados 
        • Towards Building Community Resilience: Examining disaster literacy levels of residents in communities affected by repeated flooding in Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Cheryl-Ann S. Boodram, UWI St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago 
        • Innovative approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Tammy B. Vaillancourt, George Brown College

11:30–12:00 PM          Session Wrap-up and Q&A

12:00–1:00 PM            Lunch Break 

1:00–1:45 PM              Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development II

• • • • • Enhancing Climate resilience in Small Scale farming through AI and blockchain integration, Bevon Chadel Charles, Akata Farms, Grenada 
        • Nutrition Education and Community Health Workers for prevention of Non-communicable Diseases, and Food is Medicine in Guyana, Dipika Desai, McMaster University

1:45–2:15 PM              Session Wrap-up and Q&A

 2:15–2:30 PM              Tea-Time Break

 2:30–3:00 PM              Panel: Canada-CARICOM relations and Climate for the Future 2.0

• • • • • Canada-CARICOM Strategic partnership: Free Trade Agreement, Dustin Fergusson-Vaux, University of Waterloo
        • Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue, Hemi Mitic

3:00–3:30PM               Panel Discussion and Q&A

3:30–5:30PM               CCI Open Board Meeting & Town Hall

Great House, AMH

7:00–10:00 PM            Closing Reception, Awards and Entertainment