OCTOBER 28, 2014, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Avenue
The Jonas Salk Centenary Symposium on Sustainability: SURVIVAL OF THE WISEST at the University of Pittsburgh commemorates the 100th anniversary of Jonas Salk’s birth. While he is most well-known for the polio vaccine, Jonas Salk’s commitment to a sustainable human future was a major topic of his writings after his polio work. The program featuring speakers from multiple disciplines and perspectives, addressing sustainability with a focus on the environment, the economy, global health and the human dimension of what will be required to bring about constructive change.
Program
8:00 Registration and breakfast
8:35 Welcome by Patricia Beeson, provost, University of Pittsburgh
8:40 Welcome by Bernard Goldstein, professor emeritus, Pitt Public Health
8:45 Opening remarks by Peter Salk, president, Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation
9:00 Welcome by Patrick Gallagher, chancellor, University of Pittsburgh
THE AGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
9:05 Introduction by Peter Salk
9:10 Keynote address: Jeffrey Sachs, director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
HOW SUSTAINABILITY AND A BOTTOM UP APPROACH CAN CREATE A HEALTHY GREEN ECONOMY
10:20 Introduction by Clyde Jones, president, Medical and Health Sciences Foundation, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
10:25 Session address: Van Jones, co-host, Crossfire, CNN; former green jobs advisor to the Obama White House
11:35 Break
DON’T JUST SIT THERE – DO SOMETHING! FINDING SOLUTIONS AND CREATING ENERGY SMART COMMUNITIES
11:55 Introduction by Karen Feinstein, president and CEO, Jewish Healthcare. Foundation
12:00 LUNCHEON and Session address: Joylette Portlock, president, Communitopia; board member, Allegheny County Board of Health
1:05 Break
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES IN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
1:20 Introduction by Eva Blum, executive VP and director, Community Affairs, PNC
1:25 Discussion panel moderated by Bernard Goldstein. Panelists: Jane Madden, partner, Mission Measurement; Neil C. Hawkins, chief sustainability officer, The Dow Chemical Company; Allison Robinson, director of environmental initiatives, UPMC; Benson Gabler, vice president, manager of corporate sustainability, PNC Financial Services Group
ACTING AS IF TOMORROW MATTERS: ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY
2:35 Introduction by Bernard Goldstein
2:40 Session address: John Dernbach, professor, Widener Law School; former director, Advanced Science and Research Team, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
A PATH APPEARS: TRANSFORMING LIVES, CREATING OPPORTUNITY
3:45 Introduction by Peter Salk
3:50 Session address: Nicholas Kristof, New York Times journalist
4:55 Closing remarks by Bernard Goldstein and Peter Salk
5:10 Reception with book signing by Nicholas Kristof
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