Let's Talk About Climate Change on November 8

Around the globe, young people are joining scientists, governments and environmental organizations to understand and address climate change. To prepare our community, particularly younger generations, to lead or support these efforts, Virginia Wesleyan University and The Gunn Group are hosting a one-day conference, " Generations Uniting to Ad dress Clima te Change ," on Friday, November 8, from 1:30-4:00 p.m. in the Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center on the VWU campus (5817 Wesleyan Dr., Virginia Beach).

Participants and Panelists

National and local climate change experts and Virginia Wesleyan students will share their knowledge, experiences, and insights through a combination of presentations, panel discussions, and question and answer periods. Panelists and moderators include:

Doug Beaver

Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) implementing the Vision 2100 comprehensive resilience strategy for the City of Norfolk, and a member of the Technical Committee of the Norfolk and Virginia Beach Joint Land Use Study

Dr. Sweta Chakraborty

Policy and Communications Fellow, Center for Climate and Security

Andrew Holland

American Security Project, Chief Operating Officer, Expertise: Energy, Climate Change, and Infrastructure Policy

Ann C. Phillips

Rear Admiral (Retired), U.S. Navy, former Director of Navy Surface Warfare; then Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two; now Special Assistant to the Governor of Virginia for Coastal Adaptation and Protection

Dr. David Titley

Rear Admiral (Retired), U.S. Navy, Founding Director of the Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, Penn State University; former Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy; Advisory Board Member of the Center for Climate Security

David Architzel

Vice Admiral (Retired), U.S. Navy, former Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command; Chairman Norfolk Military Economic Development Council, Chairman Maritime Industrial Base Ecosystem Hampton Roads

Lee Gunn

Vice Admiral (Retired), U.S. Navy, former Inspector General of the Department of the Navy; retired President of the Institute for Public Research at CNA; now Chairman of the Gunn Group

Ashley Roehrman

Environmental Studies major at Virginia Wesleyan, President of Marlins Go Green, student representative on the VWU Environmental Sustainability Council.

Cameron Evans

Virginia Wesleyan sophomore and a native of Tangier Island, a Virginia land mass at risk of disappearing due to erosion and rising sea levels. His photography capture life on Tangier Island for future generations.

Green Career & Volunteer Fair

A Green Career and Volunteer Fair will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Goode Center's Watts Lobby, featuring representatives from Lynnhaven River Now, the Elizabeth River Project, Sierra Club, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Coast Guard, Oceans 2022, Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Brightview Landscape, and the Marlins Go Green student organization.