KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Nikhil Chandavarkar
Secretary, UN-Water
Chief of Communication and Outreach for the Division of Sustainable Development
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Presentation topic: Deserts, water and sustainable livelihoods: The role of the United Nations
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Ms. Florence D. Hudson
Energy & Environment Executive, IBM Corporate Strategy
IBM Corporation
Presentation topic: IBM's Energy & Environment

Dr. Daniel Hillel
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Center for Climate Systems Research
Columbia University
Presentation topic: Soil and carbon climate change

Mr. Arthur T. Dong
School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
Presentation topic: Role of entrepreneurs in large-scale innovative projects

Dr. Eric Patrick
United Nations Development Programme
Presentation topic: Inter-dependent sustainability and the development of Africa’s drylands

SPEAKERS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC SECTIONS

Dr. Arend-Jan Both
Department of Environmental Sciences
Rutgers University
Presentation topic: Controlled environment agriculture
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Dr. Charles M. Fortmann
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Presentation topic: Solar energy

Dr. Randall A. Kerstetter
Department of Plant Biology & Pathology
The Waksman Institute of Microbiology
Rutgers University
Presentation topic: Duckweed as a biofuel feedstock

Dr. Devinder Mahajan
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences & Technology Department
Presentation topic: Biorefinery

Dr. Sergey V. Polyakov
USPolyResearch
Presentation topic: Space technology life support systems
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Dr. Yuriy S. Polyakov
USPolyResearch
Presentation topic: Sustainable settlements in hot deserts
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