Dr. Matt Ritter, professor in the Biology Department at Cal Poly and director of the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory, discusses the vitality of tree networks in fighting the effects of climate change.

Alex Martonik, business resilience, financial services, and insurance lead for Esri, explains why businesses use location technology to maintain competitive edge while also protecting the planet.

Martin Baron, author and former executive editor of The Boston Globe and The Miami Herald, discusses critical developments in business, government, and society.

Mauro Loureno, research scientist for the Wild Bird Trust, explains the function of the planets peatlands and how they hold promise in countering climate change.

International Monetary Fund Senior Economist Serkan Arslanalp explains how real-time supply chain visibility keeps international trade moving in the era of climate change and natural disasters.

Ned Mitchell, research civil engineer at the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, explains how a digital twin of the Mississippi River's ports and channels helps the flow of commercial goods.

Allie Kelly, executive director of The Raya non-profit, clean energy innovator using leading technology to respond to the changing climateexplains the imperative of greenifying the U.S. power grid at a recent talk at the Esri User Conference before an a

Dr. Susan Natali, Arctic program director and senior scientist at Woodwell Climate Research Center, discusses the effect of permafrost thaw and wildfires on northern ecosystems, the Arctic population, and the global climate.

Dr. Susan Wolfinbarger, team lead for the US Department of State's Location-based Observations for Conflict Analysis, Trends, and Evidence (LOCATE) initiative, discusses The Conflict Observatory, a geospatial hub that aggregates data from IOT devices and

Steve Boyes, founder of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, discusses the effort to preserve the ecosystem of Botswana's Okavango Basin and build resilience to the impacts of climate change.