The Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture honors the memory of Heather Morgan, noted climate risk adaptation expert, and her contributions to the field of sustainability. Heather dedicated her career to redefining the relationship between our human inhabitation and the natural system utilizing a transdisciplinary approach. She used her formidable oratory skills to educate people and empower them to advocate for their communities because she felt that unless people understood the dynamic, there would be no real progress. Heather was herself a force of nature who brought boundless energy, genuine integrity, and limitless passion to her work.
The inaugural speaker of the lecture series is
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, the executive director of the Office of Climate and Environmental Justice for the New York City Mayor's Office.
The Lecture series is supported by an endowed fund in order to bring top speakers to the Waterfront Conference. Fund supporters are:
Premier Corporate SponsorAECOM
$10,000 and aboveBattery Park City Authority
J.M. Kaplan Fund
$5,000 – $9,999SiteWorks Landscape Architecture
$1,000 – $4,999
Nora Madonick, CEO, Arch Street Communications
Biohabitats
Up to $999
Susan Ainsworth
Nanci Bateman
Pierre Boucicaut
Emory G. Lee
Kate McLetchie-Sheldon
Marc Tuozzolo