As talks in Antalya enter their final days, join the Columbia Global Centers in Istanbul, Rio, and Athens, the Columbia Climate School, and the Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies for a conversation that brings COP31 back to campus.
The event will feature a brief keynote address from Dr. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The panel discussion will then draw on events and conversations from COP31 on energy transition, climate finance, and resilient cities. Panelists will provide firsthand reflections from COP31 on how global commitments can become investment, innovation, and policy.
Moderator
- İpek Cem Taha, Founding Director of Columbia Global Center Istanbul
Opening Remarks
Keynote
- Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Panel
- Alexis Abramson, Dean, Columbia Climate School; Professor of Climate, Columbia University.
- Erman Ilıcak, Co-Chair, Climate-Resilient Cities Working Group, COP31 Business Forum
- Mareva Grabowski–Mitsotakis, Climate, Earth and Society Distinguished Fellow, Columbia Climate School
- Gernot Wagner, Climate Economist | Columbia Business School, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Faculty Director of the Climate Knowledge Initiative at Columbia Business School.
- Andrew J. Kruczkiewicz, Senior Staff Associate II, National Center for Disaster Preparedness; Senior Researcher, International Research Institute for Climate and Society; Faculty Lecturer, Columbia Climate School
About Columbia Global
Columbia Global brings together five major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Those initiatives include Columbia Global Centers, Columbia World Projects, Committee on Global Thought, Institute for Ideas and Imagination, and Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement.
Columbia Global’s mission is to address complex global challenges through groundbreaking scholarly pursuits, leadership development, cutting-edge research, and projects that aim for social impact. Our long-term goal is to reimagine the university’s role in society as a nexus for learning and intellectual exploration and also as a catalyst for creativity and impact locally, regionally, and globally.
