2025 Wilkes Climate Summit

Dr. Jeff Rose is an Associate Professor in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at the University of Utah. His research examines systemic inequities expressed through political economy, relationships to nature, class, and race. He uses this justice-focused lens to study homelessness in... Read More →

Dr. Lauren Mullenbach is an Assistant Research Scientist in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan and also serves as the Research Program Manager for Michigan Sea Grant. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor in Geography & Environmental Sustainability... Read More →

Dominic Lapointe is a full professor in the Department of Urban and Tourism Studies at Université du Québec à Montréal. He holds the Chaire de recherche sur les dynamiques touristiques et les relations socioterritoriales aHis work explores the production of tourism space and its... Read More →

Fielding Norton is a climate physicist, award-winning teacher, and seasoned re/insurance executive. He invests and serves as a senior advisor to innovative startups, especially in the Climatech and Insurtech space. Norton began his career teaching high school chemistry and biology... Read More →

Virginia Iglesias is the Director of Earth Lab and a Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her work integrates cutting-edge analytics with diverse data sources including field observations... Read More →

Charlie Sidoti is the Executive Director of InnSure, an industry-funded not-for-profit with a mission to foster innovation in insurance. InnSure’s integrated programs are designed to help insurance professionals and organizations survive and thrive by improving their ability to... Read More →

Kitt Doucette is the Co-Founder and President of Wildfire Insurance Solutions Hub (WISH). A technology platform and wildfire risk analysis provider dedicated to connecting wildfire mitigation and community resilience actions with insurance availability and cost. Focussed on community... Read More →