2025 Wilkes Climate Summit

Marian Rice serves multiple roles at the University of Utah, which includes Director of the National Lab & Security Office, Associate Director for the Energy Futures Research Engine (EFRE), and Associate Director of Peak Water Sustainability Engine (Peak Water). An experienced high-level... Read More →

Dr. Court Strong is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah whose research centers on atmospheric dynamics and climate with a particular emphasis on water-related processes. His work spans hydrometeorology, the cryosphere, and climate-ecology interactions, with... Read More →

Laura Briefer is the Director of Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities (SLCDPU). She has served as Director of SLCDPU for the last seven years. Laura has worked at SLCDPU for 15 years in various areas of the organization and has devoted a 28-year career in natural resource... Read More →

Blake Bingham is the Deputy State Engineer at the Utah Division of Water Rights. He joined the State Engineer’s Office in July of 2011 as the Adjudication Section Program Manager and Assistant State Engineer until May of 2020, when he was assigned as the Assistant State Engineer... Read More →