Shaun Martin
As Vice-President of Adaptation and Resilience and Deputy Lead on Climate Change at World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Martin helps conservation programs become "climate smart," making sure they are prepared to address the inevitable consequences of climate change—increased drought, more severe storms, melting glaciers, shifting seasons—and their effects on biodiversity, people, and the ecosystems that they rely upon. He spends the majority of his time training WWF field staff on how to adapt their conservation practices to take climatic changes in their region into account. To date he has educated nearly 1,000 WWF staff and partners from dozens of countries across the globe.
Dr. Ladd Keith
Ladd Keith, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Planning at the University of Arizona. He is an interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of urban planning and climate change to create more sustainable and resilient cities. With over a decade of experience working with diverse stakeholders in cities across the U.S. solving complex urban challenges, he is particularly interested in research that informs practice. His current research explores the emergent planning, design, and governance of cities for extreme heat. He also founded and leads the Sustainable Built Environments degree program which is offered in-person, fully online, and at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru.