BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/driving-climate-res ilience-with-data-and-ai/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9ff7caa2-42f2-428e-b13f-01ae36f1b1a5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261007T121914 DTSTART:20261012T153000 DTEND:20261012T170000 SUMMARY:Driving climate resilience with data and AI LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (Vera Anstey R oom\, Old Building) DESCRIPTION:Monday 12 October 2026 4.30pm - 6pmSpeakersDr Parag KhannaShef ali KhannaChairProfessor Jonathan PershingCan artificial intelligence help societies adapt to an increasingly uncertain climate future? As AI transf orms how we reduce emissions\, attention is turning to how it can support climate resilience and adaptation.Register to attend hereAI applications a re becoming mainstream in assessing opportunities to reduce carbon emissio ns in the energy sector through\, for example\, optimizing electrical grid s.Climate adaptation\, however\, presents more complex challenges due to t he unpredictable nature of hazard impacts and vastly divergent levels of p reparedness across geographies.This session discusses the state-of-the-art in modelling adaptation at diverse spatial scales and how it can support both public and private sector interventions to enhance resilience.Meet ou r speakers and chairParag Khanna is Founder & CEO of AlphaGeo\, the leadin g AI-powered geospatial analytics platform. He is the internationally best selling author of seven books including MOVE: Where People Are Going for a Better Future (2021)\, preceded by The Future is Asian: Commerce\, Confli ct & Culture in the 21st Century (2019)\, as well as a trilogy of books on the future of world order beginning with The Second World: Empires and In fluence in the New Global Order (2008)\, followed by How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance (2011)\, and concluding with Co nnectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization (2016). He is also the author of Technocracy in America: Rise of the Info-State (2017) and c o-author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civi lization (2012). Parag was named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century\,” and featured in WIRED magazine’s “Sma rt List.” He holds a Ph.D. from LSE\, and Bachelors and Masters degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Born in India and raised in the UAE\, New York and Germany\, he has traveled to more th an 150 countries and is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Shefali Khanna is a Research Fellow at the LSE Global School of Sustainabi lity\, and the Research Director of the Energy Insights and Innovation Lab (EIIL). Her research focuses on understanding the role of behaviour chang e in the transition to a zero emissions economy and on evaluating the impa ct of climate and pollution mitigation policies. She was previously a Rese arch Associate in Energy and Environmental Economics in the Business Schoo l at Imperial College London. She earned a PhD in Public Policy from Harva rd University.Jonathan Pershing is the inaugural Dean of the Global School of Sustainability at LSE. He has extensive experience at the highest leve l of US climate policy and has played a key role in creating international climate agreements. He has held significant positions in the US Departmen t of State — including as the US Special Envoy for Climate Change — an d at the US Department of Energy. Most recently\, he was the Director of t he Environment Program at the Hewlett Foundation.More informationThe Globa l School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS) is the interdisciplinary centre f or sustainability research impact at the London School of Economics and Po litical Science (LSE). GSoS works in partnerships to advance pioneering su stainability research\, global policy engagement and world-leading educati onal opportunities. 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