Stability Multipliers: Food and Climate Security in a Fractured World

The Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, the Center for Climate and Security, the Ditchley Foundation, and the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University invite you to join a high-level, public panel discussion exploring the intersections of food, climate change, and international security amid a shifting geopolitical order.
This session will convene a panel of high-level experts and policymakers to situate the climate threat within today’s broader geopolitical context, exploring how cascading Earth system changes interact with food systems and the fracturing of international cooperation. The discussion will examine what meaningful climate resilience looks like for governments and institutions navigating both the physical risks and the shifting landscape of global alliances.
We are pleased to welcome a distinguished panel of experts, including:
The Honorable Brendan Owens - Chief Sustainability Officer and Principal, HKS, Inc.; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment
Kate Guy - Senior Fellow, Geopolitics of Climate Change and the Energy Transition, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA; Former Senior Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Laurie Laybourn - Executive Director, Strategic Climate Risks Initiative
Erin Sikorsky (Moderator) - Director, Center for Climate and Security, Council on Strategic Risks
With closing remarks from Glada Lahn - Senior Geopolitics, Energy and Climate Lead, Ditchley Foundation
Doors will open at 6:00 pm for a reception offering drinks and canapés. The panel discussion will begin promptly at 7:00 pm, followed by a brief networking reception with light refreshments.
Please note that only confirmed registrants will be admitted.