July 15, 2025 | 4:00 PM–6:30 PM
San Diego Convention Center | Ballroom 20D
Join us for scientific discussions and Q&A sessions. Learn about climate resilience and using geospatial technology for the benefit of our planet and communities.
Thought leaders will delve into the science of mapping to illuminate efforts in climate adaptation, sustainability, geodesign of Earth’s future, and other critical topics.
Benefit from conversations about the big challenges in science today. Continue the conversation on Esri Community, where the GIS community connects and collaborates.
Take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions and engage in further discussion during the audience Q&A.
Esri supports and contributes to over 200 open-source projects while delivering more than 350 of its own.
Event founder and moderator
Chief Scientist at Esri
Dawn Wright is chief scientist at Esri and professor of geography and oceanography at Oregon State University. She is the first African American woman to explore the seabed in a deep submersible.
Keynote speaker
Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative at Harvard University
Dr. Francesca Dominici is the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population, and Data Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative at Harvard University. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the International Society of Mathematical Statistics. In 2024, she was named by TIME100 Health as one of the most influential scientists in global health in the world.
Before being appointed Founding Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, she was Senior Associate Dean for Research at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Dominici is also the founder and Principal Investigator (PI) for the National Studies on Air Pollution and Health Group (NSAPH), a multidisciplinary group of faculty postdoctoral fellows from several academic institutions that rely on harmonized data assets to advance research on climate and AI. She is also one of the Principal Investigators of the only national research coordinating center on climate and health funded by the National Institute of Health.
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