Daily Keynote Themes

Each day will have a “Hot Topic” Keynote Daily Theme that will focus on topics highlighting and showcasing the connection between the geosciences and humanity. Panel discussions will start each day, and plenary talks will end each day, bringing distinguished speakers, policy makers, political leaders, Indigenous groups, and other stakeholders such as social scientists, health workers, and educators together to address these current affairs. These discussions and talks will be recorded and packaged for distribution to universities and schools so that these conversations can be continued after the conference. 

These Keynote Daily Themes are designed to facilitate overarching, ongoing, and interdisciplinary discussion which is complementary to the detailed technical sessions.

Day 1: Sustainability, Climate Change and Natural Hazards

Day 2: Shaping Geosciences for the Future - “Young Earth Scientists” Day

Day 3: Space and Planetary Geosciences

Day 4: Critical Minerals and Sustainable Energy Transition

Day 5: Water - water resources, oceans, glaciers, permafrost, groundwater