MODERATOR: David Pogue, "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent, will moderate all three programs. He’s a seven-time Emmy winner, five-time TED speaker, host of 20 “NOVA”science specials on PBS, creator of the CBS News podcast “Unsung Science.” He began his career conducting and arranging Broadway musicals, then made the obvious evolution to writing for computer magazines; eventually, he became the weekly New York Times tech columnist, a task he fulfilled for 13 years. Pogue is the author of more than 120 books, including seven books in the “…for Dummies” series, dozens in his own “Missing Manual” series and his magnum opus, “How to Prepare for Climate Change.” He serves on the board of Bedford 2030, and he lives in Bedford Hills.

Kate Orff, Founder of SCAPE. Widely recognized as a leading voice in landscape architecture, urban design, and climate adaptation in a global context, she is known for her complex, creative, and collaborative work that advances broad environmental and social prerogatives. Kate is the first landscape architect to receive the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious “genius” grant in 2017. In 2023, she was named to the TIME 100, the annual list of the world’s most influential people. She is the author of several books including Toward an Urban Ecology, and, as co-author and a contributor to All We Can Save, a bestselling anthology of women climate leaders. A graduate of the University of Virginia who earned her Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University, she is currently the Director of the Urban Design Program, Co- Director of the Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes (CRCL), and Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Murray Fisher. Murray has devoted his life to studying, interpreting, protecting and restoring the natural world; and endeavoring to inspire others to do the same. This passion began and was nurtured on a Virginia farm where he was raised by parents who instilled and promoted these values in their children and their community. In 2002, he created the New York Harbor School, a public, marine science and technology high school in New York City. He subsequently co-founded (and served as the Executive Director, then Chairman) the Billion Oyster Project, a non-profit committed to engaging New Yorkers in restoring oyster reefs to New York Harbor. More recently, he’s been backing a range of small businesses that share his mission. One of those, Plan it Wild, a local ecology-first landscaping company, is developing a platform for helping landowners unlock the ecological potential in their backyards. Another, US Coastal Service, is bringing sustainable, waterborne freight back to New York City.

Dr. Chris Nagy, Director of Research and Education, Mianus River Gorge and the co-founder of Gotham Coyote. Chris is an ecologist who has studied wildlife and conservation in the New York area for over 20 years. His work focuses on the ecology of eastern coyotes, white-tailed deer management, protecting native biodiversity in urban areas, and student mentorship. His graduate work at Fordham University and CUNY focused on the population biology of eastern screech owls in NYC.