Opening Address
Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Richard S. Nicholson
Honorary President and Fellow, PANGEA WORLD
Former Chief Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
“Welcome” (Introductory Address)
Dr. Michael T. Clegg
Foreign Secretary, US National Academy of Sciences
Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Mr. Kenneth R. Fulton
Executive Director, US National Academy of Sciences
Publisher, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Michael V. Drake
Chancellor, University of California, Irvine
“The Opportunity” (Keynote Address)
Dr. Hana Ayala
President and Chief Executive Officer, PANGEA WORLD
Dr. Visesio Pongi
Director, UNESCO Office for the Pacific States
His Excellency Winston Thompson
Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji to the United States of America
Fellow, PANGEA WORLD
Former Senator and Ambassador of Fiji to the United Nations
Dr. John C. Avise
Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine
Distinguished Science Adviser, PANGEA WORLD