Read about the event: http://globalchange.mit.edu/news-events/news/news_id/209

Over 7 billion human beings, degraded environment, declining economies, and soaring consumerism—such is today’s world. We are at a crossroads and our future is perplexing. The challenges that we now face, as a world and as human beings, are both critical and complex; they demand a multi-disciplinary approach to solutions. 

The forum will provide practical information from multiple disciplines with the aim of sparking ideas to address complex challenges in industry, academia, government, and the world at large through systems thinking and innovation. 

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(It is recommended that you arrive early to allow yourself ample of time for security. Please be seated in the auditorium by 9AM) 

Panel I: Ethics, Economy, and Environment 
When: October 15, 2012 9:30AM-11:30AM
Venue: Kresge Auditorium, MIT 
Participants: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, John Sterman, Edward Delong, Penny Chisholm, Kerry Emanuel, Thomas Malone 

Panel II: Peace, Governance, and Diminishing Resources 
When: October 15, 2012 1:30PM-3:30AM 
Venue: Kresge Auditorium, MIT 
Participants: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Deborah Ancona, John Sterman, Rebecca Henderson, Jonathan Foley, James Orbinski, Zeynep Ton 

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