Agenda

Opening Remarks

Reginald Denny, Student at Maryland Carey School of Law

Opening Blessing

Marshallese Representative

Introduction of Professor Peter Danchin

Alexander Dufort, Student at Maryland Carey School of Law

Opening Remarks

Peter Danchin, LLM, JSD, Maryland Carey School of Law

Welcome

Dean Renée Laurent, JD, Maryland Carey School of Law

Keynote Lecture

Hon. Jess Gasper Jr., Republic of the Marshall Islands Minister in Assistance to the President and Environment

Closing Remarks and Gift Presentation

Reginald Denny and Alexander Dufort, Students at Maryland Carey School of Law

Closing Blessing

Marshallese Representative

Opening Blessing: Marshallese Representative

Opening Remarks and Introduction of Dean Laurent: Reginald Denny, Student at Maryland Carey School of Law

Welcoming Remarks: Dean Renée Laurent, JD, Maryland Carey School of Law

Moderators

• Peter Danchin, LLM, JSD, Maryland Carey School of Law
• Margaret Johnson, JD, University of Baltimore

Panelists

• Tina Stege, Marshall Islands’ Climate Envoy
• Greg Danz, Republic of the Marshall Islands Legal Counsel
• Holly Barker, PhD, University of Washington

Moderator

Diane Hoffmann, JD, Maryland Carey School of Law

Panelists

• Hon. Jess Gasper Jr., Republic of the Marshall Islands Minister in Assistance to the President and Environment
• Sheldon Riklon, MD, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
• Augustine Sokimi, Legal Counsel for Republic of the Marshall Islands Embassy in Geneva

Moderator

Holly Barker, PhD, University of Washington

Panelists

• Johnathen Kawakami, JD, LLM, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Legal Counsel for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Anne-Marie Carstens, DPhil, JD, University of Baltimore Law
• James Matayoshi, Mayor of Rongelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands
• John Balouziyeh, Partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Moderator

Tina Stege, Marshall Islands’ Climate Envoy

Panelists

• Cori Alonso-Yoder, JD, Maryland Carey School of Law
• Jana Baldus, Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network
• Raphael Pangalangan, United Nations