1. Title of Presentation Presenter Date
Welcome everyone to this year’s Atkinson Center …

2. Vital Connections
At the Atkinson Center, we forge new and unexpected connections that catalyze extraordinary change.
Because bold ideas and powerful new models will ensure that people and the planet not only survive, but thrive.
• Home to more than 500 Faculty Fellows representing 12 colleges and 90 departments, including Cornell Tech
* Provides an 8:1 ROI for the University

4. Connecting Systems
The Atkinson Center believes building resilient rural-urban systems is essential to providing fair living standards for all people and to protecting our planet.
By thinking holistically—and drawing inspiration from the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals—we’re able to innovate in four key areas:
• Accelerating Energy Transitions • Increasing Food Security
• Reducing Climate Risks • Advancing “One Health”

5. How We View The World
• Holistic Thinking: We view sustainability challenges as part of a larger, interconnected system—a “system of systems.”

6. How We View The World
• Holistic Thinking: We view sustainability challenges as part of a larger, interconnected system—a “system of systems.”
• Unexpected Connections: We believe that by teaming disparate
constituents with diverse perspectives, we can defy projections and achieve original outcomes.

7. How We View The World
• Holistic Thinking: We view sustainability challenges as part of a larger, interconnected system—a “system of systems.”
• Unexpected Connections: We believe that by teaming disparate
constituents with diverse perspectives, we can defy projections and achieve original outcomes.
• Unique Position: As a one-of-a-kind Land Grant institution and Ivy League university, we are both thinkers and doers.

8. How We View The World
• Holistic Thinking: We view sustainability challenges as part of a larger, interconnected system—a “system of systems.”
• Unexpected Connections: We believe that by teaming disparate
constituents with diverse perspectives, we can defy projections and achieve original outcomes.
• Unique Position: As a one-of-a-kind Land Grant institution and Ivy League university, we are both thinkers and doers.
• Transformative Research: We’re committed to a more resilient world, and determined to achieve it by bringing all disciplines to bear.

9. How We View The World
• Holistic Thinking: We view sustainability challenges as part of a larger, interconnected system—a “system of systems.”
• Unexpected Connections: We believe that by teaming disparate
constituents with diverse perspectives, we can defy projections and achieve original outcomes.
• Unique Position: As a one-of-a-kind Land Grant institution and Ivy League university, we are both thinkers and doers.
• Transformative Research: We’re committed to a more resilient world, and determined to achieve it by bringing all disciplines to bear.
• Urgent Optimism: We strive to approach the monumental tasks before us with immediate action and enduring solutions.

10. Title

11. Connecting Externally: Powerful Partnerships