Panel Discussion Speaker on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:00

Ana Margarida Costa is the Head of Sustainability at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). She is responsible for leading the sustainability of KAUST, including the design and implementation of the sustainability vision and strategic plan, and promote sustainability across the university through engagement and outreach programs and collaborative partnerships. She has over 20 years of career in devising strategic environmental sustainability programs and initiatives for academic, scientific, corporate, and government organizations internationally. She holds a Master in Atmospheric Pollution and a PhD in Environmental Sciences from the University of Aveiro, Portugal. Prior to joining KAUST, she conducted R&D activities and led the environmental and air quality unit at the Institute of Environment and Development, Portugal, coordinating national and international studies and programs on sustainability, environmental policy, air quality management, climate change impacts, and air quality technologies for smart cities. She is a subject matter expert on air quality monitoring and numerical modeling of urban atmospheric flows and pollutants dispersion and human exposure to atmospheric pollutants.