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Book author Andrew Winston (right) moderates a panel with ESRI's Lawrie Jordan (middle) and IBM's Richard Lechner (left) on the private sector's opportunity to respond to the emerging demand for environmental information. Forum III (2009).
Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, USN (Ret.), President of the American Security Project and President of Public Research at CNA, addresses the critical issue of climate and national security. Forum III (2009).
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| 8:30 |
Registration |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introductions (Atrium Ballroom B) |
| 9:15 |
Emerging Environmental Information Demands: Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure
Nancy K. Kopp, Treasurer, State of Maryland |
| 9:30 |
Environmental Information and Knowledge Management: The Bridge to a Green Economy
Christopher Scolese, Associate Administrator, NASA |
| 10:00 |
The Private Sector's Opportunity
Two business giants discuss the emerging opportunity to respond to the need for environmental information.
Moderator: Andrew Winston, Founder, Winston Eco-Strategies; co-author Green to Gold;
Author, Green Recovery
Panelists:
Lawrie Jordan, Director of Imagery Enterprise Solutions, ESRI
Richard Lechner, Vice President for Energy and Environment, IBM
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| 10:30 |
Break
Andrew Winston book signing, open to the public
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| 10:45 |
From Sensors to Sensible Solutions
Leading US Earth observation experts from the public and private sector address key questions regarding
carbon monitoring, oceans observations, strengthening the Earth observations value chain and delivering
information products to an ever-growing and more diverse user community.
Moderator: Keith Wheeler, Chairman and CEO, ZedX, Inc.; Chairman, IUCN Commission on
Education and Communication
Panelists:
Robert Gagosian, President and CEO, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Berrien Moore III, Executive Director, Climate Central
David Skole, Professor of Forestry, Michigan State University; Director, Carbon2Markets.org;
Member, Offsets Committee and Chair, Technical Committee on Agroforestry, Chicago
Climate Exchange
W. M. (Marty) Strauss, Ph.D., Vice President, Food Policy, The Monsanto Company
William F. (Bill) Tyndall, Senior Vice President - Federal Government and Regulatory Affairs,
Duke Energy
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| 12:00 |
Lunch (Atrium Ballroom A)
1:00-1:30 Climate and National Security
Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, USN (Ret.), President, American Security
Project; President of Public Research, CNA; View remarks
Introduction by Jim Ryder, Vice President, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin Corporation; View remarks |
| 2:00 |
The Express Lane: What States Need Now
Sue Gander, Director, Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, National Governors Association
Introduction by Governor Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, 1995-2003; Director of Policy and Public Sector Strategies, ESRI |
| 2:30 |
A Congressional Perspective
Moderator: Scott Rayder, Principal, Kelly, Anderson & Associates
Panelists:
Dixon Butler, Professional Staff, House Appropriations Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Ana Unruh Cohen, Deputy Staff Director, Select Committee on Energy Independence and
Global Warming, U.S. House of Representatives
Jeremy Weirich, Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,
Justice, Science
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| 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:20 |
The Balancing Act: Managing Risk and Guiding Adaptation
A Roundtable of industry, government, Academic, and NGO leaders discuss strengthening the environmental
information value chain.
Moderator: Lon Rains, Sector Director, Strategic Communications, Northrop Grumman
Panelists:
Sherburne (Shere) Abbott, Associate Director, Energy and Environment Division, Office
of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), The White House
Sherri Goodman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, CNA
Mary Kicza, Associate Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA
Thomas D. Peterson, President and CEO, Center for Climate Strategies
Linda Travers, Acting Assistant Administrator and Chief Information Officer, Office of
Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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| 4:30 |
Financing the Environmental Information Revolution
This session will include leading entrepreneurs to discuss emerging opportunities to develop the environmental information sector.
Moderator: Nancy Colleton, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Panelists:
Dan Berkenstock, Ph.D. Candidate, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University; CEO, Skybox
Imaging, Inc.
Sally Ericsson, Associate Director for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Vice President, Polar Programs, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
Roberto Mitrevski, Vice President, Commercial and Space Science Programs, Space Systems
Division, ITT Corp.
Lindene Patton, Chief Climate Product Officer, Zurich Financial Services
Martin Whittaker, Director, Mission Point Capital Partners
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| 5:30 |
Adjourn
Reception to Follow (Atrium Ballroom A) |
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