Breakout Sessions (DRAFT)

Thursday, January 21, 1:30-5:00 pm

Breakout sessions are designed to develop recommendations for using science and education to improve and transform the economy in the direction of sustainability. Each session is organized around a particular topic and will involve a combination of brief opening comments from invited experts in the field and facilitated participant group discussion to develop a set of 8 – 12 recommendations to the Obama Administration, Congress, state and local government, business, non-profit organizations, colleges and universities and others.  Collectively the breakout sessions will develop a “greenprint” for economic recovery and transformation.

*Please note that sessions 08, 27, 35, and 37 have been canceled.
 

HIGHER EDUCATION - BUSINESS EDUCATION

01. Educating Interdisciplinary Business Leaders for a Sustainable Future:  Richard V. Pouyat, Bioclimatologist, USDA Forest Service/ESA Science Committee, Phyllis Pouyat-Thibodeau, Consultant, MBA Professional Education/Career Programs, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, Isaac Opalinsky, Aurora Energy Inc., Manager of Operations, Brian Childs, President, MBA Energy Club, R.H. Smith School of Business, United Nations Humanitarian Airlift Pilot, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Dennis Ojima, H. John Heinz III Center ofr Science Economics and the Environment & Colorado State University, Richard C. Smardon, State University of New York, Environmental Sciences and Forestry 

BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

02. The Greenhouse Gas Professional: The State and Future of Climate Policy's Practitioner Class: David Sigler, Managing Director, GHG Management Institute, Alexia Kelly, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute, Wiley Barbour, Vice President, Camco International

HIGHER EDUCATION

03.  A New Generation of Sustainability Leadership: The Role of Higher Education in Building a Green Economy: Tony Cortese, President, Second Nature, Mitchell Thomashow, President, Unity College, Jim Buizer, Science Policy Advisor to the President, Arizona State University, Paul Rowland, Executive Director, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Michelle Dyer, Chief Operating Officer, Second Nature

04. Green Collars and Green Places: Engaging Higher Education to Train the New and Diverse Generation of STEM Environmental Stewards:  Gillian Bowser, Assistant Dean, Colorado State University, Richard D. Schulterbrandt Gragg III, Associate Director, Environmental Sciences Institute, Florida A&M University, Larry Robinson, Vice President for Research, Florida A&M University, Art Hutchinson, Superintendent, National Park Service, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Mark Brown, Director, The Institution for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University,  Richard Hope, Vice President, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Jacqueline J. Rousseau, Director, Educational Partnership Program & Student Scholarships and Associate Director for Student Activities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

05. Aligning Science, Education and Economic Markets: Mantha Mehallis, Director and Professor, Environmental MBA Program, Florida Atlantic University, Leonard Berry, Director & Distinguished Research Professor, Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University, Elaine Heldewier, Environmental Director, Carnival Cruise Lines, Nelson Saldanha, President, Cepemar Environmental Services and Chairman of the Board of Grupo Cepemar, Brazil, David Campbell, Professor of Geography & former Associate Dean of Social Sciences, Michigan State University

COMMUNITY COLLEGES/GREEN JOBS

06.   Greenforce Training: How Community Colleges Fill a Vital Role in Education of Clean Energy Workers: Julian Keniry, Senior Director of Campus and Community Leadership, National Wildlife Federation, Xarissa Holdaway, Campus E-News Coordinator, National Wildlife Federation, Gloria Mwase, Program Director, Jobs for the Future, Debra Rowe, President, US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development; Professor, Oakland (MI) Community College, Mindy Feldbaum, Director for Workforce Development Programs, Academy for Educational Development

EDUCATION - FEDERAL AGENCY ROLE

07.  Transforming Federal Education Programs to Support the Transition to a Green Economy: James L. Elder, Director, Campaign for Environmental Literacy, Kevin Coyle, Vice President of Education, National Wildlife Federation, Judith Ramaley, President, Winona State University

09. Green Accounting for the Green Economy: Improving GDP and the National Accounts of the United States:  Rob Dietz, Executive Director, CASSE, Jon Erickson, Associate Professor and Managing Director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Tim Jackson, Economics Commissioner to the UK Sustainable Development Commission and Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Surrey, Brent Moulton, Associate Director of National Accounts, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, John Talberth, Senior Economist, People and Ecosystems Program, World Resources Institute, Sean McGuire, Director of Sustainability Policies, Office for a Sustainable Future, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

MACROECONOMICS - TAX CODE

10.  Perverse Incentives, Subsidies, and Tax Code Impediments to a Sustainable Economy: Brian Czech, President, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE), Brent Blackwelder, Past President, Friends of the Earth, Ryan Alexander, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Roy Beck, Executive Director, NumbersUSA

NATURAL RESOURCES - AGENCIES

11.  Greening Federal Land Managing Agencies - Working With and Learning From Each Other: Julie McNamee, Air Resources & Climate Change Liaison, National Park Service, Kevin Kilcullen,Chief, Visitor Services, US Fish & Wildlife Service,  Victoria Arthur, Conservation ED Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Matt Gray, Analyst - Sustainability & GHGs, Federal Energy Management Program, Department of Energy

NATURAL RESOURCES - FORESTRY

12.  Sustainable Forest Management at Multiple Scales: Underpinning and Advancing the Green Economy: Guy Robertson, Sustainability Program Lead, USDA Forest Service Research, Donald Outen, Natural Resource Manager, Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection & Resource Management, Steven Koehn, State Forester, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

NATURAL RESOURCES - ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

13. Does the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Model Hold Promise? Building on Lessons from Available Evidence: Gautam Sethi, Associate Professor, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Bard College, Monique Segarra, Assistant Professor, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Stephen Yamasaki, Analyst, New Forests, Sarah Lynch, World Wildlife Fund Director, Agriculture, Jim Salzman, Professor of Law, Nicholas School, Duke Universitym, Stefano Pagiola, Economics Unit, Sustainable Development Department, Latin America and Caribbean Region, The World Bank

COMMUNITIES - LOCAL

14. Strategies to Promote Sustainable Urban Planning and Development: Partnerships Between Academia, Citizens, and Local Government:  Karin Warren, Chair of Environmental Studies, Randolph College, Chair of the Natural Resources Advisory Committee, City of Lynchburg, VA, Rick Barnes, Professor of Psychology & Environmental Studies, Planning Commissioner, City of Lynchburg, Karen Plaut Berger, The Harley School, Rochester, NY, Co-Director, ColorBrightonGreen.org, Margaret Peet, Board Member, ColorBrightonGreen.org, Chair, Water Education Collaborative, Michael Gillette, Lynchburg City Council, President, Bioethical Services of VA, Inc., Art von Lehe, Policy Analyst, ICLEI

CONSUMPTION

15.  Trading Material Affluence for Time Affluence: A Critical Step Toward the New Green Economy: John de Graaf, Executive Director, Take Back Your Time, Seattle, WA, Anmarie Widener, Lecturer, Georgetown University, David Batker, Executive Director, Earth Economics, Tacoma, WA

ENERGY

16. Small Scale Distributive Energy Systems and Sustainability: Gary Radloff, Midwest Energy Policy Director, Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative, Pete Nowak, Gaylord Nelson Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison

17.  Sun, Wind, and Wildlife: Promoting Responsible Renewable Energy Development:   Wm. Robert Irvin, Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs, Defenders of Wildlife, Erin Lieberman, Federal Lands and Energy Associate, Defeders of Wildlife, Michael Bean, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior, Kim Delfino, California Program Director, Defenders of Wildlife, Katherine Gensler, Manager, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association, Linda Lance, Senior Counsel, Majority Staff, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Don Carr, Partner, Pillsbury Law Firm, Chris Topik, Professional Staff, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

18.Ocean Energy: The Next Green Generation:  Susan H. Skemp, Executive Director Center for Ocean Energy Technology, Florida Atlantic University, Alfred M. Duda (invited), Acting Team Leader, Land and Water Resources, GEF Secretariat, William Daughdrill, Principal Scientist, Ecology and Environment, LLC, Howard P. Hanson, Scientific Director, Center for Ocean Energy Technology, Florida Atlantic University, Sean O'Neill, President, Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition

19.  Bridging the GREEN-GAP Between Environmentally-Sustainable Product Research and Commercialization:  William E. Roper, Senior Advisor, Dawson & Associates, Susan Jenkins, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California Berkeley and Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders, Katta Jayaram Reddy, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming and CEREL,  David Rigby, President, Waste Water Management, Inc., Alfonso Blanco, Program Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Waste Water Management, Kenneth Feith, Senior Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Programs, David Muchow, President & CEO, Skybuilt Power Systems

20.  Green Grid Ironies: Phillip F. Schewe, Chief Science Writer, American Institute of Physics, Cathy O'Riordan, Vice President for Physics Programs, American Institute of Physics, Dick Munson, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Recycled Energy Development, and Michael Lubell, Director of Public Affairs, American Physical Society

CLIMATE

21.  The Economics of 350:  Kristen Sheeran, Director, Economics for Equity and the Environment Network, Frank Ackerman, Senior Economist, Stockholm Environment Institute - US Center, Tufts University, Stephen J. DeCanio, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of California Santa Barbara, James Boyce, Professor of Economics, Director of the Program on Development, Peacebuilding, and the Environment at the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst

22.  After Copenhagen: The Economics and Physics of Implementing the COP 15 Agreements:  Third Planet, Robert Farmer, President, Third Planet, St. Augustine, Florida, Herman E. Daly, Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, College Park, Maryland, Bernd Steinmuller, Founder and Owner, Bern Steinmuller Sustainability Management Consulting (BSMC), Paderborn, Germany, Peter Fox-Penner, Principal and Chairman-Emeritus, The Brattle Group, Washington, DC

23.  Carbon Equivalent Landscapes: Setting the Agenda and Implementing the Details:  David N. Benjamin, Senior Advisor, John Todd Ecological Design, Third Planet (a non-profit foundation), Jonathan Todd, President, John Todd Ecological Design, Friedrich von Bismarck, Director, Joint Governmental Agency for Coal Mine Rehabilitation, Christopher Barton, Associate Professor, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky

24.  The Role of Young Entrepreneurs in the New Green Economy: April Richards, Deputy Director, EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Cynthia Nolt-Helms, Program Manager, P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet, EPA, Diana Bauer, Policy Analyst, DOE, Gavin McIntyre, Chief Scientist, Ecovative Design, John Bissell, CEO, Micromidas, Humera Fasihuddin, Invention to Venture Program Director, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, Rex Northern, Executive Director, Cleantech Open, Ethan Byler, Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Claire Williams, CEO, Silver Springs, LLC

AUTO INDUSTRY

25.  Growing a New Vibrant "Green" Auto Industry - Who, What, When, Where and How Do We Expedite It?: Joan Michelson, Joan Michelson & Associates, Warren Brown, Automotive Journalist, The Washington Post, Jeremy Anwyl, CEO, Edmunds.com, Karen Pease, Celadon Applications, Executive (invited - name to follow), US Department of Transportation, Hiroko Kawai, Principal, Mobility and Vehicle Efficiency Practice, Rocky Mountain Institute, Alan Crane, Senior Program Officer, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, National Research Council, The National Academies

SCIENCE

26.  Application of Green Chemistry in Decision-Making:   Jim Solyst, Principal Consultant, ENVIRON International Corporation, Robert Peoples, Director, American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute, Carole LeBlanc, Special Expert on Green Chemistry, Chemical and Material Risk Management Directorate, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment), DOD, Diane Mundt, ENVIRON International Corporation

28.  Green Economy Shifts in Science and Education: John L. Motloch, Director, Land Design Institute, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Ball State University, J. David Armistead, Founding Partner, Social Web Strategies, LLC, Joanne Dowdell, Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Sentinel Financial Services Company, Scott Truex, Associate Professor of Urban Planning; Director, Community Based Project (CBP) Program, Ball State University, John Vann, Associate Professor of Marketing & Green Initiatives Coordinator, Ball State University

TECHNOLOGY

29.  What is "Green Technology" - How Do We Define It? How Do We Achieve It?: A. Karim Ahmed, Director, International Program, National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), Robert Nadeau, Professor, George Mason University, Robert Costanza, Professor and Director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research & Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Julie Zimmerman, Assistant Professor and Director of the Institute of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University, Hank Dearden, CEO of Virsant, Inc

POLICY

30.  Recommendation to the U.S. Government: How to Build a Public-Private Partnership for a Green Economy: John C. Dernbach, Distinguished Professor of Law, Widener University, Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Chair, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, Lynn Richard, Senior Policy Analyst, Smart Growth Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Patrick Hogan, Regional Policy Coordinator, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive, White House Council on Environmental Equality (CEQ)

INFORMATION

31.   Environmental Information Needs for a Green Economy (1:30-4:00 pm):  Nancy Colleton, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES); Executive Director and Co-founder, Alliance for Earth Observations, Judith Carrodeguas, International Relations Specialist, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies/Alliance for Earth Observations, Ron Birk, Director, Aerospace Systems, Northrop Grumman, Tony Janetos, Director, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Jean Toal Eisen, Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, US Department of Commerce, Chris Justice, Research Director, Department of Geography, University of Maryland, John Steffenson, Federal Civilian and Global Affairs, ESRI, Steve Young, Acting Associate Director, Office of Information Analysis and Access, EPA

WATER 

32.  Sustainable Water Reuse for a Green Economy: Developing Policy Recommendations:   Will Kirksey, Senior Vice President, Worrell Water Technologies, LLC, Thaddeus Graczyk, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Center for Water and Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Stella Thomas, President, Global Water Fund, Frances E. Lucy, Program Leader for the Biomolecular Environmental Public Health Research Center, Department of Environmental Science, Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland

SUSTAINABILITY

33.  The Three Pillars of Sustainability: Paradigm Shifts and Opportunities for the Public and Private Sector: Ed Barry, Sustainable Living Advisor to the Population Institute and Director of the Sustainable World Initiative, Bill Ryerson , President, Population Media Center, Mattheis Ruth, Roy F. Weston Chair and Director, Center for Integrative Environmental Research, University of Maryland, Lisi Krall, Economics Professor, SUNY, John Matuszak, Division Chief, Sustainable Development, State Department (invited)

34.  Public and Private Sustainability Policy: Is a Green Economy Sustainable and How Would One Know?:  John V. Stone, Associate Director & Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards, Michigan State University, Sandra S. Batie, Elton R. Smith Chair in Food & Agricultural Policy, Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics, Michigan State University, Paul B. Thompson, W. K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University, H. Chris Peterson, Nowlin Chair of Consumer-Responsive Agriculture and Co-director, MSU Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, Richard Bawden, Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University, Professor Emeritus University of Western Sydney, and Fellow and Director, Systemic Development Institute of Australia, Jan Urban-Lurain, President, Spectra Data and Research, Inc.

INTERNATIONAL - DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - NONTRADITIONAL

36.  Development of Nontraditional Educational Systems Within Developing Countries to Create a New, Sustainable Economy: Ida Kubiszewski, Solutions, Managing Editor, Carol Franco, Technical Assistant, National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (Dominican Republic), Bernardo Aguilar, Executive Director, Fundación Neotrópica (Costa Rica), David Batker, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Earth Economics (Ecuador), Robert Costanza, Director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics; Editor-in-Chief, Solutions, Jon Erickson, Associate Professor, University of Vermont; Managing Director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, Rosa Billini, Director, International Exchange Program of the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo-UASD (Dominican Republic)

INFRASTRUCTURE/GREEN BUILDINGS

38. Opportunities and Barriers for Green Infrastructure and Buildings: The Case of Water Management:  Dale Manty, National Center for Environmental Research, U.S. EPA ORD, Chris Pyke, Director of Research, USGBC, Corey Buffo, Residential Environments Program, U.S. DOE, Paul Domich, Executive Secretary, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, Subcommittee on Buildings Technology Research & Development Subcommittee, Stewart Schwartz, Principal Investigator, University of Maryland Baltimore City, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, Daniel Yeh, Principal Investigator, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tom Puttman, TSSI, City of Portland, Annie Pearce, Principal Investigator, School of Architecture, Virginia Tech, Rob Roseen, Principal Investigator, Stormwater Research Center, University of New Hampshire