State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit 2011 Agenda
December 4-8, Houston, Texas
AGENDA (PDF) SPEAKER LIST (PDF)
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Sunday, December 4th - Welcome Reception and Registration
06:00 PM Welcome Reception and Registration at the Omni Hotel Palm Court
Monday, December 5th
State of the Gulf and a Common Vision for its Future
08:00 AM Welcome and Introduction to Summit - Dr. Flavius Killebrew, TAMUCC; Dr. Larry McKinney, HRI (pdf)
08:30 AM First State and Federal Strategy to Restore the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem - Ms. Lisa P. Jackson, EPA
09:00 AM Challenges to Assuring the Health of the Gulf of Mexico - Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA (remarks/pdf)
09:30 AM National Ocean Policy and the Gulf of Mexico - Ms. Nancy Sutley, White House Council on
Environmental Quality
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM The Gulf Alliance, A Partnership for the Future of the Gulf - Dr. Bill Walker, MDMR (pdf)
11:00 AM Connecting the Droplets: How freshwater conservation benefits the Gulf - Ms. Laura Huffman, TNC
11:30 AM Close of morning session
11:45 AM Lunch The Gulf of Mexico: A Vision for the Future - Dr. Sylvia Earle, HRI
01:00 PM The Gulf of Mexico and the Energy Security of the USA - Mr. Greg Smith, Shell
01:30 PM Building the Science Base for the Future of the Gulf - Dr. Bill Hogarth, USF (pdf)
02:00 PM The Gulf of Mexico - A Shared Ecosystem - Dr. Antonio Diaz de Leon, SEMARNAT (pdf)
02:30 PM Break
03:00 PM Defining a Healthy Gulf of Mexico. Led by TNC.
Session Chair, Dr. Jorge Brenner, TNC (pdf)
Presentation by Ms. Cindy Brown, TNC (pdf)
Moderated by Ms. Kacky Andrews, TNC
Dr. Phil Levin, NOAA (pdf); Dr. Matt Lindsay, Mather Economics LLC (pdf); and
Mr. Minor Sinclair, Oxfam America (pdf)
05:30 PM Close of afternoon session
06:00 PM State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit Reception
Tuesday, December 6th
Restoration, Policy and Economic Frameworks to Assure the Future of the Gulf
08:00 AM Focusing on The Real Drivers of the Gulf's Future - Dr. Quenton Dokken, GOMF
08:20 AM Implementation of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Taskforce Plan
GCERTF Background and Strategy Development, Mr. John Hankinson, Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem
Restoration Task Force (pdf)
Presentation by Dr. Alyssa Dausman, USGS
Moderated by Mr. Bryon Griffith, Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Ms. Helen Young, GLO; Ms. Alice Perry, MDEQ; Ms. Patti Powell, Alabama DCNR;
Dr. John Harding, NGI; Mr. Kris Van Orsdel, OC
09:45 AM Mitigating and Adapting to Global Sea Level Rise in the Gulf of Mexico
Mr. Valsin Marmillion and Ms. Sidney Coffee, AWF (pdf); and Dr. Robert Twilley, UL Lafayette (pdf)
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Panel: The Importance of the Clean Water Act, NRDA and Other Legislative Initiatives for
Ecosystem Restoration in the Gulf
Moderated by Dr. Richard McLaughlin, HRI
Dr. Pete Peterson, UNC (pdf); Mr. Adam Kolton, NWF (pdf); Dr. Susan Rees, USACE (pdf);
Mr. Garret Graves, CPRA; and Dr. Robert Haddad, NOAA
12:00 Close of morning session
12:15 PM Lunch Federal Regulatory Perspective on Future Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico
Ms. Marcilynn Burke, DOI (pdf)
01:30 PM Panel: Policy Implications for Coastal and Ocean Management in the Gulf of Mexico
Moderated by Ms. Sally Yozell, NOAA (pdf)
Mr. Paul Kelly, Energy & Ocean Policy (remarks/pdf); Ms. Susan Kaderka, NWF;
Mr. Phil Bass, GOMA; Mr. Jack Belcher, NOPC (remarks/pdf); Ms. Karma Leyland, Baryonyx;
Ms. Kate Zultner, GLO (remarks/pdf)
03:00 PM Break
03:30 PM Panel: A Healthy Gulf Economy for the 21st Century
Moderated by Dr. David Yoskowitz, HRI (pdf)
Mr. John LaRue, Port of CC (pdf); Mr. Henri Boulet, LA 1 Coalition;
Mr. Clint Moore, FGBNMS/ION (pdf); Dr. Jeffrey Wielgus, OC (pdf) and Dr. Kim Waddell, NRC (pdf)
05:30 PM Close of afternoon session
05:30 PM Social and cash bar
06:30 PM CEO Roundtable Dinner, hosted by Mr. Raul Rodriguez, HRI
Agriculture Dr. Katherine Smith, American Farmland Trust
International Business Ms. Eva Fernandez, FEMSA Foundation, MX
Oil & Gas Mr. Clint Moore, Ion Geophysical Corporation
Recreational Fisheries Mr. Patrick Murray, Coastal Conservation Association
Seafood Mr. Jim Gossen, Louisiana Foods
Wednesday, December 7th
Science in Support of the Future Gulf
08:00 AM Focusing Science on the Issues driving the Gulf's Future - Dr. Larry McKinney, HRI
08:15 AM Linking science and restoration in the Gulf of Mexico - Dr. Suzette Kimball, USGS
08:45 AM Summary of Results from the First Annual Gulf Research Initiative (GRI) research meeting
Dr. Mike Carron, NGI (pdf) and Dr. Paul Sandifer, NOAA (pdf)
09:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Panel: Metrics to Assess Gulf Health Session
Moderated by Dr. Wes Tunnell, HRI
Dr. Ann Jochens, GCOOS (pdf); Dr. Sandra Werner, ExxonMobil (pdf) and
Dr. Greg Steyer, USGS (pdf)
11:00 AM Close of morning session
11:15 AM Lunch Marine Conservation and Marine Protected Areas Mrs. Laura Bush, Former First Lady
01:00 PM Panel: A Report Card for the Gulf of Mexico
Moderated by Dr. Wes Tunnell, HRI
Dr. Larry McKinney and Dr. Wes Tunnell, HRI (pdf);
Dr. Mark Harwell and Dr. Jack Gentile, Harwell Gentile & Associates (pdf);
Dr. Bill Dennison and Dr. Heath Kelsey, UMCES (pdf)
02:15 PM Panel: Cooperative Science in the Gulf - Building a better mousetrap
Moderated by Dr. Louis Brzuzy, Shell (pdf)
Mr. Stanley Senner, OC (pdf); Dr. Shelby Walker, NOAA (pdf); Dr. Porfirio Alvarez, UNIDO (pdf);
Ms. Robin Bullock, BP; Dr. Steve Bortone, GMFMC (pdf)
04:00 PM Panel: Integrating Science, Policy and Restoration in a Future Gulf. Led by GOMURC.
Moderated by Dr. Chris D'Elia, LSU (pdf)
Dr. David Shaw, MSU; Dr. John Valentine, DISL; Dr. Bill Hogarth, USF; Dr. Larry McKinney, HRI
06:00 PM Close of afternoon session
Thursday, December 8th
Defining a Broader Future of the Gulf
08:00 AM Undoing the Past and Planning the Future - Dr. Quenton Dokken, GOMF
08:15 AM Panel: Conservation and Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico
Moderated by Mr. Ryan Fikes, GOMF
Ms. Jordan Diamond, ELI and Ms. Alejandra Serrano-Pavon, CEMDA (joint pdf)
09:00 AM Panel: Tri-national Cooperation and Management of Offshore Oil and Gas Development
and Spill Response - Implications for Restoration and Ecosystem Health
Moderated by Dr. Lee Hunt, IADC (pdf)
Mr. Dan Whittle, EDF (pdf); Dr. Richard McLaughlin, HRI (pdf); and
Mr. Ian Hernadez, Americas at O'Brien's (pdf)
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM Panel: Partnerships for a Sustainable Gulf of Mexico
Moderated by Dr. Quenton Dokken, GOMF (pdf)
Mr. Clint Moore, FGBNMS/ION (pdf); Mr. Ted Venker, CCA (pdf);
Mr. Michael Long, Shell (pdf)
12:15 PM Close of morning session
12:30 PM Lunch Science-based Decision Making in Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration
Dr. Alan Thornhill, BOEM (pdf)
02:00 PM Concluding Session: Stepping Stone Meeting
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