Conference Presentations:
| 8:30 am | Arrival and Check-In at McKimmon Center, NC State Campus, Raleigh |
| 9:00 am | Introduction and Welcome Tim Profeta Director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions |
| 9:10 am | Opening Address The Honorable Beverly Perdue, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina listen to address (mp3 file) > |
| 9:30 – 11:00 am | Panel One: Green Infrastructure How can North Carolina improve its prioritization and protection of natural infrastructure to maintain good water quality, natural hydrology and water-dependent ecosystems? listen to panel discussion (mp3) > Moderator: Jonathan Howes, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Curtis Richardson, Professor of Resource Ecology, Duke University,
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science Richard Whisnant, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Government Linda Pearsall, Director, Natural Heritage Program, NC Department
of Environment and Natural Resources Wink Hastings, Landscape Architect, National Park Service Chesapeake
Bay Program |
| 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:20 – 12:50 pm | Panel Two: Water Pricing, Efficiency, and Ecosystem Service
Markets How can North Carolina incorporate realistic pricing, efficiency and the value of ecosystem services into water resources management? Moderator: Jim Salzman, Professor of Law and Environmental Policy, Duke University Law School and Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science Leonard Shabman, Resident Scholar, Resources for the Future Mark Kieser, Acting Chair, Environmental Trading Network; Senior
Scientist and Principal, Kieser & Associates Jeff Hughes, Director, University of North Carolina Environmental
Finance Center Heather Cooley, Research Associate, The Pacific Institute |
| 12:50 – 2:00 pm | Lunch and Keynote Address The Honorable Bruce Babbitt, Former Secretary of the Interior, Former Governor of Arizona, Author of Cities in the Wilderness listen to address (mp3 file) > |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Panel Three: Regulatory and Economic Leverage Points Moderator: Dave Moreau, Director, Water Resources Research Institute; Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Avner Vengosh, Associate Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences,
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science Barbara Goldberg, RTI International; former Arizona water attorney Sydney Miller, Water Resources Program Manager, Triangle J Council
of Governments Chris Beacham, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Research & Strategic
Planning, North Carolina Department of Commerce |
| 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:50 – 4:30 pm | Summary Session A discussion of the opportunities and recommendations from the day’s presentations. Panelists available for audience questions and discussion. Moderator: Bill Holman, Visiting Senior Fellow, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions |
| 4:30 pm | Conclusions and Wrap-up
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