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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM EDT
Continental Breakfast in Exhibits

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Welcome Keynote Address
Moderator: George Kelly – Earth Recovery Partners
Keynote: Lisa M. Schroeder – The Pittsburgh Foundation

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Current and Emerging Trends
Moderator: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 25: Mitigation Options for Corps Civil Works Projects
Moderator: Linda Morrison – Dawson Associates
Moderator: Mark Sudol, D.Env in Environmental Science & Engineering – Dawson & Associates
Panelist: Jeffrey L. Trulick – Office of the Asst Secretary for Civil Works
Panelist: Megan B. Wilburn – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Panelist: Eric R. Merriam – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 26: Emerging Opportunities & Challenges on Public Lands
Moderator: Lindsay Teunis, CERP – SWCA

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 27: Agriculture and Environmental Markets
Moderator: Jody L. Bickel – Creekbank Associates
Panelist: Kari Cohen – Nine Steps Consulting
Panelist: Delane Attcity – Indian Nations Conservation Alliance
Panelist: Debbie Reed – Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Panelist: Anna Clare Monlezun, Ph.D. – Graze, LLC | Rangeland Living Laboratory Inc | La Dolce Vita Ranch
Panelist: Ryan Smith – Danone North America

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 28: Innovative Monitoring for Performance Standards
Moderator: Troy Anderson, CERP – Ecosystem Investment Partners

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM EDT
Grab Lunch in Exhibits and Join Session

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Streamlining Restoration Permitting
Moderator: Becca Madsen – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Moderator: G. Braiden Chadwick – Mitchell Chadwick
Panelist: Sara L. Johnson – Ecological Restoration Business Association
Panelist: Mike Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emeritus – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Panelist: Meghan Hertel, M.A. – California Natural Resources Agency

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 29: Stream Mitigation Protocols and Dynamic Stream Valleys
Moderator: Adam Riggsbee – RiverBank Conservation
Panelist: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Author: Samuel S. Leberg – EPA (ORISE)
Panelist: Nick Ozburn – US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
Panelist: David Goerman, Jr. – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Panelist: Lucy Harrington – GEI Consultants
Panelist: Vince Messerly, PE – Stream & Wetlands Foundation

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 30: Estuarine and Marine Markets
Moderator: Susan-Marie Stedman – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 31: Ensuring Long-Term Success in Long-term Stewardship
Moderator: Don Ross – Sandy Creek Partners
Panelist: Bob Polin – National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Panelist: Royal Gardner – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law
Panelist: Thomas S. Clarkson, II – Broad Water Innovations

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 32: INVEST CONNECT w/ FIRESIDE CHAT: Trends in Capital Partnerships (indicate interest when registering)
Moderator: Mac Shropshire – Mac Shropshire Consulting
Panelist: TJ Mascia – Davey Mitigation
Panelist: Clark O'Bannon – Environmental Commodity Partners

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Fireside Chat with CFTC
Moderator: Michael Hare – RES
Special Guest: Summer K. Mersinger – Commodities Futures Trading Commission

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

4:30 PM – 5:45 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Policy Roundtable
Moderator: Timothy Male – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Panelist: Jennifer Moyer – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Panelist: Craig Aubrey – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Panelist: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency
Panelist: Angela Somma – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Panelist: Sharif Branham – U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
Panelist: Maria K. Wiseman – U.S. Department of the Interior

5:45 PM – 7:15 PM EDT
WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBITS