April 2-3, 2008 | Arlington, VA

Conference Presentations
Copyright © 2008 by the Air & Waste Management Association

Keynote Session

Welcome
C.V. Mathai, A&WMA President

Keynote Speaker
Senator Joseph Lieberman

Keynote Panel: Climate Policy Perspectives
Moderator:  C.V. Mathai, Manager for Environmental Policy, Arizona Public Service

Panelists:
Red Cavaney, President, American Petroleum Institute
Jean Sweeney, Vice President, 3M Environmental, Health and Safety Operations
Quinlan Shea, Executive Director, Environment, Edison Electric Institute
Michael Goo, Climate Legislative Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council

Panel II: Federal Policy Design: What is Needed?
Moderator:  Marty Spitzer, Senior Fellow, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, and The Center for Clean Air Policy

Panelists:
Tim Profeta, Executive Director, Nicolas Institute for Environmental Solutions, Duke University
Vicki Arroyo, Director of Policy Analysis, Pew Center for Global Climate Change
Mary Anne Sullivan, Partner, Hogan and Hartson
Mark MacLeod, Environmental Defense, Director, Special Projects, Climate and Air Program

Luncheon Speaker
Graham Whitmarsh, Head, Climate Action Secretariat, Office of the Premier, Victoria, BC, Canada

Panel III: How Will Climate Policy be Integrated with Existing Statutes
Moderator:  John Seitz, Partner, ES&P, LLC

Panelists:
Rob Brenner, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review, U.S. EPA
Steven Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA
Margo Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. EPA
Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. EPA

Panel IV: Regional & State Policy Issues
Moderators:  Steve Brown, Executive Director, Environmental Council of the States
                        Bill Becker, Executive Director, National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)

Panelists:
Art Williams, Director, Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District
Peter Iwanowicz, Director, Climate Change Program, NY, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Ron Burke, Deputy Director, IL EPA, Midwest Partnership
Rick Sprott, Executive Director, UT DEQ, Western Climate Initiative

Panel V: International Climate Policies: Successful Models in Developed and Developing Countries
Moderators:  Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate, Energy, and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute
                       Jayne Somers, Program Manager, U.S. EPA Climate Change Division

Panelists: 
Jill Duggan, Head of International Emissions Trading Climate and Energy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom
Neha Misra, Energy Economist, The Energy and Resources Institute, North America (TERI NA)
Cornie Huizenga, Executive Director, Clean Air Institute - Asia Center

Panel VI: Meeting Future Energy Needs in a Carbon-Constrained World
Moderators:  Quinlan Shea, Executive Director, Environment, Edison Electric Institute
                        Skiles Boyd, Vice President - Environment, DTE Energy

Panelists:
Stephen Eule, Director, Office of Climate Change, Policy and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy
Bryan Hannegan, Vice President, Environment, Electric Power Research Institute
Scott Klara, Deputy Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Eugene Trisko, Counsel to United Mine Workers of America

Panel VII: The Role of Economic Instruments and Policies in Promoting Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
Moderators:  Rob Brenner, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review, U.S. EPA
                        Miriam Lev-On, Executive Director, The LEVON Group, LLC

Panelists:
Judson Jaffe, Vice President, Analysis Group, Inc.
Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate, Energy, and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute
Ned Helme, President, Center for Clean Air Policy
Russell Jones, Senior Economic Advisor, American Petroleum Institute

Panel VIII: Where Do We Go in the Future: The Issues & Future Meeting Themes
Moderators:  Bill Palermo, Principal, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
                        A. Gwen Eklund, Director, Power Generation, TRC Companies, Inc.

Panelists:
Rob Brenner, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review, U.S. EPA
Rick Sprott, Executive Director, UT DEQ, Western Climate Initiative
Bryan Hannegan, Vice President, Environment, Electric Power Research Institute
Mark MacLeod, Environmental Defense, Director, Special Projects, Climate and Air Program
Jeff Muffat, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, 3M Company
Victoria Evans, National Practice Leader, Greenhouse Gas Services, URS