At the Charlottesville Omni Hotel
| MARCH 12, 2009 | |
| 8:30 - 9:15 | Registration |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Opening Remarks: Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Hon. Robert Bloxom |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Federal Efforts to Promote Market-based Conservation
Dr. Rob Doudrick - U.S. Forest Service |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Avoiding Subprime Development: How to Integrate Ecosystems Services into Decision Making Janet Ranganathan - World Resources Institute |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | BREAK |
| 10:50 - 11:20 |
Bay Bank: Enhancing Landowner Access to Emerging Ecosystem Service Markets
James Remuzzi - Sustainable Solutions, LLC |
| 11:20 - 11:50 |
Corporate Environmental Strategies Pamela Faggert - Dominion Power |
| 11:50 -1:10 |
LUNCH LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: Financing Conservation Easements Through Hardwood Afforestation Carbon Projects in the Mississippi River Alluvial Valley David Shoch - TerraCarbon |
| 1:10 - 1:40 |
Current Developments in Federal Climate Change Legislation Jon Cannon - University of Virginia Law School |
| 1:40 - 2:10 |
Carbon Registries: Standards and Protocols Sandra Brown - Winrock International |
| 2:10 - 2:40 |
CCX: Role in Facilitating Ecosystem Service Markets Will Ferretti - Chicago Climate Exchange |
| 2:40 - 2:55 | BREAK |
| 2:55 - 3:25 |
Habitat/Biodiversity Conservation Michael Bean - Environmental Defense Fund |
| 3:25 - 3:55 |
Legal and Business Aspects of Ecosystem Service Trading Dan Spethmann - Working Lands Investment Partners, LLC. |
| 3:55 - 4:25 |
Quantifying Ecosystem Services - Developing the Tools Randy Wynne - Virginia Tech |
| 4:25 - 4:40 | Closing Remarks |
| 4:40 - 6:00 | Reception/Networking |
| March 13, 2009 | |
| 8:45 - 9:45 | Registration |
| 9:45 - 10:15 |
Welcome and Overview of Ecosystem Service Effort in the Commonwealth Buck Kline - Virginia Department of Forestry |
| 10:15 - 11:45 |
Marketing Carbon Credits Panel Facilitator: David Shoch - TerraCarbon Speakers: Matt Smith - FORECON, Janice McMahon - Environmental Services Inc., Will McDow - Environmental Defense Fund |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | LUNCH |
| 12:45 - 2:15 |
Nutrient Credit Trading Panel Facilitator: Vijay Satyal -Virginia Commonwealth University Speakers: Allan Brockenbrough - Va. Department of Environmental Quality, Chris Pomeroy - AquaLaw, Brent Fults - Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Land Trust |
| 2:15 - 3:45 |
Mitigation Banking Panel: Wetlands/Conservation Facilitator: Dave Slack - Va. Department of Forestry Speakers: Michelle Henicheck & Dave Davis - Va. Department of Environmental Quality, Steve Jones - Environmental Services, Inc., Michael Rolband - Wetlands Studies and Solutions, Inc. |
| 3:45 - 3:55 | Closing Remarks |
