Time

Activity

Speaker

07:30

Registration and Refreshments

Welcome and Keynote Speeches

08:30

Welcome and Conference Logistics

Rich Weigand, AMD

08:40

Ensuring Austin’s Environmental and Economic Future

Kirk Watson, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

Air Protection Session

09:10

Central Texas Ground Level Ozone Trends

Brian Lambeth, TCEQ

10:00

8-Hour Ozone Standard:

Timing and Implementation

Pam Giblin, Baker Botts and Robert Nolan, ExxonMobil

10:50

Break

11:00

Early Action Compacts

Gregg Cooke, Guida, Slavich & Flores Attorneys & Counselors

11:40

"Healthy Air in Central Texas:  Opportunities and Threats "

Ramon Alvarez, Environmental Defense

12:00

Lunch and Exhibition

Exhibitors: RMT, URS, Zephyr, A&WMA CTC, Clean Air Force

Economy Protection Session

1:00

Envision Central Texas

Beverly Silas, Envision Central Texas

1:30

Sustainability Austin Style

Fred Blood, COA Sustainability

Water Protection Session

2:00

Water Supply Issues in Texas:

The Challenges and Opportunities for Central Texas

Craig Pedersen, URS

2:30

Water Quality Protection:  Proactive Choices for the Future

Lisa Hatzenbuehler, LCRA

3:00

Break

3:15

3:35

3:55

Protection of the Edwards Aquifer: 

Strategy, Methodology and Enforcement

Pat Murphy, COA Watershed

Brigid Shea, Shea and Associates

Ben Milford and Michael Daniels, TCEQ

4:15

Speaker Panel Question and Answer

All Speakers

4:45

Adjourn