Wednesday, November 14, 2007
9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dorothy Green
9:15 am Opening Keynote: AB32: Style and Substance
Former Assemblymember Fran Pavley
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Integration Success Stories: Walking the Talk
Moderator: Cynthia Koehler , Board President , Marin Municipal Water District
Panelists: Chris Cabaldon , Mayor , City of West Sacramento
Ali Sahabi , President , SE Corporation
Scott Stone , Owner , Yolo Land and Cattle Company
Greg Zlotnick , Counsel to the CEO for Strategic Planning and Delta Policy , Santa Clara Valley Water District
Andy Katz , Director , East Bay Municipal Utility District

12:00 pm Award Recipient Lunch: Public Agency Leadership in Facing Climate Change
Panelists: Doug Linney, Vice President, Board Of Directors, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Wyatt Troxel, President, Board of Directors, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
George Wheeldon, Director, El Dorado Irrigation District
1:30 pm Breakout Sessions

AB 32: Shock and Awe for Water Agencies?
Moderator: Otis Wollan , Board Member , Placer County Water Agency
Panelists: Frances Spivy-Weber , Board Member , CA State Water Resources Control Board
Martha Davis , Executive Manager of Policy Development , Inland Empire Utilities District
Lon House , Principal , Water and Energy Consulting
Lucille van Ommering , Staff Air Pollution Specialist , Office of Climate Change, CARB
Grant Davis , Sonoma County Water Agency

The Colorado River: Thinning Lifeline for the West
Moderator: Meena Westford , Area Planning Officer , Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
Panelists: Mark Lellouch , Sonoran Institute
Terry Fulp , Area Manager , Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
Bill Hasencamp , Executive Program Manager , MWD of Southern California
Brad Udall , Director , Western Water Assessment, NOAA Earth Science Research Laboratory

Got IRWMP? Now What?
Moderator: Mark Horne , PBS&J
Panelists: Katie Burdick , Executive Director , Cosumnes, American, Bear & Yuba River Watersheds (CABY)
Diego Cadena , Department of Public Works , Los Angeles County
Dennis O'Connor , Consultant , Senate Committee on Agriculture & Water Resources
Ann Riley , Watershed & River Restoration Advisor , San Francisco Bay RWQCB

Courting California Water Policy: Here Comes the Judge!
Moderator: Greg Zlotnick , Counsel to the CEO for Strategic Planning and Delta Policy , Santa Clara Valley Water District
Panelists: Michael Fife , Hatch & Parent
Gary Patton , Executive Director , Planning and Conservation League
Tony Rossmann , Partner , Rossman and Moore

3:00pm Break
3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

Responding to Climate Change: The Regional Governance Challenge
Moderator: Douglas Wallace , Environmental Affairs Officer , East Bay Municipal Utility District
Panelists: Paul Helliker , General Manager , Marin Municipal Water District
Tim Brick , Board Chair , MWD of Southern California
Robert Wilkinson , Director , Water Policy Program, UC Santa Barbara
Michael Meacham , Director, Conservation & Environmental Services , City of Chula Vista

The New Low Carbon Diet for the Planet
Moderator: Jennifer Clary , Water Policy Analyst , Clean Water Action
Panelists: Allen Dusault , Program Director , Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Conservation
Joel Levin , Vice President for Business Development , California Climate Action Registry
Matt VanderSluis , Global Warming Project Manager , Planning & Conservation League
Randy Poole , General Manager/Chief Engineer , Sonoma County Water Agency

Battleground: Local Control vs. Water & Flood Management
Moderator: Susan Lien Longville , Director , Water Resources Institute
Panelists: Clark Anderson , Water & Land Use Planning Specialist , Local Government Commission
Butch Hodgkins , Board Member , California State Reclamation Board
Ron Stork , Senior Policy Advocate , Friends of the River
Jonas Minton , Planning & Conservation League

Fossil Fuel? Just Get Over It
Moderator: Tim Worley , MWD of Southern California
Panelists: Ben Horenstein , Manager of Environmental Services , East Bay MUD
Hal La Flash , Director, Emerging Clean Technology Policy , PG&E
Michael Marsh , Executive Director , Western United Dairymen
Lisa Mortenson , CEO , Community Fuels

5:00 pm Environmental Adjustment Hour Reception
6:00 pm Dinner and Carla Bard Award Presentation

Keynote: Will Our Seas Survive?
Ken Weiss, Reporter, Los Angeles Times



Thursday, November 15, 2007
8:00 am Breakout Sessions

Can Water Utilities Adapt to Climate Change?
Moderator: Kathy Caldwell , Senior Project Manager , CH2M Hill
Panelists: David Behar , Deputy to the Asst. General Manager , Water, San Francisco PUC
Armin Munevar , Climate Change Adaption Lead , Southwest Water, CH2M Hill
Richard Soehren , CA Department of Water Resources
Brad Udall , Director , Western Water Assessment, NOAA Earth Science Research Laboratory
Matt VanderSluis , Global Warming Project Manager , Planning & Conservation League

Climate Change Menu: Warm Wine, Poached Fish and Zapped Water
Moderator: Todd Manley , Director of Government Relations , Northern California Water Association
Panelists: Allison Jordan , Executive Director , California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
Pamela Padgett , Research Plant Physiologist, Chaparral Fires Project , USDA Forest Service
David Purkey , Water Resources, Stockholm Environmental Institute
Rod McInnis , Regional Administrator , National Marine Fisheries Service

IRWMP Governance: Overlaying a Watershed Approach on Jurisdictional Boundaries
Moderator: Liz Mansfield , Watershed Coordinator , El Dorado Irrigation District
Panelists: Celeste Cantu , General Manager , Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Debbie Davis , Legislative Analyst , Environmental Justice Coalition
Julie Leimbach , Program Associate , Sierra Nevada Alliance
Lisa Renton , Water Program Specialist , Sonoma County Water Agency
Toby Roy , Water Resources Manager , San Diego County Water Authority

Food Safety and the Environment: Popeye versus Bambi
Moderator: Jovita Pajarillo , Associate Director, Water Division , US EPA Region 9
Panelists: Bob Martin , Monterey County Farm Bureau
Daniel Mountjoy , Asst. State Conservationalist , USDA, NRCS
Robert Atwill , Director , Western Institute of Food Safety & Security
Jill Wilson , Central Coast Regional, WQCB

9:30 am Break
10:00 am Breakout Sessions

Climate Change: What Leadership Looks Like
Moderator: Otis Wollan , Board Member , Placer County Water Agency
Panelists: Grant Davis , Sonoma County Water Agency
Doug Linney , Board Member , East Bay Municipal Utility District
Martha Davis , Executive Manager of Policy Development , Inland Empire Utilities District
Tim Brick , Board Chair , MWD of Southern California

Climate Change Impacts on Coasts and Cities: Heat Waves & Rising Sea Levels
Moderator: Mary Ann Dickinson , Executive Director , Alliance for Water Efficiency
Panelists: David Purkey , Water Resources, Stockholm Environmental Institute
Arleen Navarret , Wastewater Enterprise , San Francisco PUC
David Groves , Associate Policy Researcher , RAND Corporation
Robert Wilkinson , Director , Water Policy Program, UC Santa Barbara

The Truthiness of the Watershed Program
Moderator: Mary Lee Knecht , President , California Watershed Network
Panelists: Brian Leahy , Assistant Director , Dept of Conservation, Land Resource Protection
John Lowrie , Manager, State Watershed Program , California Department of Conservation, LDP
Dennis O'Connor , Consultant , Senate Committee on Agriculture & Water Resources
Frances Spivy-Weber , Board Member , CA State Water Resources Control Board

Could Climate Change Promote a Water Market?
Moderator: Paola Ramos , Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
Panelists: Steve Hirsch , Project Manager , MWD of Southern California
Mindy McIntyre , Water Program Manager , Planning & Conservation League
Ed Smith , General Manager , Palo Verde Irrigation District
Mark Franco , Headman , Winnemem Wintu Tribe

11:30 am Lunch and Closing Presentation New Climate for a New Environment in the Delta: The Challenges of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
Moderator: Greg Zlotnick , Counsel to the CEO for Strategic Planning and Delta Policy , Santa Clara Valley Water District
Panelists: Cindy Darling , Deputy Assistant Secretary , Resources Agency
Jason Peltier , Chief Deputy General Manager , Westlands Water District
Randall Neudeck , Program Manager, Bay-Delta Water Resources Management Group , MWD of Southern California
Tracy Ligon , Senior Project Manager , Santa Clara Valley Water District
Ann Hayden , Senior Water Resource Analyst , Environmental Defense

2:00 pm Adjourn
*Invited