Thursday, March 4, 2010
8:30 am Registration Opens
9:15 am Conference Welcome
9:30 am A Clear Blue Future: How Greening California Cities Can Address Water Resources and Climate Challenges in the 21st Century
Noah Garrison, Project Attorney, NRDC, Author
Robert Wilkinson, Ph.D., Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UC Santa Barbara, Author
10:30 am Break
11:00 am Water Scarcity in Queensland; Hard Lessons for California
The Honourable Peter Beattie, Commissioner, Queensland Government Trade and Investment Office, Office Former Premier of Queensland
12:00 pm Lunch Presentation:
The Kalahari: Ancient Answers for the Modern World
James Workman, Award-Winning Journalist,
Author, Heart of Dryness, How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought
1:30 pm Breakout Sessions

California Agriculture and Drought: No Rain, No Rainbow
Moderator: Katy Mamen , Ag Innovations Network
Panelists: Juliet Christian-Smith , Senior Research Associate , Pacific Institute
Cornelius Gallagher , Sr. Vice President, Agribusiness Branch , Bank of America
David Runsten , Director of Policy and Programs , Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Adan Ortega , Chairman, Water Sub-Committee , CA State Board of Food and Agriculture

Southern California's Conjunctive Use: Enhancing Reliability
Moderator: William Steele , Area Manager , Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
Panelists: Tim Parker , Director , California GroundWater Resources Association
Charlotte Hodde , Water Program Manager , Planning and Conservation League
Scott Slater* , Partner , Hatch & Parent
Robb Whitaker , General Manager , WRD of Southern California

Is the Legislative Water Deal a Good Deal for California?
Moderator: Dennis O'Connor , Consultant , Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee
Panelists: Shauna Lorance , General Manager , San Juan Water District
Jim Metropulos , Senior Advocate , Sierra Club California
Barry Nelson , Senior Policy Analyst , Natural Resources Defense Council
TBA
Lois Wolk , Senator , State of California

Direct Potable Reuse? How Thirsty Do We Have to Be?
Moderator: Douglas Wallace , Environmental Affairs Officer , East Bay Municipal Utility District
Panelists: David Smith , Managing Director , WateReuse California
Jennifer Clary , Water Policy Analyst , Clean Water Action
Jim McDaniel , Sr. Assistant General Manager , Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Bahman Sheikh , Consultant , Water Recycling, Reclamation & Reuse

3:00pm Break
3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

Optimizing Local Water Resources While Creating Green Jobs
Moderator: Conner Everts , Southern California Watershed Alliance
Panelists: Brendan McEneaney , Green Building Program Advisor , City of Santa Monica
Mark Beuhler , Section Manager , HDR
Andy Lipkis , Founder and President , TreePeople
Javier Gonzalez , Executive Director , Strengthening Our Lives

Renewable Energy Development: A New Water War?
Moderator: Eugenia Laychak , Principal , E J L Associates
Panelists: Southern CA Edison Representative
Joshua Basofin , California Organizer , Defenders of Wildlife
Charlene Wardlow , Director Business Development , ORMAT

20 x 2020 Conservation Target: The Bull's Eye
Moderator: Larry McKenney , Board Member , Moulton Niguel Water District
Panelists: Cathy Pieroni , Long-Range Planning and Water Resources Division , San Diego Public Utilities Department
Richard Harris , Water Conservation Manager , East Bay MUD
Mike Wade , Executive Director , Ag Water Management Council
Heather Cooley , Senior Research Associate , Pacific Institute

Drought: Real or Surreal?
Moderator: Tom Philp , Executive Strategist , MWD of Southern California
Panelists: Betina Boxall , Journalist , Los Angeles Times
Jerry Johns , Deputy Director , CA Department of Water Resources
Jason Peltier , Chief Deputy General Manager , Westlands Water District
Jonas Minton , Planning & Conservation League

5:00 pm Environmental Adjustment Hour Reception
6:00 pm Adjourn for day



Friday, March 5, 2010
9:00 am Breakout Sessions

Watershed Movement: Great Idea! Now What?
Moderator: Liz Mansfield , Watershed Coordinator , El Dorado Irrigation District
Panelists: Celeste Cantu , General Manager , Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Joan Clayburgh , Executive Director , Sierra Nevada Alliance
Alf Brandt , Principal Consultant , Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Water

A Debate: Water Rights in a Climate Changed California
Moderator: Greg Zlotnick , Zlotnick H2O Consulting
Panelists: Clifford Schulz , Senior Attorney , Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard
Tony Rossmann , Partner , Rossmann & Moore

A California Conundrum: Achieving Sustainability and Preserving Local Land Use Control
Moderator: Martha Davis , Executive Manager of Policy Development , Inland Empire Utilities District
Panelists: Claire Robinson , Managing Director , Amigos de los Rios
Bill Kirkpatrick , Manager of Water Distribution Planning , East Bay Municipal Utility District
Paula Daniels , Commissioner , Los Angeles Board of Public Works
Darla Inglis , UC Davis, Center for Water and Land Use

All Stressed Out: Is the BDCP the Right Rx?
Moderator: Jay Ziegler , Director of External Affairs & Policy , The Nature Conservancy
Panelists: Christina Swanson , Executive Director , The Bay Institute
Steve Arakawa , Manager, Water Resource Management Group , MWD of Southern California
Ann Hayden , Senior Water Resource Analyst , Environmental Defense
Michael Boccadoro , Coalition for a Sustainable Delta

10:30 am Break
10:45 am The View from the New Administration
Jared Blumenfeld , Regional Administrator , US EPA Region 9

11:30 am Water Resources Governance: Taking Another Hard Look
Moderator: Dennis O'Connor , Consultant , Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee
Panelists: Celeste Cantu , General Manager , Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Paul Helliker , General Manager , Marin Municipal Water District
Jeff Kightlinger , General Manager , MWD of Southern California
Randy Kanouse , Special Assistant to the General Manager , East Bay MUD
Linda Sheehan , Executive Director , California Coastkeeper Alliance

12:30 pm Adjourn
*Invited