2011 - Public Policy Forum
Ocean Leadership 2011 Public Policy Forum
Capitol Visitors Center
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
This year's forum focused on the lessons learned and opportunities from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
View the 2011 Public Policy Forum Summary Report.
View photos from the event.
Agenda
08:30 Welcoming Remarks – Bob Gagosian, President and CEO, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
08:35 Update on the National Ocean Policy – Nancy Sutley, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
09:00 Keynote Address – Honorary Host Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
09:30 National Commission on the BP Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill Findings – Don Boesch, University of Maryland (View Presentation)
10:00 Break
10:30 Panel 1: Fate, Effects and Implications of the Oil & Chemical Dispersants
- Moderator – Shirley Pomponi, Harbor Branch Oceanic Institute
- David Conover – Director, Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF (View Presentation)
- Chris Reddy – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (View Presentation)
- Michael Carron - Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (View Presentation)
- Tara Rothschild – House Science Committee Staff
11:45 Featured Address – Marcia McNutt, USGS Director (View Presentation)
12:15 Featured Address – Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL)
12:30 Featured Address – Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
12:45 Lunch
02:00 Panel 2: Implications for Offshore Oil and Gas Regulations and Production
- Moderator – Kate Miller, Texas A&M University
- Walter Cruickshank – Deputy Director, BOEMRE
- Mike Kearns – National Ocean Industries Association
- Catherine Hazlewood – Senate Commerce Committee Staff
03:15 Featured Address – Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator (View Presentation)
03:45 Break
04:00 Panel 3: Gulf Ecosystem Restoration
- Moderator – Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON
- John Hankinson – Director, Gulf Ecosystem Task Force
- Larry Robinson – Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management, NOAA (View Presentation)
- Ann Jochens – Texas A&M University (View Presentation)
- Ana Unruh-Cohen – House Resources Committee Staff (View Presentation)
05:15 Closing Remarks – Bob Gagosian, Ocean Leadership
06:00 Reception – Honorary Sponsor Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
