Conference Program
6:00 AM
Exhibit area open for set-up
7:30 AM
Registration opens. Continental breakfast and networking in exhibit area.
8:30 AM
Welcoming remarks by Lewis Gilbert, Interim Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
8:40 AM
Governor Jim Doyle (Introduction by Tia Nelson,
Co-Chair, Governor's Task Force on Global Warming)
9:10 AM
Keynote: Scientific Uncertainty and Climate Change Risks: Jay Gulledge, Senior Scientist and Program Manager for Science and Impacts, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (Introduction by Judy Ziewacz, Director,
Office of Energy Independence)
9:45 AM
Climate Change in Wisconsin: Daniel Vimont, Assistant Professor, Center for Climatic Research and Atmospheric
& Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison
10:10 AM
Refreshment break in exhibit area
10:40 AM
Concurrent Sessions on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Energy Independence
- The Eye of the Storm: Agriculture and the Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Dilemma
Moderator: Ben Miller, Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, UW-Madison
- Gary Radloff, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Donald Wichert, Director, Renewable Energy Program, Focus on Energy
- John Vrieze, Owner and Operator, Baldwin and Emerald Dairies
- Peter Taglia, Staff Scientist, Clean Wisconsin
- Working Toward Energy Independent Communities, Homes and Businesses
Moderator: Greg Nemet, Assistant Professor, Public Affairs and Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Incentives for Local Energy Independence: Judy Ziewacz, Director, Office of Energy Independence
- The Benefits Add Up When We "Focus on Energy": Kathy Kuntz, Director of Energy Programs and Acting Director for Business Programs, Focus on Energy
- Reducing the Energy Appetite of Businesses and Communities: Sarah Else, Director of Renewable Energy Resources, Alliant Energy
- Designing Efficient Land Use and Transportation Systems
Moderator: Kurt Paulsen, Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Environmental Studies
- Land Use and Climate Change: Steve Hiniker, Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
- Smart Growth and Public Transportation - Convenient Solutions to Global Warming: Brett Hulsey, Dane County Supervisor and President, Better Environmental Solutions
- Sustainability and Freight Transportation: Teresa Adams, Director, Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education, UW-Madison
- Finding Economic Opportunities in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Moderator: Tom Eggert, UW-Madison School of Business and Department of Natural Resources
- Milwaukee Energy Efficiency Project: Joel Rogers, Director, Center on Wisconsin Strategy
- Wisconsin's Energy Future in a Carbon-Constrained Economy: Michael Potts, Executive Vice President, Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
- Economic Opportunities from Wisconsin's Renewable Energy Resource: Charlie Higley, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
Noon
Lunch and presentation: Identifying and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Wisconsin:
John Magnuson, Professor Emeritus, UW-Madison; Co-Chair, Wisconsin Initiative
on Climate Change Impacts
1:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
- Climate Change Impacts on Wisconsin's Natural Resources
Moderator: Richard Lathrop, Department of Natural Resources; Co-Chair, Wisconsin Initiative
on Climate Change Impacts
- Forests: David Mladenoff, Professor, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
- Fish: John Lyons, Research Scientist, Department of Natural Resources
- Wildlife: Karl Martin, Research Scientist, Department of Natural Resources
- Economic Decision Making in a Climate of Uncertainty
Moderator: Pete Nowak, Professor, Nelson Insitute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Climate Change Implications for Agriculture: Christopher Kucharik, Researcher, Center for
Sustainability and the Global Environment, UW-Madison
- Sustainability Risk Management: Dan Anderson, Professor, School of Business, UW-Madison
- Urban Water Management: Kenneth Potter, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering/Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Losing Our Sense of Place: Stories from the Front Lines
Moderator: Curt Meine, Senior Fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation; Director for Conservation Biology and History, Center for Humans and Nature
- Ed Monroe, Mayor of Ashland
- Michael Meyer, Wildlife Researcher, Department of Natural Resources
- Dan Kohler, Executive Director, Wisconsin Environment
- Jean Buffalo, President, Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council
- Human Health Challenges of Climate Change
Moderator: Marty Kanarek, Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health/Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Implications for Human Health: Sarah Olson, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, Nelson Institute, UW-Madison
- Climate Change and Air Quality: Tracey Holloway, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies/
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Prioritization and Planning - Public Health Surveillance and Climate Change in Wisconsin: Kristen Malecki, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
2:30 PM
Break in exhibit area
3:00 PM
Leadership Panel on Policy Options:
Moderator:
Steve Born, Professor Emeritus, Urban and Regional Planning and Environmental Studies
- Linda Bochert, Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich
- Matt Frank, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources
- Tia Nelson, Executive Secretary, Board of Commissioners of Public Lands and Co-Chair, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming
- Mark Miller, Chair, Senate Commmittee on Environment and Resources
- Clay Nesler, Vice President for Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Keith Reopelle, Program Director, Clean Wisconsin
- Todd Stuart, Executive Director, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group
- Roy Thilly, Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Public Power Inc. and Co-Chair, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming
