Due to the ongoing pandemic, ERBA's 2021 Policy Conference will take place as a virtual event.

Virtual Sessions will take place from 12:00PM - 5:00PM EST.  Check back soon for more details.

11:30AM EST - Welcome Remarks

- Michael Hare, ERBA Board President 2020-2021

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director

11:40AM-12:10PM EST - White House Special Address

- Mr. Cedric Richmond, Senior Advisor, Office of Public Engagement (Invited) 

12:10PM-1:15PM EST - Administration Water Infrastructure and Mitigation Priorities

- Mr. Jaime Pinkham, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) (Invited)

- TBA, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency 

1:15PM-1:30PM EST - Break

1:30PM-3:00PM EST - WOTUS Two-Part Session

Part 1: Status & Predictions

- Larry Liebesman, Dawson & Associates

Part 2: Perspectives on a Durable WOTUS

- John Anderson, Executive Director, Energy & Wildlife Action Coalition

- Nick Goldstein, VP of Regulatory and Legal Issues, American Road and Transportation Builder’s Association

- TBA, Associated General Contractors

- TBA, Farm Bureau Federation 

3:00PM-3:10PM EST - Break

3:10PM-4:00PM EST - Stream Restoration: Policy Reflections and Opportunities 

- Moderator: Adam Riggsbee, President, Riverbank Conservation

- Martin Doyle, Professor of River Systems Science & Policy, Duke University

- Rebecca Lave, Professor of Geography, Indiana University

- David Olson, Regulatory Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

- Brian Topping, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

4:00PM-4:35PM EST -  NOAA Mitigation Policy

-  Susan-Marie Stedman, Policy Analyst, Office of Habitat Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

4:35PM-5:00PM EST -  Ecological Workforce Video Highlight and Congressional Remarks 

- TBA, Congressional Office

11:00AM-12:00PM EST - ERBA Membership Meeting

*via Zoom Link*

12:00PM EST - Welcome Remarks

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director

12:05PM-1:15PM EST -  Update on Corps Regulatory Initiatives

- Tunis McElwain, Regulatory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

- Andy Beaudet, Regulatory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

1:15PM-1:30PM EST - Break

1:30PM-2:00PM EST - CEQ Permitting and Mitigation Priorities/NEPA Regulation Update 

- Justin Pidot, General Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality 

2:00PM-3:15PM EST -  Conservation Offset Market & Policy Developments Two-Part Session 

- Part I: Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Endangered Species, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

- Part 2: Jake Li, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

3:15PM-3:30PM EST - Break

3:30PM-4:30PM EST - A View from the Hill

- Moderator: Michael Powelson, Natural Resource Results 

- Senate Environment and Public Works; House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Staff

4:30PM-4:45PM EST - Closing Remarks

- Preston Smith, ERBA Board President 2021-2022

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director