ERBA 2021 Virtual Policy Conference, October 13 &14 Via Zoom

12:00PM EST - Welcome Remarks

- Michael Hare, ERBA Board President 2020-2021

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director

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

- Moderator: Michael Hare, Director of Government Affairs, Resource Environmental Solutions

- Robyn Colosimo, P.E., Director for Policy & Legislation, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works 

- John Goodin, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency 

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

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

- Moderator: Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director

Part 1: Status & Predictions

- Larry Liebesman, Dawson & Associates

Part 2: Perspectives on a Durable WOTUS

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

- Travis Cushman, Senior Counsel for Public Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation 

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

 - Melinda Tomaino, Director, Environmental Services, Associated General Contractors

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-4:30PM EST -  NOAA Mitigation Policy Update

- Moderator: Mark Young, Habitat Restoration and Construction Process Leader, Westervelt Ecological Services

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

4:30PM-5:00PM EST - Congressional Keynote

- Special Remarks: Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-2)

5:00PM-5:15PM EST -  Ecological Workforce Video Highlight

- Todd BenDor, Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Community Design, University of North Carolina

- Mark Cederborg, CEO, Hanford

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

*via Zoom Link*

12:30PM EST - Welcome Remarks

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director

12:40PM-1:15PM EST -  Update on Corps Regulatory Initiatives

- Moderator: Joe Williams, Assistant Director of Markets, Ecosystem Investment Partners

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

- Tunis McElwain, 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 

- Moderator: Tim Male, Executive Director, Environmental Policy Innovation Center

- Justin Pidot, General Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality 

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

- Moderator: Greg DeYoung, Vice President, Westervelt Ecological Services

- 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-4:15PM EST - A View from the Hill

- Moderator: Michael Powelson, Natural Resource Results 

- Geoff Bowman, Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates

- Charles Brittingham, Senior Vice President, Cassidy & Associates

4:15PM EST - Closing Remarks, Conference Adjourns

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director