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ERBA Annual Policy Conference

Check back for more information about our 2023 event!

2022 Agenda

Weds, October 19

Thurs, October 20

Thurs, October 20

Afternoon

Hill Visits


4:30PM - 6:30PM

Welcome Reception

The Monocle, Federal Room

107 D Street NE, Washington DC


Join industry colleagues, policymakers, and Hill staff for drinks and snacks to kick off ERBA's 2022 Policy Conference!

Thurs, October 20

Thurs, October 20

Thurs, October 20

All sessions and events will take place in the Grand Ballroom, one level down from the lobby.


8:45AM - 9:30AM

ERBA Membership Meeting


8:30AM - 9:45AM

Networking Breakfast


9:45AM - 10:00AM

Opening Remarks

- Preston Smith, ERBA Board President

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director


10:00AM - 10:45AM

USACE Policy Priorities and Developments under the

All sessions and events will take place in the Grand Ballroom, one level down from the lobby.


8:45AM - 9:30AM

ERBA Membership Meeting


8:30AM - 9:45AM

Networking Breakfast


9:45AM - 10:00AM

Opening Remarks

- Preston Smith, ERBA Board President

- Sara Johnson, ERBA Executive Director


10:00AM - 10:45AM

USACE Policy Priorities and Developments under the Biden Administration 

- The Honorable Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

- Moderator: Amy Larson, Founding Partner, Larson Strategies


10:45AM - 11:30AM

State Agency Permitting Reform and Mitigation Markets: Virginia DEQ Perspective

- Mike Rolband, Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 

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


11:30AM - 12:00PM

Networking Coffee Break


12:00PM - 12:30PM

IIJA & Mitigation Program Spotlight: Corps Regulatory

- Tom Walker, Acting Regulatory Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

- Moderator: Preston Smith, Managing Member, Wildwood Credits


12:30PM - 1:00PM  

CEQ Perspective

- Jennifer Moyer, Deputy Director for NEPA & Infrastructure, Council on Environmental Quality

- Moderator: Kyle Graham, Senior Program Manager, Ecosystem Investment Partners 


1:00PM - 2:00PM

Networking Lunch


2:00PM - 2:30PM

Ecological Restoration Industry and Nature-Based Solutions

- Lydia Olander, Director of Nature-Based Resilience, Council on Environmental Quality

- Moderator: Sara Johnson, Executive Director, ERBA


2:30PM - 3:00PM

Developments in Technical Resources to Support Compensatory Mitigation Programs 

- Michael Ruth, Ecologist, FHWA Resource Center

- Brian Topping, Environmental Specialist, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency 

- Moderator: Jaime Zsiros, Director of Business Development, Mitigation Resources of North America


3:00PM - 3:30PM

DOI Office of Policy Perspective

- Jacob Malcom, Director, Office of Policy Analysis, US Department of the Interior (invited)

- Moderator: Adam Riggsbee, President, RiverBank Conservation


3:30PM - 4:00PM

Federal Conservation & Mitigation Policy Developments: DOI Perspective

- Matthew Strickler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior

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


4:00PM - 5:00PM

Industry Perspectives and Reactions on Species Mitigation Developments

- Adam Pugh, Program Manager, Environmental Policy, National Association of Home Builders

- Madeline West, Mitigation Chair, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership  

- Jonathan Wood, Vice President, Law and Policy, Property and Environment Research Center 

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


5:00PM - 6:30PM

Networking Reception

Fri, October 21

Thurs, October 20

Fri, October 21

All sessions and events will take place in the Grand Ballroom, one level down from the lobby.


8:00AM - 9:00AM

Networking Breakfast


9:00AM - 10:45AM

State of WOTUS and Outlook for Industries 

Analysis of Sackett Oral Arguments and Rule-Making

- Larry Liebesman, Senior Advisor, Dawson & Associates


States Filling the Gap: Latest from ELI  

- Rebecca

All sessions and events will take place in the Grand Ballroom, one level down from the lobby.


8:00AM - 9:00AM

Networking Breakfast


9:00AM - 10:45AM

State of WOTUS and Outlook for Industries 

Analysis of Sackett Oral Arguments and Rule-Making

- Larry Liebesman, Senior Advisor, Dawson & Associates


States Filling the Gap: Latest from ELI  

- Rebecca Kihslinger, Director of Wetlands Program, Environmental Law Institute 


State Perspective on WOTUS Challenges

- Donna Downing, Senior Legal Policy Advisor, National Association of Wetland Managers

- Ben Grumbles, Executive Director, Environmental Council of the States


- Moderator: Clark Morrison, Partner, Cox Castle Nicholson 


10:45AM - 11:15AM

Networking Coffee Break


11:15AM - 12:00PM

2008 Rule Timeline Compliance: ORM Data Analysis and Findings 

- Becca Madsen, Director, Restoration Economy Center, Environmental Policy Innovation Center 

- Steve Martin, Wetlands Mitigation Specialist

- Moderator: Sara Johnson, Executive Director, ERBA


12:00PM

Conference adjourns; Grab-and-go lunch available

Past Conference Agendas

2021 ERBA Virtual Policy Conference Agenda (pdf)Download
2020 ERBA Policy Conference Agenda (pdf)Download
2020 ERBA Policy Conference Printed Agenda (pdf)Download
2019 ERBA Policy Conference Agenda (pdf)Download
2018 ERBA Policy Conference Agenda (pdf)Download

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