ad-hoc industry natural resource management group

Agenda

climate/nrd best practice approach Framework workshop

wednesday, june 26, 2024

Washington, DC (and via Web)

10:00 AM

Welcoming remarks on behalf of latham & watkins

Thomas Pearce, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP


10:05 AM

opening remarks of the workshop’s lead convener

Steven Goldberg, Partner, Downey Brand LLP


10:15 AM

Background on the Frameworks and Why They Were Developed

Barbara J. Goldsmith, Executive Director, Ad-Hoc Industry Natural Resource Management Group; President, Barbara J. Goldsmith & Company LLC


10:30 AM

Review of Key climate/NRD Related Developments since 2022

Speakers:

Policy: John Pendergrass, Senior Advisor, Research and Policy, The Environmental Law Institute

Legal: Patrick Veasy, Partner, Downey Brand LLP

Technical: Richard Wenning, Montrose Environmental Inc.

Economic: Theodore Tomasi, Ph.D., Managing Principal, Integral Consulting Inc.


11:15 AM

Quick Review of the Framework

Steven Goldberg


11:30 AM

Interactive Work OUT – Open Exchange and Discussion of the Framework through Application to Hypothetical Case 1

Work Out Facilitators:

Steven Goldberg

Patrick Veasy

Monica Browner, Associate, Downey Brand LLP

Work Out Leaders:

Michael J. Anderson, Ph.D., Environmental Program Manager, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oil Spill Prevention and Response

Paul Boehm, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Exponent, Inc.

Gary Fremerman, Senior Counsel. US Department of Agriculture

Jean Martin, J.D., Senior Counsel, BP Legal

Ryan Stifter, Principal, Economic & Complex Analytics, Roux


12:45 PM

break for lunch


1:45 PM

Interactive Work Out – Open Exchange and Discussion of the Framework through Application to Hypothetical Case 2

Work Out Facilitators:

Steven Goldberg

Patrick Veasy

Monica Browner

Work Out Leaders:

Michael J. Anderson, Ph.D., Environmental Program Manager, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oil Spill Prevention and Response

Paul Boehm, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Exponent, Inc.

Gary Fremerman, Senior Counsel, US Department of Agriculture

Jean Martin, J.D., Senior Counsel, BP Legal

Ryan Stifter, Principal, Economic & Complex Analytics, Roux


3:15 PM

summary/open discussion

Steven Goldberg and Monica Browner


3:45 PM

next steps

Barbara J. Goldsmith


4:00 PM

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