2019 Coastal Summit Program

“Investing in Resilient Coasts”

Dates: Tuesday, March 12, 8 a.m. – Thursday, March 14, noon

ASAE Conference Center ● 1575 I Street NW, Washington, DC

Speaker Bios

Tuesday, March 12

8:00-11:45 a.m.      ASBPA Board of Directors’ Meeting

10:00 a.m.               Registration opens

“ASBPA’s Legacy”

Day Moderator: Brandon Hill

1:00 p.m.                     Welcome

• Brian Caufield, Brandon Hill and Kathleen Riely, Summit co-chairs;
• Derek Brockbank, ASBPA Executive Director; Kate Gooderham,  ASBPA Managing Director

1:15-1:55 p.m.            Keynote

• General Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1:55-3:10 p.m.            “What’s Up with Regional Planning – A Moderated Discussion on the North Atlantic Coastal Comprehensive Study, South Atlantic Coastal Study and Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Study”

• Brian Caufield (moderator).
• Amy Guise, Chief of Planning, Baltimore District,
• Scudder Mackey, Chief of the Office of Coastal Management, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Jackie Keiser, South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3:10-3:30 p.m.             Break – Sponsored by Norfolk Dredging 

3:30-4:00 p.m.             “The Budget Battle”

• Jennifer Armstrong, Senate Energy & Water Appropriations Committee Staff

4:00-4:40 p.m.            “But I Want to Go to the Beach: The Controversies Around Beach Access”

• Matt Gove, Mid-Atlantic Policy Manager, Surfrider Foundation,
• Patrick Krechowski, Esq., Partner, Jimerson & Cobb
• Steve Mercer, Owner and Operator, Coastal Transplants

4:40-5:00 p.m.             ASBPA’s Science & Technology Agenda and Government Affairs Agenda

• Nicole Elko, Ph.D, Science Director, ASBPA
• Derek Brockbank, Executive Director, ASBPA

5:00-5:15 p.m.            “How to Make the Ask – Maximizing Hill and Advocacy Visit Time”

• Tony Pratt, President, ASBPA

5:15 – 5:30                  2019 National Coastal Conference Preview

• Tim Kana, Ken Willson, and Dawn York, conference co-chairs

5:30 p.m.                     Chill Out Time – Sponsored by CDM Smith

 

Wednesday, March 13

“Timely Topics”

Day Moderator: Kathleen Riely

7:45 a.m.                     Continental breakfast/break – Sponsored by Manson Construction

8:00-9:00 a.m.             “Stories from the Shoreline: Best Restored Beaches: 2018 BRB award winners”

• Lee Weishar, Best Restored Beaches Chair, and Kate Gooderham; Moderators
• Galveston Seawall Beach, TX – John Lee
• Cardiff Beach, Encinitas,CA – Doug Gibson
• Dare County, NC – Bobby Outten
• Sag-Bridge Beaches, NY – Kyle Collins
• Thompsons Beach, NJ – Capt. Al Modjeski

9:00-9:30 a.m.            Break – Sponsored by Manson Construction

9:30-10:25 a.m.          “How does NOAA Invest in Resilient Coasts?”

• Mark Osler – NOAA (Moderator)
• Adrienne Antoine – NOAA Climate Program Office
• Dave Kidwell – NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
• Janine Harris – NOAA Office for Habitat Conservation
• Josh Murphy – NOAA Office for Coastal Management

10:25-11:20 a.m.        “How One Federal Decision (administration’s regulation streamlining effort) is Working”

• Bill Hanson, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (Moderator)
• Richard Darden, Ph.D, Regulatory Program Manager, USACE Headquarters
• Alex Herrgott, Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
• Eddy Carter, VP of Environmental Science and Engineering, G.E.C., Inc.

11:20-11:30 a.m.        “Marine Minerals Information System – live demo”

• Lora Turner, Marine Minerals Program staff, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Wednesday afternoon:

Advocacy visits (advance reservations required) – Times and meeting places to be determined*

1. USACE: Julie Rosati, leader
2. FEMA: Brian Caufield, leader
3. USFWS: Larry Malizzi, leader
4. NOAA/NMFS: Ken Willson, leader
5. BOEM: Dan Adams, leader

4:30-5:30 p.m.           “What’s Happening on the Hill: Hill Briefing with Congressional Committee Staff” – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406 

• Bradley Watson, Coastal States Organization, and Derek Brockbank, ASBPA, Moderators
• Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Staff
• Environment & Public Works Committee Staff
• Senate Commerce Committee Staff

5:30-7:30 pm              “Coastal Celebration on Capitol Hill” – Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902

Sponsored by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

Additional sponsors: National Wildlife Federation, Ocean Conservancy, Association of National Estuary Partnerships, National Audubon Society, Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Ducks Unlimited, Coastal Strategies, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, The Nature Conservancy, Restore America’s Estuaries, National Estuarine Research Reserve Association

Thursday, March 14

“What’s Next: Climate Change”

Day Moderator: Brian Caufield

8:00 a.m.                     Continental breakfast

8:00-8:30 a.m.             “What we heard from the agencies: A recap”

• Kathleen Riely & Peter Seidle, Government Affairs Co-Chairs, ASBPA
• Joan Pope,  Advocacy Chair, ASBPA

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.          “What we heard from the Hill: A recap”

• Tony Pratt, President, ASBPA
• Derek Brockbank, Executive Director, ASBPA

9:00-9:30 a.m. Break

9:30-10:00 a.m.          “What’s Going on with Federal Climate Policy”

• Jeremy Symons, Symons Public Affairs

10:00-10:30 a.m.       “Expected Climate Impacts: Science & Economics”

• Shana Udvardy, Climate Resilience Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists

10:30-11:00 a.m.        “The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: A Case Study in Communicating Climate Science ”

• Scott Weaver, Ph.D, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

11:00-11:30 a.m.        “How One Community is Dealing with Climate Change”

• Margarita Wells, Assistant Director of Environment and Sustainability, City of Miami Beach

11:30-noon                  “How Rating Agencies Consider Climate Change in Bond Ratings”

• Leonard Jones, Managing Director of Public Finance Ratings, Moody’s Investor Service

Noon               Next steps, wrap up, and adjourn

1-5 p.m.           Coastal Practitioner® Short Course: Coastal Resilience (Separate registration – not included in Summit registration) – Sponsored by Crowder Gulf 

• Katherine Chambers, Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Dr. Julie Dean Rosati, Technical Director of Civil Works R&D, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Dr. Nicole Elko, ASBPA
• Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant
• Dr. Kate McClure, Maryland Sea Grant Coastal Climate Specialist

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