Wednesday, 27 June 2012
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7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am The Mediterranean City Conference Welcome
Nancy L.C. Steele, D.Env., Executive Director, Council for Watershed Health
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles
9:00 am Leadership Panel
Beth Jines, Director of Sustainability, City of Los Angeles, Office of the Mayor
Office of the Mayor Carlos Bustamante, City of Tijuana, Mexico
Michael McCormick, State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
Councilmember Ed Reyes, Los Angeles City Council, 1st District
Moderator: Monica Gilchrist, Deputy Executive Director, ICLEI
10:30 am Networking Break
11:00 am Ecological Health Presentation
Working group co-chairs will present their recommendations for integrated climate change adaptation strategies that can be applied across the
five Mediterranean-climate regions. The six working group topics of water, energy, biodiversity and open space, the built environment, public health,
and governance will be addressed within the context of the three sustainability pillars – ecological health, economic health, and social health.
Moderator: David Ebersold, Vice President, CDM Smith
12:15 pm Lunch
Cities of the Future
Paul Brown, Executive Vice President, CDM Smith
1:30 pm Economic Health Presentation
Working group co-chairs will present their recommendations for integrated climate change adaptation strategies that can be applied across the
five Mediterranean-climate regions. The six working group topics of water, energy, biodiversity and open space, the built environment, public health,
and governance will be addressed within the context of the three sustainability pillars – ecological health, economic health, and social health.
Moderator: Mike Antos, Research Manager, Council for Watershed Health
2:45 pm Social Health
Working group co-chairs will present their recommendations for integrated climate change adaptation strategies that can be applied across the
five Mediterranean-climate regions. The six working group topics of water, energy, biodiversity and open space, the built environment, public health,
and governance will be addressed within the context of the three sustainability pillars – ecological health, economic health, and social health.
Moderator: Debbie Davis, Community & Rural Affairs, State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
4:00 pm Networking Break
4:30 pm Plenary Panel Discussion
The Business Role in Climate Change Adaptation
Lindene Patton, Chief Climate Product Officer, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
Colin Enssle, Senior Manager, Global Regulatory Analysis & Product Marketing, GE Power & Water
Bruce Karas, VP of Sustainability & Environment, Coca-Cola Refreshments
Rachel Morris, Senior Vice President, Senior Client Manager, Bank of America
Moderator: Sean Hecht, Executive Director, Environmental Law Center, UCLA School of Law
5:30 pm Building the Mediterranean Cities Community on Climate Change (MC4)
Nancy L.C. Steele, D.Env., Executive Director, Council for Watershed Health
6:30 pm COCKTAIL NETWORKING RECEPTION
8:30 am The Mediterranean City Conference Welcome
Nancy L.C. Steele, D.Env., Executive Director, Council for Watershed Health
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles
9:00 am Leadership Panel
Beth Jines, Director of Sustainability, City of Los Angeles, Office of the Mayor
Office of the Mayor Carlos Bustamante, City of Tijuana, Mexico
Michael McCormick, State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
Councilmember Ed Reyes, Los Angeles City Council, 1st District
Moderator: Monica Gilchrist, Deputy Executive Director, ICLEI
10:30 am Networking Break
11:00 am Ecological Health Presentation
Working group co-chairs will present their recommendations for integrated climate change adaptation strategies that can be applied across the
five Mediterranean-climate regions. The six working group topics of water, energy, biodiversity and open space, the built environment, public health,
and governance will be addressed within the context of the three sustainability pillars – ecological health, economic health, and social health.
Moderator: David Ebersold, Vice President, CDM Smith
12:15 pm Lunch
Cities of the Future
Paul Brown, Executive Vice President, CDM Smith
1:30 pm Economic Health Presentation
Working group co-chairs will present their recommendations for integrated climate change adaptation strategies that can be applied across the
five Mediterranean-climate regions. The six working group topics of water, energy, biodiversity and open space, the built environment, public health,
and governance will be addressed within the context of the three sustainability pillars – ecological health, economic health, and social health.
Moderator: Mike Antos, Research Manager, Council for Watershed Health
2:45 pm Social Health
Working group co-chairs will present their recommendations for integrated climate change adaptation strategies that can be applied across the
five Mediterranean-climate regions. The six working group topics of water, energy, biodiversity and open space, the built environment, public health,
and governance will be addressed within the context of the three sustainability pillars – ecological health, economic health, and social health.
Moderator: Debbie Davis, Community & Rural Affairs, State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
4:00 pm Networking Break
4:30 pm Plenary Panel Discussion
The Business Role in Climate Change Adaptation
Lindene Patton, Chief Climate Product Officer, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
Colin Enssle, Senior Manager, Global Regulatory Analysis & Product Marketing, GE Power & Water
Bruce Karas, VP of Sustainability & Environment, Coca-Cola Refreshments
Rachel Morris, Senior Vice President, Senior Client Manager, Bank of America
Moderator: Sean Hecht, Executive Director, Environmental Law Center, UCLA School of Law
5:30 pm Building the Mediterranean Cities Community on Climate Change (MC4)
Nancy L.C. Steele, D.Env., Executive Director, Council for Watershed Health
6:30 pm COCKTAIL NETWORKING RECEPTION