"I invite every Floridian to take advantage of the live Web casts and the opportunity to learn from the outstanding scientists and national and international leaders who will share their expertise on global climate change," Governor Crist said. "As we consider how technology
can help us reduce greenhouse gases and increase our energy efficiency, it makes sense for us to also use the technology of live Web-casting to increase the public's access to the important information that will be shared at the summit."
Live Web casts of portions of the conference will be available during the summit, and recordings of keynote speakers will continue to be available from the www.MyFloridaClimate.com Web site after the summit concludes. Times and content of all presentations are as follows:
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address by Governor Charlie Crist
Why Climate Change Matters to
9:40-10:15 a.m.
Climate Change
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Framing the Climate Change Challenge
Understanding the urgency of climate change
and the need for green house gas emissions reductions; understanding the
sources of
Moderator: Thomas D. Peterson, Executive Director, Center for Climate
Strategies
Panelists:
Bill Chameides, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense
Mike Sole, Secretary,
11:15 -12:00 p.m.
Effective Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Energy Efficiency and Clean, Renewable Energy, including renewable energy portfolio standards, low carbon standards, building codes, demand side management programs, and other measures.
Moderator: Lisa Polak Edgar, Chairman,
Panelists:
Steve Bolze, President of Power Generation, GE Energy
Dr. R. Neil Elliott, Agriculture and Industry Program Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Dr. James M. Fenton,
Dr. Lonnie Ingram, Ph.D., Distinguished
Professor of Microbiology, Director of the
12:00 -12:45 p.m.
Transportation and Land Use Efficiency
Including clean car standards, alternative fuels, location efficiency programs, and other measures.
Moderator:
Terry Tamminen, Cullman Senior Fellow and
Director, Climate Policy Program, New
Panelists:
Nick Bollman, P.E., Senior Fellow, Center
for Urban and Environmental Solutions,
Douglas I. Foy, President, DIF Enterprises;
Policy Advisor,
Jorge Kuperman, AIA, President and CEO, JSK Architectural Group
1:00 -2:00 p.m.
Luncheon with Keynote Address by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Introduction by Larry Schweiger, CEO, National Wildlife Federation
"The Climate Challenge-Opportunity or Obsolescence?"
2:15 -3:15 p.m.
Agriculture and Forestry Conservation
Including land protection, bioenergy production, ethanol, waste energy recovery, and carbon sequestration programs.
Moderator:
Charles Bronson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Panelists:
Eduardo Pereira de Carvalho, CEO,
Association of Sugar Producers,
Robert S. Prolman, Director of International Environmental Affairs, Weyerhauser Company
Ernie Shea, Project Coordinator, 25x'25
President, Natural Resources LLC
3:15-5:00 p.m.
Success Stories from Emissions Reducing Entities
Moderator:
Dr. Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group
Actions by Other Nations:
Jill Duggan, Head of International
Emissions Trading,
Actions by States and Regions:
Dale Bryk, Senior Attorney, National Resources Defense Council, Director, Environmental Law Clinic
Kenneth A. Colburn, Center for Climate Strategies
Gina McCarthy, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
J. Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources, Climate
Change and Energy, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Actions by Local Governments:
Manny Diaz, Mayor, City of
Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club
Harvey Ruvin, Clerk of Court,
7:45-9:30 p.m.
Dinner Hosted by Governor Charlie Crist
Keynote Speakers:
John Ashton, Special Representative for
Climate
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Matthias Machnig, State Secretary, German Ministry for the Environment,
Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address by Theodore Roosevelt IV
Introduction by Bill McCollum, Attorney
General of
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address by Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures
Introduction by Bill McCollum, Attorney
General of
10:15 -11:45 a.m.
Leadership Roundtable
Hosted by Governor Charlie Crist and California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Moderator:
Dr. Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Luncheon with Keynote Address by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Introduction by Governor Charlie Crist
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Signing Ceremonies and Press Conference
About the Serve to Preserve
The summit will bring together policy
makers, academics, scientists, environmentalists and the business community to
discuss the impact of climate change in
To offset the energy used for the summit,
the State of