MORNING WORKSHOPS

8:00-9:00 am
Coffee and registration

9:00 Welcome and morning overview:
Clay Maitland, Founding Chairman, NAMEPA
Regulatory Overview - Changes and implications
Session Moderator: Clay Maitland- Founding Chairman, NAMEPA
Captain Peter Gautier- United States Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans
RADM James Watson (Ret.)- Bureau of Safety, Environment and
Enforcement
Jon Waldron, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

10:00 Coffee/Tea break

10:30 Today's Conservation Efforts
Session Moderator: Dr. Allison Tuttle, Sea Research Foundation
Garret Graves- Chair, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of
Louisiana (CPRA)
David O'Neill- Eastern Partnership Office Director, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation
Dr. Billy Causey- Southeast Regional Division, National Marine
Sanctuaries Program
Dr. Robert MacLean- Senior Veterinarian, Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, LA.

11:30 Dealing with the Public
Moderator: Jim Lawrence, MTI Network
Secretary Paul Rainwater- Commissioner of Administration, State of Louisiana
Media representative— (TBD)

12:00 Lunch
Luncheon Keynote: Impact of the event on the environment (use of dispersants, submerged oil, beach and wildlife impacts etc.) Dr. Larry McKinney, Executive Director, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
SEMINAR

1:30 Panel Discussion: Where do we go from here??
Moderated by: Dr. Steve Coan- President and CEO, Sea Research Foundation
RADM James Watson (Ret.)- Bureau of Safety, Environment and
Enforcement
Charlie Williams- Chief Scientist, Shell International Exploration and Production
Ole Aspholm, Det Norske Veritas (USA), Inc.
Captain Duke Walker- USCG, Chief of Response
Dr. Allison Tuttle- Staff Veterinarian & Director of Animal Care, Sea Research Foundation

3:30 coffee/Tea break

4:00 Closing Keynote: Impact of the event on the region (economic, social) Senator Mary Landrieu-(D-LA) US Senator, Louisiana. Gulf Community advocate

5:00 Cocktail reception