CQ-Roll Call Group Climate Change Conference

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

EVENT: Ambitious energy legislation is moving in Congress with a historic U.N. climate conference capping the discussion in December. Join us as CQ-Roll Call Group explores one of the most contentious issues of the day. 

7:00 a.m.      Breakfast and Registration

8:00 a.m.     Welcome and Introduction

8:15 a.m.     General Session: Keynote Remarks

Morning Keynote Speaker: Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman, Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife

9:00 a.m. Super Session: From Kyoto to Copenhagen
Moderator: John Dineen, Congressional Quarterly

• Maggie L. Fox, Alliance for Climate Protection
• Ned Helme, Center for Clean Air Policy
  
• Michael A. Levi, Council on Foreign Relations
• Dr. Robert Simon, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

10:45 a.m.     Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1: Carbon Market
Moderator: Coral Davenport, Congressional Quarterly

• Alexandra Galin, Carbon Markets & Investors Association
• Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland
• David Hunter, International Emissions Trading Association
• Dr. Adele Morris, Brookings Institution
• Julie Winkler, CME Group

Breakout 2: The Farm Factor and the Role for Coal
Rebecca Adams, Congressional Quarterly

• Paul Bailey, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
• Glenn English, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association   
• Rick Krause, American Farm Bureau
• Dan Lashof, Natural Resources Defense Council

Breakout 3: Technology’s Role
Moderator: Elizabeth Wasserman, Congressional Quarterly

• Judi Greenwald, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
• Keith McCoy, National Association of Manufacturers
• Jeff Ross, GridPoint

Breakout 4: Transportation

Moderator: Adriel Bettelheim, Congressional Quarterly

• Art Guzzetti, American Public Transportation Association
• Lou Hayden, American Petroleum Institute
• Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Daniel J. Weiss, Center for American Progress

12:00 p.m.      Luncheon Keynote

Luncheon Keynote Speaker:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman, Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Green Jobs & the New Economy

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Mn.), Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Children's Health

Sen. George V. Voinovich (D-Oh), Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Transport and Infrastructure

Please click here to view the full agenda. This event is “on the record” and open to the public and press.

This event is free to attendees, but space is limited. For more information, please call 202-824-6811 or mariekilroy@cq-rollcall.com

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 7:00 AM - 1:30 PM (ET)

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