PROGRAM
| April 28, 2010 | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 8:15-9:30 a.m. | General Session |
| Announcements/Introduction of the Secretary of the Environment - Lloyd Kirk, Conference Chair, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality | |
| Official Welcome - Hon. J.D. Strong, Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment | |
| Keynote SpeakerHide 'Walkable Urbanism: The Fundamental Change in Building the 21st Century Built Environment and its Effect on Metropolitan Oklahoma City', Chris Leinberger, The Brookings Institution" |
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| 9:30-9:45 a.m. | Exhibitors' Break |
| 9:45-10:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions |
| Session 1A: Basic Brownfields 101Hide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' - Derek Hardberger, Esq., Hall Estill, Oklahoma City 'Brownfields: Who, what, where, when, why & how' - Rita Kottke, PhD, Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma City 'A Brief history of Brownfields and an Update from EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization', Janice Sims, U.S. EPA, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Washington, DC 'Fostering New Growth on Old Land' - Amber Perry, U.S.E.P.A., Region 6, Dallas, Texas |
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| Session 1B: Innovative Uses of Brownfields PropertiesHide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' – Miles Tolbert, Esq., Crowe Dunlevy, Oklahoma City 'From Brownfields to Clean Energy', Jimmie Hammontree, Corporate Environmental Specialist, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City 'Making the Connection to Renewable Energy – A “How-To” Guidance for Renewable Energy Projects', Philip Martin, Business Development, Chevron Technology Ventures, Chevron Corporation 'The Devon Experience', Klaholt Kimker, Vice President Administration, Devon Energy Corporation., Oklahoma City |
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| 10:45-11:00 a.m. | Exhibitors' Break |
| 11:00 a.m.-Noon | Breakout Sessions |
| Session 2A: Sustainable Development: the City’s WayHide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' - Miles Tolbert, Esq., Crowe Dunlevy, Oklahoma City 'The OKC Perspective', Autumn Radle, Director, Office of Sustainability, City of Oklahoma City 'Opportunities on the Oklahoma River', Mike Knopp, Executive Director, Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation & Chesapeake Boathouse, Oklahoma City 'The Bricktown Firehouse Project', Jason Hukill, LWPB Architecture, Oklahoma City |
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| Session 2B: Oil & Gas BrownfieldsHide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' – Sally Shipley, Esq. Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City 'The Oilfield and Petroleum Brownfields Program at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission', Patricia Billingsley, OCC 'EPA’s Petroleum Contamination Action Plan and How it Relates to Brownfields', Janice Sims, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Washington, DC 'Practical Methods for Surficial Restoration of Historical Hydrocarbon Impacted Soils at Abandoned Oil Field Locations', Bruce Dobey, Beacon Environmental, Oklahoma City |
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| Noon-1:30 p.m. | Luncheon with SpeakersHide Opening Remarks The Honorable Brad Henry, Governor of the State of Oklahoma Luncheon Speaker - The Honorable Bob Dixon, Mayor, Greensburg, Kansas, 'Going Green from the Ground Up - Environment Stewardship' |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions |
| Session 3A: Sustainable Development: Non-Profits LEED by ExampleHide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' – Stephen L. Jantzen, Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PLLC, Oklahoma City 'Building Green: Living Green', Erik J. Swindle, Director of Facilities Management, Heifer International , Little Rock, AR 'The Tulsa Temple: Restoring Oklahoma's First Synagogue' , Robert Gregory, Executive Director, Land Legacy, Tulsa, OK 'Green Jobs for Oklahoma', Sandino L. Thompson, Executive Director, It’s My Community Initiative, Oklahoma City |
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| Session 3B: The Dry Cleaners DilemmaHide Moderator - 'Legal Issues Arising in Dry Cleaners Remediations – Implications for Oklahoma', Mary Ellen Ternes, Esq., McAfee Taft, Oklahoma City 'Real World Concerns', Bob Guthery, Owner, Nichols Hills Dry Cleaners, Oklahoma City 'The Evolution of Dry Cleaning Remediation Programs in the United States', Bob Jurgens, Section Chief, Assessment & Restoration Section, Bureau of Environmental Remediation, Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment, Kansas City, KS |
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| 2:30-2:45 p.m. | Exhibitors' Break |
| 2:45-3:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions |
| Session 4A: Sustainable Development: What Does it Mean for the Community?Hide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' - Rita Douglas-Talley, Esq., City Attorney’s Office, City of Oklahoma City 'Design Charrettes: Effective Public Outreach', Michael B. Birkes, Principal & Director of Planning MATRIX Architects Engineers Planners, Inc. Tulsa, OK 'Environmental Justice in the Brownfields Arena', Bill Scott, Esq. Modrall Sperling, Albuquerque, New Mexico 'Deconstruction: the Chesapeake Way', Taylor Shinn, Director of Corporate Development, Chesapeake Energy Company |
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| Session 4B: Archeological Mining of Historical Insurance PoliciesHide Moderator - 'Implications for Oklahoma', - Derek Hardberger, Esq., Hall Estill, Oklahoma City 'Going on the Dig', Sheila Mulrennan, President, Insurance Archeology Group, New York City, New York 'Can You Find Your Gold Mine in Oklahoma?' LeAnne Burnett, Esq., Crowe Dunlevy, Oklahoma City |
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| 3:45-4:45 p.m. | General SessionHide 'Issues in the Valuation of Brownfields' , Thomas O. Jackson, PhD, Real Property Analytics, College Station, Texas |
| 4:00-4:45 p.m. | Closing / Announcements - Lloyd Kirk, Conference Chair, ODEQ |
| 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Brownfields Transaction Forum & Networking Social |
| April 29, 2010 | |
| 7:30-8:15 a.m. | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 8:15-9:30 a.m. | General SessionHide Announcements / Introduction of Executive Director, ODEQ - Lloyd Kirk, Conference Chair Welcome / Introduction of Mayor - Steven Thompson, Executive Director, ODEQ Official Welcome - The Honorable Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City 'Brownfields and Sustainability' Evans Paull, Senior Policy Analyst, Northeast Midwest Institute, Washington, DC |
| 9:30-9:45 a.m. | Exhibitors' Break |
| 9:45-10:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions |
| Session 5A: MAPS 3: Past, Present & Future of Oklahoma CityHide Moderator - Kirk Humphreys, The Humphreys Company, Oklahoma City Jim Thompson, Assistant City Manager, City of Oklahoma City Russell Claus, Director of Planning, City of Oklahoma City |
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| Session 5B: Courtroom Classics: Preserving Cost Recovery RightsHide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' - Stephen L. Jantzen, Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PLLC, Oklahoma City Mark Coldiron, Esq., Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PLLC, Oklahoma City Byron Starns, Esq. Leonard, Street & Deinard, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| 10:45-11:00 a.m. | Exhibitors' Break |
| 11:00 a.m.-Noon | Breakout Sessions |
| Session 6A: We Found the Money! Innovative Financing for CitiesHide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' - Rita Douglas-Talley, Esq., City Attorney’s office, City of Oklahoma City 'Innovative Financing for Municipalities', M. Brent Bryant, EDFP, Economic Development Program Manager, City of Oklahoma City 'Creative Use of over 20 Financial Tools to Develop the City of Milwaukee's Phoenix Award-Winning Menomonee Valley Industrial Center', Dave Misky, Assistant Executive Director – Secretary, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Session 6B: Can My Neighbor Sue Me? 3rd Party Liability in Brownfields LitigationHide Moderator - 'Legal Implications for Oklahoma' - Mike Wofford, Esq. Doerner Saunders, Oklahoma City 'State Liability Reforms for Third Party Liability Protection', Evans Paull, Senior Policy Analyst, Northeast Midwest Institute, Washington, DC 'Court Interpretations of Third Party Liabilty Protection', David Wallis, Esq. Gallagher Kennedy, Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Noon-1:15 p.m. | Luncheon SpeakerHide 'Community Sustainability and Brownfield Redevelopment', Adhir Kackar, AICP, U.S. EPA - Smart Growth Program, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Washington D.C. |
| 1:15-2:00 p.m. | 'ARRA Stimulus Funding - Where’s the $$ ?' Charlie Bartsch, Vice President, Senior Fellow at ICF International Environmental Services, Washington D.C. |
| 2:00-2:15 p.m. | Exhibitors' Break |
| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Brownfield Redevelopment from Brown to Green - Ask the Experts !Hide Leslie Batchelor, Esq., Center for Economic Development Law, Oklahoma City, Moderator Robert Colangelo, National Brownfields Association, Chicago, Illinois Grant Humphreys, The Humphreys Company, Oklahoma City Chuck Epperson, Weston Solutions, Austin, Texas Charlie Bartsch, ICF International Environmental Services, Washington, DC Evans Paull, Northeast Midwest Institute, Washington, DC Dave Misky, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jimmie Hammontree, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City |
| 3:15-3:45 p.m. | PRESENTATION OF EXHIBITOR PRIZES |
| 3:45-4:00 p.m. | WRAP UP, ADJOURN |





