2013 Schedule
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 a.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF MODERATOR
President Jennifer Braaten
Ms. Nadia Singh
9:10 a.m. "Sustainability and the Emergence of an Environmental Marketplace in Agriculture and Natural Resources"
Dr. Ann Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, USDA and Senior Departmental Officer for Sustainability
9:40 a.m. “The Energy-Water Nexus: Implications for Power Supply, Water Availability and Quality, and Agriculture”
Dr. Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources, Environment-Energy and Science, U.S. Government Accountability Office
10:10 a.m. Dr. Janaki Alavalapati, Professor of Forest Economics and Policy, Head of the Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Virginia Tech
10:40 a.m. Dr. Coleman Bazelon, Principal, The Brattle Group
11:10 a.m. Ms. Lisa Vojta, Senior Analyst with the Natural Resources and Environment team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
11:25 a.m. Mr. Travis Hill, Virginia Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
PANEL DISCUSSION
Q&A
11:55 a.m. CLOSING REMARKS
President Jennifer Braaten
12:00 Noon ADJOURN TO LUNCHEON
More About the Forum
A block of rooms at the Hotel Roanoke will be reserved for attendees. Transportation to/from the Roanoke Regional Airport will be provided. For more information about registration contact the Ferrum College Office of Institutional Advancement at 540.365.4211 or e-mail Kim Blair.