Coastal Cities Summit: Coastal Values and Vulnerabilities
Tentative Agenda
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November 17-20, 2008
All events at Tradewinds Island Grande Resort unless otherwise indicated.
November 17 – Monday
| 10.00 a.m. - 4.p.m. | Registration – Grand Palm Colonnade |
| 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks |
| Mayor Michael Finnerty, St. Pete Beach | |
| Dr. Christopher D’Elia, Director, IOI-USA |
November 18 – Tuesday
| 7.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. | Registration – Grand Palm Colonnade |
| 7.30 a.m. – 8.45 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9.a.m. | Plenary Session: Coastal City Challenges |
| Video welcome by David Rockefeller, Jr. | |
| Keynote: Saskia Sassen – Helen & Robert Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University | |
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| 11.00 a.m. | Break |
| 11.30 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. | Special Session: Feliep Decorte- Disaster, Post Conflict and Safety Section, UN-HABITAT |
| 12.15 p.m. | Lunch |
| Jack Dunnigan - John H. Dunnigan is the Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s Ocean Service. (read more) | |
| 1.30 p.m. | Concurrent sessions |
| 3.00 p.m. | Break |
| 3.30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 5.00 p.m. | Break |
| 5.45 p.m. | Buses to the Mahaffey Theater |
| 6.30 p.m. | Opening Reception – Mahaffey Theater |
| 8.00 p.m. | Welcome Comments: |
| Governor Charlie Crist (invited) | |
| Mayor Rick Baker, St. Petersburg | |
| Dr. Karen White, Regional Vice Chancellor, University of South Florida St. Petersburg | |
| Jeff Lyash - President & CEO, Progress Energy Florida; " The Balanced Solution Needed to Secure our Energy Future" | |
| Keynote: Martin Parry – Co-Chair, Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | |
| Google Earth presentation | |
| Entertainment by Dundu Dole | |
| 9.30 p.m. approx. | buses return to the TradeWinds |
November 19 – Wednesday
| 7.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. | Registration – Grand Palm Colonnade |
| 7.30 a.m. – 8.30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8.30 a.m. | Concurrent sessions |
| 10.00 a.m. | Break |
| 10.30 a.m. | Plenary: Coastal City Leadership Keynote: Jeremy Harris, former Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| 12.30 p.m. | Break for lunch on you own OR |
| Board busses leave for field trips | |
Field Trip Options |
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November 20 – Thursday
| 7.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. | Registration – Grand Palm Colonnade |
| 7.30 a.m. – 8.45 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9.00 a.m. | Plenary Session: Coastal City Solutions |
| Keynote: Roberto Rosselli – Manager of System Information, Venice, Italy Water Authority | |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11.30 a.m - 12.15 p.m. | Special Session: Warren Evans - Director, World Bank Environment Department |
| 12.15 - 1.30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1.30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 3.00 p.m. | Break |
| 3.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 5.30 p.m. | Beachside cocktails at sunset |
| 6.30 p.m. | Closing dinner, program, entertainment |
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