Preliminary Air Quality Conference Agenda

October 20, 2009 / Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center

• 6:30am - 8:00am Early Bird Breakfast/Conference Registration

• 7:15am EPA Presentation: Clean Air Act Primer - Doug McDaniel, EPA Region 9 Enforcement
  

• 8:00am Welcome & Opening remarks:
  Max W. Wilson, Chairman, Maricopa Board of Supervisors, District 4
  Conference Goals / Intro to Electronic Voting: Maricopa County Air Quality Department
  

• Air Pollution: A Young Adult’s View (Essay Contest Winner)

• Panel Discussion: What is the Relationship between Air Pollution and Public Health in Arizona?
  Moderator:  Bob England, M.D., MPH; Director, Maricopa County Department of Public Health
   
  •    Allan M. Wachter, MD, Chairman of the Maricopa Asthma Coalition 2007-2009
  •    Charles Finch, D.O., FACOEP, Partner, Scottsdale Emergency Associates
  

• Panel Discussion: What are the Major Regulatory Future Air Pollution Challenges in Arizona?
  Moderator:  Don Gabrielson, Director, Pinal County Department of Environmental Quality
   
  •    Benjamin Grumbles, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
  •    Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region 9
  •    Dennis Smith, Executive Director, Maricopa Association of Governments
  •    Lawrence Odle, Director, Maricopa County Air Quality Department

• Panel Discussion: The Elected Official’s Perspective: What Information is Needed for Informed Decision-Making for Future Air Quality Regulations?
  Moderator:  Nancy Welch, Associate Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy
  
  •    The Honorable John Huppenthal, Arizona State Senate
  •    The Honorable Ray Barnes, Arizona House of Representatives
  •    Don Stapley, Supervisor, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 2
  •    The Honorable Hugh Hallman, Mayor of Tempe
  

• Lunch followed by Keynote Address: Denis Hayes, National Coordinator of the first Earth Day, will discuss the environmental challenges facing the Valley and offer insights to attendees that will help to ensure a sustainable future for Maricopa County.
  

• Panel Discussion: Panel Discussion: What is the Business Community’s Perspective on Air Pollution Regulation in Arizona?
  Moderator:  Roger Ferland, Quarles & Brady, LLP
  
  •    David Martin, Deputy Director, Arizona Chapter, Associated General Contractors
  •    Kevin Rogers, President, Arizona Farm Bureau
  •    Spencer A. Kamps, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Home Builders Association of Central Arizona
  •    Russell W. (“Rusty”) Bowers, Director of Government Relations, Arizona Rock Products Association
  •    Teresa Ponder, EHS Manager, Entegra Power Group, Gila River Power, L.P.
  

• Panel Discussion:  What Does Future Sustainability Look Like From an Air Quality Perspective as it Relates to the Environment, Community & Economics?
  Moderator:  Scott Davis, Director, Environmental, Health and Safety, Arizona Public Service
  
  •    Glenn Hamer, President & CEO Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  •    Bill Schaeffer,  Executive Director, Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition
  •    Todd Brady, Global Environmental Manager, Intel
  
  

• Panel Discussion: Citizen’s Resource Panel
  Moderator:  Tony Moya, Manager, Latino Relations, Salt River Project

             •    Walt Patterson, President - Sun City Home Owners Association (SCHOA)
             •    George Benjamin Brooks Jr., Ph.D.

• Panel Discussion: Arizona/Waxman-Markey/Western Climate Initiative:  What’s on the Horizon?
  Moderator:  Jerry Worsham, Gammage and Burnham
  
  •    Patrick Cunningham, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
  •    Rob Taylor, Salt River Project
  •    Ben Machol, P.E., Manager, Clean Energy & Climate Change Office Environmental Protection Agency
  

• Conference Summary: What we heard and where to go from here; Electronic Voting Results
  

•  Air Quality Awards Program

* Please note: Conference agenda is subject to change.