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7:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Keynote Speaker: The Next Generation of Environmental Protection
The Environmental Protection Agency has developed a new strategic plan focused on five goals of environmental improvements in the areas of air, water, land, communities and ecosystems, compliance and environmental stewardship for the next five years. These areas will be at the forefront of policy and legislation mandates as set forth by the EPA. Identify the
projected policy initiatives and mandates set forth by the EPA.
• Learn about the EPA’s 2003-2008 Strategic Plan
• Stay above the curve, learn how your company can anticipate regulatory changes and future compliance issues
• Gain critical knowledge of future mandates

Day One

Innovations in Environmental Technologies

9:30 Leadership Panel: Technological Development
through Environmental Mandates
• Key strategies to developing technological innovations through existing mandates
• Lessons learned and obstacles overcome

10:30 Break

10:45 Leadership Panel: Barriers in Developing Innovative Technologies
• Examine the political, regulatory and cultural aspects which lend themselves to developing new innovations
• Overcome existing barriers to achieve environmental goals through technology
• Avoiding obstacles: lessons learned in successful innovation

12:00 Luncheon Keynote: Legislative Updates on invironmental Issues
As the new legislature considers environmental policy, learn of the newest mandates and policy reforms before the House of Representatives.

1:15 Creating an Industry Edge: Developing Programs to
Encourage Environmental Technology Development
• Developing new and better environmental technologies
• Overcoming the pitfalls to better innovations
• Create effective technology standards within your company

2:15 Technology in Review: Healthy Communities
• Examine new developments in building healthy communities
• Find current, innovative, environmentally friendly community development technologies
• Study the best practices in using and implementing development technologies

3:15 Break

3:30 Technology in Review: Clean Water and Wastewater
Management
• Examine new developments in clean water and wastewater management
• Find current innovative clean water technologies
• Study the best practices in using and implementing clean water and waste water management technologies

4:30 Adjourn to Reception

Day Two

9:30 Technology in Review: Protected Species
• Examine new developments in species protection
• Locate current, innovative species protection technologies
• Study the best practices in using and implementing species protection technologies

10:30 Break

10:45 Technology in Review: Clean Air
• Examine new developments in clean air
• Find current innovative clean air technologies
• Study the best practices in using and implementing clean air technologies

12:00 Luncheon Keynote: A New Strategic Framework for Environmental Innovation
The mission of the EPA’s Technology Innovation Office (TIO) is to advocate more effective, less costly approaches by government and industry to assess environmental issues. As part of the TIO’s mission of working with other federal agencies, states and local governments, consulting engineering firms, responsible parties, technology developers, and the investment community, TIO evaluates policy and institutional obstacles related to the deployment of these technologies. Through this presentation, learn of TIO’s current obstacles, future initiatives and innovations.

1:15 Technology in Review: Transportation and Transit Innovations
• Examine new developments in transportation and transit innovations
• Identify current, innovative, environmentally friendly transportation and transit technologies
• Study the best practices in using and implementing transportation technologies

2:15 EMS Matrix: Creating Internal Efficiency
• Best practices in designing, implementing and maintaining ISO conforming policies and procedures
• Linking quality and performance initiatives to environmental initiatives
• Build a performance dimension into EMS Conformance Standards

3:15 Break

3:30 The Future: A Look to the Future of Technology-Based Environmental Standards and Innovations
• Examine new regulations and mandates that will effect new technology development
• Review government goals for the development of innovative technologies

4:30 Adjourn