Co-presented by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA, the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Council on Renewable Energy

Washington, DC

Presented in partnership with the
White House Council on Environmental Quality

Washington, DC

U.S. defense and intelligence communities are increasingly focusing resources on the operational and national security implications of climate change, water and energy. With the most recent quadrennial report identifying climate change as a global destabilizing force for the first time, an intelligence community assessment related global water security, Executive Order 13514 on sustainability across the Federal agencies, and an uncertain and unstable energy market, the challenges before American defense and national security communities to address water, energy and extreme events related risks and opportunities, as well as establish a leaner, more effective operational force in a down economy.  Click here to read more ...

Program Highlights

• Hear insights from senior Federal officials in the Department of Defense, intelligence organizations and other Federal agencies on existing mandates, operational strategies and opportunities for collaboration
• Participate in roundtable sessions with peers across sectors on topics including:
  • Exploring strategies for addressing water problems (shortages, quality and extreme events),
  • Developing clean energy infrastructure throughout installations and forward operations,
  • Identifying new technologies for usage in the theater and in U.S. installations,
  • Overcoming barriers to modernizing facilities management and green design in defense installations,
  • Operationalizing supply chain programs and modernizing procurement paradigms,
  • Stakeholder engagement, external relations, and workforce education/training, and
  • Addressing national security implications both domestic and abroad.
• Examine implications of the recent Global Water Security assessment, Executive Order 13514 and other recent Congressional and Executive mandates on Department of Defense operations and the national security community
• Explore opportunities for cross-sector working groups

Confirmed Speakers

The following speakers are confirmed for the 2012 workshop:

• KEYNOTE: Honorable Sharon E. Burke – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, U.S. Department of Defense
• NEW KEYNOTE: Addison (Tad) Davis, IV – Command Executive Officer / Director of Services and Infrastructure Core Enterprise, U.S. Army Reserve Command
• NEW KEYNOTE: Jonathan Pershing – Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change, U.S. Department of State
• NEW KEYNOTE: Dorothy Robyn – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, U.S. Department of Defense
• NEW: Tom Hicks – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, U.S. Navy
• NEW: MajGen Richard Engel (ret.) – Director, Climate Change and State Stability Program, National Intelligence Council
• Andy Bruzewicz – Director, Remote Sensing/GIS Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• David Belote – Executive Director, DoD Siting Clearinghouse, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment), U.S. Department of Defense
• Paul Faeth – Senior Fellow, CNA
• Nancy Gillis – Director, Federal Supply Chain Emissions and Chair, Section 13 Interagency Working Group, U.S. General Services Administration
• William Goran – Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (and Co-Chair of NASA-Army Interagency Forum on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations)
• Michael Hightower – Water for Energy Project Lead, Sandia National Laboratories, U.S. Department of Energy
• Sam Higuchi – Staff Engineer, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Alice Hill – Senior Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Louis Hutchinson, III – Senior Vice President, Public Sector, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., Constellation Energy
• Richard Kidd – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Energy and Sustainability, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (IE&E), U.S. Army
• Dr. Marc Kodack – Program Manager, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability, U.S. Army
• James Kohlhaas – Vice President, Energy Strategy, SAIC
• Ann Kosmal – Convener, GSA Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Team, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, U.S. General Services Administration
• Kaveh Madani – Assistant Professor, Hydro-Environmental & Energy Systems Analysis Research Group, Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida
• VADM Dennis McGinn (ret.) – President, American Council on Renewable Energy
• William (Bill) J. McQuaid – Senior Program Analyst, Investment Branch, National Security Division, Office of Management and Budget
• Michael Schmitz – Executive Director, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA
• Courtney St. John – Climate Change Affairs Officer, Task Force Climate Change, U.S. Navy
• Kim Toufectis – Master Planning Program Manager, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Kevin Watson – Manager, Life Cycle Logistics and Supply Chain Management, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Additional speakers to be announced shortly

Visit www.ACCOonline.org/ccls/defense-june2012.html for more information about this workshop.

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The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently that its third annual GreenGov Symposium will be held in Washington, DC on September 24-26, 2012, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. The Symposium aims to bring together leaders from government, the private sector, non-profits and academia to identify opportunities to create jobs, grow clean energy industries, and curb pollution by incorporating sustainable practices into the Federal Government’s operations. This year’s event will be co-sponsored by CEQ and the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO). The main conference program will take place on September 24 and 25, and post-conference meetings and workshops will be conducted on September 26.  Click here to read more ...

2011 GreenGov Symposium Highlights

• More than 1,225 attendees from government, industry, academia and the non-profit community
• Approximately 350 speakers across more than 80 sessions and 9 breakout tracks
• 3 post-conference green facilities tours and "eat local" lunch demonstration by Open Kitchen
• 25 sponsors, 40+ exhibitors and 5 NGO supporting partners
• Knowledge Bar featuring 11 experts on environmental sustainability issues
• Plenary sessions featuring Jack Lew (Director, OMB), Martha Johnson (Administrator, GSA), Nancy Sutley (Chair, CEQ) Mayor Kevin Johnson (City of Sacramento), and former CEQ Chairs James Connaughton and George Frampton

Visit www.GreenGov2012.org for more information about this conference.

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