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Sponsors to Date Sponsor Platinum Sponsors AECOM Gold Sponsors American Public University HDR Inc., Copper Sponsors SWA Other Sponsors HNTB NCAEP IAEP Exhibitors AECOM American Public University HDR, Inc. Many sponsors and exhibitors are pending and will be listed in the Final Program. Consider having your company become an exhibitor or sponsor. Check out the opportunities on the website (http://www.naep.org) or on pages 13-15 of this program. Contact Donna Carter or call 863-949-0262, if you have any questions. 1 Keynote Speaker, Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 Susan Hedman, Administrator for EPA's Region 5 Office in Chicago Susan Hedman was appointed by President Barack Obama to be EPA Region 5 Administrator on Earth Day 2010. She directs EPA’s operations in the six-state Great Lakes region that includes Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the reservations of 35 federally-recognized tribes. She leads a team of over one thousand scientists, engineers, lawyers, environmental specialists and administrative staff in the Region 5 Office. One of her most important roles is that of Great Lakes National Program Manager, in which she oversees restoration and protection of the largest freshwater system in the world. In that capacity, Susan chairs the Great Lakes Regional Working Group (comprised of the 16 federal agencies that work together to implement the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative) and co-chairs the bi-national Great Lakes Executive Committee (comprised of the federal, state, provincial, tribal and local governments that work together to implement the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.) She also served as head of the U.S. delegation that negotiated the 2012 amendments to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. In 2014, President Obama appointed Susan to serve as a Commissioner representing the United States Government on the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO). Before accepting the President’s appointment, Susan was environmental counsel and senior assistant attorney general in the Illinois Attorney General’s office, where she focused on litigation and legislation relating to environmental protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy, carbon capture technology and associated consumer issues. Previously, Susan was chief legal officer for the Geneva-based United Nations Compensation Commission tribunal that handled claims for environmental damage from the oil fires in Kuwait and releases of oil in the Persian Gulf, as well as the costs of de- mining and disposal of unexploded ordnance from the 1990 Gulf War. Susan has a Ph.D. from the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, a M.A. from the La Follette School of Public Affairs and a J.D. from the School of Law at the University of Wisconsin. She has over 35 years of experience working on environmental and energy issues. 2 Opening and Welcome, Tuesday, April 12th Karen Weigert, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago Karen Weigert was appointed in 2011. As Chief Sustainability Officer Karen works to guide the City’s sustainability strategy and it’s implementation, bringing innovative, practical solutions throughout the work of the City. Prior to her appointment Karen served as Senior Vice President of Shore Bank (later Urban Partnership Bank) where she built a national consumer group that generated deposits to support environmental sustainability and community development in low to moderate income urban neighborhoods. Before her work in community banking Karen was a strategy consultant at McKinsey where she served clients on topics including transportation, finance, energy and land use. Karen began her career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and later served as an appointee in the Clinton administration focused on global environmental issues and agriculture. Karen is a producer and writer for the documentary film Carbon Nation which is focused on solutions to climate change. She is also a former board member of CNT, Foresight Design Initiative and Earth School Educational Foundation. Karen graduated from the University of Notre Dame (Phi Beta Kappa) and Harvard Business School. President‘s Dinner, Tuesday, April 12th The Chicago Cultural Center – Preston-Bradley Hall The President’s Dinner is a family friendly event and will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center, in the Preston-Bradley Hall, located within three blocks of the Palmer House Hilton, the conference hotel. Dinner by Berghoff’s Catering will be lavish buffet stations, to be enjoyed at your leisure. Enjoy the ambiance of the Tiffany Dome ceiling, and live music. Browse the Chicago Cultural Center exhibits, and have a fun and relaxing evening. After the event, you can stroll through Millennium Park or up Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile. A ticket to the President’s Dinner is included with each full conference registration. Tickets will also be available for purchase for one day registrants and guests. During this special event, the Cultural Center is open to NAEP conference registrants and guest only. 3 APA/AICP Certification Maintenance As in past years, we will be applying for, and anticipate receiving approval from APA for the conference for CM credits. This includes the training on Monday and the sessions Tuesday through Thursday. Many APA members use the conference to fulfill their CM requirements. NAEP 2016 Conference Workshops and Training Monday April 11, 2016 1. Intermediate/Advanced NEPA Workshop National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) practice is constantly evolving through new federal agency and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) guidance and federal court decisions. This workshop is primarily designed for Intermediate to Advanced NEPA practitioners who already have a basic understanding of NEPA. The workshop will be led by leading thought leaders in the areas of NEPA cumulative impact assessment, purpose and need and alternatives analysis, risk assessment, and climate change. The workshop will focus on some of the most frequently-evolving and complex issues facing NEPA practitioners today, and will cover recent policy changes and relevant court decisions. Topics covered include: • Crafting a defensible Purpose and Need statement • Alternatives analysis • Cumulative impacts analysis • Mitigation and monitoring • Climate change analysis • Integrating risk assessment into NEPA analyses Instructors: Brent Miyazaki, AECOM Mr. Miyazaki has over 30 years of professional experience working on major energy infrastructure projects, including over 20 years meeting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements on a broad range of projects. This includes extensive direct experience interfacing with regulatory agencies during permitting and environmental impact assessment for multiple electrical and energy infrastructure projects. Through these projects, he interacted with multiple 4 NAEP 2016 Conference Workshops and Training (Cont’d) Monday April 11, 2016 resource and regulatory agencies, including BLM, USACE, CPUC, CDFW, RWQCB and others. He has drafted Alternative discussions for multiple complex projects. These analyses involved a phased review, progressing from system alternatives to routing options, and finally site alternatives. He also applied risk-based assessment approaches to evaluating potential environmental impacts on various energy infrastructure projects. These include electrical facilities, oil and gas wells, and natural gas pipelines. Matt Petersen, AECOM Matt Petersen has worked as resource specialist and managed or provided NEPA oversight for over 30 large-scale EISs, including projects from Alaska to Vermont. This includes work with most major federal agencies and encompasses mining, oil and gas, pipelines, transmission lines, wind farms, airports, and power plants. He has taught custom NEPA seminars for the Forest Service, BLM, and other federal agencies and industry clients. Matt specializes in managing, providing NEPA oversight to and alternatives facilitation for large-scale, controversial projects. He has managed or led alternatives development efforts for multiple mining, airport, and agency resource management plan EISs. His recent experience (last three years) includes managing the TransWest Express Transmission Line EIS and the Bald Mountain Mine Expansion EIS, and providing alternatives facilitation for the Converse County Oil and Gas EIS, the BLM San Pedro National Riparian Conservation Area Resource Management Plan (RMP) EIS, the BLM Bering Sea Western Interior RMP EIS, and the BLM Central Yukon RMP EIS. Matt has developed several open enrollment NEPA courses which he routinely teaches to industry professionals, lawyers, and agency staffs. He is a regular instructor on NEPA impact analysis and third-party consulting for the BLM National Training Center (NTC). Jon Philipsborn, AECOM Mr. Philipsborn currently serves as Climate Adaptation Practice Director for Americas in AECOM’s Environment Business Line. He advises clients on the strategic integration of climate change into planning, project development, and management decisions. This has included supporting public and private sector clients with understanding climate vulnerability and identifying and implementing adaptation strategies. Throughout his career, Mr. Philipsborn has worked on innovative projects that produce environmental, economic, and community benefits. Mr. Philipsborn has a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University’s School of International

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