FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DATE: November 14, 2001
CONTACT: Craig Cheslog or Janet Graesser, Redefining Progress
510-444-3041
UN FOUNDATION PRESIDENT TIMOTHY E. WIRTH ADDED TO
NOV. 15
MARKET SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE AGENDA
OAKLAND, Calif.—UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth has been added to the agenda for the "Market Solutions to Climate Change: Strengthening the Economy and Securing Our Energy Future" conference to be held tomorrow in Washington, D.C.
The conference, sponsored by Redefining Progress, will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 in the Gold Room, 2168 Rayburn House Office Building. Wirth will speak during lunch at 1:30 p.m. The luncheon, and a reception to follow the conference, will be held in the Rayburn HOB Foyer.
Wirth has been the president of the UN Foundation since its inception in 1998. He was the first Undersecretary for Global Affairs for the U.S. Department of State, a position he held from 1993-97. Wirth previously was a U.S. Representative (1975-87) and U.S. Senator (1987-93) from Colorado.
The conference's revised detailed agenda follows.
| Time | Agenda |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks:
- Glenn Prickett
Conservation International
- Martha Phillips
Board Member, Redefining Progress
- Michel Gelobter
Executive Director, Redefining Progress
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Speaker
- Dr. Harlan L. Watson
Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S. Department of State
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| 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Panel: Policies to Strengthen the Economy and Secure Our Energy Future
- Moderator: Mark Glickman
Redefining Progress
- "Grandfathered" vs. Auctioned Permits and Trading: Karen Palmer
Resources for the Future
- Corporate Tax Integration: Kevin Hassett
American Enterprise Institute
- Payroll Tax Reduction: Andrew Hoerner
Center for a Sustainable Economy
- SkyTrust: Lee Lane
Americans for Equitable Climate Solutions
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| 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch—Keynote Speakers (start 1:00 p.m.)
- Introduction: Michel Gelobter
Executive Director, Redefining Progress
- Billy Pizer
Senior Economist, President's Council of Economic Advisors
- Timothy E. Wirth
President, UN Foundation |
| 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. | Panel: Private Sector Initiatives to Limit Carbon Emissions
- Introduction: Jerome Sayre
Redefining Progress
- Moderator: Glenn Prickett
Executive Director, Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, Conservation International
- Rebecca Eaton
WWF, Climate Savers
- Lisa Jacobsen
Enron Corporation
- Alice LeBlanc
Environmental Finance Products
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| 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. | Panel: Financial
Market Views of Carbon Risk
- Moderator: Jerome Sayre
Redefining Progress
- Frank Dixon
Innovest
- Ilene Fiszel Bieler
Citigroup
- Julie Gorte
Calvert Group
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| 4:45 - 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks
- Michel Gelobter
Executive Director, Redefining Progress
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| 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Reception on Capitol Hill
Rayburn House Office Building Foyer
(Co-Sponsored with the Office of Representative Henry Waxman)
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