7:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Pre-Conf.
Session

7:30-8:00

Pre-Conference Orientation – An Ecosystem Markets Primer

An introduction to the ecosystem markets concept, including why markets are needed, how they work, and their scope.

Speakers:
- Bobby Cochran, Clean Water Services
- Kevin Halsey, Parametrix

8:15

Welcome
  Kate Brown, Oregon Secretary of State
 

Session 1.

8:30

The Role of Ecosystem Markets

  Sally Collins, Director, USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets

Session 2.

9:15

Progress and Lessons Along the Path

A review of recent progress made by ecosystem market proponents across the country. Plus a look at lessons to be learned from other new trading markets.

Moderator: Anne MacDonald, ICFJones & Stokes
Speakers:
- Katherine Hamilton, Ecosystem Marketplace
- Rob Harmon, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
- Betinna von Hagen, Ecotrust Forest Management
 

10:30

Networking Break

Session 3.

11:00

The Business Opportunity

Markets are business mechanisms involving sellers, buyers, and investors. An examination of how these roles play out as applied to ecosystem services, and what the business equation looks like.

Moderator: Barbara Wyse, ENTRIX
Speakers:
- John Campagna, Benchmark Asset Managers
- Tom Lindley, Perkins Coie [Presentation]    [Handout]
- Wolfgang Ortloff, Equator LLC
- Gordon Robilliard, ENTRIX
 

12:25

Luncheon & Presentation

   The International Perspective
 - Brian Shillinglaw, New Forests Advisory

Session 4.

1:50

Track 4A. Market Design - Policies

A discussion of the policy role federal and state agencies can and should play in supporting the development of ecosystem services markets.

Moderator: Bob Deal, USDA Forest Service
Speakers:
- Frank Casey, Defenders of Wildlife
- Louise Solliday, Oregon Department of State Lands
- Al Todd, USDA Forest Service

Track 4B. Practice Cases - Water

Examples from the water sector illustrating progress and lessons related to trading and market development.

Moderator: Tracy Stanton, Ecosystem Marketplace
Speakers:
- Dusty Hall, Miami Conservancy District
- Rich Hunter, Clean Water Services
- Tom O'Brien, Watershed Management Consultant
 

3:15

Networking Break

Session 5.

3:35

Track 5A. Market Design - Regulation-Based Markets

A discussion of the roles and responsibilities of regulatory agencies with regard to encouraging or enabling the integration of compliance markets.

Moderator: Kevin Halsey, Parametrix
Speakers:
- Gail Achterman, Institute for Natural Resources
- Ranei Nomura, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality
- Wayne White, Wildlands Inc.
- Brett Brownscombe, The Freshwater Trust

Track 5B. Practice Cases- Species & Habitat

Examples from the species & habitat sector illustrating progress and learning related to payment for ecosystem services.

Moderator: Gretchen Honan, CH2M Hill
Speakers:
- Gary Hartshorn, World Forestry Center
- Scott Lockert, Bluefield Holdings, Inc.
- David Wolfe, Environmental Defense Fund

5:00-6:30

Cocktail Reception

7:15

Continental Breakfast

Session 6.

8:00

Track 6A. Market Design - Tools & Mechanisms

A discussion of progress on the essential market underpinnings - including measurement, valuation, and trading platforms - and what is needed to create uniformity across regions.

Moderator: David Primozich, Willamette Partnership
Speakers:
- Bobby Cochran, Clean Water Services
- Damon Hess, Parametrix
- James Remuzzi, Sustainable Solutions, LLC
- Joanna Silver, TZ1
- Rachel Tornek, Climate Action Reserve

Track 6B. Practice Cases - Carbon

Examples from carbon sequestration projects illustrating progress and lessons related to trading and market development.

Speakers:
- Jerry Grossman, Grossman Forestry Company
- Richard Kempka, Equator LLC
- Evan Smith, The Conservation Fund

9:25

Networking Break

Session 7.

9:40

Voluntary Markets - Leading the Way

Voluntary markets can be a precursor to regulated markets and/or a parallel path. An overview and discussion of design issues and recent progress, with examples from multi-value projects.

Moderator: Sara Vickerman, Defenders of Wildlife
Speakers:
- Matt Fehrenbacher, The Pacific Forest Trust
- Rob Harmon, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
- Tom Puttman, ProjectDX
- Eric Sprague, Pinchot Institute for Conservation
  

11:05

Networking Break

Session 8.

11:20

What’s Next - Filling the Gaps

Key market participants and observers assess the cumulative progress made towards developing markets, what critical steps remain, and what are the probable steps to get there.

Moderator: David Primozich, Willamette Partnership
Speakers:
- Sally Collins, USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets
- Katherine Hamilton, Ecosystem Marketplace
- Tom Lindley, Perkins Coie
- Sara Vickerman, Defenders of Wildlife

12:30

Networking Lunch & Close of Regular Conference