Brownfields 2011 will include a roster of plenary speakers that will challenge your perceptions of redevelopment and discuss the priorities of the current administration. All plenary sessions will take place in the Terrace Ballroom.
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Opening Plenary Session: Mayors Roundtable on Community Revitalization
Sunday, April 3 - 4:00 - 5:30 pm
The Opening Plenary Session for Brownfields 2011 will bring together some of the nation's most innovative mayors for a moderated dialogue. The mayors will share their visions for community revitalization, talk about the keys to successfully fostering economic development and discuss future strategies for brownfields and economic redevelopment. The session will be moderated by Howard Fineman, Senior Political Editor, The Huffington Post.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Mayor Virg Bernero, Lansing, Michigan
- Governor Dan Malloy, former mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, and current governor of Connecticut
- Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mayor Carlos Romero, East Palo Alto, California
- Mayor Dayne Walling, Flint, Michigan
- Mayor Jay Williams, Youngstown, Ohio
Moderator:
- Howard Fineman, Senior Political Editor, The Huffington Post
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Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Monday, April 4 - 9:45 - 10:45 AM
Lisa P. Jackson was nominated to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by President Barack Obama on December 15, 2008, and confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 2009. She is the first African American to serve in that position. Administrator Jackson lists among her priorities: improving human health and environmental conditions for environmental justice communities, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, managing chemical risks, cleaning up hazardous waste sites, and protecting America’s water. Before becoming EPA’s Administrator, Jackson served as Chief of Staff to New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine. Prior to that, she was appointed by Governor Corzine to be Commissioner of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2006.
Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Monday, April 4 - 9:45 - 10:45 AM
As Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Mr. Stanislaus is responsible for EPA's programs on hazardous and solid waste management, and EPA's hazardous waste cleanup programs, including RCRA corrective action, Superfund, federal facilities cleanup and redevelopment, Brownfields, oil spill prevention and response, chemical accident prevention and preparedness, underground storage tanks, and emergency response. Prior to assuming the position of Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Mr. Stanislaus co-founded, and co-directed the New Partners for Community Revitalization, a New York not-for-profit organization whose mission is to advance the renewal of New York’s low and moderate income neighborhoods and communities of color through the redevelopment of brownfields sites.
Tom Murphy, Senior Resident Fellow, Urban Land Institute and former Mayor of Pittsburgh
Tuesday, April 5 - 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Tom Murphy, a Senior Resident Fellow for Urban Development at the Urban Land Institute and former mayor of Pittsburgh, specializes in public policy, retail/urban entertainment, transportation/infrastructure, housing, real estate finance and environmental issues. While serving as mayor from 1994 - 2005, Murphy initiated a public-private partnership strategy that leveraged more than $4.5 billion in economic development in Pittsburgh. His efforts secured $1 billion in funding for the development of two professional sports facilities, and a new convention center that is the largest certified green building in the United States. Murphy also developed strategic partnerships to transform more than 1,000 acres of blighted, abandoned industrial properties into new commercial, residential, retail and public uses; and he oversaw the development of more than 25 miles of new riverfront trails and urban green space.