2018 | Future of Florida’s Environment
The 2018 Future of Florida Summit focused on environmental policy. Breakout topics were identified, with knowledgeable speakers invited to speak. Participants were introduced to various areas of Environmental Policy including
- Water
- Ecotourism
- Agriculture
- Conservation
Committee Members
- Chair: Dalia Figuerdo
- Committee Members: Brett Steinfeld, Erin McCord, Gloria Li, Hannah Tabor, Jordan Morang, Kevin O’Hare, Lindsey Cazessus, Melissa Uriguen, Patrick Goodrich, Sam Ramcharan, Savannah Valentine, Vilas Ramachandran
Friday, February 9
Florida Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM
Check in and time to explore exhibits
7:00 PM
Dinner & welcome remarks by Governor Bob Graham
7:30 PM
History of environmental policy in Florida and new environmental challenges
9:00 PM
Networking social and time to explore exhibits
Saturday, February 10
Pugh Hall Ocora
7:30 AM
Breakfast
Reitz Union Rooms 3315 and 3320
9:00 AM
Breakout Sessions:
- Water (3315) Speakers
- Cynthia Barnett, Lecturer, University of Florida;
Author of the books- Rain: A Natural and Cultural History
- Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis
- Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.
- Andrea Dutton, Assistant Professor of Geology, University of Florida
- Ann Shortelle, Executive Director of the St. Johns River Water Management District
- Cynthia Barnett, Lecturer, University of Florida;
- Ecotourism (3320) Speakers
- Chris Emmanuel, Florida Chamber of Commerce Director of Infrastructure and Governance Policy
- Taylor Stein, Associate Professor of Ecotourism, University of Florida School of Forest Resources and Conservation
- Lars Andersen, Naturalist, author, and Florida waterways guide
- Janice Hindson, Board Chair of the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism and Volunteer Coordinator of Paddle Florida, Inc.
Reitz Union Rion Ballroom
11:15 AM
Lunch
Speakers
- Joseph Glover, University of Florida Provost
- David Richardson, Dean of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Eric Eikenberg, CEO of the Everglades Foundation
Reitz Union Rooms 3315 and 3320
1:00 PM
Breakout Sessions:
- Agriculture (3315) Speakers
- Richard Budell, Former Director of the Office of Agricultural Water Policy and Managing Partner of Budell Water Group
- Jeanna Mastrodicasa, Associate Vice President of Operations of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, Member of the 2018 Constitution Revision Commission and author of Indian River Lagoon blog
- Conservation (3320) Speakers
- Janet Bowman, Senior Policy Advisor at the Nature Conservancy
- Brian Branciforte, Leader of Florida’s Wildlife Legacy Initiative
- James Murley, Miami-Dade County Chief Resilience Officer
Reitz Union Rion Ballroom
3:15 PM
Short Break
3:30 PM
Legislative Proposal Workshop
Speaker
- Richard Mullaney, Director of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute
Reitz Union Rooms 3315 and 3320
4:30 PM
Group work time
Reitz Union Ballroom
6:00 PM
Dinner
Pugh Hall Ocora
7:30 PM
Group work time
Sunday, February 11
Pugh Hall Ocora
7:30 AM
Breakfast
Speaker
- Wendell Porter, Senior Lecturer, University of Florida Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Pugh Hall Room 170
9:00 AM
Proposal presentations by student groups
Judges
- Susan Macmanus, Distinguished Professor, University of South Florida Department of Government and International Affairs
- Chris Emmanuel, Florida Chamber of Commerce Director of Infrastructure and Governance Policy
- Richard Mullaney, Director of Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute
11:30 AM
Awards ceremony
Pugh Hall Ocora
12:00 PM
Lunch and closing remarks