An Environmental Law Institute Emerging Leaders Initiative Program
The Environmental Law Institute founded the Emerging Leaders Initiative (ELI ELI) to connect, support, and foster dialogue amongst the next generation of rising stars in environmental law and policy. Selected by some of the most prominent environment, energy, and natural resource leaders in the nation on ELI’s Board, Leadership Council, and staff, Emerging Leaders represent a diverse group selected from across the country and from a variety of practices—from NGOs, to government, to corporations, to private practice—to further bring together those who will shape the future of environmental law and policy, and follow in the footsteps of their predecessors on the Leadership Council and ELI Board.
The first ever ELI ELI Annual Summit will convene leading environmental law and policy experts and ELI ELI Leaders from across the country. Please join ELI for panels on cutting edge issues in environmental law and policy, professional development panels, networking opportunities, dialogue, and more in this year’s Annual Summit.
Agenda (all times Eastern)
12:00PM – 12:15PM Opening Remarks
Scott Fulton, President, Environmental Law Institute
12:15PM – 1:15PM Panel 1: Transitions
This professional development panel will explore winding career trajectories and how to successfully transition to and from different sectors of environmental law and policy.
Panelists:
Laura Cottingham, Senior Associate, Arnold & Porter, Moderator
Alan B. Horowitz, Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Green Street USA
Christopher P. Reynolds, Executive Vice President, Corporate Resources, Toyota Motor North America
Ethan G. Shenkman, Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
1:15PM – 1:30PM Break
1:30PM – 2:30PM Panel 2: Climate and Environmental Justice
This panel will focus on the intersection of two of the leading challenges facing this generation: climate change and racial injustice. At the intersection of these two prominent issues lies environmental justice. Leading panelists will explore how participants in a variety of roles can work both directly and indirectly in the environmental justice space, and in turn, work to improve both climate change and racial injustice conditions. Expert panelists will explore their visions of a more just future, and how participants can work individually and collectively towards this common goal.
Panelists:
Stephanie Oehler, Honors Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel, Region 9, Environmental Protection Agency*, Moderator
Pamela M. Giblin, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Leadership Council
Stacey J. Halliday, Principal, Global Environmental Solutions Consulting, LLC
Kristine Perry, Staff Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
2:30PM – 2:45PM Break
2:45PM – 3:45PM Panel 3: Environmental Leadership
This professional development panel will provide an in-depth exploration of opportunities for engagement within ELI ELI and beyond, including ELI’s Women in Environmental Law & Leadership (WELL), Leadership Council, and Board. Representing some of the most prominent environment, energy, and natural resource leaders in the nation, panelists will explore how ELI has shaped them and how they in turn have shaped ELI. Leading panelists will share lessons learned and leadership strategies from their own careers.
Panelists:
Melodie DeMulling, Vice President, Development & Membership, Environmental Law Institute, Moderator
Peggy Otum, Partner & Co-Chair, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Practice, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Kathy Robb, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Access LLC
Benjamin F. Wilson, Chairman, Beveridge & Diamond, PC
3:45PM – 4:00PM Break
4:00PM – 5:00PM Panel 4: The 2020 Election – Where Do We Go From Here?
This panel will explore the implications of the 2020 election through the environmental law and policy lens. Leading panelists will explore potential challenges and opportunities to come as the country transitions into the next presidential administration, with a special focus on next-gen leadership and engagement for this transitional time.
Panelists:
Kathleen L. Benner, Associate, King & Spalding LLP, Moderator
Kristin Gladd, Deputy General Counsel, National Parks Conservation Association
Jeffrey Hammons, Staff Attorney, Environmental Law and Policy Center
Ted Kelly, Senior Attorney, Energy Markets and Regulation, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and former Assistant Counsel, New York State Department of Public Service
5:00PM – 5:45PM Networking Reception with Leadership Council
To culminate the first ever ELI ELI Annual Summit, we welcome all Emerging Leaders and Leadership Council members to a joint networking reception. This virtual reception will commence with opening remarks and then provide further opportunities for small group engagement and connection through virtual breakout rooms.
Opening Remarks:
Davina Pujari, Partner and Co-Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Group, Hanson Bridgett LLP
Materials:
Panel 1: Horowitz PowerPoint presentation
Panel 2: Halliday PowerPoint presentation
Panel 4: Hammons PowerPoint presentation
*Stephanie is participating in her personal capacity and not as a representative of EPA, and the reference to her EPA title or position is not meant to imply that EPA or the Government endorses ELI or the opinions expressed during the session.