Turbulent Waters: Brokering a Secure World

Turbulent Waters: Brokering a Secure World
A Conference on Water Law and Policy
Thomas and Mack Moot Court Room, UNLV Boyd School of Law
January 29, 2016
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Opening Welcome and Overview
Dan Hamilton, Dean, Boyd Law School
Pat Mulroy, Senior Fellow for Climate Adaptation and Environmental Policy, Brookings Institution/Boyd Law School
The Latest Assumptions in the West’s Climate Future
Kelly Redmond, Research Professor of Climatology, Desert Research Institute
Panel Discussion: Using Climate Science in Water Planning
Moderator: Pat Mulroy, Senior Fellow for Climate Adaptation and Environmental Policy, Brookings Institution/Boyd Law School
Terry Fulp, Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region
Leo Drozdoff, Director, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Thomas Piechota, Vice President for Economic Outreach and Development, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Water as an Essential Concern in National Security
Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Luncheon Keynote: Innovative Partnerships-The Key to Improved Resource Management and Resilience
Michael Connor, Deputy Secretary of Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior
Presentation: Role of water security in Economic Development
Tom Skancke, former CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Panel Discussion: Is Nevada prepared for 21st century?
Moderator: Nate Allen, Executive Director, Nevada Center of Excellence
John Entsminger, General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Mark Foree, General Manager, Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Bret Birdsong, Deputy Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior/Professor of Law, Boyd Law School
Closing Remarks
Steve Hill, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Conference Registration: $100.00
For more information and to register, please visit
http://www.law.unlv.edu/event/turbulent-waters-brokering-secure-world