Agenda

8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcome
Rita Heimes, Center for Law & Innovation
Laura Taylor Singer, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

8:45-9:15 a.m. Maine's Energy Needs and Opportunities
John Kerry, Office of Energy Independence and Security

9:45-10:30 a.m. Development and Approval Process
What are the most significant impediments to offshore renewable development and what are top priority needs to launch offshore renewable energy projects within near term?
Sean O'Neill, Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition
Peter Mandelstam, Bluewater Wind
Chris Sauer, Ocean Renewable Power Company
Elizabeth Butler, Pierce Atwood (moderator)

10:30-11:00 a.m. Break

11:00-12:30 The Regulatory Environment
What are the regulatory requirements for developing offshore wind or tidal energy and what can be done to facilitate the process?
Alec Giffen, Governor's Task Force on Wind Power
Maureen Bornholdt, Minerals Management Service
Kristen Murphy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Michael Johnson, National Marine Fisheries Service
Deerin Babb-Brott, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office
Kathleen Leyden, Maine Coastal Program, State Planning Office (moderator)

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30-3:00 p.m. Conflicts and Solutions
What are the key environmental risks associated with offshore wind or tidal energy projects? What potential marine use conflicts need to be considered in developing offshore wind or tidal energy projects? What role can collaborative, community-based planning play?
Stewart Fefer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Peter Didisheim, Natural Resources Council of Maine
David Etnier, Maine Department of Marine Resources
Will Hopkins, Cobscook Bay Resource Center
John Meschino, Lobsterman, Hull, MA
Laura Taylor Singer, Gulf of Maine Research Institute (moderator)

3:00-3:20 p.m. Break

3:20-4:30 p.m. Participant Discussion

4:30-5:15 p.m. Looking Forward
Honorable Angus King, Jr.