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For immediate release
April 9, 2007
Contact: Andy Pino
202-687-4328
pinoa@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Hosts Newsweek Conference on Environmental Leadership with Keynote Address by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
WHO:

Georgetown University welcomes industry leaders, scholars, and policymakers for panel discussions examining the greatest environmental challenges facing the world.

 

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, will deliver the keynote address.

WHAT:

The Newsweek Global Environment Leadership Conference will feature panel discussions and lectures including:

 

Panel 1

10:30 A.M., Riggs Library, Healy Hall

 

Framing The Environmental Debate: Where Do We Go From Here?

 

  • Majora Carter, executive director and founder, Sustainable South Bronx
  • Richard Cizik, vice president for governmental affairs, National Association of Evangelicals
  • Chip Giller, founder and president, Grist.org
  • K.R. Sridhar, chief executive officer and founder, Bloom Energy

Panel 2

11:30 A.M., Riggs Library, Healy Hall

 

Politics & Policy: The Advocacy & Approach for Shaping Next Steps Relating to Environmental Issues

 

  • The Honorable Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Timothy Beach, Ph.D., associate professor, Program in Science, Technology and International Affairs, School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
  • Fran Mainella, visiting scholar, Clemson University and former director, National Park Service, United States Department of Interior
  • Orville Schell, Ph.D., dean, Graduate School of Journalism at University of California, Berkeley
  • Arthur Ross, director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

1:05 P.M., Copley Formal Lounge

 

Craig R. Barrett, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation

 

Keynote Address

1:45 P.M., Gaston Hall, Healy Hall

 

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

WHEN:
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
WHERE:
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057
SPONSORS:
• Program in Science, Technology, and International Affairs of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
• Georgetown University Center on the Environment
• Newsweek
COVERAGE:
Media interested in attending this event must RSVP to the Georgetown University Office of Communication at 202-687-4328 or pinoa@georgetown.edu.