7:30 am TO 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:00 am to 8:45 am

Opening and Kick-Off Speaker – “What Can I Do?”

– Dr. Edith Widder, Oceanographer and Discoverer of Giant Squid

8:45 am to 9:15 am

Lake Erie’s 2016 Algae Season and “What’s Next?”

– Dr. Jeff Reutter, Special Advisor to Ohio Sea Grant

9:15 am to 10:15 am

“What Has Been Done?” and “What Is Still Needed?”

– Mike Libben, District Administrator, Ottawa Soil and Water
– Dir Karl Gebhardt, OEPA Dep Dir For Water Resources
– Melissa Greene, Sustainability Mng., Nutrient Source Mapping

10:15 am to 10:30 am

Student Video, Break and Exhibits

10:30 am to 11:00 am

“How does Chesapeake Bay Get It Done?”
– Dir. Jon Capacasa, EPA Reg 3 Director of Water Protection Div.

11:00 am to Noon

Panel – “What Can AG Do?”
– Adam Sharp, Ex VP, The Ohio Farm Bureau
– Kevin Elder, Chief, ODoA, Environmental Permitting
– Adam Rissien, Ohio Environmental Council

Noon to 1:00 pm

Lunch and Keynote Speaker and Student Video
– Ohio Lt. Governor Mary Taylor

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Exhibits (Exhibits open remainder of the afternoon)

1:30 pm to 2:20 pm

1^st Breakout Session (See Breakout Session Info) (allow 10 minutes for groups to change rooms)

2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

2^nd Breakout Session (See Breakout Session Info) (allow 10 minutes for groups to change rooms)

3:30 pm to 4:20 pm

3^rd Breakout Session (See Breakout Session Info) (allow 10 minutes for groups to change rooms)

4:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Audience response and Closing