Environmental Speaker Luncheon with Michael Steinberg

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Featured Speaker: Michael Steinberg, Senior Counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Topic: Latest on EPA’s late-breaking activities with Financial Assurances and CERCLA 108(b)

Engaging the Public for River Sustainability and Livable Communities

Part III of The Horinko Group’s Executive Salon Series
October 25, 2010 / National Great Rivers Museum, East Alton, IL

Hosted along the iconic Mississippi River, The Horinko Group partnered with the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center to continue the exploration of civic engagement as a means for river sustainability and livable communities. Innovative leaders in the field made inroads with models and lessons learned that could be applied to rivers and whole water systems.

  • Anne Lewis, Founder, America’s Waterway (Moderator)
  • Todd Ambs, President, River Network (Opening Remarks)
  • Theo Brown, Senior Associate, AmericaSpeaks (Closing Remarks)

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Addressing Water Issues and Finding Common Direction through a Social Capital Framework

Part II of The Horinko Group’s Executive Salons
August 31, 2010 / Washington, DC

A new model for assessing system-wide water issues was presented through a “social capital” framework. The power of social networking and the value of human, natural, and financial/built capital were examined as a means for addressing water problems and improving water resource awareness.

  • Dr. Stephen P. Gasteyer, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University (Moderator)
  • Marianne L. Horinko, President, The Horinko Group (Opening Remarks)

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Environmental Speaker Series Luncheon with David Shoenbrod

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Featured Speaker: David Schoenbrod, Trustee Professor/Visiting Scholar, New York Law School/the American Enterprise Institute

Topic: Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Reform for the New Congress and Administration

Water Managers and Decision-Makers: Searching for Synergy

Part I of The Horinko Group’s Executive Salon Series
June 15, 2010 / Washington, DC

The “Water Box Dilemma” was deconstructed, whereas water professionals (inside the box), are disconnected from decision-makers (outside the box) that influence the allocation of human and financial resources necessary to meet water challenges.

  • Dr. Gerald E. Galloway, retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General (Moderator)
  • Bob Pietrowsky, Director, Institute for Water Resources, USACE (Opening Remarks)

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Environmental Speaker Series Luncheon with Kim Fletcher

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Featured Speaker: Kim Fletcher, Vice President for Global Emergency Management, Abt Associates

Topic: International Environmental Policy in a Global Emergency Framework

Environmental Speaker Series Luncheon with Debra Knopman

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Featured Speaker: Debra Knopman, VP and Director, Infrastructure, Safety & Environment, RAND Corporation

Topic: Latest Trends affecting Infrastructure, Safety and the Environment

Sustaining Our Nation’s Water Resources through Collaboration: Connecting Water Leaders Across Watersheds

The Horinko Group’s 2010 Summit
April 13, 2010 / Washington, DC

Convened seventy executive-level leaders to examine case studies of effective public-private partnerships taking place along the Mississippi River and Chesapeake Bay, seeking to address policy and governance challenges hindering the replication of such efforts within other watersheds.

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Environmental Speaker Series Luncheon with Dana Perino

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Featured Speaker: Dana Perino, Political commentator for Fox News, former White House Press Secretary

Topic: Media Relations in the first year of the Obama Administration