Program Schedule

Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program 2015

June 26 - July 18 2015

Blum Hall

University of California, Berkeley

3 week program
$8,000
Program Description

Thursday, June 25

3:00 PM

Early Arrivals Check-In


Friday, June 26

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Breakfast


10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Registration


12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Lunch


1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Registration continues


Saturday, June 27

7:00 AM-8:45 AM

Breakfast


8:45 AM

Meet at Foothill Circle


9:00 AM-10:15 AM

Welcome

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Orientation

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Campus Tour

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Ice Breakers


6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Sunday, June 28

7:00 AM-8:45 AM

Breakfast


9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Three Bridges Tour of San Francisco


6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Monday, June 29

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Environmental Policy

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Environmental Policy (cont'd)

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Student Presentations, Part 1


3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Faculty Fair


5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Welcome Reception


Tuesday, June 30

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Climate Change

David Roland-Holst

Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Climate Change (cont'd)

David Roland-Holst

Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Communications

David Riemer

Executive-in-Residence
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Biotechnology for Food Production

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Special Evening Session

Nathan Brostrom

Executive Vice President
University of California

Wednesday, July 1

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Pesticides and Farm Worker Safety

Asa Bradman

Co-Founder, Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health
School of Public Health, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Fundraising

Tegan Hoffmann

Principal and Founder
Blue Earth Consultants

Sarah Eminhizer

Assistant Director, Coastal Science & Policy Program
UC Santa Cruz

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Gender and Health in Policy Making

Angela Gallegos-Castillo

Educator
‎Instituto Familiar de la Raza

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Student Presentation, Part 2


6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Thursday, July 2

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Food Security and Agroecology

Miguel Altieri

Professor of Agroecology
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

10:45 AM-1:15 PM

Urban Agriculture Field Trip

Miguel Altieri

Professor of Agroecology
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Diversified Farming

Claire Kremen

Professor
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Debate: Feed the World

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Claire Kremen

Professor
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

Miguel Altieri

Professor of Agroecology
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Friday, July 3

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Forest Economics

J. Keith Gilless

Dean Emeritus
Rausser College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:30 AM

Break


10:30 AM-12:15 PM

Forest and Carbon

J. Keith Gilless

Dean Emeritus
Rausser College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-6:30 PM

Silicon Valley Field Trip


6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Monday, July 6

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Rural Development

Kihwan Kim

Deputy Director
Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Urban Planning for Sustainability

Karen Chapple

Professor
College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Enterprise Facilitation

Dr. Ernesto Sirolli

Founder
The Sirolli Institute

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Biodiversity

Sarah Sawyer

Assistant Regional Ecologist
US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Tuesday, July 7

7:00 AM-7:15 AM

Breakfast


7:30 AM

Meet at Foothill Circle


7:30 AM-11:00 AM

Muir Woods


11:00 AM-11:45 AM

Lunch


12:00 PM-6:30 PM

Point Reyes


6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Wednesday, July 8

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

5:00 PM-7:30 PM

CNR Reception


Thursday, July 9

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

Friday, July 10

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Collaborative Leadership for Sustainable Change (cont'd)

Susan Carpenter

Mediator
Susan Carpenter and Associates

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Saturday, July 11

7:00 AM-7:15 AM

Breakfast


7:15 AM

Meet at Foothill Circle


7:15 AM-12:00 PM

Salinas Valley Agricultural Education


12:00 PM-6:00 PM

Santa Cruz


6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Monday, July 13

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Biofuels

Nadav Sorek

Researcher
Energy Biosciences Institute

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Energy

Dan Kammen

Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy
UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Nuclear Safety

Alex Belyakov

Consultant to UN agencies

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Nuclear Safety (cont'd)

Alex Belyakov

Consultant to UN agencies

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Peace and the Environment Panel: Ukraine's crisis and challenges in Eastern Europe

Yuriy Gorodnichenko

Associate Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Gordon Rausser

Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Alex Belyakov

Consultant to UN agencies

J. Keith Gilless

Dean Emeritus
Rausser College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley

Tuesday, July 14

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Impact Assessment

Max Auffhammer

George Pardee Jr. Professor of Sustainable Development
UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Impact Assessment (cont'd)

Max Auffhammer

George Pardee Jr. Professor of Sustainable Development
UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Forests and Land Use

Matthew Potts

Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Tech Tools for Surveys

Moon Parks


6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Panel: The California Drought

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

David Sunding

Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

John Andrew

Assistant Deputy Director
California Department of Water Resources

Wednesday, July 15

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Marketing

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Marketing Exercises


12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Water

Vince Resh

Professor
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Smallholder Cocoa Production

Scott Kaplan


5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Marketing Exercises Pizza Night

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Thursday, July 16

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Corporate Social Responsibility

Mike Cheng

MBA Program Director
Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

GIS

Jenny Palomino

PhD Candidate
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch Session: The Sahel


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

The Value of Project Management and Leadership

Zachary Wong

Adjunct Professor
Department of Environmental Toxicology, UC Davis

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break


3:30 PM-5:00 PM

The Value of Project Management and Leadership (cont'd)

Zachary Wong

Adjunct Professor
Department of Environmental Toxicology, UC Davis

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

Dinner


Friday, July 17

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast


8:30 AM-10:15 AM

Marketing Exercises

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break


10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Synthesis

David Zilberman

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch


1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Evaluation and Feedback


6:00 PM-10:00 PM

Certificate Ceremony


Saturday, July 18

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Breakfast


11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Good-Bye Brunch