PNWER 25th Annual Summit, Big Sky, Montana, July 12-16, 2015

DRAFT Preliminary Agenda

Updated June 4

Sunday, July 12

11:30am - 7:00pm Registration - Big Sky Resort

11:30am - 7:00pm Welcome Café - Upper Atrium. Meet your fellow delegates, about Big Sky’s fun activities, and enjoy coffee and snacks.

12:00pm - 1:00pm Executive Board Lunch - Invitation Only

1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting - Open to all

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception - featuring the Hon. Steve Daines, Senator,

Montana Peaks Restaurant and Terrace

9:00 pm Hospitality Suite

Monday, July 13

7:00am - 5:00pm Registration - Big Sky Resort, Lower Atrium

7:30am - 9:00am Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Breakfast featuring Matthew Rose,

Executive Chairman, BNSF

Hosted by BNSF

9:15am - 12pm Concurrent Morning Sessions

Expanding Natural Gas Markets, Transportation, Workforce

Development, Invasive Species & Disaster Resilience & Cyber Security

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Session I - Monday Morning

Expanding Natural Gas Markets - Talus Co-chairs: Ian Burkheimer, Director of Business Development, Plum Energy; Rep. Caddy McKeown, Oregon What is the resource? Overview of the resource. Supply, demand, prices, etc. What are concerns of the region’s legislators?

● Dan Kirschner, NorthWest Gas Association NW Energy Supply and Asia markets

● Abraham Kim, Director, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, University of Montana

How do we ensure Natural Gas is responsibly produced and regulated? Government Best Practice - Ines Piccinino, Assistant Deputy Minister of Upstream Gas Development, British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development What are the opportunities for our region?: Methanol – Mining - Ian Burkheimer, Plum Energy Transportation – Chemical sector – LNG Exports – Jordan Cove

Session 2 - Monday Morning

Transportation - Mammoth Co-chairs: Bruce Agnew, Director, Cascadia Center & Chuck Winder, Idaho State Senate Idaho Trucking Initiative

● Jerry Whitehead, Chairman, Idaho Department of Transportation

(Invited)

Rail Safety and Capacity

Status of Industry Initiatives for Rail Capacity Issues, Policies

and Availability

● Andrew Johnsen, Assistant VP of Community Affairs,

BNSF

● David Miller, Assistant Vice-President for Government

Affairs, CN

● Thomas Walsh, President, Montana Rail Link

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Oil Tank Car Regulatory Status and Future Capacity Shortfalls

What are the challenges and processes for increasing oil car safety?

What does the law say? What is the status of current laws or oil tank car

regulations and other regulatory concerns and issue?

● Laureen Kinney, Assistant Deputy Minister for Safety and

Security, Transport Canada

● Kenneth Holgard, Hazardous Materials Specialist, Federal

Railroad Administration, Region 8

● Jack Isselmann, Senior Vice President External Affairs and

Programs, The Greenbrier Companies

Economic Impact of Railways

● Phillip Romero, University of Oregon

Discussion including Legislative Response

Moderated by: Phillip Romero

Session 3 - Monday Morning

Workforce Development - Dunraven/Obsidian Co-chairs: Senator Maralyn Chase, Washington; Shawna Argue, Former President of APEGS Ways education is influencing the regional economy and identifying workforce development opportunities that can enhance, attract or create more businesses. Best practices from the Washington State Centers of Excellence

● Mary Kaye Bredeson, Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing

● Shana Peschek, Director, Construction Center of Excellence Challenges and opportunities for professional license mobility in the region.

● Kim Allen, FEC, P.Eng., MBA, Chief Executive Officer. Engineers Canada

● Pam Schwann, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Association of Mining (invited)

Session 4 - Monday Morning

Invasive Species - Gibbon/Lamar Co-chairs: Oregon State Senator Arnie Roblan & Dr. Mark Sytsma,Vice President for Research, Portland State University

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Session 5 - Monday Morning

Preventing the Spread of Invasive Zebra and Quagga Mussels into the PNWER Region A Regional Framework to Prevent the Spread of Zebra and Quagga Mussels into the Pacific Northwest: An update on the PNWER Regional Plan for coordination against the spread of invasive mussels

● Lisa DeBruyckere, Creative Resource Strategies Update on Regional Legislation and Current Gaps in Legislation

● United States - Stephen Phillips, Senior Program Manager, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (Invited)

● Canada – Kate Wilson, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Fish & Wildlife Policy, Alberta Environment & Sustainable Resource Development (Invited)

Discussion: Implementing the Regional Framework What will it take to fulfill the recommendations of the framework? How can Canada be better integrated into this plan? What resources are available? What can be done with the resources that already exist? (25 minutes) Moderated by Lisa DeBruyckere Innovations in Inspection and Control: Mussel Sniffing Dogs

● Cindy Sawchuck, Strategic Advisor, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (Invited)

Easing Action: A Perspective from Jurisdictions that have Addressed Mussel Infestations

● Jeff Forester, Executive Director of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates

Disaster Resilience & Cyber Security Drones, Body Cameras & the Law This session will explore the efforts of the legislative and judicial systems to adjust privacy concepts to the "digital/metadata" age of communications. New technology solutions are being rapidly fielded. This session will explore the potential consequences of these developments on the need for use of UAVs [drones], body cameras, ALPRs [automated license plate readers] and other data collection technologies to be accompanied by laws and policies addressing privacy. An interactive workshop aimed at developing the outlines of such policies will be incorporated.

● John Gordnier, Consultant, Practical Solutions Intelligence Law Emerging Threats in Cyber Security Federal, State, and Private Sector partners discuss their strategy to

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foster partnerships for information sharing on the dynamic threat picture of cybersecurity. What information sharing mechanism is working best in their respective discipline? Where are the gaps when it comes to the cyber threat mitigation and where can the process be improved? The panel welcomes your questions and input to the discussion to help prevent the next cyber-attack on a business or infrastructure system.

● Randy Middlebrook, DHS - Moderator ● Wendy Friedrich, DHS ● Brad Richy, Idaho Homeland Security ● Nathan Shoop, Zoot Enterprises

12:15pm - 2:15pm Keynote Luncheon -

Featuring the Honourable Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana

2:30pm - 5:30pm Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

Energy, Market Access, Agriculture, Invasive Species, Arctic Caucus, &

Forestry

Session I-Monday

Morning

Energy - Talus Co-chairs: Montana State Senator Cliff Larsen & Gary Weilinger, Vice President, Spectra Energy The Future of Coal

● Greg Schnacke, Denbury – CCS and enhanced oil recovery ● Mike Monea, President, Carbon Capture and Storage

Initiatives, SaskPower – Boundary Dam Communicating with the public. “How to connect energy infrastructure with core values?”

● Peter MacConnachie, Senior Sustainability Manager, Suncor Energy (invited)

Clean Power Plan

● Tim Baker, Montana – Challenges and Opportunities for Montana

Transmission Panel

● Lessons Learned from MATL and Attempts to Connect to the

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Larger Regional Grid ● Efforts to Improve Transmission Siting through Rapid Toolkit for

Transmission Siting ● Overview of Renewable Resources Unable to get to Load

because of Transmission Constraints ○ Chris Scalari, WGA - WGS’s efforts to improve

transmission siting through RAPID Toolkit for transmission siting

○ Chris Hodge, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, NaturEner USA and Canada (Overview of renewable resources unable to get to load because of Transmission constraints)

Session 2 - Monday

Afternoon

Market Access - Mammoth

Co-chairs: Scott Rudderham, Senior VP, Operations, Cantopex Ltd. &

Review of transportation bottlenecks and their impacts on the

economy.

● Pipelines

● Terminals

1. SSA Marine - Joe Ritzman

2. Millennium - Wendy Hutchinson

3. Proposed - Crow Tribe

● Ports

Session 3 - Monday

Afternoon

Agriculture - Huntly Lodge Dining

Co-chairs: Patrick J. Kole, Vice President, Legal & Government Affairs, Idaho Potato Commission & Herb Cox, MLA Saskatchewan

Regional Transportation Challenges Impacting Agriculture Markets Overview of regional transportation issues impacting the agriculture sector. (rail capacity, port capacity, trucking issues, port slow down) What is the economic impact and how can we better coordinate collectively to accommodate increasing demand? What opportunities exist to better coordinate?

● Leslie Blakey, Executive Director, Coalition for America’s Gateways and Corridors

● John Youngberg, Executive Vice President, Montana Farm Bureau Federation

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● Hon. Lyle Stewart, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture Cross-Border Harmonization How the US and Canada are organized in public and private sector efforts to provide for research, market development and promotion programs. For instance, Canada and the US are undertaking reviews of food safety regulations, are there opportunities for alignment?

● Kim Falcon, Department Chief, Montana Department of Agriculture

● Keith Mussar, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, I.E.Canada Social License Issues Impacting the Agriculture Sector Many new standards have arisen within the agriculture sector that are not government mandated. How do these new standards affect consumers, producers and retailers? These include; GMO labeling, humane certifications, animal welfare rating, responsibly grown, etc. How are these standards created and enforced? How are these changing the way producers and retailers do business? How do these impact the way consumers shop?

● Shelley Jones, Manager, Agriculture Awareness, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

● Other Speakers TBC

Session 4 - Monday

Afternoon

Invasive Species - Continued from morning session, Gibbon/Lamar

Co-chairs: Oregon State Senator Arnie Roblan & Dr. Mark Sytsma, Vice

President for Research, Portland State University

Emerging Concerns and Best Practices for Coordinated Response

● Emerald Ash Borer - Dr. Laurie Kerzicnik, Insect Diagnostician and Assistant IPM Specialist, Montana State University

● Pike ● Crayfish

Examples of Coordinated Response

● Coordinated response in Montana to Eurasian waterfoil, curlyleaf pondweed, and flowering rush

● Biocontrol efforts on flowering rush – Jennifer Andreas, Director, Integrated Weed Control Program, Washington State University

Working Session: Enhancing Communication Among Existing Regional Invasive Species Partnerships

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Session 5 - Monday

Afternoon

This facilitated working session will provide an opportunity for stakeholders from throughout the region to discuss how the region can advance communication among existing invasive species groups, from state and provincial invasive plant and species councils, to the Columbia River Basin, and Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Forestry - Dunraven/Obsidian

Co-chairs: Tom Partin, President, American Forest Resource Council,

Montana State Senator Chas Vincent

Keynote speech

● Robert Bonnie, USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and

Environment, on federal forest policy, including funding for fire

fighting.

Marketing through Technology and Policy

Advancing the use of timber products in tall buildings by exploring new

technology in engineered wood products. Looking at ways to align

building codes in the region to allow the construction of taller

wood-framed buildings.

● Dr. Thomas Maness, Dean of the College of Forestry, Oregon

State University

Panel discussion: Innovative Approaches to Forest Management

Report on Montana’s Master Stewardship Agreement between the state

Department of Natural Resources and Conversation and the U.S. Forest

Service. The agreement has helped management of forests for

commercial purposes, fire protection, habitat improvement and forest

health.

● Montana State Forester Bob Harrington

Review of the Wyoming Governor’s Task Force on Forests, a diverse

group which recently studied the benefits forests provide and considered

new response strategies and recommendations for active and passive

management to challenges such as bark beetle infestation, drought,

highly destructive wildfires, invasive species and increased residential

development. The task force reached consensus on 12 major

recommendations designed to inform and guide the Wyoming governor

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in decision making and policy implementation.

● Jessica Crowder, policy advisor, Office of the Governor Matt

Mead

Overview of collaborative forest management practices between state

and federal agencies in Oregon to reduce wildfire threats and

accomplish other shared objectives.

● Chad Davis, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of

Forestry

Update on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. The

program leverages local, national and private resources to restore

forests, reduce wildfire management costs and improve habitats while

supporting rural economies.

● Russ Hoeflich, The Nature Conservancy

Discussion

Arctic Caucus - Gibbon

Co-Chairs: Senator Lesil McGuire, Rep. Bob Herron, Alaska; Minister

Stacey Hassard, Yukon; Minister David Ramsay, NWT

Working Session on Arctic Transportation Systems and discussion on

North American Arctic Leadership Roundshow

6:00pm - 8:00pm Reception - Peaks Pavilion

Hosted by Imperial Oil

9:00pm Hospitality Suite

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Tuesday, July 14

7:00am - 5:00pm Registration - Big Sky Resort

7:30am - 9:00am Keynote Breakfast featuring His Excellency Bruce Heyman, U.S.

Ambassador to Canada

9:15am - 12:15pm Concurrent Morning Sessions

Energy & Environment, Mining, Border Issues, Water Policy &

Cross-border Livestock Health I

Session I - Tuesday

Morning

Energy & Environment - Talus

Co-chair: Paul Manson, President and CEO of Sea Breeze Power Corp.

Roadmap to Resilient, NetZero Buildings in the Pacific Northwest

Energy efficiency encourages jobs, affordability, competitiveness and

resiliency throughout the Pacific Northwest. To address the challenges

of energy affordability, sustainability, climate adaptation, and economic

development, PNWER is developing a Roadmap to Resilient, NetZero

Buildings and Deep Energy Retrofits by 2030.

● Introduction to energy efficiency, netzero construction & deep

retrofits

○ Benefits of energy efficiency

○ Explanation of netzero construction and deep retrofits

● Progress report on White Paper for Roadmap

○ Brief overview of 16 case studies

● Legislative Leads and Netzero Networks of key stakeholders

Our stakeholder network and steering committee leverages the deep

knowledge, expertise, and innovation of our region to help identify and

develop the strategies appropriate for their jurisdictions, including, but

not limited to, providing input on education initiatives, tax policy,

standards, programs, and other market-driven solutions.

Who should be included in our network? How do we most effectively

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Session 2 - Tuesday

Morning

leverage their expertise?

● Comprehensive energy bill is expected from the United States

Senate this summer

○ What energy efficiency policies would be beneficial to

the region?

Next Steps

PNWER: Utility of the Future

Panel discussion on tools for policy makers, regulators, utilities to

address distributive generation energy resource planning

Speakers

● Dr. Ron Melton, Director of the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid

Demonstration project, PNNL

● Ken Nichols, Principal, EQL ENERGY

Mining - Mammoth 1

Co-chairs:, Alaska State Senator John Coghill and Tammy Johnson, Executive Director, Montana Mining Association

● Introductions – Co-Chairs

● Best practices in Legislating and regulations in Mining Safety for tailings ponds and overview of S.409 revise metal mine laws in Montana

○ Honorable Byron Mallott, Lt. Governor of Alaska ○ Honourable Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines,

Government of British Columbia (invited) ○ Tammy Johnson, Montana Mining Association - ○ Private Sector Speaker - TBD

● Discussion on how jurisdictions could move forward on tailings

pond regulations

● Next Steps and Working Group Action Items

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Border Issues - Mammoth 2

Co-chairs: Senator John Brenden, Montana & Laurie Trautman, Border Policy Research Institute Where are we in the Beyond the Border Process? On February 4, 2011, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper announced the United States-Canada joint declaration, Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness. This announcement established a clear vision and specific agreed upon principles to guide this ground breaking process. Using the original principles from the declaration as a guide, how do we rate the implementation of the Action Plan? Where does it fall short? What still is lacking? Where does this process go over the next 18 months? Update on Pre-Clearance Task Force At the PNWER Winter meeting in Seattle, a Pre-Clearance Task Force was established to provide specific feedback and input to CBSA and CBP regarding the implementation process of the pending global pre-clearance agreement. What recommendations have been provided and what is the status of the implementation of the agreement?

● Rob Eaton, Amtrak Pacific Northwest Border Solutions Council PNWER is developing framework to create a collaborative process for state, provincial, and local community leadership from the public, private, Tribal/First Nations, civic, and philanthropic sectors to come together and work for consensus based solutions to complex public policy and resource issues in the Pacific Northwest. How can we leverage PNWER’s 25 year history of bringing together public and private sector leaders to craft real solutions?

● Barry Penner, former BC Attorney General and Environment Minister

Case Study on a specific Border Issue – In the past, farmers along the border in Montana have been able to place orders for repair parts and send a local rep across the border to pick up multiple orders in Saskatchwan and return to Montana to distribute the local orders to neighbors. This is no longer possible. How can we work with federal border agencies to find a practical solution?

● Sara Swanson Partridge, Highline Farm Equipment (invited)

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Borders in Globalization (BIG) BIG is an international partnership of academics and practitioners in border studies, governance and management collaborating on a range of research agendas to formulate policy recommendations related to borders. Research has begun examining several specific areas including labor migration, environmental management, and security frameworks.

● Laurie Trautman, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University

Inland Border Issues impacting Alberta and Montana As part of the broader BIG project, detailed work has been done to assess the nature of flows across the BC-Alberta border, exploring recent trends in the movement of labor, goods, and capital. What are the specific policy recommendations to address these issues impacting inland northwest borders? What is being overlooked that demands investigation?

● Geoffrey Hale, University of Lethbridge Action Items Discussion

Session 4 - Tuesday

Morning

Water Policy - Gibbon/Lamar

Co-chairs: Senator Jim Honeyford, Washington State Senate & David Hill, Centres and Institutes and Research Advocacy (CIRA) University of Lethbridge Water Supply-Water Storage-Adaptation

Securing Water for Agricultural Production

● Tim Davis, Administrator, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

Developing new levels of partnership and collaboration of water storage facilities throughout the region

● Megan Vanham, Project Manager, Alberta WaterSmart Identifying new funding sources to support water infrastructure

● Derek Sandison, Office of the Columbia River, Washington Department of Ecology

Economic Impact (Value) of Water

● Spencer Cohen, Senior Economist Community Attributes, Inc ● US EPA Speaker ● PERC Speaker

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Session 5 - Tuesday

Morning

Water Compacts: How to Protect Water in States and Provinces Q&A Session Cross-Border Livestock Health Session I- Dunraven/Obsidian

Co-chairs: Dr. Marty Zaluski, Montana State Veterinarian & Dr. Larry

Delver, Alberta Beef Producers

● Changing Patterns of the Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Virus

● US Policy on VS control - USDA

● Canadian Policy on VS control - CFIA

● VS Policy – Discussion

12:30pm - 1:45pm Keynote Luncheon

2:00pm - 5:30pm Policy Tour - All delegates are invited to join a complementary policy tour of local area industry and attractions. In the registration process, select your first choice. All tours will meet at the Evening Reception. If you are not participating on tour, secure your bus to MOR during registration.

Innovation: Bozeman’s Hi-Tech Industry Cluster & MSU’s Research Success Agriculture: Developing Agriculture from Seed to Table Craft Malting, Distilling, and Brewing Tourism: Economics of National Park Tourism Trade and Economic Development: Recreation Manufacturing Exploring Water Policy in a Multi-issue Watershed

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Museum of the Rockies Reception - hosted by Montana State

University. Transportation to Bozeman provided from Big Sky Resort

and policy tour locations

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite

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Wednesday, July 15

7:00am - 5:00pm Registration - Big Sky Resort

7:30am - 9:00am Keynote Breakfast featuring Sam Schulhofer-Wohl, Senior Vice

President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis

9:15am - 12:15pm Concurrent Morning Sessions

Cross-border Livestock Health II, Trade & Economic Development,

Tourism, Arctic Caucus, Higher Education & Innovation

10:30am - 12:00pm Executive Committee

Session I - Wednesday

Morning

Trade & Economic Development - Talus

Co-chairs: Dan Ashton, MLA, British Columbia & Webb Brown,

President/CEO, Montana Chamber of Commerce

Private sector led state business planning initiatives; what can we learn from each other?

● David Giuliani, Board Chair and Co-Founder of the

Washington Business Alliance

● Greg Gianforte, founder of the Bozeman Technology

Incubator

● Canadian rep (TBD)

Plan Washington Metrics Explorer - Tool for discussion

Discussion: 1. How has private sector participated in your statewide planning

effort?

2. How do you engage state/federal/local elected officials?

3. What are your top 3 goals, and how will you measure success?

4. What are common elements that go beyond your state?

New Innovations and Opportunities in Attracting Capital to

Regional Economic Development Strategies

● Christian Haeuselmann, Chair, Global Cleantech Cluster

Association, San Diego (Invited)

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Session 2 - Wednesday

Morning

Discussion:

1. Briefly describe your initiative

2. How has your program been successful and how do you

measure success?

3. What opportunities do you see in this region to collaborate?

Side Event: 2 hour follow-up meeting on innovative financing and

discussion with presenters

Tourism - Mammoth 1

Co-chairs: Dave Cowen, General Manager of Butchart Gardens & Meg O’Leary, Director, Montana Department of Commerce Introduction Opportunities to market winter tourism in the region. The economic impact of tourism in the region.

● Taylor Middleton, General Manager, Big Sky Resort Update on past PNWER Tourism Progress Norpass, First Nations Tourism, Sichuan Visa.

● Dave Cowen, General Manager of Butchart Garden Panel discussion: Passenger rail tourism in the PNWER region Explore opportunities to expand rail tourism across the PNWER region and improve connections with other means of transportation. Examples of flourishing rail tourism programs and how they were built. Challenges to growing and maintaining rail tourism.

● Alroy Chan, Director, Corporate Development, Rocky Mountaineer

Preclearance and its potential effect on tourism Update on the US-Canada preclearance agreement requirements for facilities and progress of the agreement as it moves through Canadian and US legislatures prior to implementation

● Dave Cowen, General Manager of Butchart Garden ● Bruce Agnew, Director, Cascadia Center

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Session 3 - Wednesday

Morning

Discussion: Leveraging tourism marketing in the PNWER region How can PNWER can leverage other tourism promotions and initiatives in the region?

● Trina Mousseau, Tourism Victoria ● Paul Nursey, Tourism Victoria ● Glenniss Indreland, Brand Manager, Big Sky

Marine tourism Showcasing different methods of marine tourism, their economic impact and examples of successful advocacy work with elected officials.

Cross-Border Livestock Health II - Dunraven/Obsidian

Co-chairs: Dr. Marty Zaluski – Montana State Veterinarian &

Dr. Larry Delver – Alberta Beef Producer

Avian Influenza – Wildlife Reservoirs

Avian Influenza – Minimizing Trade Restrictions

Session 4 - Wednesday

Morning

Higher Education & Innovation - Lamar

Co-chair: Waded Cruzado, President, Montana State University

“Using Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Make a Difference”

Technology Transfer: Key way universities impact the economies of

our regions

● Jane Muir, Past President of the Associate of University

Technology Managers

Executive Committee Meeting - starts at 10:30 am

12:30pm - 2:15 pm Keynote Luncheon

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Working Group Afternoon Sessions

Cross-border Livestock Health III, Transportation II: P3 Private Public

Partnerships

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2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting - Gibbon

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Policy Tours:

Beehive Basin Hike - resort clusters and expanded economies

Whitewater Rafting

Open Space Fishing

Session I- Wednesday

Afternoon

Session 2 - Wednesday

Afternoon

Cross-Border Livestock Health III - Dunraven/Obsidian

Co-chairs: Dr. Marty Zaluski, Montana State Veterinarian & Dr. Larry

Delver, Alberta Beef Producers

● CFIA Import Permit Delays – effect on US and Canada

livestock producers

● Update on Veterinary Export Health Certification System

(VEHCS) - Dr. Larry Schuler – USDA/APHIS (invited)

● Update on Electronic Exchange of Export Certificates (EEEC)

Pilot - Dr. Aman Bath – CFIA (invited)

2015 Action Items Discussion/Closing Comments

Transportation II: Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)

Co-chairs: Sen. Chuck Winder, Idaho and Bruce Agnew, Cascadia

Center

This session will provide an informative introduction to Public-Private

Partnerships (P3s), share case studies of successful partnerships, and

explore how P3s can benefit infrastructure development throughout

the PNWER region.

A Primer on Public Private Partnerships

● Mark Romeoff, President and CEO, The Canadian Council for

Public-Private Partnerships

The P3 Experience: Perspectives on the Benefits and

Implementation of Public Private Partnerships

Case Study: Transportation

Case Study: Water

● Rick Adcock – MWH Infrastructure Development, Inc.

Legislative Roundtable

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Are states considering P3s? How does this fit with the current

financing models? What lessons can be taken from Canada’s success

with P3s?

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Engineering and Geoscience Regulators Reception featuring His

Excellency Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to the United States,

hosted by APEGS and APEGBC

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite

Thursday, July 16

8:00am Optional Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 5:00 pm Montana Energy Policy Tour

● The group will leave Big Sky on Thursday afternoon

● Participants will overnight in Billings before departing Friday

morning to Spring Creek Mine for an all-day tour of Cloud Peak

Energy’s coal operation

● The Group will return late on Friday night and participants

should plan to depart from the Billings Logan International

Airport on Saturday, July 18th.

● Register online, space is limited

9:00 am - 5:00 pm Day Trip to Yellowstone National Park

● Visit the breathtaking Old Faithful, cross the Continental Divide,

and enjoy amazing wildlife. Register early; more information

online.

● Plan on departing from Big Sky on Friday.

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