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Thursday - November 11, 2021
A Living, Working and Growing Coast
Moderator:
Cary Dupuy, Texas Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
Speakers:
Joni Carswell, CEO and President of Texan by Nature
Dr. Jenny Pollock, Harte Research Institute
Brad Lomax, CEO and Founder of Water Street Seafood
Discuss the science behind coastal resilience and the benefits of aquaculture. Cover the important work Texan by Nature and other organizations are doing, in both the public and private sector, to ensure a resilient and vibrant Texas coast.
Friday - November 12, 2021
Welcome to the Sparkling City by the Sea
Speaker:
Paulette M. Guajardo, Mayor of Corpus Christi
Castlen Kennedy, Apache Corporation
Texas 2036
A Long and Valuable Coastline
Speaker:
Texas 2036
From the Sabine River at Texas’s border with Louisiana to the Rio Grande at the Mexican border, Texas’s coastal counties accounted for 33.4% of total Texas real gross product in 2014. What does that growth look like and what are the positive and negative impacts on the coastal community?
Oil and Water
Moderator:Toby Baker, Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Speaker:
Sean Strawbridge, CEO of Port of Corpus Christi
Jeff Pollock, Chief Strategy Officer for Port of Corpus Christi
Todd Staples, President of Texas Oil and Gas Association, speak about strategic growth and environmental considerations.
Expanding the largest energy exporter and third-largest port in the United States while considering the health of the coastal ecosystem.
Economy and the Environment
Moderator:
Drew Nelson, Clean Energy Program Officer · Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Speakers:
Dr. David Yoskowitz, Senior Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Linking the health of the coastal environment to socio-economic well-being.
Salt + Water
Moderator:
Brooke Paup, Chairwoman, Texas Water Development Board
Speakers:
Ray Allen, Director of Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
Sharlene Leurig, Chief Executive Officer Texas Water Trade
The Importance of fresh water on the Texas coast
Lunch & Local Perspectives
Speaker:
Eric Brunneman, Padre Island National Seashore Superintendent
Mayor's Talk
Moderator:
JR Trevino, Mayor of Castle Hills
Speakers:
Trey Mendez, Mayor of Brownsville
Fishing it Forward
Moderator:
Robin Riechers
Speakers:
Chuck Naiser, Fishing Guide and Founder of Flatsworthy
Greg Stunz, Director of the Harte Research Institute’s Sportfish Center at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
How the commercial and recreational fishing industry is growing and managing for the future.
Investing in a Resilient Texas Coast
Moderator:
Zach Brady, Founding partner, Brady and Hamilton and Texas Lyceum class of ‘15
Speaker:
Jim Blackburn, Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar and Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law
Recent storms have ravaged Corpus Christi and other coastal communities with forecasts predicting more frequent and damaging weather events in the future. More Texans populate our coastal cities each year and both the public and private sector continue to pursue large-scale commercial investments that threaten the value and resiliency of our wetlands, estuaries and bays.