THURSDAY, MARCH 1
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:15 p.m. Formal Dinner
6:40 p.m. Introduction by Geoffrey Shields, President and Dean, Vermont Law School
6:50 p.m. Special Functions of Promoting Public Participation in Environmental Protection in Aiding Pollution Victims
Keynote Speaker:
Professor Wang Canfa, Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing and Director of the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV)
8:00 p.m. Closing Remarks by Lauren Whitley, VJEL Editor-in-Chief
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00 a.m. Introduction by Geoffrey Shields, President and Dean, Vermont Law School
9:10 a.m. An Introduction to Law in China
Keynote Speaker:
Professor Jerome A. Cohen, Professor at New York University School of Law, Of Counsel in the international law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP and Senior Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
9:55 a.m. Energy: China's Current Status and Future Outlook
Speakers:
Mark Levine, Director of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Frederick Weston, Director of the Regulatory Assistance Project
Mingde Cao, Professor, Southwest University of Political Science and Law and Director of the Environmental Law Center of Western China
11:10 a.m. Break
11:25 a.m. Environmental Challenges Facing Rural Areas in the Process of Industrialization
Speaker:
Professor Li Zhiping, Professor of Law at Sun Yat-sen University and Director of the Environmental Law Clinic at the Law School of Sun Yat-sen University
12:15 p.m. Lunch (provided)
12:45 p.m. The International Silk Road: Engaging Domestic Efforts to Protect China's Environment
Speakers:
Wang Canfa, Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing and Director of the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV)
Margret Kim, Public Adviser, California Energy Commission
Patti Goldman, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice
Alex Wang, Attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Beijing and Director of the China Environmental Law Project
2:10 p.m. Regulating China's Water Resources: Discussing Government, Business, & Community Perspectives, Concerns, & Responsibilities
Speakers:
Marcia Mulkey, Director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Enforcement Training Institute Division
Dr. Irene Klaver, Associate Professor, University of North Texas, Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, and Director of the Philosophy of Water Issues Program
Adam Briggs, Associate, Godfrey & Kahn
3:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
