Following is the agenda for the Big Sugar Summit #2 distributed by Sierra Club:
AGENDA (Tentative)
WINNER & LOSERS (FOR NOW) 9:00 AM
BIG SUGAR IS THE ONLY WINNER
FRANK JACKALONE, Sierra Club
SOUTH FLORIDIANS
• Kina Philips, RESIDENT OF SOUTH Bay , FL • Captain Mike Conner, Bullsugar.org
• TBD
EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM
Charles J. Kropke, Tropic Moon Holdings
CONSUMERS & TAXPAYERS
Mary Barley, Everglades Trust
HOW DO WE WIN?
Mary Barley, Everglades Trust
BREAK
MORNING BREAKOUTS: THE PATH FORWARD
SEE HOTEL FLOOR PLAN FOR BREAKOUT ROOM LOCATION
Stop Sugar Field Burning: Forum I (Mezzanine)
• PATRICK FERGUSON, SIERRA CLUB • DAVID GUEST, ATTORNEY • BRITTANY INGRAM, RESIDENT OF BELLE GLADE, FL • JAMES STORMER, RETIRED, PALM BEACH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
St. Lucie Estuary: Forum II (Mezzanine)
• SARAH HEARD, MARTIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER • MARK PERRY, FLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY • CAPTAIN MIKE CONNER, BULLSUGAR.ORG • MARTY BAUM, INDIAN RIVERKEEPER
Caloosahatchee Estuary: Plaza I (Mezzanine)
• RAY JUDAH, LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER 1982—2012
• Jennifer Hecker, Conservancy of Southwest Florida
• JOHN CAPECE, PH. D., Caloosahatchee Riverwatch
Everglades National Park/Florida Bay: Plaza II (Mezzanine)
• JON ULLMAN, SIERRA CLUB • CARA CAPP, NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION • ERIC EIKENBERG, EVERGLADES FOUNDATION • CAPTAIN STEVE FRIEDMAN, FLORIDA BAY FOREVER
Political Influence state/local level: Ballroom
• FRANK JACKALONE, SIERRA CLUB • MARK S. PAFFORD, FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE 2008—PRESENT • KIMBERLY MITCHELL, EVERGLADES TRUST • KENAN SIEGAL, BULLSUGAR.ORG • S. CURTIS KISER, FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE 1972—1982
Federal Sugar Program: Pavilion Room (Mezzanine)
• Pamela S. Goodman, Florida State League of Women Voters
• Cory Martin, American Bakers Association
• Francis B. Smith, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Economic Future of The EAA: Bronze (Mezzanine)
• Thomas Hawkins, 1000 Friends of Florida
• Charles J. Kropke, Tropic Moon Holdings
• Ralph Bianculli Jr., Emerald Brand
• John Lambie, Florida House Institute
• Karson Turner, Hendry County Commissioner
Health Impacts: Embassy Room (Mezzanine)
• Wolfram Alderson, Institute For Responsible Nutrition
• Alisa Coe, Earthjustice
• Bradley Marshall, Earthjustice
• Larry E. Brand, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
LUNCH
KEYNOTE: Environmental & Economic Justice: Leslie Fields, Director of
Environmental Justice & Community Partnerships Program, Sierra Club
AFTERNOON BREAKOUTS: THE PATH FORWARD
Stop Sugar Field Burning: Forum I (Mezzanine)
St. Lucie Estuary: Forum II (Mezzanine)
Caloosahatchee Estuary: Plaza I (Mezzanine)
Everglades National Park/Florida Bay: Plaza II (Mezzanine)
Political Influence state/local level: Ballroom
Federal Sugar Program: Pavilion Room (Mezzanine)
Economic Future of The EAA: Bronze (Mezzanine)
Health Impacts: Embassy Room (Mezzanine)
COFFEE BREAK
OPEN MICROPHONE
BRINGING IT HOME
• ACTION/ORGANIZING TEAMS
• WORKING GROUPS
• PETITION & LETTER DRIVES
• SOCIAL MEDIA
ADJOURN: 5:00 PM