Keynote speaker

• Michelle Colley, Acclimatise

Panel 1: Climate Change Adaptation Science - Current Knowledge

• Overview of the Atlantic Chapter of the National Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation - From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 -- Liette Vasseur, Laurentian University and Norm Catto, Memorial University
  
• Climate change impacts and adaptation within Atlantic Region's coastal zones -- Don Forbes, Natural Resources Canada
  
• A regional approach reducing vulnerability of Eastern Quebec Coastal Communities to Climate Change -- Jean-Pierre Savard, OURANOS

Luncheon speaker

• The Urgency to adapt to climate Change: the insurance industry's perspective, Robert Tremblay, Director, Road Safety and Special Projects,
• New programming to advance climate change adaptation decision-making, Carrie Spencer, Manager, Regional Climate Change Adaptation Programming Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Division, Natural Resources Canada

• Le Goulet climate change report -- Gilles Martin and Omer Chouinard, Université de Moncton
  
• Emergency preparedness and health issues related to climate change in Cap-Pele and area -- Marielou Verge, Health Canada (Montreal)
  
• Economic impacts of sea-level rise in Shediac -- Lisa Fougère, Environment Canada (Dartmouth)
  
• Planning for Climate Change in Coastal Regions of Tantramar, NB: Risks and Recommendations -- Sabrina Hood, Dalhousie University Planning School

Day 2 (Friday, May 9, 2008)

Keynote Address

• Valerie Chort, Deloitte and Touche

Panel 3: Socio-Economic Perspective - Inland waters -

• Risks, Vulnerabilities and Adaptation-City of Fredericton -- Mike Riley, Riley Environmental and Shawn Dalton, University of New Brunswick
  
• Wetlands: Economic and Social impacts of changing wetlands - Cynthia Edwards, Ducks Unlimited Canada
  
• Groundwater Risks and vulnerabilities to groundwater systems -- Yves Michaud, Geological Survey of Canada
  
• Challenges for Water Resources Adaptation -- Amir Ali Khan, Newfoundland and Labrador

Panel 4: Socio-Economic Perspective - Infrastructure

• Affects of Climate Change on Stormwater Management -- Hans Arisz, M.Sc.E., P.Eng. Hydro-Com Technologies, a division of R.V. Anderson Associates Limited
  
• Halifax's LiDAR project -- Roger Wells, Regional Municipality of Halifax
  
• Protecting existing coastal infrastructure from damage due to climate change -- Jody MacLeod, CBCL Engineering Consultants Ltd., PEI
  
• Placentia Bay project -- Tammy Keats, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment