Overview of the Ocean Action Plan

Moderator James Connaughton, Chairman White House Council on Environmental Quality

Advancing Our Understanding of Oceans, Coasts and Great Lakes

Moderator Kathie Olsen, Associate Director for Science White House Office of Science and Technology Panelists Margaret Leinen, Associate Director for Geosciences NSF & Co-Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology Robert Hirsch, Chair National Water Quality Monitoring Council & Associate Director of Water, USGS Tom Skinner, Vice President for Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) & Project Manager, Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies, Inc. RADM Richard West, President Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education

Enhancing Resource Use and Managing our Oceans, Coasts & Watersheds

Moderator Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget & Deputy Secretary Designee, Department of the Interior Panelists William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator Fisheries, NOAA Timothy R.E. Keeney, Co-Chair Coral Reef Task Force & Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans Jerry Enzler, Director National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center Steering Committee Lynne Hale, Director Global Marine Initiative, The Nature Conservancy & Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership National Advisory Committee

Enhancing Ocean Leadership and Coordination

Moderator Ben Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water EPA Panelists John Turner, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Environment State Department Kameran Onley, Associate Director for Environmental Policy CEQ & Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources Katherine Andrews, Director of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas Florida Department of Environmental Protection