ECORISE: The Emergency – forum of City Officials 
on Rebuilding Infrastructure for a Sustainable Environment

Auspices of the Honorable Mayor
of the City of New Orleans

Welcome Session :  Introductory Comments

Introduction:
Pierre Lebovics(Video), Consul général de France à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Donna Addkison(Video), Chief Development Officer, City of New Orleans
Arnie Fielkow(Video), Council at large, City of New Orleans
Michel Thiolliere(Video) (Michel.doc), Senator, Mayor of Saint Etienne, France, representative of AMGVF & CUF

Session I:  New Orleans and Louisiana Experience - Real Life Observations and Challenges of Post-Disaster Revitalization

Moderator: Professor Isabelle Maret, University of New Orleans

Opening Remarks:
Reed Kroloff(Video), Dean of the Tulane School of Architecture    
  
Panel:
 David Anderson(Video), Vice-Chairman of the Board, First NBC Bank, New Orleans
Candice Watkins(Video), Mayor of Covington, LA
Lauren Anderson(Video), Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc
Mtumishi, St. Julien(Video), Executive Director, The Finance Authority of New Orleans
Elvin Thibodeaux(Video), Safety and Risk Manager, Cox Communications
Walter Gallas(Video), National Trust for Historic Preservation
Mark S. Davis(Video), Former Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Session II: Sharing  Experience on Policy Objectives & Recovery Practices

Moderator: Professor Elisabeth Dupont-Kerlan, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris

Opening Remarks:
Christophe Caresche(Video), Deputy Mayor of Paris

Panel:
Jacques Deveze(Video), Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense,
 Ministère de l’Ecologie et du Développement Durable, France
E. Thaddeus Pawlowski(Video), Urban Designer, Office of Emergency Management, New York City
Professor Eelco Dykstra(Video), George Washington University, Washington
Jean-Claude Louchet(Video), Directeur Général des Services, Saint Etienne
Gilbert Boldron (Video), Directeur, Mission Ville Habitat, City of Toulouse
Mike Mouton(Video), Emergency Operation Coordinator, Lafayette City Hall 

Session III: The New Orleans Experience & Reconstruction Challenges

Moderator: Professor Vijay Gopu, Tulane University

Opening Remarks:
Walter Baumy, US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans
Deborah Keller, Director, Port of New Orleans

Panel:
Tim Jackson, Chair, City Planning Commission 
Harold ‘Skip’ Paul, Director, Louisiana Transportation Research Center
Marc Roy, Chief of Staff, Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office of FEMA
Bob Sloan, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Entergy
Col (Ret) Prof. Bud Griffis, Polytechnic University, New York

Session IV: Sharing Experiences on Resiliency Level Assessment & Reconstruction Strategies

Moderator: Professor Ilan Juran, Executive Director, Urban Infrastructure Institute,   Polytechnic University

Opening Remarks:
Claude Martinand(Video),Vice Président, Conseil des Ponts et Chaussées, France

Panel:
Jacques Deveze,   Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense,
Ministère de l’Ecologie et du Développement Durable, France
Xavier Guilhou(PDF-1,PDF-2)(Video), Mission RTE-EDF, Louisiana
Randy Roach (Roach.ppt, Roach.doc) (Video), Mayor of Lake Charles 
Bernadette de Vannsay(Video), Association Française de Prévention des Catastrophes Naturelles
Thierry Le Lay(Video), Directeur général, Direction de la Prévention et de la Protection, Paris
Nicolas Camphuis(Video), Directeur CEPRI/Conseil Général du Loiret, France
Allen Eskew(Video), Director of Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Erika Lund(Video), Recovery & Mitigation Coordination
Seattle Police Department

Session V:  Inter-City Forum: Global Perspectives & International Partnerships

Moderator:Professor Vijay Gopu, Tulane University

Opening Remarks:
Tim Jackson(Video), Chair, City Planning Commission 
Michel Thiollière(Video), Senator– Mayor of Saint Etienne, France, Representing CUF & AMGVF

Panel:
David Anderson(Video), Vice-President, First NBC Bank, New Orleans
Jacques Deveze(Video), Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense,
Ministère d’Ecologie et du Développement Durable, France
Ralph Thayer(Video), Office of Recovery Management, New Orleans
Professor Elisabeth Dupont-Kerlan(Video), Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris    
Professor Shirley Laska(Video), Director, Center for Hazard Assessment Response & Technology University of New Orleans

Session VI:  Inter-City Forum: Recommendations & Next Step

Moderator:Col (Ret) Prof. Bud Griffis, Polytechnic University, New York

Opening Remarks:
Donna Addkison(Video), Chief Development Officer, City of New Orleans
Thierry Le Lay(Video), Directeur général, Direction de la Prévention et de la Protection, Paris

Panel:
Mtumishi St Julien(Video), Executive Director of the Finance Authority of New Orleans
Claude Martinand(Video), Vice Président, Conseil des Ponts et Chaussées, France  
Douglas Meffert(Video), Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research
Nicolas Camphuis(Video), Director of CEPRI
Professor Isabelle Maret(Video), University of New Orleans
François Wouts(Video), Directeur Adjoint, Ecole d’Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris

Conclusion Remarks:
Professor Ilan Juran(Video), Executive Director, Urban Infrastructure Institute, Polytechnic University
Christophe Caresche(Video), Deputy Mayor of Paris
Donna Addkison(Video), Chief Development Officer, City of New Orleans
Michel Thiollière(Video), Sénateur – Maire de Saint Etienne, Representing CUF & AMGVF
Pierre Lebovics(Video), Consul General de France a la Nouvelle Orleans