8:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center
Jonathan Lovvorn, Vice President & Chief Counsel, Animal Protection Litigation & Research, The Humane Society of the United States, and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Legislators' Roles in Animal Law
Nancy Perry, Vice President, Government Affairs, The Humane Society of the United States (Moderator)
Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.)
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
Rep. Ed Whitfeld (R-Ky.)
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Administrative Agencies' Roles in Animal Law
Rebecca Judd, Staff Attorney, The Humane Society of the United States (Moderator)
Connie Harriman-Whitfield, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Bernadette Juarez, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture
David Vladeck, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Law Enforcement Officers' Role in Animal Law
Ann Chynoweth, Senior Director, Animal Cruelty & Fighting Campaign, The Humane Society of the United States
Daniel Barnett, Chief, Criminal Division, Office of the Maryland Attorney General
Thomas Bondurant, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia
Gillian Deegan, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Botetourt County, Virginia
Thomas Farrow, Retired Special Agent, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Veterinarians' Roles in Animal Law
Paula Kislak, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (Moderator)
Holly Cheever, New York State Humane Association
Jeffrey Smith, former President, California Veterinary Medical Association
Gordon Stull, Millennium Wildlife Sciences
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
The Role of Economists in Animal Law
Jennifer Fearing, Chief Economist, The Humane Society of the United States (Moderator)
Robert P. Martin, Senior Officer, Pew Environment Group
Matthew Newman, Partner, Blue Sky Consulting
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The Role of Judges in Animal Law
Jonathan Lovvorn, Vice President & Chief Counsel, Animal Protection Litigation & Research, The Humane Society of the United States, and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Gladys Kessler, U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Lawrence E. Kahn, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of New York
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