When
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 6:00 PM EDT-to-
Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 3:00 PM EDT
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Pamela Kesling, Business Development ManagerSpilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
304.720.4065
pkesling@spilmanlaw.com
Significant political changes inevitably lead to significant regulatory changes. What will Trump administration policies mean for your company? What changes are on the horizon at the state level? At Spilman's annual Environmental Forum, local, state and national leaders in the environmental policy arena come together to discuss crucial regulatory and legal issues affecting you.
At this year's Forum, a dinner keynote will be delivered Wednesday evening by Sen. Joe Manchin. Additional leaders from West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. will discuss a wide variety of issues, including
- Energy and Transport Issues,
- Environmental Trading,
- Litigation Traps,
- Legislative Updates, and
- Hot Topics, such as TENORM, WOTUS, ASTs, PR and more!
This event is ideal for business owners, c-level executives, general counsel, and environmental, health & safety managers within the manufacturing, chemical and energy industries.
This course has been approved by the West Virginia State Bar for 6.30 MCLE credits, including 1.20 ethics credits, and by the Pennsylvania CLE Board for 5.0 CLE credits.
See below for complete agenda.
AGENDA
Wednesday, April 12
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Sen. Joe Manchin
Thursday, April 13
8:00 a.m.
Registration
8:30 a.m.
Fight or Flight: The Capability of Drones and How They Can Impact Your Business
Michael J. Basile, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | David Boland, Skyveyor | Rebecca McPhail, West Virginia Manufacturers Association
This session will demonstrate the capabilities of drones while exploring new statutory limits on their use.
9:00 a.m.
How Green Should You Go? Renewable Energy's Impact of Grid Stability and Ratepayers
Robert W. Bradish, American Electric Power | Victus Rose, Constellium-Ravenswood | Derrick Price Williamson, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Is there a limit to the amount of renewable energy that can be placed upon the grid? Is renewable energy a viable economic competitor of fossil fuels and nuclear energy without subsidies or tax credits? In this presentation, we will discuss the viability of renewable energy in light of electric grid balancing infirmities and the cost consequences for ratepayers.
10:00 a.m.
Buying Power: The Art of Carbon Trading
William M. Herlihy, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | Thomas Johnston, Skelly & Loy, Inc. | Nathan Ober, Civil & Environmental Consultants
Carbon trading options, carbon credits, land bank mitigation, wetlands mitigation and other exchanges and swapping available to natural resource owners and holders.
10:45 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.
Catalyst for Change: The Pennsylvania and Ohio Crackers
Matthew Cybulski, JobsOhio | William P. "Pat" Getty, Benedum Foundation | H. Wood Thrasher, W.Va. Secretary of Commerce
This session will provide an update on the Pennsylvania and Ohio ethane crackers, possible impediments to the projects and prospects for dealing with liquids moving in and out of the region.
12:00 noon
Luncheon w/Table Topics
Luncheon Speaker: Austin Caperton, W.Va. Dept. of Environmental Protection
1:00 p.m.
Hot Topics Panel
Mark D. Clark, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | James D. Elliott, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | Matthew P. Heiskell, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | Nicholas S. Preservati, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | John C. Wilkinson, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Topics may include aboveground storage tanks, TENORM, nuisance lawsuits, PR for pipelines, WOTUS, Next Generation--new administration crystal ball.
2:00 p.m.
When Social (Media) Isn't Friendly: Best Practices for Responding to and Managing Social Media Attacks on Your Company or Products
Matthew D. Haydo, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | Beri Fox, Marble King | Laura Martin, W.Va. American Water
Over the last decade, the increasing prevalence of social media "outrage culture," and technology's ability to spread ideas quickly and virally, has made businesses much more vulnerable to negative fallout from amateur "investigations" and attacks on their reputation and product quality. In this session, we will discuss best practices for responding to accusations on social media and what ethical standards to uphold to best protect your company from a potential crisis.
3:00 p.m.
Adjourn
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