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About the Summit
Washington DC Environmental Industry Summit VIII, November 17-18, 2022
Produced by EBI Inc. and chaired by Andy Paterson
Hosted by Hunton Andrews Kurth at HAK’s Washington Circle office in Washington DC
EBI’s annual DC event is a Policy & Politics Summit that delivers an insider’s perspective on agencies, policy directives, programs, bills on the Hill and the upcoming budget for the next fiscal years and beyond.
This year, EBI’s Politics & Policy Summit will focus on the 2022 election outcome, its implications, and the impact it will have on the environmental industry, energy transition, climate change and projects in energy, transportation and infrastructure.
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The impact on Congressional committee structures that control the purse strings and policy levers of the federal government
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Most likely scenarios for budget cutbacks and tax policy as the federal government recovers from recent budget ups & downs
- IIJA & IRA impacts and market potential 2023-2026
- Parties already lining up for the 2024 election
Each year 60-70 senior environmental executives have joined in this insider discussion in-person in DC, often just weeks after the election, with a focus those planning their business in federal and commercial markets.
Designed for government relations, strategic planning, federal markets and business development executives in the energy and environmental industries to meet insider and experts in DC, EBI’s Politics & Policy Summit provides an outlook on policy drivers, economic drivers, business trends, sector and political issues.
Chaired by:
EBJ’s Man-in-Washington, Andy Paterson
Featured HAK partner and panelist Frederick Eames
Produced with EBI meeting partner Hunton Andrews Kurth
2022 AGENDA
17 & 18 November 2022 at Hunton Andrews Kurth, 2200 Pennsylvania Ave, Ninth Floor
EBI Summit Approach: Decision-makers in an interactive peer-mentoring format
Roundtable interaction for 50-70 CEOs & Senior Executives [Invitation only] $995
AGENDA
Pre-Summit Seminar on the Emerging PFAS Remediation Challenge – 10 am-Noon:
— Interactive panel and roundtable discussion on PFAS: regulations, implementation scenarios, technology and project activity in remediation, wastewater and water.
Panel participants include John Simon, convener of the PFAS Expert Symposium, EBJ editor Grant Ferrier, PFAS experts from HAK and the environmental industry including: Sharon Minchak, Jacobs; Rosa Gwinn, AECOM; Paul Caprio, EA ES&T; Nikki Delude Roy, Verdantas; Elizabeth Denly, TRC; and others.
THURSDAY – 17 NOV (Noon – 8 pm): Newsmakers & Policy Landscape
Noon: Registration, Box lunch, Hunton Andrews Kurth, 2200 Pennsylvania Ave, Ninth Floor
1pm: Welcome & Overview of Agenda
Summit Co-Chairs: Andrew Paterson, EBI; Fred Eames, Hunton Andrews Kurth
ELECTION IMPACT REVIEW 2022 – Congressional Priorities for 2023-2024
Moderator: Fred Eames and HAK Experts Joe Stanko, Sean McLaughlin – Hunton Andrews Kurth
Update on impacts in Congressional Committees and possible legislative agenda from Election 2022
* Deep Dive: Peter Alexander, House Energy & Commerce Committee: Likely Agenda for 2023 – 2024
State Perspectives on Policy Priorities heading into 2023
Moderators: Andrew Paterson, EBI & Lynn Schloesser, ACEC
* NCSL Speaker on States: How results in the States will affect Environmental and Energy Priorities
* NARUC or NASEO Speaker
Infrastructure Update: The American Rescue Act 2021, Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act 2021
Briefing on how agencies are implementing the large Infrastructure bills enacted in 2021, plus IRA 2022:
# HAK Speaker on Energy Tax Credits in IRA
* DOT Speaker: How DOT is moving ahead with program funding from ARA, IIJA
* MACRO-grid Initiative with Barbara Tyran, Director – ACORE
* Outlook from EPA & CEQ on NEPA priorities for new projects
* Environmental Justice provisions
3:00pm: Networking Break
Town Hall Discussion: “The Energy Crisis spreads from Europe” – Suddenly Natural gas is back to $10
* Michael Moore – USEA leads a panel discussion
How will Climate Change Policies at State & City levels be impacted by higher fuel prices? Energy Planning: From Energy Vulnerability to Energy Security to Energy Transition
5pm: Decision-maker Viewpoint – Introduction by Fred Eames, Hunton Andrews Kurth: Special Guest on Energy & Environment arranged by HAK
5:30 – 6:00: Executive Discussion and In-Room Refreshments
6:00 – 8:00: Executive Reception with Women’s Council on Energy & the Environmen (WCEE) – Hunton Andrews Kurth atrium
FRIDAY – NOV 8 (8am to 4:00pm): Environmental & Energy Trends and Shifting Policy Priorities
8:00am — Buffet Breakfast & Networking, 2200 Penn Ave, Ninth Floor [# Speaker CONFIRMED; * invited]
8:40am-10:20am: Industry Association Panel: Outlook for 2023 – Utilities & Manufacturers
Moderators: Andrew Paterson, EBI and Lynn Schloesser, ACEC
Outlook on policy shifts on Commercial Investment and Industrial Environmental Policy
* European perspective: UK Embassy or EU Commission WDC
* Edison Electric Institute: “Higher gas prices, Now what?”
* National Assoc. of Manufacturers: Rachel Jones, Senior Director of Energy & Natural Resource Policy
* American Chemistry Council: IIJA and Infrastructure Investment
10:40: Federal Agencies – Infrastructure & Revisiting Priorities for 2023
* Outlook from ACE: Director of Environmental Programs, Army Corp of Engineers
EBI Executive Q&A on Federal Markets & Government Relations
* DOE Loan Program: Public-Private Finance for Innovative Energy Technologies – Hernan Cortez
* Private Industry Perspective on Infrastructure: Ed Mortimer, US Chamber of Commerce: Scenarios for infrastructure financing driving business for environmental, energy sectors
LUNCH: Hot Buffet, Hunton Andrews Kurth Atrium, 9th Floor
SPECIAL PRESENTATION on “The Climate Policy Deal in IRA; how did it come together?”
* HAK Fred Eames, and Senate staff
* Jeremy Harrell, Chief Strategy Officer – ClearPath
* Commentator: Sasha Mackler, Director for Energy & Climate Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
1:00 – 1:45 The Evolving Arena for Nuclear Energy in Curbing Emissions and for Urban Power Reliability
Moderator: Andrew Paterson, EBI and Jeremy Herell, US NIC & Clear Path
# The Global Landscape for New Nuclear – new drivers for deployment of SMRs, Advanced Reactors
# The Outlook for Nuclear SMRs: Grid Reliability and Emissions Reductions (Speaker from USNIC)
1:45 – 2:30: “BEFORE the First Responder” – Infrastructure, Resilience & Disaster Recovery
Panel with ACEC: Moderator Lynn Schloesser, ACEC and Andrew Paterson
Resilience Report from Mark Jones of CISA and panel of EBI Executives on Infrastructure & Resilience
2:30 – 3:30: EBI Executive Roundtable Group Discussion with Congressional Staff
Moderator: Fred Eames, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Grant Ferrier, EBJ
— Senate EPW & ENR: Elizabeth Horner
— House Energy & Commerce: Peter Spencer
CLOSING: Challenges for Environmental Industry Summit in 2023: San Diego (March 2023).
Environmental Industry Summit series: Texas (May), Seattle (July), DC (October), Boston (December)
About our Sponsor:
Hunton Andrews Kurth is a global law firm serving clients in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The firm handles transactional, litigation and regulatory matters for a diverse client base, with significant experience in retail and consumer products, energy, financial services, real estate, and privacy and cybersecurity.
