Hunton Andrews Kurth Conference Center
2200 Pennsylvania Ave., 9th Floor
Washington, D.C.
This event is proudly sponsored by:
About the Summit
Presented by Environmental Business International and co-hosted by Hunton Andrews Kurth, EBI’s Policy & Politics Summit will deliver an insider’s perspective on agencies, policy directives, programs, bills on the Hill and the upcoming budget for 2019-2020.
This year, EBI’s Politics & Policy Summit will focus on four different political scenarios for 2020 and the impact they could have in the environmental industries and energy projects.
- Will the House provide some budget riders for Climate Change and Urban Resilience?
- Will there be urban renewal and an increase in the number of city water projects?
- Will there be an intensified battle on EPA Regulations?
- Will there be changes on DoD funding?
- What about the future of energy and environmental initiatives?
- We will also hear our annual update from the major industry associations: NAM, EEI, ACC and NASEO.
Come join 60-80 senior environmental executives in this discussion from Thursday Nov 7 at 12pm to Friday Nov 8 at 3pm.
Designed for government relations, strategic planning, federal markets and business development executives in the energy and environmental industries, EBI’s Politics & Policy Summit provides an outlook on current policy drivers, market drivers, business trends, economic and political issues, and introduces up-to-the-minute newsmakers and key agency decision makers to an interactive audience of senior executives, association leaders and DC insiders.
AGENDA
7 & 8 November 2019 at Hunton Andrews Kurth, 2200 Pennsylvania Ave, Ninth Floor
EBI Summit Approach: Decision-makers in an interactive peer-mentoring format
Roundtable interaction for 70-80 CEOs & Senior Executives [Invitation only] $995
DRAFT AGENDA (9/8/19) * Speaker TO BE INVITED #CONFIRMED
CONTACTS:
Andrew Paterson, 571-308-5845: EBI in DC
Grant Ferrier, 619-295-7685 x15: EBI in California
Fred Eames 202-778-2245: HAK in DC
https://ebionline.org/dc-politics-policy-summit/
Special Pre-Summit PFAS Roundtable Discussion – 10 am-Noon: HAK 9th floor
Interactive Roundtable on PFAS regs, markets, technology, liability, etc. led by Grant Ferrier of Environmental Business Journal and John Simon of Remediation Journal
THURSDAY – 7 NOV (Noon – 8 pm): Newsmakers & Policy Landscape
Noon: Registration, Box lunch, Hunton Andrews Kurth, 2200 Penn Ave, Ninth Floor
Welcome & Overview of Agenda
Summit Co-Chairs: Andrew Paterson, EBI; Fred Eames, Hunton Andrews Kurth
1pm: Opening Keynoter “Town Hall Discussion”
“The Shifting Environmental Debate” – New Business Drivers from Global Banking & Finance
— Marisa Buchanan, Director of Sustainability & CSR – JPMorganChase HQ #
Overview and interactive discussion from viewpoint of a leading global bank with $2.6 Trillion in assets.
How international financing and shareholder action is increasingly driving environmental decisions.
Extended Perspectives:
Private Industry Perspective on INFRASTRUCTURE: Ed Mortimer, Chamber of Commerce #
— Scenarios for infrastructure financing driving business for environmental, energy sectors
DOE Loan Program: Public-Private Finance for Innovative Energy Technologies – Doug Schultz #
3:00 – 4:30pm: Industry Association Panel: Outlook for 2019-20 – Utilities & Manufacturers
Moderators: Andrew Paterson, EBI and Lynn Schloesser, ACEC
– Outlook on policy shifts on Commercial Investment and Industrial Environmental Policy
– National Assoc of Manufacturers: Rachel Jones, Senior Director of Energy & Natural Resource Policy #
– American Gas Association: TBD
– Int’l Liquid Terminals Assoc: “Update on the emerging landscape”, Dr. Kathryn Clay, President *
Edison Electric Institute: “Electricity Sector Upgrades”, Bill Pfister, Director – Financial Analysis #
5pm: Decision-maker Viewpoint – Introduction by Fred Eames, Hunton Andrews Kurth
– CEQ & NEPA Update Mary Neumayr, Director – CEQ *
5:15 – 6:00 pm: Executive Discussion and In-Room Refreshments with CEQ
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Special Executive Reception with WCEE – Hunton Andrews Kurth atrium
Career Networking event with Women’s Council on Energy & Environment
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; * to be invited]
8:30am – 10am OPENING PANEL on POLICY IMPACT: DIVIDED CONGRESS to 2020
Moderator: Fred Eames, Hunton Andrews Kurth & Andrew Paterson, EBI
1. Congress and the Executive Branch: What MIGHT get done, Key Committees, Federal Agencies
— Fred Eames, Joe Stanko, Sean McLaughlin – Hunton Andrews Kurth .
2. Update on Supreme Court – Energy and Clean Air Act, ACEP, State suits on EPA Rules, GHGs
— Judicial Expert: Aaron Flynn, Hunton Andrews Kurth *
10:15: Federal Agencies – Infrastructure & Revisiting Priorities for 2019-2020
– Outlook from ACE: Lara Beasley, Acting Chief of Environmental Programs, Army Corp of Engineers *
– EBI Executive Discussants, Sponsors for Q&A *
11am-12:15 State Perspectives on Policy Priorities heading into 2020
– Moderators: Andrew Paterson, EBI and Lynn Schloesser, ACEC
– Impact of 2018 Election Results and Outlook on State Priorities – NCSL *
– The South looks to 2020 on Energy & Environmental Priorities – Kim Gray, SSEB #
LUNCH, Hot Buffet, Hunton Andrews Kurth Atrium, Ninth Floor
SPECIAL PRESENTATION on Climate Change Policy Scenarios beyond 2030
Brand Townsend – Managing Director, C2ES: “Pathways to 2050: Alternative Scenarios” on Climate Change #
https://www.c2es.org/content/pathways2050/
Respondent: Dr, Andrew Light, Distinguished Senior Fellow – World Resources Institute #
Dr. Amal-Lee Amin – Director, Climate Change Finance from IDB – How are we doing? *
1:30 – 2:15 A Place for Nuclear Energy in Curbing Emissions and for Urban Power Reliability
Moderator: Andrew Paterson, EBI
– The Global Landscape for New Nuclear – new drivers for deployment of SMRs, Advanced Reactors #
— The First SMR Project, for Utah: Lenka Kollar, Director-Strategy & External Relations, NuScale #
Jay Brister, AECOM: Flyover of Nuclear D&D Market to 2040 #
2:30 – 3:30 pm : “BEFORE the First Responder” – Infrastructure, Resilience & Disaster Recovery
Panel with ACEC: Moderator Lynn Schloesser, ACEC and Grant Ferrier, EBI
— Lynn Schloesser, Director – ACEC Environmental Committee #
— Morgan O’Brien, CEO-Anterix, Resilient Telecommunications Solutions in Disaster Recovery #
3:30 – 4:30 pm : Executive Roundtable Group Discussion: with Congressional Staff
Moderator: Fred Eames, Hunton Andrews Kurth
— Senate EPW & ENR [Based on availability]
— House Energy & Commerce [Based on availability]
CLOSING: Challenges outbrief for Environmental Industry Summit in San Diego (March 2020).
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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.