New England Environmental Industry Summit V
2020 Date TBA
Thank you to everyone that attended the 2019 New England Environmental Summit!
2019 New England Environmental Summit Agenda
New England Environmental Industry Summit IV, Friday, December 6, 2019, One Financial Center, Boston
8:00am – 9:00am – Coffee & Networking
9:00am – 9:50 am: Politics & Policy Outlook to 2020
EBI’s federal analyst Andy Paterson leads a discussion of the politics and policy driving the environmental industry into 2020. Updates on ESG-CSR-Climate drivers in finance; Environmental and climate risk; Infrastructure funds in water, renewables and transportation; Power scenarios; and Paterson’s fearless forecast for the 2020 election.
9:50am – 10.20 am: Special Report: Achieving 80% GHG Reduction in New England by 2050
Analysis and discussion of recently completed report by Jurgen Weiss, Ph.D., Principal, The Brattle Group
10:40am – 11.45am: National & Regional Market Outlook
A regional report on market dynamics in New England and nationwide by Grant Ferrier features a summary of EBJ’s recent analysis of the environmental consulting & engineering, testing, remediation and environmental contracting segments; Results of recent EBJ research on PFAS; Climate Adaptation & Resilience markets; Air Quality markets; and Natural Resource Management.
11.45am – 12.15pm: The Dawn of the ‘PFAS Era’
Summary and discussion of EBJ research on market evolution scenarios in PFAS water treatment, remediation and public health, including federal-state regs, technology applications and the role of risk science and Technical Impracticability: Panelists include Elizabeth Denly, Program Director – PFAS Group, TRC
12:15pm – 1:15pm: Lunch
1:15pm – 2:30 pm: Achieving Strategic Growth in Today’s Competitive/Distruptive Market
Perspectives from senior executives on the opportunities and challenges of achieving strategic growth in today’s market. Topics include emerging Technology Disruptors, Digital Strategies, as well as challenges in recruiting and retaining top talent.
Moderator: Al Spiers, CEO, 2020 Environmental Group
Panelists: John Cowdery, CEO Cascade Environmental; Steve Paquette, President US Water and Environment at WSP; Julie Marcus, Director New England Region, SWCA.
3:00pm – 4:15pm: Planning for an M&A Strategy
Insights from buyers, sellers and M&A advisors on M&A trends, strategies and recommendations for successfully implementing a sell- or buy M&A process.
Moderator: Dan Spiers, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 2020 Environmental Group
Panelists: Todd Musterait, President, Ecology and Environment; Kristi Tahmasiyan, Director of M&A, Terracon; Stella Santos, VP Director of M&A, TRC
4:15pm – 4:30 pm: Wrap-Up and Q&A
2016-2018 Company Attendance
2020 Environmental Group, AECOM, Aggregate Recycling, Alpha Analytical, Apex Companies, Arcadis, Buchanan & Associates, Capaccio Environmental Engineering, Cascade Environmental, CDM Smith, CDW Consultants, Charter Contracting Company, Clairvest Group, Clean Earth, Colliers International, Compass Group, Con-Test Analytical Laboratory, EBI Consulting, Ecology & Environment, EDR, EnSafe, Environmental Business Council of New England, EnviroVantage, ERM, ESMI Companies, ESS Group, GEI Consultants, Geosyntec Consultants, Golder Associates, Green Insurance Exchange, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Hatch, Inter-fluve, J.F. Brennan Company, JMH Capital Partners, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Kleinfelder, Laboratory Data Consultants, Mabbett & Associates, McGregor & Legere, Microbac Laboratories, Miller Environmental Group, NanoVapor, Normandeau Associates, NRC, Partner Engineering and Science, Ramboll Environ, RC&D, RPS Group, RTC Partners, SAGE Environmental, Snow Phipps, Stone Environmental, Strategic Environmental Services, SumCo Eco-Contracting, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Techlaw, Terracon Consultants ,TerraTherm ,Tighe & Bond, Tradebe Environmental Services, TRC, Trinity Consultants, Vertex Companies, VHB, Weston Solutions, Woodard & Curran
About Our Sponsors
SWCA is a 100% employee-owned environmental firm that offers comprehensive environmental planning, regulatory compliance, and natural and cultural resources management services. Our expanding team of professionals combines scientific expertise with in-depth knowledge of permitting and compliance protocols to achieve technically sound, cost-effective solutions for a full spectrum of environmental projects throughout the U.S. and its territories.
Van Oppen & Co. 2 is a specialty insurance brokerage dedicated to providing insurance and risk control solutions to architect, engineering, environmental service firms and related construction firms. They work with clients that match their strength and pride themselves on providing environmental and related construction firms with cost effective, timely and comprehensive insurance and risk management.
