Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit VII
Energy Transition & Environmental Markets in the Northwest in the 2020s: A Strategic Review & Executive Networking Event
Where: K&L Gates, 925 4th Ave #2900, Seattle WA
When: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 9am-4pm
Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit VIII
September 21, 2023, 9am-4 pm, hosted by K&L Gates in downtown Seattle
Presented by Environmental Business Journal and produced in partnership with Northwest Environmental Business Council and 2020 Environmental Group
Where: K&L Gates, 925 4th Ave #2900, Seattle WA
When: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 9am-4pm
(Informal networking and offsite social event follows nearby)
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00am – Coffee/Mixer
9am: Welcome & Introductions: Chair Grant Ferrier, EBJ & Host Alyssa Moir, K&L Gates
Morning Sessions & Panels:
Environmental Market Report: EBJ & executive perspective on key industry trends
Panel: Infrastructure, Climate Change & the Energy Transition
- Rebecca Maco, VP Client Services, Brown and Caldwell
- Aaron Porter, Senior Coastal Engineer, Mott MacDonald
- Richard Price, Program Manager, EA Engineering Science & Technology
Regional Policy Overview: K&L Gates partners Craig Trueblood and Alyssa Moir: Review of Climate Commitment Act, changing definitions of “waters of the US,” PFAS, CEQ’s NEPA GHG guidelines, and EPA’s EJ guidelines
PFAS Panel: Markets and Technology in Water & Remediation
- Clint Miller, Technical Development: National PFAS Initiative, TRC Companies
- Janet Knox, Senior Vice President, Mott MacDonald
- Audience participation
Lunch
Afternoon Sessions & Panels:
Strategic Growth Markets for the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada
- Al Spiers, CEO, 2020 Environmental Group (Moderator)
- Nimish Desai, CEO, SoundEarth Strategies, Inc.
- Gary Lester, CEO, EcoAnalysts
- Ryan Liebe, President, Triton Environmental (Canada)
M&A Trends in Small & Mid-Sized Deals: 2020 Environmental
- Dan Spiers, Managing Partner, 2020 Environmental Group (Moderator)
- Jason Harris, CEO, Triton Environmental
- Erich Fisher, SVP, Corporate M&A, ESA
- Keith Steele, former Partner with Sitka Technology Group recently acquired by ESA, and now VP, ESA Technology Director
- Andrew Romolo, VP, Terraphase (and recent acquisition of Robinson Nobel in Seattle WA)
- Kristi Tahmasiyan, Corporate M&A, Terracon
5-7 pm: Off-site networking event in walking distance
2022 panelists for reference
Grant Ferrier, EBJ
Ankur K. Tohan, K&L Gates
Melissa Malstrom, K&L Gates
Amanda Shellenberger, Anchor QEA
Chris Swan, TRANSEARCH International
Dan Spiers, 2020 Environmental Group
Dave Tiernan, TRC
Thom Morin, TRC (formerly EPI)
Gwen Santos, RES
Dave Meurer, RES
Andra Kidd, Verdantas
Annika Wallendahl, Geosyntec
Amy Essig Desai, CEO, Farallon Consulting
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2020 PNW Environmental Industry Summit
was a 2-hour virtual event on July 30, 2020
The 5th Annual Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit will be a virtual event co-hosted by Environmental Business International, 2020 Environmental Group and the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC).
Summary of the 2019 PNW Environmental Industry Summit
The 4th Annual Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit was held in Seattle on July 25, 2019. Co-hosted by Environmental Business International and 2020 Environmental Group, PNWEIS III was attended by over 75 environmental industry executives.
According to the latest Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) 2019 industry surveys and market research, the Pacific Northwest growth forecast for the environmental C&E industry in 2019 (6.5%) is almost double the U.S. national average (3.4%). Driving this growth are new and emerging markets such as contaminated sediments, PFAS, renewable energy, water, transportation/infrastructure, and intense real estate redevelopment driven by population relocations (from places such as California) and the tech industry.
Below are just a few of the data points from EBJ’s 2019 PNW market survey:
PNW is the #3 Growth Market for Env C&E Services in the U.S. (with Southern California #1).
Greater Seattle is #1 Growth Market for Environmental Services in the greater PNW Region.
PNW has a 4.5% market share of the $34 billion U.S. Env C&E market (with California having 13%).
Top PNW Client Market Growth Sectors for 2019:
- Property Development (Commercial/Industrial/Residential)
- Port Authorities
- Transportation Departments
- Law Firms/Banks
- Healthcare
- Renewable Energy/Power
Top PNW Drivers for Env C&E Services in 2019:
Tech Industry (Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce) continued expansion plans
Commercial/Industrial Redevelopment of Brownfields/Contaminated Sites
Municipal funding of Major Transportation and Infrastructure
Contaminated sediments in Ports and waterfront sites
Emerging contaminants including PFAS
Water resources and ecological protection (Puget Sound, rivers, lakes, wetlands)
2019 Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit Agenda
Environmental Business Journal Industry Outlook & Environmental Market Report
10:30 am – Business Sector Disruption & Opportunities for Environmental, Planning & Permitting and Project Management Firms
Evolution of Chinese Environmental Industry and Links to USA
Presented by: Grant Ferrier, Editor, EBJ; Chris Hazen, Greenment
1:15 – 2:15 PM – Perspectives on Environmental Technology Trends & Emerging EHS Information Technology Opportunities
Panelists: Ron Petti, CEO, Verdant Web Technologies; Margery Moore, Co-Founder/CEO, ehsAI
2:30 – 3:15 PM – PFAS the New Future of Remediation, Water Quality, Regulation, Liability and Technology
Grant Ferrier, EBI & Amy Wilson, PhD, PE, Technical Director, TRC
3:45 – 4:30 PM – M&A Trends for 2019: Buyers, Sellers and Keys to Getting Deals Done
Moderator: Al Spiers, Founder and CEO, 2020 Environmental Group; Paul Greywall, EVP and Director of M&A, Trinity Consultants; Larry Toimil, former Owner/CEO of ESHI and now part of Sound Earth Strategies.
2019 Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit Sponsors Included: Van Oppen & Co 2: Insurance and Risk Control Solutions, Northwest Bank, SWCA Environmental Consultants, JACOBS
Thank You to Our Amazing Sponsors!
COMPANIES THAT HAVE ATTENDED IN THE PAST
2020 Environmental Group, AECOM, Anderson Environmental Contracting, Apex Companies, Atkinson Construction, Brooks Applied Labs, Cascade Drilling LP, CDM Smith, CH2M, CleanAir Engineering, Clear Water Services, Confluence Environmental Company, Durham & Bates Insurance, Durham and Bates Insurance, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, PBC, EcoAnalysts, Ecology & Environment, Ecology and Environment, Inc, Ecology and Environment, EDR, EHSI, EHS-International, Employment Security Department, WA, EMSL Analytical, Environmental Business Council of New England, Environmental Business International, Environmental Partners, Environmental Risk Information Services, Environmental Science Associates , ERIS – Environmental Risk Information Services, ERM, ESA, Farallon Consulting, Forensic Analytical, Four Twenty Seven, Geosyntec Consultants, Global Remediation Solutions, Great Lakes Environmental & Infrastructure, Heritage Environmental Services, ICF, ICF International, Idaho Laser Labs, Intergral Consulting, JACOBS, Kane Environmental, Kinnetic Laboratories, Kinnetic Labs, Landau Associates, Marine Taxonomic Services, Maul Foster & Alongi, Mead & Hunt, Montrose Air Quality Services, Montrose Air Quality Services, NextGen Today, North Wind Group, Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC), NRC Environmental Services, Pace Analytical Services, Pacific Groundwater Group, Parametrix, PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc., PBS Environment and Engineering, POWER Engineers, PPV, Psomas, Ramboll, RIDOLFI, Safe Environment of America, Salient CRGT, Sandberg Consultants, SCS Engineers, Shannon & Wilson, Inc, SLR, SLR Consultants, Sound Transit, SoundEarth Strategies, Stantec, Stell Environmental, Stoel Rives, StormSensor Inc., SWCA, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Terracon, Terracon Consultants, TestAmerica, TestAmerica Laboratories, TRC, Trinity Consultants, TRS Group, U.S. EPA, Van Oppen & Co. 2, Verdant Web Technologies, Virgina Mason, WaterTectonics, Wash DOT NW
