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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 12:05
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  • TitleExecutive Director, Government Affairs
  • CompanyCalgon Carbon Corporation, a Kuraray Company

Mr. Adams provides a unique blend of science, engineering, and public policy experience and perspective as an experienced and practiced business and technology manager. He is widely recognized for his innovative approaches to...

Monday, 31 December 1979 19:00
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  • TitleDirector, National Energy Technology Laboratory
  • CompanyU.S. Department of Energy

As director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Brian J. Anderson, Ph.D., manages the complete NETL complex, including delivery and execution of the Laboratory’s mission and national programs in carbon-based...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 11:40
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  • TitleVP-Business Development
  • CompanyDominion Energy

Emil Avram is vice president–Business Development at Dominion Energy, responsible for the growth and development of its regulated utility power generation portfolio within Dominion Energy Virginia as well as other affiliate...

Monday, 31 December 1979 19:00
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  • TitleMember
  • CompanySteptoe & Johnson

Kathy G. Beckett is a member of the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. She is the firm lead of the Environment, Social, & Governance Team. Kathy is a former Member of the Board of Directors for the West Virginia...

Wednesday, 01 March 2023 11:33
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  • TitleDirector, OOC, Tribes and Environmental Assessment
  • CompanyU.S. EPA

Samantha Phillips Beers is the Director of the Office of Communities Tribes and Environmental Assessment Enforcement, at the at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III office in Philadelphia. Region III...

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 10:33
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  • TitleSenior Client Engagement Lead
  • CompanyGlobal CCS Institute

As Senior Client Engagement Lead at the Global CCS Institute, Erin supports the build-out of the CCS ecosystem in the Americas to drive adoption of CCS as quickly and cost effectively as possible by sharing expertise, building...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 10:16
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  • TitleR&D Program Manager - CCUS
  • CompanySouthern Company

Dr. Richard A. Esposito is a veteran of the electrical utility industry with more than 20 years of leadership related to carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). He is currently the R&D program manager for...

Monday, 27 February 2023 16:39
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  • TitleHead of Federal Government Affairs
  • CompanyChemours

Brandon Farris heads federal government relations for the Chemours Company and is responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with elected officials and their staffs in the House and Senate, White House and...

Tuesday, 21 February 2023 14:32
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  • TitleExecutive Director
  • CompanyWV Department of Economic Development

In October 2018, Michael Graney was appointed to the post of executive director of the West Virginia Development Office by Governor Jim Justice.Graney earned his BA from the University of Virginia and his MBA from the University...

Sunday, 12 March 2023 11:04
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  • TitlePresident
  • CompanyMary Ann Green Communications

Mary Green is a communications specialist and strategist. Her work focuses on stakeholder (elected officials, media, environmental advocates and communities) assessment, mapping and engagement for industry. During her career,...

Thursday, 16 March 2023 13:19
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  • TitleSpeaker of the House
  • CompanyWest Virginia Legislature

West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw, first elected in 2014, practices law at Bowles Rice in Charleston. He concentrates on environmental and technical issues that arise in business transactions as well as...

Friday, 24 March 2023 12:54
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  • TitleChairman & CEO
  • CompanyAVN Corp.

Steve Hedrick is Chairman, President & CEO of AVN Corporation in South Charleston, W.Va. AVN delivers market-driven innovation, research, technical engineering, technology commercialization, and manufacturing for the...

Monday, 06 March 2023 14:01
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  • TitleCEO
  • CompanyAllegheny Science & Technology

Arria Hines is an accomplished and energetic business leader and entrepreneur. She was born and raised in rural West Virginia.  Arria founded her first company, a home interior boutique, in her basement in VA in the 1980s....

Monday, 27 February 2023 09:24
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  • TitleVice President of Public Affairs
  • CompanyPLUG

Erin Lane serves as Vice President of Public Affairs at Plug after previously serving as the Director of Government Relations and as a consultant for several years. In her current role Erin is responsible for providing strategic...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 17:20
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  • TitleDirector
  • CompanyAmerican Chemistry Council

Brendan Mascarenhas is a Director in the Regulatory and Scientific Affairs department of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). In this capacity, Brendan manages ACC’s environmental issues regulatory portfolio, including...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 12:54
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  • TitleDirector, Business Development
  • CompanyTerraPower

Miller is the Director of Business Development at TerraPower, developing relationships, new business alignments, and strategic partnership opportunities in the Natrium and TerraPower Isotopes programs. He has more than 20 years...

Monday, 20 March 2023 12:24
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  • TitleVice President
  • CompanyCommercial Metals Company

Billy Milligan is a Vice President at CMC. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Sustainability and Government Affairs, where he was responsible for governmental affairs and trade matters, in addition to leading our...

Friday, 24 February 2023 08:22
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  • TitleDirector and State Geologist
  • CompanyWV Geological Survey

Jessica Moore serves as West Virginia State Geologist and Director of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES). Jessica received a B.S. in Geology from West Virginia University, and an M.S. in Geology from the...

Friday, 24 February 2023 11:06
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  • TitleManager, Origination & Development - CCUS
  • CompanyTC Energy

Tim Prather is a Manager, Origination & Development under the TC Energy Power & Energy Solutions business unit. Tim has been with TC Energy since 2022 and is responsible for commercial and technical efforts on Carbon...

Thursday, 02 March 2023 16:19
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  • TitleCounsel, Co-Chair of Energy Practice Group
  • CompanySpilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Mr. Preservati has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry as a C-suite executive, general counsel, and litigator. His primary area of practice is energy law with an emphasis in complex litigation and energy/climate...

Monday, 13 March 2023 16:27
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  • TitleVP Sustainable Energy & Environment
  • CompanyAllegheny Science & Technology

Priya has 20 years of experience in the energy sector, having dedicated over 12 years of her career as a public servant to advance clean energy technologies and programs with the US Department of Energy (DOE). During her career...

Monday, 27 February 2023 16:59
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  • TitleGeneral Manager
  • CompanyShell Polymers Monaca

Bill is the General Manager of the Shell Polymers Monaca site. He joined Shell in 1991 after finishing a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri – Rolla. Bill grew up in the Midwest of the United States...

Monday, 06 March 2023 17:07
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  • TitlePresident
  • CompanyForm Energy Inc.

Ted Wiley is co-founder, President and COO at Form Energy, a venture-backed startup working to develop breakthrough low cost, multi-day energy storage solutions that will enable the electric system to be 100% renewably powered....

Friday, 24 February 2023 11:02
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  • TitleEQT
  • CompanyEVP, Corporate Ventures

Mr. Wingo is Executive Vice President, Corporate Ventures for EQT, the largest natural gas producer in the US. In this role he leads the company’s effort to identify and enter new businesses including low carbon energy...

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 13:58
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  • TitleSr. Director, Government Affairs
  • CompanyAmerican Chemistry Council

Josh Young represents the chemical and plastics industries before legislative and regulatory agencies throughout the country. Josh began working for the American Chemistry Council in 2004 and serves as Senior Government Affairs...

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