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The Environmental Advisor hosted by Marc Holland. This show spotlights business as an instrument of social development and environmental improvement. Environmental thinking and social responsiveness are integrated proactively into core business processes, systems and strategies.
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 Real Estate Partner Jerry Katz is the Chair of Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro, LLP's Green Building Practice Group. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Undergraduate School of Business, in 1980 and his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1983. Mr. Katz was admitted to the California State Bar in 1983.
During the past 26 years, Mr. Katz has represented a wide variety of clients, including publicly traded and privately held companies, institutional investors, developers, lenders, borrowers, joint venture partners, pension funds, REITs, retailers, management companies, media ventures, internet companies, entertainment companies, studio owners, technology companies and sports franchises. Mr. Katz has handled virtually every aspect of real estate transactions, including real estate acquisitions and dispositions, development, real estate secured and asset-based financing, loan workouts, tax-deferred exchanges, subdivisions, complex title insurance matters, and commercial leasing. In addition to his real estate experience, Mr. Katz has drafted and negotiated technology agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, sponsorship/endorsement agreements, bundling agreements, and OEM agreements.
Mr. Katz combines his extensive legal background with a unique blend of top level business experience. He was recruited by a venture capital firm to serve as a key executive in a technology company, and has several years of experience as an executive in entertainment businesses. Mr. Katz uses his business background to provide both legal and practical business solutions to his clients.
Mr. Katz has been one of the lead attorneys representing MGM MIRAGE in all aspects of the development and construction of Project CityCenter, a $9 billion, 18 million square foot mixed-use development on the Las Vegas strip, that is reputed to be the largest privately funded development in the history of the United States. Project CityCenter includes the construction of three new hotels, including a 4,000 room luxury casino-hotel to be operated by MGM MIRAGE and two branded hotels to be operated by Mandarin Oriental and The Light Group, respectively. Project CityCenter also includes approximately 500,000 square feet of retail space, at least three condominium towers, a convention center and theater.
As one of the most prestigious projects under construction anywhere in the world, MGM MIRAGE has been able to entice some of the world's most prominent firms to work on the project. As a result, Mr. Katz has negotiated and drafted agreements with the leading construction, architecture and consulting firms, the world over. In addition to negotiating and drafting various complex agreements involved in the project, Mr. Katz is part of CityCenter's leadership team, providing valuable strategic feedback and input on a variety of topics, as well as being a member of the CityCenter Diversity Committee.
Mr. Katz has principal responsibility for legal work related to green building and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) matters, including CityCenter, the largest green building project in history. Mr. Katz is part of a select group of lawyers nationwide who have earned the distinguished LEED Accredited Professional credential. As LEED counsel he advises MGM MIRAGE on all aspects of LEED activities including: LEED design; relationships and communication with the U.S. Green Building Council; LEED related purchasing activities; LEED related conduct of the general contractor and over 600 subcontractors; LEED related transactions and insurance matters related to the LEED work of designers, architects of record and their LEED consultants; LEED accounting and documentations processes; LEED waste management and recycling issues; campus versus whole project LEED certification formats; risk analysis; retention and termination of LEED technical consultants; Division 1 drafting and development; LEED specification drafting; lease and sales agreements for LEED retail and other structures; and a wide range of other LEED related processes and substantive matters. Mr. Katz has also been involved in advising MGM MIRAGE on the revision of Nevada statutes dealing with sales/use tax and property tax abatements for LEED projects, as well as the associated regulations promulgated by the Nevada Office of Energy.
Mr. Katz has been interviewed by real estate industry publications and radio broadcasts and speaks frequently on topics related to the green building.
Mr. Katz resides in Manhattan Beach with his wife and two children.
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 Ryan D. Nowicki is an associate in Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro, LLP's Tax Department, where his practice focuses on domestic and international tax planning, tax controversy, corporate reorganizations, complex business matters, and tax-exempt organization law.
In June 2009, Mr. Nowicki achieved the designation of being an Accredited Professional under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program administered by the U.S. Green Building Council. As a LEED AP, Mr. Nowicki provides clients with the necessary guidance to ensure that they obtain all of the governmental incentives and tax benefits available for undergoing environmentally-friendly real estate developments and renewable energy projects.
Prior to joining Glaser Weil, Mr. Nowicki was a member of the tax department at a major international law firm in Washington, D.C. and also served as a Legislation Counsel Extern for the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation on Capitol Hill. While at the Joint Committee on Taxation, he provided technical and policy advice to Members of Congress and Congressional committees concerning legislative proposals aimed at protecting charitable organizations.
While attending Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Nowicki was selected as one of six students in the U.S. to participate in an international tax conference in Paris, France with representatives from several nations of the European Union. Further, while attending the University of San Diego School of Law, he was a member of the Appellate Moot Court Board and served as an articles editor for the Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues.
Mr. Nowicki is licensed to practice in the State of California, the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. Tax Court.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Nowicki also serves on the board of a number of philanthropic organizations in the Los Angeles area.
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 Donald L. Correll is President & CEO of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. For more than 30 years, Mr. Correll has held leadership roles in the water industry and is known for developing a high- quality, customer-oriented culture in the companies he manages, resulting in outstanding service and improved stakeholder value.
Mr. Correll leads a team of more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. He is responsible for developing the overall strategy and vision of American Water and directing its key business development initiatives.
Prior to joining American Water on April 17, 2006, Mr. Correll served as president and CEO of Pennichuck Corp., a New Hampshire-based water utility holding company. During his tenure, Pennichuck reported solid financial performance and growth in market value and customer service.
Mr. Correll spent 25 years with United Water Resources, a leading investor-owned water services company, where he served as chairman, president and CEO from 1991 through 2001. Under his direction, the company’s market capitalization increased from $400 million to $1.8 billion and its revenue base grew from $150 million to $500 million. He is also credited with expanding the United Water customer base from 1 million in two states to 7.5 million in 19 states.
Mr. Correll is currently the President of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC), and serves on the boards of a variety of civic, professional and business organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Environmental Financial Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Association of Water Companies. In addition, he is a member of the board of directors of HealthSouth Corporation and New Jersey Resources.
Mr. Correll is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and New York University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and master’s in business administration in finance, respectively. He is also a certified public accountant in New York. He resides in Franklin Lakes, N.J., with his wife, Chris.
More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com/skyradio
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 William H. Spence is Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of PPL Corporation. He oversees the day-to-day operations of PPL’s generating and marketing operations, its electricity delivery businesses in Pennsylvania and outside the United States and its development functions and energy services activities. He also serves as a member of PPL’s Corporate Leadership Council, which sets the strategic direction for the company and its subsidiaries.
Spence joined PPL in 2006. Previously, he had 19 years of service with Pepco Holdings and its heritage companies, Delmarva Power and Conectiv. He joined Delmarva Power in 1987 in the company’s regulated gas business, where he held various management positions before being named vice president of trading for Delmarva Power in 1996. In that position, he helped to grow the trading operations from inception to more than $2 billion in revenues and integrated the merchant operations of Atlantic City Electric and Delmarva Power during the merger of the two companies.
Spence was named senior vice president of Conectiv in 2000, prior to the merger with Pepco, and eventually was named president of Pepco Holdings’ $3 billion competitive generation and retail marketing businesses.
Spence earned a bachelor’s degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Penn State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Bentley College in Waltham, Mass. He also is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Spence is president of the board of directors of the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Bill Spence oversees the day-to-day operations of PPL’s generating, marketing, delivery and international operations and helps set the strategic direction for the company.
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Lori Hess, Vice President of Strategic Business
Development, drives strategic account management, marketing
and communication for Siemens Transportation Systems,
Inc., a full-service provider of mass transit
and freight rail products and solutions in North America.
Prior to joining the transportation industry, Lori served
as Director, Operational Audit with Siemens Corporation
in New York City and Corporate Development Audit in Munich.
In this capacity, she worked closely with many Siemens
operating companies to improve business results.
Before being named Regional Operations Manager for Siemens
Communications covering the Southeastern US, Lori held
a variety of management positions, such as system designer,
quality manager, and installation manager. Lori’s
advancement demonstrates her commitment and dedication
to Siemens’ customers that began when she first
started as a divisional sales representative.
A native of upstate New York, Lori is a graduate of the
State University of New York at Binghamton’s School
of Management, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management.
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Xanthi Pinkerton, Corporate Communications Manager,
leads integrated internal and external communications
for Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc.,
a full-service provider of mass transit and freight rail
products and solutions in North America.
Before coming to Siemens, Xanthi began her career in marketing
and communications over 10 years ago. She has worked with
a variety of famous brands such as, Coors, Reebok, Energizer
and Pacific Bell. After moving to Sacramento, CA, she
had the opportunity to work on community outreach programs
for the state with the Healthy Families program and soon
entered the fast food industry as a Marketing Supervisor
for McDonald’s Corporation.
As the corporate communications manager, Xanthi enjoys
working with the employees for internal communications,
implementing successful integrated marketing, advertising
and public relations campaigns and developing corporate
responsibility programs that reach out to the community.
A native of California, Xanthi graduated from UC Irvine
with a degree from the School of Fine Arts, Drama, and
from the School of Humanities, History. She is fluent
in Spanish and German and is actively engaged in the transportation
industry as a committee member with the American Public
Transportation Association and is a member of the Chinese
Asian Pacific Islanders Together for Advocacy and Leadership
group.
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D. Hunt Ramsbottom, Chief Executive Officer, President, & Director, Rentech Inc.
Mr. Ramsbottom, age 50, was appointed President and a director of Rentech on September 13, 2005, Chief Executive Officer on December 15, 2005, and President of Rentech Development Corporation on March 7, 2006. Mr. Ramsbottom's business and management experience spans over 25 years, including: Principal and Managing Director of Circle Funding Group LLC, 2004-2005; Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of M2 Automotive, Inc., 1997-2004; Chief Executive Officer of Thompson PBE (NASDAQ: THOM), 1989-1997; and President and Chief Executive Officer of Kellow Brown, 1986-1989.
He is active in numerous community organizations, including over 20 years with the Young President's Organization where he was most recently Chairman of the Bel Air, CA Chapter (2005-2006). Mr. Ramsbottom holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Plymouth State College. He resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Linda, and two boys, Alex and Nicholas.
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Robert M. Bryant is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). He was appointed to this position on December 6, 1999. Mr. Bryant works closely with insurance executives and law enforcement officials to detect, prevent, and deter insurance-related crime.
Mr. Bryant has had a long and distinguished law enforcement career culminating with his appointment as Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mr. Bryant served as the FBI’s Chief Operating Officer, managing the day-to-day operations of the FBI, and its national counterintelligence, counterterrorism and criminal programs. His responsibilities included policy and all aspects of operations, personnel, budget, technology, and security programs.
Mr. Bryant’s notable achievements were the successful investigation and prosecution of the Aldrich Ames spy case, oversight of the Oklahoma City bombing investigation, and the peaceful resolution of the Montana Freeman standoff. He also created the “Safe Streets Program,” a partnership with local authorities, which led to over 170 anti-crime task forces throughout the country.
Mr. Bryant has changed the NICB by creating a new leadership structure, which includes ten field offices throughout the United States and the development of the Strategic and Tactical Information Department. During the past eight years, NICB has developed many new programs utilizing advanced technology, enhanced training, and the development of new initiatives in legislative affairs. NICB is the premier fraud fighting organization in the world, while enhancing personnel skills, creative partnerships, and developing additional sources of fraud fighting information. The NICB is a source of fraud and theft solutions for the insurance industry.
Mr. Bryant earned his bachelor and law degrees from the University of Arkansas.
He is married and has three adult children and three grandchildren.
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Jeanne Branthover founded Branthover Associates, an executive search firm in 1980. Branthover Associates experienced tremendous growth and had become one of the leading full service-recruiting firms in New York. A trusted advisor to her clients Jeanne built her reputation through successfully working with her clients by personally managing each search assignment. Her hands-on approach with her team in completing each assignment distinguishes her from other search professionals. In January 2003, Branthover Associates became the Boyden New York office where Ms. Branthover heads the Global Financial Services Practice.
Ms. Branthover regularly appears on Bloomberg television and radio to share her insight on human capital issues. Ms. Branthover appeared on Business Week television where she advised consumers on job hunting strategies. She has also been interviewed by CNBC on various topics from the viewpoint of a CEO, as well as a Human Resources professional. Ms. Branthover has been quoted in a variety of financial magazines and publications including: The Financial Executive on succession planning, The Wall Street Journal on Managers of Multinationals, Insight Magazine on CFO Training, and the International Herald Tribune on What Companies Look For in Leaders.
Ms. Branthover recently authored a piece for World Finance magazine dedicated to addressing the global expansion of Private Banking and the rapid increase of Wealth Management services. In addition, Ms. Branthover is a published author of several career-related books.
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A Cleaner Tomorrow
The Petroleum Industry bands together to clean skies, water and create jobs. Joe Sparano President of the Western States Petroleum Association explains how.
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Environmental Conspiracy Theories & Junk Science Testimony
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www.kenanflagler.unc.edu/sei
Managing And Regulating The Natural Gas Market
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www.akllp.com
National Oil Companies & Competition In The Global Marketplace
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Gas & Power Infrastructure & The Natural Gas Market
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Positive Progress In The Energy Industry
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Good Product Development & Environmental Stewardships
James Bruen, Chair, Environmental Department
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Multi Media Lawsuits, Beating The EPA & Bad Science
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Toxic Mold Discoveries & Class Action Law Suits
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The Economic and Environmental Argument Supporting Green
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Triple Bottom Line of Sustainable Development
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William S. Stavropoulos
President, CEO and Chairman
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The
Dow Chemical Company
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Sustainable Growth
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Bjorn Stigson
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www.wbcsd.org
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Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Alternative Energy
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GM Hybrids Come of Age
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Railroads: Trasnportation for a Greener Future
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Wind Power: A Viable Alternative?
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Solar Energy: The Perfect Fuel
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Fuel Cells
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The H2RV: When Concept Becomes Reality
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Reinventing The Automobile
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