9/25/2013

Environmental Outlook Seminar

Event

Speaker(s) Christopher A. Bowles, Henry M. Walker

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

7:30 AM-11:30 AM CST

Roudabout Plaza 1600 Division Street, Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37203

Summary

7:30 a.m.	Registration & Breakfast	All
8:00 a.m.	Welcome & Opening Remarks	Sid Trant and Chris Bowles
8:15 a.m.	Current Issues at TDEC	Commissioner Bob Martineau, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
8:45 a.m.	Panel Discussion: The Making of Enterprise South - A Case Study in Sustainable Industrial Development and Manufacturing	Steven Stout, Environmental Legal Counsel, TDEC Anna T. Koperczak, Sr. Environmental Specialist, SSOE Group Louise M. Schlatter, Master Architect, SSOE Group
9:30 a.m.	Break	Break
9:45 a.m.	Solar Energy Outlook
	Solar Energy: Past, Present & Future	David Bashford, Attorney, Bradley and General Counsel/EPC & O&M, First Solar
	Developments in Georgia Power Company's Solar Initiatives	John Kaduk, Sr. Public Utilities Engineer, Georgia Public Service Commission
	Solar Energy Policy in Tennessee	Chris Bowles, Attorney, Bradley
	Are you a public utility? Regulatory and property tax issues for solar energy providers	Henry Walker, Attorney, Bradley
11:00 a.m.	Question & Answer	All

Featured Speaker

Robert “Bob” Martineau was selected seventh Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam in January 2011. Martineau’s intellect, drive, commitment and affinity for Tennessee are evident in his work over the past 18 months as commissioner. He guided TDEC through its comprehensive Top to Bottom Review, and the results from this department assessment produced a Customer Focused Government implementation plan emphasizing outstanding customer service, outreach and proactive education, and effective partnerships to strengthen environmental protection in Tennessee. His environmental leadership at TDEC was recognized at the national level in August 2012, as he was elected by his peers as Secretary-Treasurer of the Environmental Council of the States, the national association of state environmental officers. This is the first time a head of TDEC has been elected to any top leadership post at ECOS. He also co-authored a newly published book “Plain English for Drafting Statutes and Rules.” Commissioner Martineau has spent more than 25 years as an attorney in the field of environmental law. This includes seven years of service in the Office of General Counsel for the U.S. EPA in Washington, D.C. (1988-1994) and 16 years as a partner in private practice at the Waller Lansden law firm in Nashville. He was recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA for his expertise in environmental law. He was co-editor of American Bar Association’s The Clean Air Act Handbook and has authored a variety of substantive articles on critical environmental topics. In private practice, Martineau helped clients, including business and local government, anticipate issues proactively, navigate permit processes, solve problems and establish effective environmental management programs.