Wednesday, March 21 - Tentative

8:00 am

Registration (Upper Lobby)

9:00 am

Welcome, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (Little Theatre)

9:15 am

Keynote Speakers: (Little Theatre)

Shale is a Game Changer: Jay Timmons, President & CEO, National Assn. of Manufacturers, & From Chemistry to Energy: Roger Bemstein, VP State Affairs, American Chemistry Council

10:15 am

Panel Discussions: Infrastructure “All the Right Stuff” (Little Theatre)
Jim Haney, FirstEnergy; Charles Patton, AEP; Paul Mattox, WV Dept. of Highways; Dan Motley, Norfolk Southern Corporation

11:15 am

Exhibit Visitation
Lunch on your own

12:00 pm

WVU CLE Program ($125 additional charge)(Little Theatre)

1:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions:

Doing Business in West Virginia - Taxes & Tax Credits: Mark Morton, WV Tax Department and Financing, David Wamer, WVEDA (Conference Room 204)
Doing Business in West Virginia - Environmental Permitting: Randy Huffman, WV Dept. of Environmental Protection (Upper Lobby)

2:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions:
Reality of Permitting:  Eli McCoy, Potesta & Associates (Upper Lobby)
Ensuring Robust Production: Perspectives on Partnership: Maribeth Anderson, Senior Director Corporate Development and Government Relations, Chesapeake Energy (Conference Room 204)

5:30 pm

Business After Hours Reception

8:00 pm

Exhibit Halls Closed

Thursday, March 22 - Tentative

8:00 am

Registration (Upper Lobby)

9:00 am

Welcome, Keith Burdette, WV Secretary of Commerce (Little Theatre)

9:15 am

Keynote Speakers: (Little Theatre)

Marcellus, Methane and the Mountaineers - A Winning Combination: Oliver Luck, WVU Director of Athletics
Frack to the Future: John Stekla, Director Ethylene NA, HIS (CMAI)

10:30 am

Exhibit Visitation

11:15 am

Concurrent Sessions:
Production and Capital Investment in West Virginia’s Wet Gas Window: Scott Rotruck, VP Corporate Development and Governmental Relations, Chesapeake Energy (Conference Room 204)
Cracker Sitting Overview: Kathy Beckett, Jackson Kelly (Conference Room 203)
Doing Business in West Virginia – Site Election Assistance: Jim Mosby, WV Development Office (Upper Lobby)
Employee Training: Sharon Phillips, Governor’s Guaranteed Workforce Program (Upper Lobby)

12:00 pm

Lunch on your own

2:00 pm

Exhibit Halls Closed