Schedule of Events
Corporate Growth Conference 2023
05:30 PM – 07:00 PM
Registration Open
05:30 PM – 07:00 PM
Attendee Meet & Greet
08:00 AM – 07:30 PM
Registration Open
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Networking Continental Breakfast
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote: An Executive Discussion
Our always popular opening session will feature industry pioneer, Ron Mittelstaedt, President & CEO of Waste Connections. Ron will visit with Effram Kaplan of Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company and will share insights gathered during his years of experience building Waste Connections and serving the environmental services industry.
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Networking Refreshment Break
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
M&A Report
An in-depth look at activity and valuations over the past year.
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Networking Refreshment Break
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Sustainability, and what it means to the environmental services industry
An in-depth presentation covering sustainability, consumer behavior, consumer brands, political pollutants, hazardous waste, EPR, environmental justice and greenwashing. A true short course in how these issues are impacting and will impact operators across the environmental services industry.
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Networking Lunch
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
Landfill Valuation
This session will look at greenfield development and established sites to examine how they are developed, how they are valued and what the challenges are in operating these facilities.
Moderator
Jeff Palutis
Vice President Post Collections and Landfill Operations
Casella Waste
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02:30 PM – 02:45 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
02:45 PM – 03:45 PM
Market impact: diversion, RNG and recycling
RNG credits, waste diversion and a change in the business model around recycling have permanently altered the environmental services industry. This unique discussion will focus on how this changes the value-building model.
03:45 PM – 04:00 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
04:00 PM – 04:45 PM
Market Impact: Innovation and Technology
A look at how technology and its innovative application are altering environmental service company operations.
04:45 PM – 05:00 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM
Driving Organic Growth and Value Creation
Over the years operators have leveraged different approaches to create value for their business. This unique session shares the thinking of some of the industry's best entrepreneurs.
