Schedule

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7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Registration Open
7:30 a.m.– 8:30 a.m.
Welcome Refreshments
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Opening Keynote

This opening keynote presentation will cover the state of mergers and acquisitions, market consolidation and capital market access across the waste and environmental services industry. Presented by one of the industries foremost investment bankers, it will provide a rare glimpse into the current state of the market.

Speaker: Effram Kaplan, Managing Director & Principal, Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Understanding Business Valuation

Understanding the value of your business, how others may value it and how that value can be enhanced is essential when seeking capital or if you’re considering a future sale.

Moderator: Brad Page, Managing Director, William Blair & Company
Speaker: Alan Handley, CEO, Lakeshore Recycling Systems
Speaker: Daniel Butturini, Principal, DMB Environmental Consulting
Speaker: Andy McNeill, President & CEO, Denali Water Solutions, LLC
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Networking Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Equity Investments and Debt Financing
Accessing capital to drive growth investment can come in many forms. A panel of industry insiders will examine how these options can work together or separately to take your business to the next level.
Moderator: Jake Friemel, Vice President, Crestline Investors, Inc.
Speaker: Rob Codol, Managing Director, PNC Mezzanine
Speaker: Rob Michalik, Managing Director, Kinderhook Industries
Speaker: Dickson Suit, Managing Director, Ironwood Capital
Speaker: Joe Ursuy, SVP & Department Manager, Comerica Bank
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deciding to sell your company, or to buy another company is an important strategic decision. This session will examine the state of M&A and its opportunities.
Moderator: Scott Sergeant, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
Speaker: Michael Castellarin, Managing Director, Clairvest Group, Inc.
Speaker: Joe Cassin, VP of Business Development, Waste Management
Speaker: Jeffrey Kendall, CEO, Lewis Clark Recycling and Disposal, LLC
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Market Sector Analysis: Industrial and Special Waste Streams

This informative session examines current drivers behind the special, hazardous and liquid waste sectors as well as how they are likely to develop going forward.

Moderator: Michael Vinciguerra, Director & Principal, Brown Gibbs Lang & Company
Speaker: Andy Shackett, CEO, ACV Enviro
Speakre: Bob Cappadona, President & COO, Veolia North America
Speaker: Chad Peterson, CFO, Heritage Environmental Services
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Market Sector Analysis: Recycling

Recycling markets have always been dynamic, and today they have changed significantly. In this session industry insiders will provide a look at current and future market drivers.

Moderator: Kerry Getter, Chief Executive Officer, Balcones Resources, Inc.
Speaker: Bill Moore, President, Moore & Associates
Speaker: Seth Cunningham, Project Manager, Burn & McDonnell
Speaker: Peter Keller, Vice President, Republic Services
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Networking Refreshment Break
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Market Analysis: Waste Markets

MSW, C&D, green and general waste is the largest sector of the industry. We’ll examine market trends and their impact on capital requirements as well as merger and acquisition activity.

Speaker: John Casella, Chairman & CEO, Casella Waste Systems
Speaker: Ben Harvey, President, E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception