Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Tuesday, 08 April 2025 04:08
Peter Huntsman is Chairman, President, and CEO of Huntsman Corporation, a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. In 2024, the company reported...

Wednesday, 02 April 2025 14:37
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  • CompanyAntero Resources
  • TitleDirector, Government Relations
Maribeth Anderson is the Director of Government Relations for Antero Resources, a role she has held since the end of 2017. She brings over a decade of experience in government relations for West Virginia natural gas producers,...

Wednesday, 02 April 2025 14:25
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  • CompanyWest Virginia Manufacturers Association
  • TitlePresident
Bill Bissett is the President of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA), which represents companies that make products in the Mountain State as well as associate member companies who are dependent on manufacturing...

Monday, 24 March 2025 05:35
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  • CompanyNetranom
  • TitleCEO
Hampton Cokeley is the CEO of Netranom, a leading technology services partner supporting businesses throughout West Virginia. A Charleston native, he began his career as a U.S. Senate aide to Senator Shelley Moore Capito,...

Monday, 31 March 2025 08:07
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  • CompanyThe Nuclear Company
  • TitleChief Development Officer
Juliann Edwards is the Chief Development Officer at The Nuclear Company, bringing nearly 20 years of leadership in clean energy and workforce development. She currently serves as Chair of U.S. Women in Nuclear, a 5,000-member...

Wednesday, 09 April 2025 09:27
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  • CompanyWest Virginia Department of Commerce
  • TitleSecretary
Matthew L. Herridge currently serves as the West Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party. A lifelong resident of the state, he earned a Bachelor of Science from Harding University and a...

Tuesday, 08 April 2025 03:44
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  • CompanyMon Power/Potomac Edison
  • TitleSr. Corp. Counsel
Gary A. Jack is Senior Corporate Counsel II for Monongahela Power and Potomac Edison, electric utilities under FirstEnergy. His legal practice includes regulatory and public service commission representation, legislative...

Tuesday, 08 April 2025 12:43
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  • CompanyKentucky Association of Manufacturers
  • TitlePresident and CEO
Frank joined the KAM team in 2021, bringing leadership experience from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. He previously served as an investor and advisor to a technology startup in Louisville and held appointed roles...

Tuesday, 08 April 2025 14:09
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  • CompanyPublic Service Commission of West Virginia
  • TitleChairman
Charlotte R. Lane was appointed to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and named Chairman on July 1, 2019. She previously served on the Commission from 1985-1989 and 1997-2003, holding the Chairman position from...

Friday, 04 April 2025 16:17
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  • CompanyAmerican Chemistry Council
  • TitleVice President, State Affairs & Political Mobilization
As Vice President of State Affairs and Political Mobilization at the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Rebecca McPhail helps prioritize and shape ACC’s positions on key state and local legislative proposals impacting the...

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 12:27
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  • CompanyWest Virginia Office of Energy
  • TitleDirector
Nicholas S. Preservati serves as Deputy Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Commerce, Director of the West Virginia Office of Energy, and Chairman of the West Virginia Public Energy Authority. With three decades of...

Tuesday, 08 April 2025 14:18
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  • CompanyMarshall University Institute for Cyber Security
  • TitleAssociate Director/Professor
John Sammons is a professor of cyber forensics and security and serves as the Associate Director of the Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses focused on cyber...

Tuesday, 08 April 2025 13:27
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  • CompanyAppalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company
  • TitleVice President of Regulatory and Finance
John Scalzo is Vice President of Regulatory and Finance for Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company. In this role, he oversees the Regulatory Services and Business Operations Departments, managing rate and...

Monday, 14 April 2025 14:20
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  • CompanyMarshall University
  • TitleChief Legal Officer
A true collaborator at heart, H. Toney Stroud serves as Marshall University’s General Counsel and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Relations. His department includes more than 80 employees and brings...

Thursday, 27 March 2025 10:57
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  • CompanyPennsylvania Manufacturers' Association
  • TitlePresident & CEO
David N. Taylor serves as President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA), the statewide trade organization representing the manufacturing sector in Pennsylvania’s public policy process. Now in his 28th...

Friday, 04 April 2025 15:43
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  • CompanyWest Virginia University
  • TitleDirector of National Security and Cyberspace Programs
Bill Walker is the Director of National Security and Cyberspace Programs at West Virginia University, where he leads the delivery of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure-related curriculum, research, policy, and exercise...

Thursday, 27 March 2025 10:46
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  • CompanyWV Department of Environmental Protection
  • TitleCabinet Secretary
Harold Ward serves as Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), bringing over 30 years of experience in environmental regulation and reclamation. A dedicated public servant, he has...

Monday, 31 March 2025 11:03
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  • CompanyForm Energy
  • TitleCo-Founder & COO
Ted Wiley is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Form Energy. As one of the five co-founders of the company, Ted has played a pivotal role in developing its core business functions, including Finance, HR, Facilities,...

Monday, 07 April 2025 13:22
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  • CompanyWVEUG & Spilman Law
  • TitleMember
Derrick Williamson is a Member at Spilman Thomas & Battle and serves as the Managing Member of the firm’s Greater Harrisburg, PA, office. With over 30 years of experience in Public Utility and Energy Law, Derrick primarily...
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