DAY ONE AGENDA:

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Marcellus to Manufacturing Sessions

(All sessions held in Little Theatre)
8:00 a.m.

Registration
Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.

Opening & Welcome

Rebecca Randolph, WVMA President
Dan Flesher, CAWV President

9:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker
Chris Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, US Dept. of Energy

9:45 a.m.

Downstream Manufacturing: It Takes a Village to Raise an Industry

Kevin DiGregorio, PhD, Executive Director, Chemical Alliance Zone, Moderator
Ryan Deaderick, VP of Production, Energy Corporation of America
Marc Halbritter, Sr. VP, Business Development, Blue Racer Midstream
Jeff Blatt, Plant Manager, Neal Plant, Braskem America
Tyler London, Site Director, West Virginia Operations, The Dow Chemical
Company
Joe Eddy, President & CEO, Eagle Manufacturing Company

10:45 a.m.

Exhibit Visitation

1:00 p.m.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (invited)

Keith Burdette, WV Secretary of Commerce

1:15 p.m.

Keynote Speaker
Market Development of Marcellus Resources
Scott Williams, Executive VP & CCO, Blue Racer Midstream

1:45 p.m.

The Marcellus Midstream: Pipes, Perils & Prosperity

F. Scott Rotruck, Director of Energy & Transportation Services, Spilman Thomas &
Battle, Moderator
Jim Crews, VP, Northeast Development, MarkWest Hydrocarbons
Mike Connelly, Member, Spilman Thomas & Battle
Bob Orndorff, Senior Policy Advisor, Dominion
This dynamic, one-hour session will explore the broad range of opportunities associated with the
development of the Marcellus Midstream. For companies and communities in the Marcellus
Shale Play to maximize the potential of this unprecedented opportunity, the midstream
infrastructure must be developed to enable precious molecules (the natural gas and natural gas
liquids) to be distributed to locations for optimal economic use or further development. From
pipeline transmission systems to compressor stations, from fractionation plants to crackers, and
from river terminals to rail loading stations, capital investment must be plowed into midstream
assets.

2:45 p.m.

From Marcellus Oil & Gas to Plastics The Manufacture of Other Products
from Shale
Tracie McCall, Specialties Marketing Manager, Marathon Petroleum Company LP

3:15 p.m.

Welcoming a Billion Dollar Investment

Ralph Baxter, Chairman Emeritus, Orrick, Moderator
Jim Clark, Sr., VP, Jones Lang LaSalle
Alisa Bailey, CEO, Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau

4:30 p.m.

Closing Comments/Thursday Preview

Rebecca Randolph, WVMA President

4:45 p.m.

Exhibit Visitation

5:30 p.m.

EXPO Business After Hours

7:00 p.m.

Dinner Around Town (Hosted: Registration Required, Limited Seating) $

(Bridge Road Bistro, Chop House, Laurys)

8:00 p.m.

EXPO Hall Closed

DAY TWO AGENDA:

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Manufacturing Development Sessions

(All sessions held in Little Theatre)
8:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m.

EXPO Business Over Breakfast/Exhibit Visitation

9:00 a.m.

Welcome
Karl Boelter, WVMA Chairman

9:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker
West Virginias Economic Outlook
Peter Gross, Analyst, Office of Integrated Analysis & Forecasting, EIA

9:45 a.m.

Exploring the New Manufacturing

Petra Mitchell, President & CEO, Catalyst Connection
The skilled worker shortage can be addressed through employer engagement within their
communities. Catalyst Connection successfully launched the Explore the New Manufacturing
program in the greater Pittsburgh region. Thanks to the generosity of the Benedum Foundation
and additional private support, The WVMA Educational Fund, Inc., is bringing The Explore the
New Manufacturing program to West Virginia in 2015. Hear about the roots of the program and
how you can engage your community to address the myths surrounding careers in manufacturing
and related industries.

10:15 a.m.

Exhibit Visitation

10:45 a.m.

Managing Environmental Safety & Health Issues

Kathy G. Beckett, Environmental Practice Group Leader, Steptoe & Johnson
(Moderator)
Eric Gillespie, Senior EH&S Specialist, American Energy Partners
Miranda Jones, VP, ESR, Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
Kurt Daily, EHSS Director, ICL-IP America
Discussion by managers of environmental issues representing industrial sectors: exploration and
production, pipeline transmission, and chemical manufacturing about effective methods for keeping
abreast of ever changing environmental policy, law and regulation.

11:30 a.m.

WVMA Annual Business Meeting/Kick-Off Lunch $ (WV Room 104-105)

The Future of Manufacturing: Overcoming Challenges to Seize Opportunity
Ned Monroe, Senior VP, External Relations, National Association of
Manufacturers

12:00 p.m.

Shale Play Issues & Developments

WVU Law Schools CLE Program (12 p.m. 5 p.m.) $
Full Agenda Below - Requires Separate Registration: www.wvcle.org

1:15 p.m.

Keynote Speaker
How West Virginia Can Grow its Piece of the Worlds Auto Supply Chain
Phil Nussel, Editor, Automotive News Online

1:45 p.m.

Regional Climate for Manufacturing Growth

Eric Burkland, President, Ohio Manufacturers Association
Ken Zapinski, VP, Energy & Infrastructure, Allegheny Conference

2:15 p.m.

Exporting: Moving Your Product Beyond Borders

Kelley Goes, Member, Environmental Practice Group, Jackson Kelly, Moderator
Jason Morgan, Assistant Plant Manager, Sistersville Tank Works
Chad Remp, Operations Manager, Wheeling Truck Center

3:15 p.m.

BrickStreet Safety Program

Allan Williams, Senior Safety & Loss Control Consultant, BrickStreet Insurance
Ty Bradley, Senior Safety & Loss Control Consultant, BrickStreet Insurance

3:30 p.m.

Crisis Management
Anne Blankenship, Babst Calland, Moderator
Jimmy Gianato, Director, WV Homeland Security & Emergency Mgt. (invited)
Mary Green, Sr. Consultant & Director of Business Dev., Ann Green Communications
Don Bluedorn, Babst Calland
David Belonger, President, DJB Associates and Partner, Crisis Plan Consultants

4:15 p.m.

State of the Association/Closing Remarks

Karl Boelter, WVMA Chairman
Rebecca Randolph, WVMA President

4:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

Adjourn
WVMA 100 Year Anniversary Celebration Dinner (Registration required) $
The Clay Center (Grand Hall)

DAY THREE AGENDA

Friday, March 27, 2015
(Students Only)

Exploring Academy (200 students-Kanawha & Wood Counties)

Bridge Valley Community & Technical College
9:30 a.m.

Welcome

9:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions/Activities

11:30 a.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m.

Breakout Sessions/Activities

2:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks/Board Buses

$Charge
2/20/15

Shale Play Issues & Developments

WVU Law Schools CLE Program
Registration: www.wvcle.org
MARCH 26, 2015
11:45 AM REGISTRATION
Moderator: Armando F. Benincasa, Esquire
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
Charleston, WV
12:15 PM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN WEST VIRGINIA OIL & GAS: WHAT TAX AND

GROWTH INCENTIVES ARE IN WEST VIRGINIA CODE TO HELP GROW OR

RELOCATE A BUSINESS IN WEST VIRGINIA
This topic will provide a tutorial on the programs available in the statutes and real
world examples of how they work.
Joshua L. Jarrell, Deputy Secretary & Legal Counsel
WV Department of Commerce
Charleston, WV
1:10 PM

CUTTING THROUGH PROSSERS IMPENETRABLE JUNGLE: THE TORT OF

NUISANCE IN THE SHALE GAS PLAYS
Nuisance claims are getting more attention because of a large verdict against a natural gas
operator in Texas last year. This presentation examines the law of nuisance and the types of
claims that may be asserted against hydraulic fracturing operations under this vague tort.
Special consideration will be given to defenses and the law of damages, with an evaluation
of how the recent West Virginia decision modifying the law of residential real property
damages may impact nuisance claims.
Albert F. Sebok, Esquire
Jackson Kelly, PLLC
Charleston, WV

2:05 PM

BREAK

2:20 PM

UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED YOU LOSE -- POOLING OIL AND GAS IN WEST
VIRGINIA
This presentation will cover the legal theories and practical reasons for pooling of
separate oil and gas tracts to form one or more units, and various arguments against
pooling. It will survey the most important cases with an emphasis on West Virginia
decisions. It will conclude with a summary of the integration and pooling bills that
have been adopted and considered by the West Virginia legislature.
George A. Patterson, III, Esquire
Bowles Rice, LLP
Charleston, WV

3:15 PM

THE OSHA INSPECTOR IS HERE WHAT NEXT: AN OVERVIEW OF OSHA FROM

INSPECTION THROUGH CONTEST

The shale boom has created many new construction and manufacturing projects for
midstream operators. These infrastructure projects are creating plant facilities built for the
gathering, processing, fractionation and transportation of energy. This construction activity,
and subsequent operations, has or will capture the attention of OSHA. This presentation
provides an overview of OSHA's jurisdiction, its legal authority for inspections, and practical
information about how to respond to OSHA, from the initial inspection through the contest
and appeal.
John A. McCreary, Jr., Esquire

Babst Calland
Pittsburgh, PA
4:10 PM

THE NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: THE POTENTIAL

IMPACT ON THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST VIRGINIA OIL AND
GAS FIELDS
The Endangered Species Act discussion will cover the Multidistrict litigation that resulted in a
schedule for the US Fish & Wildlife Service to make affirmative determinations on whether to
list more than 1,000 candidate species. This session will include an update on the proposals
for the Northern Long-Eared Bat, which is indigenous to WV and 37 other states. An
assessment of the Endangered Species Act rulemakings, listing decisions, and agency
funding will also be discussed.
Kathy G. Beckett, Esquire
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
Charleston, WV

5:00 PM

ADJOURN
This seminar has been accredited for 5.4 WV MCLE credits.