Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
At Michels Corporation, we have a solid group of professionals all working under the one name of Michels Corporation to deliver the project on time and under budget. Whether it is drilling, wind, directional crossing, pipeline, CIPP, tunneling, paving, engineering, environmental resource, materials, communications or power and transmission; we are One Michels – Michels Corporation. Michels Power: Is a national resource for electrical power infrastructure construction. Our expertise is overhead and underground electric transmission/distribution line construction, as well as electrical substation installations. Michels Wind Energy: Offers national and international services to the wind industry. Complete turnkey wind farm services from start to finish including: complete substations, collection systems, transmission and distribution work, fiber optics and foundation, and turbine erection. We offer project management for all facets of wind farm construction.
For more information, visit www.michels.us/michels-us/.
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global expert services firm dedicated to assisting clients in creating and protecting value in the face of critical business risks and opportunities. Through senior level engagement with clients, Navigant professionals provide technical expertise in Disputes and Investigations, Economics, Financial Advisory and Management Consulting, to support clients in addressing their most critical business needs. The professionals in Navigant's healthcare practice work with organizations along the entire continuum of care: health systems, physician groups, payers and life sciences companies. The Navigant Healthcare team is committed to working with clients to design, develop and implement solutions that create high-performing physician organizations and healthcare systems.
Navigant Capital Advisors is the dedicated corporate finance business unit of Navigant. Navigant Capital Advisors provides financial advice for mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and capital raising, as well as capital and operating restructurings, distressed asset sales and recapitalizations, bankruptcy advisory support, interim and crisis management, creditor rights advisory services, and valuations. Our dedicated professionals offer independent and objective advice supported by advanced technical skills, proven competence and in-depth industry knowledge.
Investment banking, private placement, merger, acquisition and divestiture services offered through Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC.
For more information, visit www.navigant.com.
Quanta Services, Inc. designs, installs, repairs and maintains the infrastructure needed to deliver some of today’s most important commodities, including power, gas and communications. Powered by the experience and reputation of some of the most established and respected transmission and distribution contractors in this country, Quanta is the one source committed to providing safe, reliable, and efficient services to ensure the operational effectiveness of energy network infrastructure today and into the future.
For more information, visit www.QuantaServices.com.
ScottMadden, Inc., is a leading management consulting firm specializing in energy, corporate and shared services, clean tech and infrastructure, and federal government practice areas. For nearly 30 years, we have been a trusted advisor to leaders in the energy industry, consulting on business issues affecting long-term growth and profitability. Our firm is dedicated to helping clients understand, visualize, and realize their business objectives.
ScottMadden helps transmission clients attain their business goals and create value for their operations centers. We have undertaken numerous transmission-related projects for independent transmission companies, RTOs, independent system operators, and vertically integrated utility companies across the country and around the world. In all projects, in all industries, ScottMadden is committed to delivering an exceptional consulting experience that produces real results.
For more information, visit www.scottmadden.com/.
Serving clients in every major international financial center, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates is one of the leading
law firms in the world, with 23 offices and approximately 2,000 attorneys. Our diversified practice enables us to offer solutions to the most
challenging legal issues in virtually every area of corporate law, providing the specific legal advice clients need to compete most effectively in a
global business environment. We represent approximately 50 percent of the Fortune 250 industrial and service corporations, as well as financial
and governmental entities, high-technology startup companies, and cultural, educational and charitable institutions, advising on a wide variety of
high-profile transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation and controversy issues.
For more information, visit www.skadden.com/.
Silver Sponsors
AIR2 Helicopter Airborne Line Teams deliver customer focused power line services to utilities and utility contractors. Our flight crews, line crews and management team members have over two decades of experience providing construction, maintenance and inspection services to North American utility companies and contractors. Services include: New line construction projects, Maintenance and repair of existing lines, Inspections, mapping and digital video recording of power lines and right-of-ways, Medium and Heavy Lift Operations and Emergency response.
For more information, visit www.air2.com/.
Black & Veatch’s management consulting division delivers value to midstream gas clients through the application of first-hand industry expertise, leading-edge concepts and techniques, and exceptional program and project execution. Our proven capability delivers worldwide expertise; leveraging the knowledge and capabilities of the former Lukens Energy Group professionals in energy market analysis, risk analysis & mitigation, strategic planning, rate & regulatory support, asset valuation & optimization, and A&D support. If your business is buying, selling, transporting or storing natural gas, Black & Veatch’s knowledgeable staff, sophisticated analysis tools, and wealth of experience can help you maximize your profitability and minimize your risk.
For more information, visit www.bv.com.
As the country's only provider of spun concrete, tubular steel and hybrid poles for the power delivery industry, Valmont-Newmark offers utility engineers a seamless blend of custom solutions for diverse applications in their power delivery projects, maximizing their economic benefits.
From transmission and distribution poles to substation structures, our products can be ordered, fabricated and delivered to any site, in any combination of concrete, steel, or hybrid (concrete/steel). That means engineers have the flexibility - through one company - to customize segments of a line with poles fabricated out of materials suited for the environment. The final result is a line that is more cost effective, aesthetically pleasing and durable.
For more information, visit www.valmont-newmark.com.
Bronze Sponsors
DAVIES Public Affairs specializes in building grassroots public support and overcoming community opposition for the siting of new transmission lines.
DAVIES goes beyond the normal stakeholder involvement process by organizing and leveraging public support into the regulatory review process to significantly expedite transmission project approvals. The firm has serviced clients in 46 states and was voted Public Affairs Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report.
For more information, visit www.daviespublicaffairs.com/.
FWT, Inc. manufactures steel poles, lattice structures, wood pole equivalents, substation structures, and the patented PowerMount® (cell on utility antenna mount). Founded in 1959, FWT has evolved to be one of the largest, most well known and respected manufacturers for utility infrastructure in North America. Our experience and knowledge allows us to provide our customers with products that are economically designed and manufactured to meet their specifications using the best materials and workmanship in the marketplace.
We provide our customers with the highest level of support and engineering expertise possible. Recognized and respected for our consistent on-time delivery schedules, FWT is committed to meeting and exceeding your expectations.
For more information, visit www.fwtinc.com.
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. ICF International helps public and private-sector clients develop comprehensive energy strategies and establish sustainable programs to deliver and maintain energy. Using an integrated approach to energy markets, our experts apply cutting-edge technical skills and proprietary modeling tools to provide clients with a complete picture of the energy landscape—from transmission to fuels to renewables.
For more information, visit icfi.com/energy.