Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
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.
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/.
The Steel Structures division of Thomas & Betts designs, details, fabricates, and tests tubular steel poles and steel lattice towers for use in electric utility transmission applications. This unique ability to supply both lattice and tubular structures, as well as extensive project management experience, is a leading reason why Thomas & Betts is the premier transmission total structure supplier in North America.
From concept to completion Meyer Engineered Solutions deliver complete, cost-effective and proven results to any transmission project.
For more information, visit www.tnb.com.
Silver Sponsors
American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) offers proprietary technologies and solutions spanning the electric power infrastructure. The company is a leader in alternative energy and offers a host of Smart Grid technologies for power grid operators to enhance the reliability, efficiency and capacity of the grid, and seamlessly integrate renewable energy sources. The DOE has explicitly called out superconductors as one of the fundamental technologies needed for the Smart Grid. Cables powered by AMSC’s superconductor wire have very low power losses and very high power handling capacity. They can automatically suppress power surges and enable resilient power grids that can survive attacks and disasters. Environmentally responsible and no external electrical or magnetic fields simplifies their placement within limited right-of-ways and minimize the impact above ground.
For more information, visit www.amsc.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.
Nixon Peabody LLP is recognized as a Global 100 law firm—one of the largest in the world. With approximately 700 attorneys collaborating across major practice areas across the U.S. and in European and Asian commercial centers, the firm’s size, diversity, and advanced technological resources enable it to offer comprehensive legal services to our clients.
The firm has established a multi-disciplinary team of attorneys focused exclusively on the unique issues associated with the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of transmission assets. We assist clients in addressing the advantages and challenges posed by the joint ownership of transmission assets, the integration of new transmission assets into the systems operated by Regional Transmission Organizations or Independent System Operators, the procurement of equipment for, and construction of, transmission assets, seams issues and reliability concerns. In addition, our energy team has been instrumental in the siting of electric transmission and collection lines, including environmental, land-use, zoning, regulatory, and landowner issues.
For more information, visit www.nixonpeabody.com.
Bronze 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/.
MasTec is a leading specialty contractor for communications companies, utilities and governments throughout the United States. MasTec designs, builds, installs, maintains and upgrades infrastructure that is the backbone of the nation's economy telephone, high-speed Internet, electric, water, sewer and natural gas as well as provides installation and maintenance services for satellite and cable television services.
For more information, visit www.mastec.com/.