EPA & TCEQ Confirmed on the Faculty @ ACIs 2nd Women Leaders in Environmental & Energy Law event

NEW YORK - Sept. 15, 2015 - PRLog -- American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce that its successful Women Leaders in Environmental & Energy Law conference will return for a second year.  Join an outstanding faculty comprised of the top government officials and in-house counsel at energy, chemical, and petrochemical companies who will present at the event, which will take place in Houston on November 9-10, 2015.

Designed to promote women-to-women networking and substantive legal discussion of the hottest topics in environmental and energy law, ACI’s 2^nd Women Leaders in Environmental & Energy Law program features a distinguished faculty of over 25 compliance, regulatory, transactional, and litigation counsel in addition to a distinguished government panel, including, Stephanie Bergeron Perdue, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Cheryl Seager, Deputy Regional Counsel for Enforcement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and The Honorable Noël Wise, Superior Court Judge, Superior Court of Alameda County.

The program boasts an updated agenda and faculty featuring in-house speakers and new faces from companies including Baker Hughes Inc., BP America, Inc., Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Exxon Mobil Corp., Halliburton, Maersk Oil Qatar A/S, NiSource Inc., Oxy Inc., Precision Drilling, Quanta Services, Southern California Gas Co., and more…  All presentations have been tailored to specifically address the challenges and opportunities facing women in environmental and energy legal world and to give like-minded women the skills necessary for continued success in the environmental and energy space.

Reacting to this year’s faculty and program content, co-chair Nicole Russell, Director at Trading Counsel Solutions and former Senior Trading Counsel – IST at BP America Inc.,noted, “The ACI Women Leaders in Energy and Environment conference is the industry’s best opportunity to connect with female energy executives and legal professionals.  The connections I formed at the conference have been invaluable to me.  I was hugely impressed by the sheer level of achievement in the room of both presenters and participants.  I am already looking forward to this year’s conference and the knowledge and inspiration I will take from the day.”

Last year, over 80 environmental and energy industry leaders attended the program. We hope you will be part of the community this year at the event, designed with your needs in mind.

More information about this event, including a full agenda, faculty list, and brochure can be accessed at www.AmericanConference.com/WomeninEnergy

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