Schedule of Events
Corporate Growth Conference 2024
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration Open
ELEVE FOYER - 42nd FLOOR
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Attendee Meet & Greet
ELEVE LAKEVIEW ROOM - 42nd FLOOR
Sponsored By
8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Registration Open
ZURICH FOYER
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Networking Continental Breakfast
ZURICH ABC
Sponsored By
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Growing Opportunities: Industrial and Specialty Wastes
ZURICH DEFG
Capital has continued to flow into segments of the environmental services industry beyond solid waste. This session examines the segments, investments and opportunities and who is jumping into them.
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Networking Refreshment Break
ZURICH FOYER
Sponsored By
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Market Investment: Infrastructure Funds
ZURICH DEFG
The environmental services industry is seeing increased interest and investment from infrastructure funds. Our insightful panel discusses what's driving these investments and explores what the future could hold.
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Growing Opportunities: Organics Diversion and Processing
ZURICH DEFG
Sponsored By
As the industry sees an increase in organics diversion, we're beginning to see capacity buildout driven by the changing legislative and regulatory environment. Our panel examines where the sector is going and what it will require.
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
ZURICH ABC
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Market Investment: Where Are Capital Markets Today?
ZURICH DEFG
As capital markets continue to evolve and with the changing interest rate environment, this panel discussion provides insights into how that will affect the availability of and requirements for investing in environmental services.
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
ZURICH FOYER
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PFAS: A Market Threat and an Opportunity
ZURICH DEFG
Sponsored By
As the awareness of forever chemicals continues to grow and the regulatory framework for sequestering and treating these substances is defined, opportunities and challenges will confront the environmental services industry. Our panel explores the landscape.
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
ZURICH FOYER
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Underwriting the Risk in Environmental Services
ZURICH DEFG
Sponsored By
Risk is inherent in the environmental services industry. This unique session brings together a group of professionals who have helped operating companies across the industry underwrite and manage that risk to provide strategic insights into best practices and the thought processes necessary to ensure success.
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
ZURICH FOYER
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
An Executive Fireside Chat
ZURICH DEFG
Casella Waste Systems is a growing regional waste management firm that has been operating primarily in the northeastern U.S. Recent acquisitions significantly have expanded that footprint, however. This unique fireside chat with Chairman and CEO John Casella will explore the company's growth strategies.
6:00 PM
Closing Comments
ZURICH DEFG
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Networking Reception
ZURICH ABC
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