The Impressive Lineup of Government, Business, and Industry Speakers at this Summit on May 20th Also Includes Sen. Dominic Pileggi, Sen. John Rafferty, Rep. Joseph Preston, and PUC Commissioner Rob Powelson
HARRISBURG, PA – Kelly Lewis, president and CEO, TechQuest PA, today announced the speakers for the Third Annual Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit taking place May 20, 2010, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Organized by TechQuest PA and keystone sponsor Bentley Systems, the summit will feature presentations by prominent Pennsylvania government, business, and industry leaders committed to turning communications, water, transportation, and energy infrastructure challenges across the state into strategies for sustaining growth and prosperity. A special guest presentation will be made by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who last year launched an aggressive strategy called Greenworks Philadelphia to reduce the city’s carbon footprint and make Philadelphia the greenest city in the United States by 2015. The timely and compelling theme of this year’s summit is “Driving Economic Prosperity Through Investment in Infrastructure.”
“The important work that will be done at this summit will strategically advance an infrastructure agenda for Pennsylvania crucial to its being a leader not just nationally, but also in the global economy,” Lewis said. “To continue to thrive and draw a steady stream of innovative commercial enterprises, along with the talent required to make them successful, Pennsylvania needs to significantly enhance its infrastructure – everything from roads and bridges to broadband networks, water systems, energy generation facilities, and more. Working with groups like the Pennsylvania Business Council, industry associations, companies, and government leaders, our summit participants will develop specific recommendations that enable Pennsylvania to address its current infrastructure challenges and set the stage for a bright and rewarding future for all of its residents.”
Lewis continued, “To guide the discussions among the hundreds who will gather at the summit, we’ve put together an impressive lineup of speakers. Each will present his or her unique perspective regarding opportunities for economic growth and improvements in quality of life that investment in infrastructure can help drive.”
The summit agenda will feature speakers from both the public and private sectors. Each fully understands the critical importance of robust infrastructure to the economic health of Pennsylvania. The speakers will include:
- Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
- Sen. Dominic Pileggi – Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate
- Sen. John Rafferty – Chairman, Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee
- Rep. Joseph Preston – Chairman, Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee
- Rob Powelson – Commissioner, Pennsylvania Utility Commission
- Rob Wonderling – President, The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
- Joe Casey – General Manager, SEPTA
- Craig Adams – Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, PECO
- Greg Bentley – CEO, Bentley Systems
- Chuck Pennoni – Interim President of Drexel University and Chairman of Pennoni Associates
- Bill Stout – Chairman and CEO, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
- Mark Compton – Director of Government Affairs, American Infrastructure
- Nick DeBenedictis – Chairman, President and CEO, Aqua America
- Bill Buechner – Vice President, Economics and Research, American Road & Transportation Builders Association
- Gale Given – President, Verizon Pennsylvania
- Joseph Manko – Partner, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, and Chairman, PENNVEST
- Matthew Karnell – Director, Commonwealth Financing Authority Programs Division
- Audrey Zibelman – President and CEO, Viridity Energy, Inc.
- Pam Polacek – Energy, Communications and Utility Law Group, McNees, Wallace & Nurick
The day-long summit, which rotates locations around the state each year, will attract more than 500 participants and guests across the public and private infrastructure sectors. It will provide attendees a unique opportunity to forge relationships with infrastructure leaders and gain valuable insights about innovative new technologies, key legislative initiatives, leading-edge industry practices, and more.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Bentley Systems, Incorporated is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 2,700 colleagues and offices in more than 45 countries, achieved in 2008 the milestone of $500 million in revenues, and, since 1995, has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions. For more information, visit www.bentley.com.
TechQuest Pennsylvania
TechQuest Pennsylvania is the non-profit catalyst for sustained growth in technology business development. We lead strategies that build strong industry partnerships, robust technology infrastructures, and strengthen our technology workforce in order to discover, demonstrate and deploy advanced technology innovations across the state. Started and operated by the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania, TechQuest Pennsylvania leads the TechQuest HUB, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Group, Harrisburg Health Information Exchange, in addition to TechQuest Insurance, TechQuest Internship, TechQuest Workforce Training, and TechQuest Broadband. Celebrating 22 years of service, for more information visit www.techquestpa.com or call 717-635-2172.
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