The 2011 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit

7:30 am, April 27th, Harrisburg Hilton 

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Group representing industry leaders from the communications, energy, water/wastewater and transportation industries announced its keynote speaker, Kathy Pape, President of Pennsylvania American Water Company, as well as two April 27^th Summit speakers highlighting advanced technologies that have demonstrated strong capabilities to make the Marcellus industry in Pennsylvania safer, more compliant, profitable and less stressful on roads, bridges and other infrastructures.    Dr. Peter M. Duncan, founding President of MicroSeismic is one of the fast growing technology companies within the oil and gas industry.  MicroSeismic just received $100 million in venture capital funds to grow the company and its capabilities.  Jon Pollack, Senior Vice President of GeoDecisions, a division of Gannett Fleming is one of the fastest growing GIS companies in the world. 

At a very crucial time in the development, regulatory rollout and heightened environmental sensitivity of the Marcellus gas industry in Pennsylvania, MicroSeismic technology offers drillers and regulators a more detailed view before, during and after the drilling processes, and GeoDecisions can validate where all traffic and materials arrive, transport and leave the State.   Kelly Lewis, President & CEO of TechQuest Pennsylvania stated, "With the Marcellus and Utica gas formations, Pennsylvania is facing the biggest opportunity of our lifetimes, but for sure, we only get one chance to do it right, and we have a responsibility to do it right."  Lewis added, "Integrated Technology offers the best strategy to improve safety, regulatory compliance and efficient gas production."    Lewis said in 2010 with leading-edge technology firms, TechQuest launched TechQuest Marcellus to bring together all of the technologies and innovations that will timely make Marcellus and Utica gas safe, sound, profitable and compliant, in all aspects and impacts. 

For legislators, the April 27^th infrastructure breakfast offers a quick snapshot into the fast-developing innovations that are improving regulatory compliance, safety and well-production. 

For leaders from the administration, regulators and local governments, the infrastructure breakfast and summit offers the most current updates from industry and government leaders, as well as the chance to meet and share connections with Pennsylvania's infrastructure industry from all four corners of our great Commonwealth.

For infrastructure summit attendees, the infrastructure breakfast and summit offer a current view into the latest developments and opportunities in the infrastructure industry, ways to get connected to the infrastructure industry and Marcellus opportunity and  the best opportunity to network with hundreds of leaders in the infrastructure industry. 

2011 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit, April 27^th

featuring Infrastructure Leaders:

Kathleen Pape, President & CEO, Pennsylvania American Water Company

Jon Pollack, Senior Vice President, GeoDecisions, a Division of Gannett Fleming

Steve Palumbo, Director Enterprise Sales, Comcast Business Class Services

Harry Martin, LTE, Verizon Wireless

David Patti, President Pennsylvania Business Council

Rick Geist, Chairman, House Transportation Committee

Barry Schoch, Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

and a special presentation by

Dr. Peter M. Duncan, Founding President, MicroSeismic

Event:    The 2011 Annual Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit

When:    Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Where:   Hilton Harrisburg, One North Second Street . Harrisburg, PA  17101

Time:                7:30 am Registration and breakfast lines open

                         8:00 am Breakfast with Pennsylvania Legislators & Administration Leaders

                                      Special Update on Marcellus Shale Technology & Innovations

                                       - and a special presentation by Dr. Peter M. Duncan, MicroSeismic 

                         8:45 am Welcome Remarks - David Patti, Pennsylvania Business Council

                         9:00 am Welcome Remarks - Kelly Lewis, TechQuest Pennsylvania

                         9:05 am, House Infrastructure Update - Rep. Rick Geist, Chairman Transportation

                         9:35 am, Infrastructure 2011, Acting-Secretary Barry Schoch, PENNDOT

                        10:00 am, Keynote Address, Kathy Pape, Pennsylvania American Water Company

                        10:30 am, Break

                        10:45 am, Cable & Broadband 2011 - Steve Palumbo, Comcast Business Services

                        11:05 am, Marcellus Shale Technology, Jon Pollack, GeoDecisions

                        11:30 am, Special Workshop:  Marcellus Shale - Getting Connected

                        11:55 am, Wireless, LTE & Broadband 2011 - Harry Martin, Verizon Wireless

                        12:20 pm, The Infrastructure Lunch, featuring... special guest appearance

Marcellus Shale:  Doing it Right the First Time

 Register Online at

www.tqpaapril27.eventbrite.com  

 The 2011 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit is proudly sponsored by:

 Summit Sponsor - Gannett Fleming 

Gold Sponsor - Pennsylvania Business Council

Welcome Sponsor - Robert Philbin Associates

Reception Sponsor - Global Data Consultants

IT Leadership Sponsor - Comcast Business Class Services

Gold Sponsor - Sage Life Technologies

 Legislative Lunch sponsored by Stambaugh Ness

Legislative Breakfast sponsored by TechQuest Marcellus

Marketing Sponsor - CenturyLink 

Technology Sponsor - Digital Samba

The PA Infrastructure Group - Technology Take Rate Committee and The Summit are facilitated in part by a grant from the Broadband Outreach and Aggregation Fund, PA Department of Community and Economic Development - to foster innovative ideas to increase the number of households with computers and broadband.

  How Does My Company Get Connected to the Infrastructure Industry?

How Does My Company Participate in the Marcellus Gold Rush?

 I'm Not in the Gas Industry, How Does My Company Get Connected?

 How Does My Company Participate If We Are Not in the Marcellus Region?

 How To Improve Safety, Regulatory Compliance and Profits in Marcellus?

 Just How Big Is The Marcellus Business Opportunity?

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 Marcellus Shale: Technology Innovations for Safety, Regulatory Compliance and Profit

  at Infrastructure 2011

Jon Pollack, Senior Vice President, GeoDecisions

Dr. Peter M. Duncan, Founding President, MicroSeismic

Participate in the Workshop on Marcellus: How Do You Get Engaged!

Keynote Speaker for the 2011 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit:

Kathy L. Pape

President, Pennsylvania American Water

Kathy L. Pape joined American Water in July 2007 as president of Pennsylvania American Water, the largest regulated water utility in the Commonwealth, providing quality water and wastewater services to approximately 2.2 million people in 390 communities. In this role, Pape drives operational and financial results, leads customer, regulatory and local government relationships, and is the principal external contact for American Water in Pennsylvania.

In April 2008, Governor Rendell appointed Pape to the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Task Force. Pape was among 30 task force members from across the Commonwealth whom the Governor selected to address the funding shortfall facing Pennsylvania’s aging and deteriorated water infrastructure.

Prior to rejoining American Water, Pape served as senior vice president, treasurer and rate counsel for Aqua America Inc., with responsibility for all financing activities, billing, rates and regulatory filings, budgeting and long-range planning. As vice president, treasurer and rate counsel, Pape led the company's effort to manage numerous, successful rate cases resulting from the company’s growth from a one-state system to 13 states with hundreds of systems. She also reduced the company's long-term debt costs, saving money for the company and customers.

Pape has more than 30 years’ experience in the utility industry and is a nationally recognized expert on the water and wastewater industries. 

Kathy holds a B.A. from Edinboro University, a J.D. from Dickinson School of Law and a LL.M. in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law.