The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) will honor three notable leaders in the energy and environment sector at its 4th Annual Energy Policy Conference on October 15. The event will take place at the Delta Hotels by Marriott-Woodbridge in Iselin.
This year's honorees include former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman; former New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Edward Salmon; and former Director of the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel Stefanie A. Brand.
“NJBIA’s Energy Policy Conference will offer a full day of insightful discussions about critical issues shaping energy policy in New Jersey, including decarbonization, climate change, wind and nuclear energy,” said NJBIA Deputy Chief Government Affairs Officer Ray Cantor.
Cantor added, “The evening cocktail awards reception that follows allows us an opportunity to recognize New Jersey executives whose past advocacy and leadership have steered energy policy in this state and whose sage insights can help us explore innovative solutions for the future.”
Christine Todd Whitman served as BPU commissioner and president during the Kean administration before becoming the 50th Governor of New Jersey in 1994. She later served as U.S. EPA administrator under President George W. Bush, where she implemented landmark "brownfields" legislation to promote redevelopment of contaminated industrial sites. Whitman is currently involved with the Presidential Climate Action Project and leads the Whitman Strategy Group.
Edward Salmon held various public service roles including BPU president from 1991-1995, state assemblyman, Millville mayor, Ocean County freeholder, and public schoolteacher. He later founded Salmon Ventures Limited in 2003 after serving as vice president and chairman/CEO of AUS Consultants. Salmon also established the New Jersey Energy Coalition and has been involved with several other organizations.
Stefanie A. Brand was director of the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel at BPU for 14 years, representing customers' financial interests across various regulated services. Before her role at BPU, Brand worked as a deputy attorney general focusing on environmental cases and federal litigation. She continues to teach part-time as an adjunct professor at Delaware Valley University.
For more information about the NJBIA Energy Policy Conference, including speakers, panel discussion topics, and registration details, visit their website.
