Ready to Talk “Green?” PRSA NCC International Committee Hosts Alternative Energy Event

Alternative Energies: What’s Taking So Long? Thursday, October 8, 2009
6:30 p.m. – Networking
7:00 p.m. - Program

American Institute of Architects Headquarters
1735 New York Ave., NW
The Frank Lloyd Wright Room

International businesses such as Honda, Tesco, Goldman Sachs, and Hewlett-Packard are going beyond what the law requires to operate in an environmentally responsible way.

Join the PRSA-NCC’s International Committee for an environmentally friendly evening with alternative energy expert Truman Semans, Jr.

Semans is currently a consultant on alternative energy markets to international corporations like GE. He was Director for Markets and Business Strategy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change and previously, at McKinsey & Company, he advised clients on corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, technology investment and commercialization, new venture development and strategic marketing.

Prior to McKinsey, Semans was International Economist on energy and environment at the Treasury Department where he managed U.S. engagement in the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the largest multilateral financier of greenhouse gas mitigation, and led U.S. teams in improving GEF investment programs for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean fossil fuel technology. While at Treasury, he also served on the U.S. Climate Change Delegation, and worked with Congress and the White House on a range of environmental issues and initiatives with foreign governments.

He has a B.A. and M.B.A. from Duke University and an M.A. with honors in International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Cost: $10 for International Committee members,
$15 for PRSA members,
$20 for non-members
To sign up or find more information go to the PRSA-NCC Web site at www.prsa-ncc.org.