Penton's Waste360 Group and Stifel Announce the WasteExpo Investor Summit Agenda

NEW YORK, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Penton's Waste360 Group and Stifel SF today announced the full agenda for the WasteExpo Investor Summit, which will take place Monday, June 1, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Click here for the complete agenda.

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The Summit is the first major event of WasteExpo, North America's largest solid waste and recycling industry event, which runs from June 1-4, 2015. The event will bring together senior management of major public and private solid, industrial and energy waste companies, innovators of new technologies and institutional investors.  

"The combination of North America's largest solid waste and recycling industry event and the Investor Summit expands the industry's dialogue around sustainable materials management," said Warren N. Bimblick, Penton Group President. "We're very excited to assemble leaders in the waste industry to provide the financial community with the latest information about their businesses."

Michael E. Hoffman, Managing Director at Stifel covering the solid, industrial and energy waste markets, will moderate the event. With 28 years of experience, Hoffman is the leading analyst in the waste and recycling industry. He has been a top-ranked sell-side analyst by Greenwich Associates, Institutional Investor and StarMine.

"Now in its third year, the Summit has proven a valuable resource to investors, vendors, suppliers, customers and operators in solid, industrial and E&P (exploration & production) energy waste management," said Hoffman. "No other venue provides such comprehensive exposure to the senior leadership of operators in the sustainable waste management marketplace."

Speakers will share detailed information on the strategies they are pursuing to grow their companies, including:

• Action Environmental Group Inc. -- Ron Bergamini, CEO
• Advanced Disposal Services -- Richard Burke, CEO and Steve Carn, CFO
• Casella Waste Systems Inc. -- John Casella, CEO; Ed Johnson, COO; and Ned Coletta, CFO
• Clean Harbors Inc. -- Eric Gerstenberg, COO and Jim Buckley, SVP IR
• Covanta Holding Corp. -- Brad Helgeson, CFO and Alan Katz, VP IR
• E.L. Harvey & Sons Inc. -- Ben Harvey, President
• GreenHunter Resources Inc.
• Heritage Crystal-Clean Inc. -- Greg Ray, COO and Mark DeVita, CFO
• Newalta Corp. -- John Barkhouse, CEO; Mike Borys, CFO and Ann Plasterer, VP IR
• Nuverra Environmental Solutions Inc. -- Mark Johnsrud, CEO and Greg Heinlein, CFO
• Premier Waste Services -- Larry Henck, CEO
• Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. -- Joe Quarin, CEO, Ian Kidson, CFO and Chaya Cooperberg, VP IR
• Quest Resource Holding Corporation
• Randy's Environmental Services -- Jim Wollschlager, COO
• Republic Services Inc. -- Don Slager, CEO; Chuck Serianni, CFO and Brian DelGhiaccio, SVP IR
• Stericycle Inc. -- Brent Arnold, COO and Frank ten Brink, EVP M&A
• Tervita Corporation
• US EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response -- Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator
• US Ecology Inc. -- Jeff Feeler, CEO
• Waste Connections Inc. -- Ron Mittelstaedt, CEO and Worthing Jackman, CFO
• Waste Management Inc. -- Jim Trevathan, COO and Ed Egl, VP IR

For the full agenda, click here.  For more information on the WasteExpo Investor Summit, please visit WasteExpoInvestorSummit.com.  Follow us on Twitter @Waste_Expo.

Media interested in obtaining media credentials to attend the WasteExpo Investor Summit, contact Meredith Fortunato, meredith.fortunato@penton.com.

About Stifel Financial Corp.
Stifel Financial Corp. SF is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel's broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; and Century Securities Associates, Inc., and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. The Company's broker-dealer affiliates provide wealth management, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank & Trust offers a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and 1919 Investment Counsel & Trust Company offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company's web site at www.stifel.com.

About Penton's Waste360 Group
Penton's Waste360 Group harnesses the power of its many properties to serve the solid waste and recycling industry. The industry widely consumes this content in the form of websites, live events, online learning and digital opportunities and more and includes: Waste360.com, WasteExpo, The Global Waste Management Symposium, The Healthcare Waste Conference, the Waste360 Recycling Summit, and four topical and timely e-newsletters. For more information, visit www.waste360.com. 

About Penton
Penton drives performance for more than eighteen million professionals each and every day. They rely on us to deliver: Insights, information, data & workflow tools to inform critical business decisions; networking & community to engage them with industry peers & partners; and marketing services to advance their business performance & deliver ROI.

Penton is a growth company with a track-record of strong performance and success and is backed by its co-owners: MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.

For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Meredith Fortunato
Marketing Director
Penton
E:  meredith.fortunato@penton.com

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