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Alternative Energies: What’s Taking So Long?

Presented by the NCC International Committee

Thursday, October 8, 2009
6:30 p.m. – Networking
7 p.m. - Program

The American Institute of Architects Headquarters
The Frank Lloyd Wright Room
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Cost:  $10 for International Committee members, $15 for PRSA members, $20 for non-members


President Barack Obama has said that America needs to re-establish its leading role in the development of renewable energy technologies. 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.

What’s your knowledge of “green” issues? Are you ready to talk “green?”

Join the PRSA-NCC’s International Committee for an environmentally friendly evening with alternative energy expert Truman Semans, Jr. We will learn and discuss alternative energies and “green” issues. “Green” is going global and now is the time to get on board so you can lead the way for your company, agency, etc. when it starts changing its colours!


Who is Truman Semans, Jr.?
He is currently a consultant on alternative energy markets to international corporations like GE, Mr. Semans was Director for Markets and Business Strategy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. He managed the Center's Business Environmental Leadership Council, a group of 44 major corporations working with the Pew Center to address issues related to climate change, and directed Pew Center analytic work on climate-related markets and investment. 

Mr. Semans' experience spans business and finance, environmental issues and domestic and international policy. At McKinsey & Company, Truman advised clients on corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, technology investment and commercialization, new venture development and strategic marketing.
Prior to McKinsey, Truman served as International Economist on energy and environment at the Treasury Department. 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 also worked with the International Institute for Energy Conservation, where he directed projects facilitating energy efficiency in emerging markets.

 Mr. Semans has a Masters with Academic Distinction in Economics and International Relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS, an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business, and a BA in Religion from Duke University, where he served as President of the student body. Mr. Semans sits on the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment Board of Visitors, the President's Advisory Council of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the boards of several other organizations.

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