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39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO

May 21-22, 2018MeadowView Conference Resort

& Convention Center Kingsport, Tennessee

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forVisionCoal

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FINANCIAL SPONSORS

Dominion EnergyJennmar Corp.

ORICA

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative

Troutman Sanders

Appalachian PowerCarter Machinery Co., Inc.

CONTURA Energy

Omega Coal

United Central Industrial SupplyJH Fletcher Co.

Komatsu Mining Corp. Group

Landon Wyatt

Oliver Coal Sales

Red River Coal

SunCoke Energy-Jewell Coke

Wellmore Coal Co.

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EARLY REGISTRATIONMAY 20, 2018 (SUNDAY)

3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Hospitality Suite & Office Fifth Floor - Room 531

Convention Center B - Exhibitors set up displays

DAY 1MAY 21, 2018 (MONDAY)

7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

Registration is located in Convention Center B

Foyer. The Breakfast, Business Session, and

Exhibits are located inside the Convention Center B.

8:00 a.m. OPENING SESSION

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Jeff Taylor, Chairman, Virginia Coal & Energy

Alliance (VCEA) & Treasurer, Omega Holdings

The Honorable Eddie Joe Williams, Federal

Representative, Southern States Energy Board (SSEB)

OPENING PRAYER J. P. Richardson, MetinVest/United Coal

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Brett Holbrook, Coronado/Buchanan Minerals

KEYNOTE SESSION I

The Honorable Phil Roe, U.S. House of

Representatives (TN)

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The Honorable Morgan Griffith, U.S. House of

Representatives (VA)

The Honorable Steve Winberg, Asst. Secretary,

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Fossil Energy

Jack Richardson, CEO, Warrior Met Coal

10:00 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK

10:15 a.m. KEYNOTE SESSION II

William Murray, Dominion Energy

Brad Yeatts, Norfolk Southern Corp.

Chris Beam, Appalachian Power

Darlene Phillips, PJM Interconnection

12:10 p.m. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

12:20 p.m. LUNCH

Cattails at MeadowView Golf Course

12:30 p.m. VIRGINIA CENTER FOR COAL & ENERGY RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

Lunch and Business Session located in Boone –

Cherokee Room

1:00 p.m. GOLF OUTING

Cattails at MeadowView Golf Course

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1:30 p.m. MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY BOARD’S COMMITTEE ON CLEAN COAL ENERGY POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES

(Open to all conference attendees)

Located in MeadowView Ballroom

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Representative Randy Davis, Alabama, Vice

Chairman, SSEB

REMARKS OF THE FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE

Honorable Eddie Joe Williams, SSEB Federal

Representative

1:45 p.m. COAL’S PATH TO ENERGY DOMINANCE

Joe Giove, Director of Coal Business Operations,

U.S. DOE

2:15 p.m. THE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK FOR COAL

Shannon Angielski, Executive Director, Carbon

Utilization Research Council

2:45 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK

3:00 p.m. BENEFICIAL UTILIZATION OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS

Claudio Arato, Chief Technology Officer, SonoAsh

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3:30 p.m. COAL’S VIEW FROM NARUC

Jeremy Oden, Commissioner

Alabama Public Service Commission

Chairman, NARUC Subcommittee on Clean Coal

and Carbon Management

4:00 p.m. STATE LEGISLATURES FOCUS ON COAL ISSUES

Kenneth Nemeth, Secretary & Executive Director,

SSEB

4:15 p.m. ROUNDTABLE ON COMMITTEE PRIORITIES FOR COAL

Representative Randy Davis, Alabama

5:00 p.m. ADJOURN

6:30 p.m.– OPENING RECEPTION 8:30 p.m. Convention Center B / Exhibit area

DAY 2MAY 22, 2018 (TUESDAY)

7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

Registration is located in Convention Center B

Foyer. The Breakfast, Business Session, and

Exhibits are located inside the Convention Center B.

8:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER & OPENING PRAYER

Jeff Taylor, Chairman, VCEA & Treasurer, Omega

Holdings

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The Honorable Eddie Joe Williams, SSEB Federal

Representative

KEYNOTE SESSION | OPPORTUNITIES

FOR MET COAL

The Honorable David Zatezalo, Asst. Secretary,

Mine Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor

Tucker Davis, U.S. Department of Interior

Charles Atkins, RAMACO Carbon

9:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK

9:45 a.m. NEW FRAMEWORK FOR COAL MARKETS & EFFICIENT COAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES

Opening Remarks & Presiding: Kenneth Nemeth,

Secretary & Executive Director, SSEB

Michael Moore, East-West Strategic Advisors

Tom Sarkus, National Energy Technology

Laboratory

Mike Nasi, Jackson Walker

12:00 p.m. CONCLUDING REMARKS

Kenneth Nemeth, SSEB, and Jeff Taylor, VCEA

12:15 p.m. ADJOURN

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Barbara Altizer VCEA

Grace Altizer VCEA

Richard Altizer Virginia DMME

Will Altizer Wellmore Coal Co.

Shannon Angielski Carbon Utilization Research Council

Claudio Arato SonoAsh

Tom Asbury Blackjewel

Charles Atkins RAMACO Carbon

Danny Atwell Coronado-Buchanan Minerals

Rick Axthelm Contura Energy

Greg Baker Virginia DMME

Brooks Barker Kennametal

Chris Beam Appalachian Power/AEP

Sam Beavers Coronado-Buchanan Minerals

Mary Begley Appalachian Power/AEP

Jonathan Belcher VCEDA

Mary Belcher Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce

Rick Bender KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

Mike Blank Peabody

Emmal Blankenship VCEA

Brian Boyd CNX Gas

Bryan Boyd USI Insurance Services

Lawford Birchfield Matney Construction Co.

Eddie Brown EMS

ATTENDANCE LIST

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George Bullock Southern Company

Anthony Calandra Jennmar Corp.

Richard Calfee West River Conveyors & Machinery

Denise Campbell Komatsu Mining Corp. Group

Al Campoli ECSI/Jennmar Corp.

Benny Chafin SunCoke Energy

Michael Chapman Arkansas

Cheng Chen Virginia Tech

Harry Childress VCEA

Jeff Conley Natural Resource Partners

Paul Danko Coronado-Buchanan Minerals

Randy Davis Alabama House of Representatives

Tucker Davis U.S. Department of Interior

Lance DeBord 3B Consulting Services

Brian Dotson Victaulic

Margie Douglass Southwest Virginia Community College

Patrick Dubiel RM Wilson Co.

Larry Dye MineQuest

Allen Ealy EMS

Kevin Elkins Coronado-Buchanan Minerals

Edward Farmer VCEA Ambassador

Robert Fields VCEA

Jody Fisher ANR-PEMCO

Randy Fletcher SunCoke Energy

Roger Ford Eureka Energy Corporation

Gary Garrett SSEB

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Ellen Gilliland Virginia Tech

Joe Giove U.S. DOE, Office of Fossil Energy

Jim Godfrey Houston International Insurance Group

Jim Gooch, Jr. Kentucky House of Representatives

David Graf ANR-PEMCO

Danny Gray Charah, LLC

Kimberly Gray SSEB

John Griffith Appalachian Power/AEP

Morgan Griffith U.S. House of Representatives

Junior Gross Wellmore Coal Co.

Brad Hall Appalachian Power/AEP

Derek Hart SunCoke Energy

Geoffrey Hensley Dominion Energy - VCHEC

Tracy Hertig Appalachian Power/AEP

Steve Hicks Coronado-Buchanan Minerals

Brian Hill SSEB

Gerald Hill SSEB

Ken Hogston VCEA Ambassador

Brett Holbrook Coronado-Buchanan Minerals

Dr. Rick Honaker University of Kentucky

Gary Horn Wellmore Coal Co.

David Hudgins ODEC

Tonya Hurt Sykes Enterprises

Don Jacobs Natural Resource Partners

Darrin Jenkins State Electric Supply Co.

Scott Jesse Blackjewel

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Ritchie Jeter Rish Equipment Co.

John Paul Jones Contura Energy

Huffy Joyce EMS

Jennifer Jura NRECA

Dr. Michael Karmis Virginia Tech – VCCER

Brian Kerperien Tioga Air Heaters-Division of Mobil Air

Blake Kinney Alabama Public Service Commission/SEARUC

Earl Kinsler Kennametal

Jimmy Knowles The SEFA Group

Scott Kreutzer Contura Energy

Chuck Laine Tennessee Mining Association

Butch Lambert Virginia DMME

C.K. Lane ARQ

Mike Lane Komatsu Mining Corp. Group

Henry Looney United Central Industrial Supply

Michelle Lowe Southwest Virginia Community College

Susan Lowe Southwest Virginia Community College

Dr. Gerald Luttrell Virginia Tech

Mike Lyon Dominion Energy - VCHEC

Brad MacKenzie SonoAsh

Danny Mann Virginia DMME

James Martin Martin Energy

Shawn Matney Matney Construction Co.

Terry Matney Matney Construction Co.

Jim McClenathan RM Wilson Co.

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Jim McKinney EnerVest

David Miller United Central Industrial Supply

Jeff Miller Chemical Metals Technologies

Chad Mooney Natural Resource Partners

Randy Moore Virginia DMME

Michael Moore EWSA

Sue Mullins SunCoke Energy

William Murray Dominion Energy

Michael Nasi Jackson Walker, LLP

Kenneth Nemeth SSEB

Jeremy Oden Commissioner, Alabama PSC

Dave Patrick Patrick Construction Co.

Mike Patrick Patrick Construction Co.

Burton Perry Pocahontas Land Corp.

Noah Phillips Victaulic

Steve Pilato CRAMER Security & Investigations

Rodney Poland Jennmar Corp.

Elaine Powers VCOM

Dr. Ron Proffitt Southwest Virginia Community College

Margaret Radcliffe Virginia Tech-VCCER

John Ragan Tennessee House of Representatives

Donald Ratliff Commonwealth Connections

Victoria Ratliff MECC

Hannas Redman Betex Bits

Roxanne Reiley Tennessee Mining Association

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Tim Remole Missouri House of Representatives

David Repp JET Inc.

Brian Richardson VP-US Coal Operations

J.P. Richardson MetinVest/United Coal

Jack Richardson Warrior Met Coal

John Richardson Blackjewel

Pete Richardson VP-US Coal Operations

Nino Ripepi Virginia Tech

Bert Robinson Tennessee Valley Authority

Phil Roe U.S. House of Representatives

Rob Rovinett United Central Industrial Supply

Howard Sanderford Alabama House of Representatives

Thomas Sarkus National Energy Technology Laboratory

Laura Schepis Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy

Mike Scott REMACO

Andy Shaffron Appalachian Power/AEP

Mike Sidwell Tioga Air Heaters-Division of Mobil Air

Chris Skates Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

Tracy Skates Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

J. B. Slone Wellmore Coal Co.

Chad Sluss Rish Equipment Co.

Brandon Smith Kentucky Senate

Brooks Smith Troutman Sanders

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Charles Snavely Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

Cathy St. Clair VCEDA

Chris Stanley Clintwood Elkhorn

Rick Stiltner Matney Construction

Joe Gary Street West River Conveyors & Machinery

Diane Sutphin VCOM

Dave Sypolt West Virginia Senate

Jeff Taylor Omega Coal

David Utt CRAMER Security & Investigations

Dan Vandegrift State Electric Supply Co.

Donald Walker JH Fletcher

Benny Wampler VCEA Ambassador

Bob West Lee Supply Co.

Herbert Wheary Wheary Consulting

Chad White RM Wilson Co.

Eddie Joe Williams SSEB Federal Representative

Keith Wilson Nexans/AmerCable

Peyton Wilson Nexans/AmerCable

Steven Winberg U.S. DOE

Richard Wolfe Virginia Carbonite

Mike Woods Troutman Sanders

Ken Yager Tennessee Senate

Brad Yeatts Norfolk Southern

Dr. Roe Hon Yoon Virginia Tech

David Zatezalo MSHA

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EXHIBITORS39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

• AMR-PEMCO

• Cramer Security & Investigations

• HIIG Insurance

• Nexans/AmerCable

• SonoAsh

• Southwest Virginia Community College

• State Electric Supply

• Tioga Air Heaters (Division of Mobil Air)

• United Central Industrial Supply

• U.S. Department of Energy

• Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research

• Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance

• Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority

• The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)

• Victaulic

• Virginia DMME

GOLF HOLE SPONSORS

• Buchanan Minerals

• Commonwealth Connections

• Dominion Energy

• Jennmar

• JH Fletcher

• KENNAMETAL

• Marshall Miller & Associates

• MineQuest

• Oliver Coal Sales

• ORICA

• Rish Equipment Co.

• RM Wilson

• State Electric Supply

• Troutman Sanders

• United Central Industrial Supply

• USI Insurance Services

• Victaulic

• West River Conveyor & Machinery

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Southern States Energy Board6325 Amherst Court

Peachtree Corners, GA 30092Ph: 770.242.7712

Fax: 770.242.9956www.sseb.org

Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance, Inc.PO Box 339 / 131 Highland Drive

Lebanon, VA 24266Ph: 276.889.4001Fax: 276.889.3055

www.virginiacoalenergy.com