Nine Zeros Breakfast Forum

February 22, 2007
7:45 AMto9:30 AM

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Venue: WilmerHale, Bay Colony Corporate Center, 1100 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451

The Nine Zeros Breakfast Forum is back! WilmerHale is happy to present a breakfast series that is dedicated to the emerging needs of the nanotechnology community.

Geared toward executives, this program will highlight environmental and safety issues relevant to the nanotech industry. Jim Alwood, Project Manager of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, will share his perspective on what nanotechnology companies and investors should be doing to address these issues within their own organizations.

Topics include:

  • What nanobusiness leaders need to know and understand about concerns with the environmental, safety and health aspects of nanotechnologies.
  • What the EPA is doing to address those concerns.
  • What corporate managers and investors can do to assure that their enterprises are appropriately recognizing and managing these potential business risks.

Event Agenda:

7:45 AM - 8:15 AM Registration and Breakfast

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Opening Remarks by Robert C. Kirsch, Partner, WilmerHale and James G. Votaw, Counsel, WilmerHale

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM Understanding the Environmental, Safety and Health Aspects of Nanotechnologies: The EPA Perspective by James Alwood, Project Manager, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, United States Environmental Protection Agency

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Question and Answer Session

9:30 AM Adjourn

RSPV required.

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