Regulatory Responsibility and Risk
Blank Rome Maritime is proud to be a sponsor of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association's (NAMEPA) seminar, "Corporate Risk Management: Bridging the Environment and the Bottom Line", on Wednesday, November 9 at Chelsea Pier 61 in New York City. The seminar will commence at 2:00 p.m. and conclude at 6:00 p.m., followed immediately by a reception and NAMEPA Awards Dinner honoring Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ltd.
Jeanne M. Grasso, partner in Blank Rome's maritime group, will be moderating the "Public View" panel discussion on "Regulatory Responsibility and Risk" in the first half of the seminar . The panelists in the discussion include:
- RADM James Watson, United States Coast Guard
- Stacey Mitchell, Environmental Crimes Division, Department of Justice
The public response will be presented by Dr. Steve Coan, CEO and President, Sea Research Foundation.
Following Ms. Grasso's panel discussion, the seminar will focus on a leadership roundtable moderated by Clay Maitland, the founding chairman of NAMEPA.
This seminar is part of NAMEPA's" Environmental Intelligence in Maritime" series, whose purpose is to bring together stakeholders in the marine community to discuss concerns and actions that address marine environment protection. The goal of these discussions is to create greater awareness of the issues and the work that is being undertaken to mitigate potential problems, and to foster collaboration amongst the stakeholders.
To learn more about NAMEPA, please visit www.namepa.net. To learn more about this seminar, or to register to attend, please click here.