Name
Addressing the Permitting Barrier
Date & Time
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Speakers
Peter Stahley, Senior Vice President, Cassidy and Associates
Tom Hochman, Director of Infrastructure Policy, Foundation for American Innovation
Rebecca Konolige, Director of Federal Affairs, ZETA
Manisha Patel, Acting Executive Director, Permitting Council
Peter Stahley Tom Hochman Rebecca Konolige Manisha Patel
Description
  • Addressing permitting pain points for gigafactories and mineral facilities
  • Finding efficiencies and utilizing tools like FAST-41 to accelerate the permitting process to meet urgency and scale 
  • The limits of executive orders and need for Congressional action
  • Understanding state and federal dynamics
  • Learning from recent success stories (and cautionary tales) in the U.S. and abroad