Agenda

2:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Registration Open

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Exhibit and Poster Board Set up

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Pre-Conference Workshop:

PFAS in Biosolids & Beneficial Reuse of Agricultural Sites in Florida: Exploring Possible Directions in Regulatory Policy and Asking Hard Questions about Brownfields Due Diligence

Moderator: Michael R. Goldstein, Esq., Managing Shareholder, The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm, P.A

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Reception

7:15 am – 7:00 pm

Registration Open

7:15 am – 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 10:00 am

PFAS Forum V Opening Session:

PFAS Policy, Regulation, and Litigation: Navigating the Evolving Landscape in 2025

Moderator: TBD

PFAS State of the Union & What to Expect in 2025

Taryn McKnight, Vice President and PFAS Practice Leader, Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) 

PFAS Legislative Update: A Florida Perspective

Jorge R. Caspary, P.G., Senior Principal, Montrose Environmental Solutions

Beyond EPA – How Other Federal Agencies are Taking on PFAS Issues

Jennifer Baker, Partner, Barnes and Thornburg LLP

Navigating PFAS Litigation: Securing Municipal Remediation Funds

Michael G. Stag, Esq., Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner and Ashley Liuzza, Esq., Chief Operating Officer & Partner, Stag Liuzza, LLC

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session I:

Innovative Approaches to PFAS Management: Remediation Strategies and Technological Advances

Moderator: TBD

Tailored Multi-Stage Remediation to Address PFAS Challenges at a Commercial Airport

Dr. Bahman Bani, Ph.D., P.Eng., Global Emerging Contaminants Market Solution Lead, Jacobs

Vadose Soil PFOS Leaching Evaluation to Support Groundwater Remediation Strategy at a Fire Training Facility in Florida

Dr. Zack Munger, Ph.D., P.G., Project Manager, Geosyntec Consultants

Foam Fractionation: An Impactful Innovation in PFAS Removal from Leachate

John Croom, VP Sales and Marketing, The Water and Carbon Group

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch - Provided

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Session II:

PFAS in Focus: Regulatory, Legal, and Remediation Insights for Contaminated Sites

Moderator: Chad D. Northington, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Terracon

The World Turned Upside Down? PFAS Regulation, Legal Challenges and Cleanup Technology

Nicholas Albergo, P.E., Senior Advisor, GHD Services Limited

Perspectives on PFAS in Environmental Due Diligence

Olivia Cain, P.E., Project Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. and Travis Moore Hearne, Shareholder, Mechanik Nuccio Hearne & Wester, P.A.

Superfund Pilot Test Results from a Mixed PFAS and Chromium Plume Using Colloidal Carbon and Base Activated Sodium Dithionite

Eliot Cooper, Vice President, Technology and Business Development, Cascade Environmental, LLC

Managing PFAS-Laden Exhausted Sorbents - Updates on Treatment Technologies

Dr. Dora Chiang, Global Principal, PFAS and Emerging Contaminants, Jacobs

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Refreshment Break

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Session III:

Breaking Down PFAS: Advances in Source Management, Treatment, and Destruction Technologies

Moderator: Joseph L. Applegate, P.G., Sr. Principal Hydrogeologist, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

PFAS Incineration at Hazardous Waste Incinerator

Flore Martin, Environmental Engineer and Project Coordinator, Veolia North America

PFAS Source Management: Using a Modified Clay PRB for PFAS Remediation

Derek Pizarro, CPG, Senior Product Manager and Principal, AST Environmental, Inc.

Thermal Desorption of PFAS-Impacted Soil

Mark Kluger, Vice President, Market Solutions, TRS Group

Performance Evaluation of PFAS Removal Using Combinatorial Treatment Solutions: Lessons Learned Across Diverse Matrices

Dr. Angela María Fasnacht, Ph.D., M.P.H., P.E., Fellow and Faculty, Princeton University & Adviser to Komline

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reception - Poster Presentation    

7:15 am – 12:00 pm

Registration Open

7:15 am – 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Session IV

Emerging Tools and Techniques for PFAS Detection, Tracking, and Sequestration

Moderator: Michael J. Deliz, P.G., Restoration Program Manager, NASA

Total Organic Fluorine – What is Dubbed a “Proxy Method for PFAS” and Why is it Important?

Nicholas Nigro, Project Manager - PFAS, Pace Analytical Services, LLC and Rock J. Vitale, CEAC, Senior Principal Chemist, Montrose Environmental Group

Field Evaluation of Colloidal Activated Carbon for In Situ Sequestration of PFAS

Dr. Paul Hatzinger, Ph.D., Director of the Biotechnology Development and Applications Group, APTIM

Tracking PFAS Transport and Deposition Through Rainwater

Dr. Jenny Zenobio, Ph.D., Environmental Chemist and Ecotoxicologist, Jacobs

In-field Demonstration of FRED-PFAS: A Novel, Portable Field Sensor for Rapid PFAS Measurement On-Site

Emily Hicks, President and Co-Founder, FREDsense Technologies Corp.

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Refreshment Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session V:

Unraveling PFAS Contamination: Forensic Analysis, Data Evaluation, and Remediation Optimization

Moderator: Luis Arturo Cifuentes, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Komline Group

Identification of the Source of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Detected in Multiple Municipal Drinking Water Supply Wells in a Massachusetts Town Using Several Forensic Lines of Evidence 

Bryan Massa, LSP, Principal and Regional Manager, HRP Associates, Inc.

PFAS in Wastewater and A New Way of Evaluating Environmental Data

Dr. Ping Wang, Ph.D., Hydrologist V, State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - Division of Water

Optimizing PFAS Remediation Strategies through Rapid Small-Scale Column Tests 

Phil Farina, Midwest Business Development Manager, Clear Creek System

12:00 pm Adjourn