Houston Regional Event
November 18, 2025 • Houston, TexasManaging EHS & Sustainability Risk Amid Shifting Regulations
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM CSTJacobs City Centre
818 Town & Country Blvd, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77024
Deregulation at the federal level is creating a lot of uncertainty for EHS&S professionals. With regulations shifting around climate change, NEPA, PM2.5, nonattainment designations, and more, it’s challenging to not only stay on top of these changes, but also to determine where future compliance activities should focus.
Join this networking dinner to learn how to achieve regulatory resiliency in the context of permitting, compliance, and BMPs, even with ever-changing rules. The event will close with an interactive discussion about different tools to help you stay current on the latest regulatory changes.
This event is presented by NAEM and its Affiliates Council member Jacobs. SLB is hosting the event. Attendees do not have to be a member of NAEM. Pre-registration is required and seats are limited.
This event is designed for in-house EHS and Sustainability professionals. If you are an NAEM Affiliate member or consultant/service provider, please email programs at naem dot org to request an invite.
Program Agenda
5:00 - 5:25 PM: Networking dinner
5:25 - 5:30 PM: Welcome
5:30 - 6:30 PM: Regulatory updates
5:25 - 5:30 PM: Welcome
5:30 - 6:30 PM: Regulatory updates
- Stephanie Fiorenza, Remediation Technical Expert, Jacobs
- Fred Wagner, Principal Environmental Regulatory Advisor, Jacobs
- Brian Calcote, Senior Director of Operations and Global Principal, Jacobs
Speakers
Stephanie Fiorenza, Ph.D.
Remediation Technical ExpertJacobs
Stephanie Fiorenza, Ph.D. is a remediation technology specialist located in Jacobs Houston, Texas office. She provides her expertise in PFAS investigations, biodegradation processes and chlorinated solvent and sediment site remediation. Previously, she was employed by BP’s Remediation Engineering and Technology group in Houston, Texas. Her primary responsibilities were assessment and remediation of chlorinated solvent impacted sites and emerging contaminants such as PFAS and 1,4 dioxane, and all implementations of bioremediation.
Dr Fiorenza is also a Vice Chair of ASTM International’s E50 Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action Committee and she leads a Task Group on PFAS Sampling and Analytical Methods.
Fred Wagner
Principal Environmental Regulatory AdvisorJacobs
Fred Wagner focuses on environmental and natural resources issues concerning major infrastructure, including energy, mining, and commercial project development and surface transportation. Fred helps secure permits and approvals from regulators under a variety of federal programs, including Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act. He also advises clients on environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act or equivalent state statutes. Fred provides strategic counseling regarding implementation of the full spectrum of federal environmental programs, as well as U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) surface transportation grant management and safety regulations.
Prior to joining Jacobs, Fred represented a wide variety of developers, public entities, and businesses in environmental, land use, and natural resources litigation in federal trial and appellate courts across the country, from citizen suits to government enforcement actions and Administration Procedure Act (APA) challenges. Most recently, Fred was counsel of record in the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition NEPA case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Brian Calcote
Senior Director of Operations and Global PrincipalJacobs
As Senior Director of Operations, Brian is responsible for delivery and sales for the Advanced Manufacturing / Energy & Power performance unit in Jacobs’ Digital & Data business unit. As Global Principal he interfaces externally and with all parts of Jacobs to improve risk and compliance performance for our clients through innovation and technology.
With over 24 years of experience planning, designing, implementing, integrating, and supporting risk, compliance, and environmental, health, & safety (EHS) solutions, Brian works with all levels of client organizations to explore, evaluate, plan, and provide the business case for information management solutions.
Brian works closely with clients to plan and communicate the technological, organizational, system, and culture changes that come with the deployment of any new system from the earliest project stages through maintaining momentum and promoting/monitoring system usage and effectiveness after a system is in place. He assists client teams to evaluate risks, opportunities, and inter-dependencies across multiple business processes, and uses the output to create a portfolio of business cases that forms the basis for a multi-year, multi-disciplinary technology roadmap. He has led the deployment of systems covering compliance and corporate driven reporting for air emissions, GHG, waste management, water usage and discharge tracking, chemicals management, permit/regulatory compliance task tracking, management of change, incident/event management, sustainability metrics, auditing, risk, and liability management with clients across the globe.
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