EVENTS

Skjold ▪ Barthel participates in numerous business and trade conferences. Here is a sampling of current events:

• Webinar: Social Media & Public Companies - What to do? - October 29, 2009
  Firm partner Ben Skjold discusses the legal aspects of social media use in this Webinar hosted by Business Wire. Ben joins Dave Hogan, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for First Financial Bankshares and Richard Binhammer, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs of Dell, Inc. to offer tips and insight on how to navigate the changing media landscape for public company communicators. Click here to view the archived program.
• International Bioenergy Days - September 28-30, 2009
  Firm partner Ben Skjold will participate in International Bioenergy Days 2009 in western Sweden. This event is intended to stimulate the demand for environmentally-responsible technology, with seminars and study trips to describe and show leading examples of environmental technology and working solutions. Swedish knowledge and experience of applications of bioenergy is widely recognized, with western Sweden being a particularly good showcase of successful concepts with substantial potentials. The commercial potential of bioenergy is enormous. Both the EU Parliament and the Obama administration will be introducing requirements and legislation that will support green businesses.
• Claes Hammar; Swedish Embassy Minister of Trade and Economic Affairs -- August 27-28, 2009
  Hosted by Skjold ▪ Barthel, more than 200 local business leaders and policy makers attended a series of meetings to discuss opportunities for economic growth and collaboration based on clean energy between Swedish and Minnesota companies. Click here for a recap of the event.