Kristine Wilson guides developers in project development and real estate transactions to secure the agreements and regulatory approvals needed to get projects built and in successful operation. She serves as strategic counsel for a range of projects from large-scale, mixed-use urban retail centers to energy projects in remote, rural areas and coastal zones. Kris balances the demands of multifaceted projects like transit-oriented developments, landmark renovations, and port terminals; negotiates high-profile, public-private partnership and infrastructure agreements; and leads land use and environmental due diligence, review, and consultation processes with agencies and stakeholders. Kris counsels clients who are building and providing electric transmission and water supply systems, and those who need those resources to operate and see that infrastructure as a critical path to successful projects. She is chair of ULI's Public Development and Infrastructure Council (PDIC) and has been engaged in ULI Northwest leadership as Chair of Mission Advancement and Co-chair of its Women's Leadership Initiative and Center for Leadership programs.
Speaking at
Tue Oct 29
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Lotus AB
The PDIC Presents: Meeting Our Daunting Utility Infrastructure Needs in the West
Category
Sustainability
Public Development and Infrastructure Council (PDIC) presents an overview of the challenges facing utility infrastructure in the United States. Issues include significant growth in industry and population base in the Southwest and the resulting steep demand curve from the additional residential customers, growth of electric vehicles, and industrial uses that draw on electric and water utilities or require transmission lines to deliver electricity to the grid; the maze of different agencies and regulatory requirements surrounding electric transmission infrastructure across the United States; vehicle electrification demands; increasing electrification of building energy uses as many regions shift away from natural gas, coal, and oil; water infrastructure challenged by changes in climate patterns; increased operational and asset risks to utilities due to climate change; heat and lack of water demanding wildfire management and constraining hydropower and reservoir water supplies; and too much water and sea-level rise affecting design and sustainable location of utility infrastructure, making flood control measures a necessity.