Alec Messina will be one of the featured speakers at the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s annual Environment & Energy Conference in Chicago on Oct. 18. Messina will be discussing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s particulate matter 2.5 standards. More information about the conference is available on IMA’s website.

Messina, a partner in the firm’s Springfield office, is a member of HeplerBroom’s Environmental Law practice team and also spearheads its Government Affairs practice group. In addition, he currently serves as the Executive Director of the Illinois Chamber’s Energy Council. Prior to joining HeplerBroom, he served as Director of the Illinois EPA and was the Illinois Governor’s Policy Adviser on Energy and Environment. Previously, he had been Chief Legal Counsel for the Illinois EPA and, later, the Office of State Fire Marshal.