Fireside Chat

Delve Founder & CEO Speaks At S&P Global Platts Pipeline Development & Expansion Conference

Delve Founder & CEO Speaks At S&P Global Platts Pipeline Development & Expansion Conference

The Stage: On Wednesday, Delve Founder & CEO Jeff Berkowitz spoke at the 12th Annual S&P Global Platts Pipeline Development & Expansion Conference in Houston, Texas. Joined onstage by Delve strategic partner & Off The Record Strategies CEO Mark Pfeifle, the two held a Fireside Chat to discuss preparing energy infrastructure companies for the new Age of Activism, using lessons learned from Delve’s and OTR’s teams on the ground during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

The Lessons: Being unprepared has consequences. Therefore:

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  • Know who your opposition is: the key leaders and stakeholders; their motivations; understand their funding sources, tactics, and alliances.
  • Engage early and often, before you are in a fight: “You can win, but at what cost?”
  • Don’t expect the benefit of the doubt in a crisis. Get ahead of the curve with the facts and your own resources.

The Takeaway: We discovered that local law enforcement was facing well-organized, well-funded, and savvy professional energy infrastructure protesters. Although they left North Dakota, these professional protesters now have a roadmap of best practices to use on other energy infrastructure projects. And we’re already seeing them take action across the country.

All signs point to Dakota Access – the biggest story of 2016 after the presidential election – being a harbinger of what’s to come.