President and Chief Executive Officer
Good morning, and welcome to SJI's 2021 Investor Day. I'm Mike Renna, President and CEO of SJI, and we're pleased to have you join us today. The SJI management team, many of whom you've just seen in our introductory video, will be joining me today to share our plans to deliver strong long-term growth and value for our shareholders. While COVID has certainly presented an unprecedented series of challenges, one thing the past 14 months has taught us, to be a bit more patient and not to take every cameo -- every child cameo and dog bark quite so seriously. So here's to turning the corner into a future we can all be together again in person healthy and safe. As we begin, please be aware that certain statements in today's webcast contain estimates and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. And we wish to caution persons watching this webcast that its current expectations, assumptions and beliefs forming the basis of our forward-looking statements are beyond our ability to control or estimate precisely, which could cause results to differ materially from our expectations. We would urge you to review these important disclosures as provided in our presentation and in our SEC filings. Our agenda for today's meeting includes a comprehensive review of our operations, led by members of our senior team. After our prepared remarks, we'll take a short break and continue with a question-and-answer period. Today represents an important moment for SJI. It's a chance for us to lay out our vision, our priorities and the strategies that support our purpose, delivering safe, reliable and affordable clean energy. We are an infrastructure company, delivering energy to more than 700,000 families and businesses, energy that supports the economic prosperity and environmental goals of New Jersey. Throughout the day, you will hear about the strength of our utilities and how our modernized infrastructure is paving the way to a clean energy future. We will show you how our sustainability investments translate into a competitive advantage for SJI. We'll lay out strategic decarbonization initiatives that position SJI as a leader in the clean energy economy.