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Solutions for Water Resiliency

August 20, 2020 - August 21, 2020

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Sustain SoCal and the California Data Collaborative co-host a two-day online event…

Water Solutions 5
and
5th Annual California Water Data Summit

August 20 – 21, 2020

Solutions for Water Resiliency

Sustain Southern California and the California Data Collaborative have joined forces in the 5th year of each of their highly regarded annual conferences to bring you a ground-breaking joint two-day water industry online event focused on Solutions for Water Resiliency.

Both conferences have been widely recognized as showcases for innovation and new approaches to water challenges. As a combined effort, Water Solutions 5 + 5th Annual California Water Data Summit will create a premier solutions-oriented online conference for 2020, offering more content, unsurpassed virtual networking and a great value for all of our attendees.

Solutions for Water Resiliency will feature leaders from California’s most pioneering public agencies, industry specialists, innovative companies, exciting start-ups and prestigious academic institutions. You will have an opportunity to learn about the cutting-edge work pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of California water. 

SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR EACH DAY

Click here to download .pdf of Agenda

 

Thank you to our sponsors:

 

AGENDA

Thursday, August 20

WELCOME TO DAY 1

Welcome from the California Data Collaborative and Sustain SoCal

9:45am – 10:00am

 

Keynote:

10:00am – 10:30am

Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer

 

Updates from the Water Data Consortium

10:35am – 11:30am

Moderator:

  • Meredith Lee, Executive Director, West Big Data Innovation Hub

Panelists:

  • Kamyar Guivetchi, Manager Division of Planning, California Department of Water Resources
  • Joone Lopez, General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District
  • Tara Moran, Chief Executive Officer, California Water Data Consortium

 

Trends in Agriculture

11:35am – 12:30pm

Moderator:

  • Lauren Steely, Associate Resource Specialist, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Panelists:

  • Brent Vanderburgh, Senior Geologist Specialist, California State Water Resources Control Board
  • Erin Ragazzi, Assistant Deputy Director, Division of Water Rights, California State Water Resources Control Board
  • Kevin France, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, SWIIM
  • Robyn Grimm, Senior Manager, Water Information Systems, Environmental

Defense Fund

 

Break

12:30pm – 12:40pm

 

Flume Case Study 

12:40pm – 1:00pm

 

TBD

Lunch Session

1:00pm – 1:20pm

 

Break

1:20pm – 1:30pm

 

Investor Perspective

1:30pm – 2:20pm

Moderator:

  • Scott Kitcher, President & CEO, Sustain SoCal

Panelists:

  • Alex Loucopoulous, Partner, Sciens Capital
  • Debra Coy, Executive in Residence, XPV Water Partners
  • Gil Demeter, Vice President, Pontifax AgTech
  • John Robinson, Partner, Mazarine Ventures

 

Innovator Showcase

2:20pm – 3:00pm

Moderator:

John Arena, Business Outreach Section Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Panelists:

  • Eric Sullivan, Director of Business Development, SewerAI
  • Erin Rothman, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Stormsensor
  • Ivan Lalovic, Chief Executive Officer, Gybe
  • John Higley, Chief Executive Officer, EQO
  • Johnny Pujol, Chief Executive Officer, SimpleLab
  • Mark Kovscek, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Conservation Labs
  • Megan Glover, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, 120Water
  • Pat Kiely, Chief Executive Officer, Sentry

 

Surface Water Flows

3:05pm – 4:00pm

Moderator:

  • Lindsay McPhail, Assistant Resource Specialist, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Panelists:

  • Ben Kerr, Founder, Foundry Spatial Ltd.
  • Erik Ringelberg, California Director, The Freshwater Trust
  • Kyle Onda, Data Architect, Internet of Water
  • Mark R. Tompkins, Principal & Founder, FlowWest
  • Michael George, Delta Watermaster, California State Water Resources Control Board

 

Day 1 Closing Remarks

4:00pm

Virtual Happy Hour to Commence After Closing Remarks

 

Friday, August 21

WELCOME TO DAY 2

Welcome Remarks

9:45am – 10:00am

 

Keynote:

10:00am – 10:15am

TBD

 

Water Workforce of the Future

10:15am – 11:00am

Moderator:

  • Joone Lopez, General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District

Panelists:

  • Glenda Scales, Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Chief
  • Technology Officer, Virginia Tech
  • Jim Horne, Sustainability Program Manager, United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • Louisa Frahm, SEO Editor, Los Angeles Times

 

Varuna Case Study

11:05am – 11:30pm

Moderator:

  • Tom Ferguson, Vice President Programming, Imagine H2O

Panelists:

  • Jamail Carter, Co-Founder, Varuna
  • Kyle Tryan, Water Plant Superintendent, Benton Charter Township
  • Liz Sisson, Chief Operating Officer, Urban Us
  • Ziptility Case Study

 

11:30am – 12:00pm

Moderator:

  • Tom Ferguson, Vice President Programming, Imagine H2O

Panelists:

  • Dante Cook, Co-founder, Ziptility

 

Break

12:00pm – 12:10pm

 

S FOR WATER RESILIENCY

Rachio & Synergy Case Study

12:10pm – 12:50pm

 

Break

12:50pm- 1:00pm

 

Financial Resiliency: Planning for the Unknown

1:00pm – 1:55pm

Moderator:

  • Drew Atwater, Director of Finance and Water Resources, Moulton Niguel Water District

Panelists:

  • Alexandra Rozgonyi, Associate, S&P Global Ratings
  • Audra Dickinson, Associate Director, Fitch Ratings
  • Bjørn Kallerud, Economist, RDN
  • Maura Allaire, Assistant Professor of Department of Urban Planning & Public Policy, University of California, Irvine
  • Ariel Dinar, Professor of Environmental Economics & Policy, University of California Riverside

 

Data-Driven Regulatory Compliance

 2:00pm – 2:55pm

Moderator:

  • Melissa Matlock, Ph.D., Water Resource Analyst, Western Municipal Water District

Panelists:

  • Aaron Poresky, Water Resources Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants
  • Jennifer Shimmin, Conservation Manager, Coachella Valley Water District
  • Vyki Englert, Principal, Compiler LA
  • Jazmine Molloy, Project Manager, Eagle Aerial

 

Financing Innovations in Distributed Infrastructure

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Moderator:

  • Michael Gardner, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Aqaix

Panelists:

  • Caroline Koch, Water Policy Director, WaterNow Alliance
  • Ed Harrington, Advisor, Earth Economics and WaterNow Alliance
  • Edwin Pinero, President, EcoMetrics LLC

 

Closing Remarks

4:00pm

Click here to download Agenda…

Details

Start:
August 20, 2020
End:
August 21, 2020
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Organizer

Sustain SoCal
Phone
(949) 509-9300
Email
info@sustainsocal.org
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