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Water Solutions 7
DATE
Aug 25, 2022
TIME
1pm – 5pm
5pm – 7:30pm EXPO
WHERE
UCI Beall Applied Innovation
Irvine, CA
Sustain SoCal presents WATER SOLUTIONS 7 (WS7), focused on exploring real life strategies and innovations in reuse, desal, storm water, energy nexus, contamination, investor and policy trends and big data in Southern California and the surrounding region.
Join us in-person for presentations, networking and discussions as Sustain SoCal addresses pragmatic solutions to help assure sufficient and affordable supplies of water in our region. We’ll conclude the event with an innovator showcase and networking to follow.
Agenda
1:00 Networking/Reception
1:15 Sustain SoCal Board of Directors Welcome
- Scott Kitcher, President & CEO, Sustain SoCal
- Errol Arkilic, Chief Innovation Officer, UC Irvine; Executive Director, UCI Beall Applied Innovation
- Greg Queen, President, JWC Environmental
- Dennis Calvert, CEO, BioLargo
- Duane Cave, Board Member, Moulton Niguel Water District; External Relations Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric
1:25 Water Alternatives as Governance Challenge – Achieving Public Acceptability
- David Feldman, Professor, Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, UC Irvine and Director of the Masters of Public Policy Program, UCI, and Water UCI
1:30 Keynote: Building Water Resilience in a Changing Climate
- Liz Crosson, Chief Sustainability, Resiliency and Innovation, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
1:50 Water for Communities and the Environment – a 50-year Plan
- Todd Corbin, General Manager, Riverside Public Utilities
- Heather Dyer, CEO / General Manager, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
2:20 Solution Trends in PFAS, PFOA, GenX, etc.
- Tonya Chandler, Director Commercialization, Strategic Marketing, & Business Development, BioLargo
- Zeynep Erdal, Director, Integrated Solutions and Capabilities, Black & Veatch
- Lan Wiborg, Director of Environmental Services, Orange County Sanitation District
2:50 Smart Watershed Network: Building the New Internet of Water
- Laura Rocha, Senior Water Resource Planner, Moulton Niguel Water District
- Grant Sharp, Manager, South OC Watershed Management Area, OC Public Works, County of Orange
- Austin Orr, Project Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants
3:20 Break
3:30 “Stable Water” Makes Stable Water: Integrated Reuse – Another Path to Water Sustainability
- Mike Blazevic, Hydrogeologist, Santa Margarita Water District
3:50 Efficiency and Innovation in Irrigation
- Gary Tilkian, Senior Resource Specialist, Water Efficiency Team, Metropolitan Water District
- Parker Cohn, CEO & Founder, PRM
- Clay Rogers, Senior Landscape Manager, Irvine Company
4:20 Discussions on Innovations at the Water Energy Nexus
- Sadrul Ula, Research Professor, UC Riverside
- Matt Gregori, Technology Development Manager, SoCalGas
- Zeynep Erdal, Director, Integrated Solutions and Capabilities, Black & Veatch
- Steve Delson, CEO, Gate5 Energy Partners
- Alexander von Welczeck, Founder, President & CEO, SkyH2O
5:20 – 7:30 – Expo and Reception
Speakers include:
Keynote Speaker
Liz Crosson
Chief Sustainability, Resiliency and Innovation Officer
Metropolitan Water District
Todd Corbin
General Manager
Riverside Public Utilities
Dennis Calvert
CEO
BioLargo
Duane Cave
Board Member
Moulton Niguel Water District
Austin Orr
Project Engineer
Geosyntec Consultants
Grant Sharp
Manager, South OC Watershed Management Area, OC Public Works
County of Orange
Heather Dyer
CEO / General Manager
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
Laura Rocha
Senior Water Resource Planner
Moulton Niguel Water District
Sadrul Ula
Research Professor
UC Riverside
Matt Gregori
Technology Development Manager
SoCalGas
Errol Arkilic
Chief Innovation Officer, UCI & Executive Director
UCI Beall Applied Innovation
Tonya Chandler
Director Commercialization, Strategic Marketing, & Business Development
BioLargo
Zeynep Erdal
Director, Integrated Solutions and Capabilities
Black & Veatch
Lan Wiborg
Director of Environmental Services
Orange County Sanitation District
Mike Blazevic
Hydrogeologist
Santa Margarita Water District
Gary Tilkian
Senior Resource Specialist
Metropolitan Water District
Parker Cohn
CEO & Founder
PRM
Clay Rogers
Senior Landscape Manager
Irvine Company
Steve Delson
CEO
Gate5 Energy Partners
Alexander von Welczeck
Founder, President & CEO
SkyH2O
David Feldman
Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science
UCI
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Metropolitan Water District
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a regional wholesaler and the largest supplier of treated water in the United States.
BioLargo
Innovator of cleantech products for PFAS mitigation, water treatment, air quality control, environmental remediation, and more.
Moulton Niguel Water District
Moulton Niguel provides water, recycled water, and wastewater treatment services to 170,000 customers in South OC.
LA Cleantech Incubator
LA Cleantech Incubator is the City of Los Angeles's official cleantech business incubator established to accelerate the commercialization of clean technology and job creation in the Los Angeles region.
Gold Sponsor
Santa Margarita Water District
Santa Margarita Water District proudly provides drinking water, recycled water and wastewater services to over 200,000 residents.
Silver Sponsors
Irvine Ranch Water District
IRWD was established in 1961 as a California Water District. Located in Orange County, the District serves the city of Irvine and portions of Costa Mesa, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange and unincorporated Orange County.
SkyH2O
SkyH2O is a California innovation company with German engineering heritage that provides world-class industrial-grade water generating systems and projects.
Green Biz Marketing
At GreenBiz Marketing, we create individualized website and marketing strategies that generate high quality leads for companies passionate about the environment.
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