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August 24, 2023
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Sustain SoCal presents WATER SOLUTIONS 8 (WS8), 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 for presentations, networking and discussions as Sustain SoCal addresses pragmatic solutions to help assure sufficient and affordable supplies of water in our region.
Keynote topic:Predicting Atmospheric Rivers: A Path toward FIRO
We’ll conclude the event with an innovator showcase and networking to follow.
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1:00 – 1:20 |
Registration / Networking |
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1:20 – 1:30 |
Welcome by Sustain SoCal Board of Directors · Scott Kitcher, President & CEO, Sustain SoCal · Errol Arkilic, Chief Innovation Officer, UCI; Executive Director, UCI Beall Applied Innovation · Jordan Kanis, Managing Director, Climate Tech & Sustainability, Silicon Valley Bank · Suzanne Gentilini, Senior Manager, Engie North America, Inc. · Dennis Calvert, CEO, BioLargo · Peter Bokor, Senior Vice President, Growth & Innovation, Stantec · Duane Cave, Board President, Moulton Niguel Water District |
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1:30 – 1:50 |
Keynote: Predicting Atmospheric Rivers: A Path toward FIRO · Dr. Julie Kalansky, Deputy Director of CW3E and Climate Scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
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1:50 – 2:00 |
A Regional Climate Adaptation Master Plan for Water Overview · Adrian Hightower, Sustainability and Resilience Manager, Metropolitan Water District |
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Implementing Battery Storage at Weymouth Water Treatment Plant – Project Considerations and Best Practices · Ha Nguyen, Engineering Systems Planning Unit, Metropolitan Water District · Edan Simpson, Director of Business Development, Siemens |
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2:20 – 2:40 |
San Juan Watershed Project · Don Bunts, Deputy General Manager, Santa Margarita Water District |
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Moulton Niguel Water District OASIS Water Center · Matt Collings, Assistant General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District · Jeff Neemann, West Managing Director, Black & Veatch |
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3:00 – 3:10 |
INTERMISSION |
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3:10 – 3:25 |
Rethinking Outdoor Water Use in CA · Todd Corbin, General Manager, Riverside Public Utilities |
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3:25 – 3:40 |
Statewide PFAS Initiatives · Kris Murray, Board Chair, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board |
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3:40 – 4:10 |
PFAS Solutions · Dennis Calvert, CEO, BioLargo · Tom Whitton, Vice President, Business Development, E2Metrix · Paul Erickson, Director of Research & Development, Regenesis |
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4:10 – 4:20 |
TBA |
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4:20 – 4:25 |
Orange County Sustainability Decathlon · Mike Moodian, Co-Founder, Orange County Sustainability Decathlon |
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4:25 – 4:30 |
Community Economic Resiliency Fund · Jesse Ben-Ron, Vice President, Business Initiatives, Orange County Business Council |
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4:30 – 4:35 |
Introducing RevHub…Accelerating Social Enterprise · Carma Lacy, Executive Director of Ecosystem Building, RevHub · Chris Karr, Project Lead, Climate Initiatives, RevHub |
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4:35 – 5:00 |
Innovators Showcase: · Moderated by Carma Lacy, Executive Director of Ecosystem Building, RevHub · Aquatrax, Amit Sharma, CEO · CleanEarth Rovers, Michael Arens, CEO · Global Water Farms, Dan Bliss, Corporate Affairs and Business Development · InPipe Energy, Gregg Semler, CEO · SkyH2O, Alexander von Welczeck, CEO |
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5:00 – 7:00 |
Reception & EXPO |
UCSD Scripps
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT SC
Black & Veatch
Moulton Niguel Water District
SANTA ANA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
CITY OF RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES
Siemens
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT SC
RevHubOC
E2Metrix
Santa Margarita Water District
Orange County Sustainability Decathlon
Orange County Business Council
BioLargo
Silicon Valley Bank
Engie North America, Inc.
Moulton Niguel Water District
Regenesis
The mission of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high-quality water to meet present and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way.
BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO) is a cleantech and life sciences innovator and engineering services solution provider. Our core products address PFAS contamination, achieve advanced water and wastewater treatment, control odor and VOCs, improve air quality, and control infections and infectious disease.
Moulton Niguel Water District delivers high-quality drinking water, recycled water and wastewater services to more than 170,000 customers in Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Dana Point, and San Juan Capistrano.
REVHUB is a collaborative ecosystem, or “HUB,” that bridges the missional divide, while simultaneously accelerating, or “REVving”, social enterprise—in Orange County
Orange County-based IRWD provides high-quality water and sewer services in Irvine, California.
CIPO is an innovative, easy-to-use, extremely customizable construction program and project management software built for construction owners.
From infrastructure to cybersecurity, Siemens is leading the digital transformation charge. Siemens is proud to lead the digital revolution & help companies unlock the potential.
Santa Margarita Water District proudly provides drinking water, recycled water and wastewater services to over 200,000 residents.
Network among top industry leaders, entrepreneurs and investors in Southern California. We offer a variety of packages to fit your company’s needs and maximize your visibility.
