Agenda
The Water Opportunity Now
9:00-9:45 AM
- Welcome to the Forum, Wafaa El-Sadr, EVP Columbia Global & Director, Columbia World Projects
- Introductory Remarks, Alexander Loucopoulos, Partner, Sciens Water
- Morning Keynote, Seth Siegel, Author and Entrepreneur
- Opening Remarks, Professor Upmanu Lall, Director, Columbia Water Center
Developing a National Strategy: What is the Federal Government Doing?
9:45-10:45 AM
- Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
- Sarah Kapnick, Chief Scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Gloria Montano Greene, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm & Conservation, United States Department of Agriculture
- David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
- Nicholas Shufro, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Risk Management Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Dr. Candace Vahlsing, Associate Director for Climate, Energy, Environment and Sciens, Office of Budget and Management at The White House
- Wendi Wilkes, Senior Advisor to Assistant Administrator Fox, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
- Moderator: Adam Schempp, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
Major Challenges to Water Delivery and Safety
10:45-11:30 AM
- Margaret Bowman, Principal, Bowman Environmental
- Paul Gallay, Columbia Climate School
- Maurice Hall, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
- George McGraw, CEO & Founder, Dig Deep
- Mayor Errick Simmons, City of Greenville, Mississippi
- Moderator: Lauren Foster, Senior Writer, Barron’s
Coffee Break 11:30-11:45 AM
The View from the Top: Key Macro Trends in the US Water Market
11:45-12:30 PM
- Kenneth Bockhorst, Chairman, President & CEO, Badger Meter
- Patrick Decker, President & CEO, Xylem
- Carlos Rojas Aboumrad, CEO, Rotoplas
- Karine Rouge, CEO, Veolia North America’s Municipal Water Services
- Moderator: Rachel Wolfe, Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Jackson, Mississippi: A Wakeup Call for America 12:30-1:15 PM
- Thomas Rooney, Operating Partner, Sciens Water
- John Rigas, CEO, Sciens Water
- Josiah Cox, CEO, Central States Water Resources
Lunch 1:15-2:15 PM
Sciens Water AQ Test 2:15-2:30
Technology's Role in Supporting Industry's and Society's Efforts to Adapt to an Uncertain Water Future
2:30-3:15 PM
- Tom Ferguson, Managing Partner, Burnt Island Ventures
- Daniel Raizman, Climate Analytics Director, Aon
- Chris Peacock, CEO, AQUAOSO
- Vikram Srinivasan, Head of Product Innovation, ClimateAi
- Moderator: John Robinson, Partner, Mazarine
Academia’s Role in Supporting Industry Research Efforts to Adapt to an Uncertain Water Future
3:15-4:00 PM
- Bill Becker, PhD, Vice President, Hazen and Sawyer
- Mark Elliott, PhD, Associate Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama
- Sunil Sinha, PhD, Professor, Construction Engineering and Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Chi Ho Sham, PhD, Vice President and Chief Scientist, Eastern Research Group
- Dr. Julie Zimmerman, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Yale University
- Moderator: Howard Neukrug, Professor of Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Successfully Building and Growing a Water Business
4:00-4:45 PM
- Henry Charrabe, CEO, Seven Seas Water
- Josiah Cox, CEO, Central States Water Resources
- Zachary Sadow, CEO, KMX Technologies
- Dr. Mirka Wilderer, CEO, De Nora Technologies
- Moderator: Damian Georgino, Partner, Womble Bond Dickson
Drought in the West: The Failure of Agriculture?
4:45-5:15 PM
- Shelly Cartwright, Deputy General Manager – External Affairs, Westlands Water District, CA
Closing Remarks 5:15-5:30 PM
- Conference summary, Professor Upmanu Lall, Columbia Water Center
- Concluding remarks, Alexander Loucopoulos, Partner, Sciens Water
Breakout Programming Overview
9:00am-5:00pm:
- Antoine Walters’ Podcast Center outside the Foyer
- Sciens One-on-One Chats – email Meshal Alduraywish [email protected] to pre-schedule a time
11:00am-12:00pm:
- Seth Siegel book signing of New York Times Bestseller Let There Be Water and Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink
1:15pm-2:15pm: Lunchtime Supplemental Programming
In the Atrium:
- Womble Bond Dickson networking table
- Mazarine Ventures networking table
- DigDeep networking table
Breakout Rooms:
- Addressing water workforce scarcity: Scoping the problem and identifying levers to address capacity and capability gaps – Facilitated by McKinsey invitation only, if you are interested in participating, please email Meshal Alduraywish [email protected] and express why
- Raymond James Recruiting Room – email Nate Tsimikas [email protected] to pre-schedule a time