Water, Policy, Governance, Communications & Projects for Resiliency and Sustainability During Changing Climates
Water Utilities and Agencies are often reliant on funding and project approvals by Federal, State, and Local Governments and Board Members. During times when political climates are changing, the language used to talk about water - and the manner in which we approach project development and implementation - often changes.
This session explores how Water Professionals and Entrepreneurs can address the needs to protect water quality, provide clean safe and reliable water supplies, and increase resilience of water infrastructure in the face of changing weather patterns, more extreme weather events and water-related disasters - while also dealing with changing political climates.
1:00-1:30 Intro to Water-Climate Nexus Series, Agreements, Intro to Water Policy and Governance, Communications and Implementation of Projects when we can't use the C-Word During Changing (Political) Climates
DrCat Shrier, WaterCitizen.Org, CEO/Founder
1:30-2:30 PANEL ONE (Where Water Policy is Made and Implemented - Congress and Agencies, State and Local Agencies, Water Service Provides, how federal-state-local-stakeholders communicate-coordinate-collaborate on Water Governance and Management - and where Government Contracting fits in):
Josh Johnson, LSI, Former Staff for Senate Energy & Natural Resources and House Water & Power)
Kim Nelson, True Elements (Former Microsoft, Former USEPA Assistant Administrator)
Jessica Evans, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA)
Michael O'Brien Siol VC and MOB Government Relations
2:30-3:00 PANEL TWO Communicating on Water and the C-Word and Adapting to Changing (Political) Climates:
Sharon Homer-Drummond, PhD, AAAS Fellow
DrCat Shrier, WaterCitizen.Org Virtual Water Entrepreneurship Lab & Communicating With Customers
3:00-3:30 BREAK
3:30-4:30 PANEL THREE Implementing Policy Changes at the Local Water Agency Level
Linda Toth, East Climate & Sustainability Discipline Team Lead, Arup
Kobe Nagar, Founder and President, 1Watermark
4:39-5:00 Opportunity for ELEVATOR PITCHES for Startups and other Innovators in the room - then WRAP and invite to WaterPitch and continued Water-Climate Nexus programs
Venue: 999 E Street NW
Spaces Limited! Registration and Approval Required!
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