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12:00pm PDT

Keynote Luncheon Plenary Session: Felicia Marcus, Chair, California Environmental Protection Agency/State Water Resource Control Board Marriott Marquis

1:00pm PDT

Executive Management Session: Financing Change, Providing ROI, Finding New Revenue Streams Marriott Marquis Panel Discussion TBA

1:10pm PDT

Demand Management for Greater Financial Control: Andrew Ulmer, Senior Director of Client Services, WaterSmart Software Marriott Marquis

1:30pm PDT

Effective Revenue Management in the Era of Declining Water Demand: Dr. Christine Boyle, Founder and President, Valor Water Analytics Marriott Marquis

1:50pm PDT

New Approaches Needed to Finance and Treat Wastewater in Costal Suburbs: David Berg, Co-Founder & President, Valor Water Analytics Marriott Marquis

2:10pm PDT

As Smart Water Water Industry Emerges, New FInancing Tools Evolve to Meet Demand: Stacy Lawson, CEO, Ygrene Marriott Marquis

3:00pm PDT

Networking Coffee Break Marriott Marquis

3:30pm PDT

AMI/AMR/BIG DATA SESSION 1 - Moderator: David McGimpsey, Special Counsel, Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP TBA Water Pricing Strategies: Progress and Pitfalls: Brett Walton, News Correspondent, Circle of Blue Marriott Marquis Utility Alchemy: Increasing Revenue While Decreasing Demand: Trevor Hill, Chairman and CEO, Fathom Water Management, Inc. Marriott Marquis

3:45pm PDT

Two Tiers with Few Tears; Nicholas Schiavo, Public Utilities Director, CIty of Santa Fe Marriott Marquis Shrinking Water Resources, Growing Technology Needs: David Clements, Vice President of Product, Banyan Water TBA

4:00pm PDT

Managing with Markets: How Paying for Conservation Solves the Problem of Scarcity: McGee Young, Founder, MeterHero Marriott Marquis Changing Water Use Habits Through Social Media: Richard Restuccia,Vice President, Landscape Solutions, Jain Irrigation, Inc. TBA Desalination: Limits and Opportunities: Panel Discussion TBA

4:15pm PDT

Rates for Resiliency: Planning for a Revenue-Stable, Water-Efficient Future, Mary Ann Dickinson, President and CEO, Alliance for Water Efficiency Marriott Marquis

5:00pm PDT

Welcome Reception on Expo Floor Marriott Marquis

9:30am PDT

Plenary Session/Keynote: How to be a World-Class, Award-Winning Water Utility - Jason Dadakis, Director of Health and Regulatory Affairs, Orange County Water District Marriott Marquis

10:00am PDT

Networking Break Marriott Marquis

10:30am PDT

AMR/AMI/Big Data Session 2: Home Water Management 2.0: Don Smith, Water Conservation Coordinator, City of Folsom Marriott Marquis Executive Management Session: Sustainability and the Water Industry: Smart City Leaders Investigate the Water/ Energy Nexus: Bobbi Harris, Founder, Smart Water, Smart City, LLC Marriott Marquis Water Recycling and Reuse: Changing the Water Management Paradigm with Onsite Water Systems: Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco PUC Marriott Marquis

11:00am PDT

The Technology Treadmill: How to Get On Without Falling, Andy Bohn, Territory Manager, Neptune Technology Group Marriott Marquis Sustainability and the Water Industry: Industrial Watershed Management: Using Smart Technology as a Tool for Business Resiliency; Jim Lauria, VP - Sales & Marketing, Mazzei Injector Company, LLC Marriott Marquis The Art of Water Reuse and the Optimization in a World of Diminishing Water Supply: Robert O'Donnell, Managing Partner and Frank Ladd, Technical Director, Aquanomix Marriott Marquis

11:30am PDT

Analytics of Water Billing Data to Improve Water Use Efficiency and Reduce Over Irrigation: Neeta Bijoor, NSF Sustainability Fellow at NASA Ames Research Center Marriott Marquis Sustainability and the Water Industry: Water Offset Programs and Sustainability: Mary Ann Dickinson, President and CEO, Alliance for Water Efficiency Marriott Marquis Balancing Wildlife Habitat and Water Supply Opportunities in the Santa Clara River Estuary: Dr Noah Hume, Aquatic Ecologist and Senior Scientist, Stillwater Sciences Marriott Marquis

11:45am PDT

Big Data in the Water Sector: Integrated Water Network Management. Craig Gooch, Vice President, PSOMAS Marriott Marquis Smart Water for A Sustainable California: Seth Cutler, Senior Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan Marriott Marquis Increasing Distributed Wastewater Recycling to Mitigate Groundwater Depletion in California TBA

12:00pm PDT

Sustainability & the Water Industry - Moderator: Richard Restuccia Vice President, Landscape Solutions, Jain Irrigation, Inc. TBA

12:30pm PDT

Luncheon Marriott Marquis

2:00pm PDT

Water Quality Meets High Technology: Quality in Times of Stressed Water Supply Marriott Marquis Executive Management Session: Non-Revenue Water: Smart Analytics & Advanced Automation Technology in Water Utilities: Lance Brown, Vice President, Customer Service Solutions, Smart Utility Systems Marriott Marquis Desalination: Limits and Opportunities: Wind-driven Desalination: Herre Rost van Tonningen, Solteq Energy Marriott Marquis

2:30pm PDT

Water Quality Meets High Technology: Smart Tank: Turning Dumb Water Storage Tanks Into Active Water Treatment Systems. Dr. Pete Fiske, CEO, PAX Water Technologies Marriott Marquis Executive Management Session: Non-Revenue Water: Innovative Leak Detection Technology Brings Paradigm Shift to Locating & Measuring Water Loss Chuck Hansen, Chairman, Electro Scan, Inc. Marriott Marquis Desalination: Limits and Opportunities: US and Global Outlook for Desalination Marriott Marquis

3:00pm PDT

Water Quality Meets High Technology: Environmental Concerns Make Innovative Technology A Top Priority Phyllis Posy, Vice President Strategic & Regulatory Affairs and Marketing, Atlantium Technologies Marriott Marquis Executive Management Session: Non-Revenue Water: Don't Flush Your Revenue! How to Maximize Emerging Technologies and Minimize Non-Revenue Water: Ryan Carnathan, Manager of Technical Sales-West, Sensus Marriott Marquis Desalination: Limits and Opportunities: Planning and Justifying a Seawater Desalination Project Marriott Marquis

3:30pm PDT

Executive Management Session: Non-Revenue Water: Distribution Network Monitoring: Paul Meschino, Senior Vice President, Network Asset Management and Non-Revenue; Utiity Service Group Marriott Marquis

4:30pm PDT

Beer and Wine Reception on the Exhibition Floor Marriott Marquis

9:00am PDT

Mayoral Panel: Imagining and Funding the Future: Mayor Jill Techel of Napa, CA Marriott Marquis Smart Solutions Theatre: Live Tweet Up from the Conference: Richard Restuccia, Vice President, Landscape Solutions Jain Irrigation Inc. TBA

9:15am PDT

Mayoral Panel: Imagining and Funding the Future: Mayor Deborah Robertson of Rialto, CA Marriott Marquis

9:30am PDT

Mayoral Panel: Imagining and Funding the Future: Mayor John Procter of Santa Paula, CA Marriott Marquis

10:00am PDT

Panel Discussion: Moderator, Kathy Shandling, International Private Water Association Marriott Marquis

10:30am PDT

Innovation Roundtable: Building an Innovation Culture In A Utility: Howard Brewan, Superintendent Water Resources Recovery Facility, City of San Luis Obispo Marriott Marquis AMR/AMI/Big Data Session 3: Leveraging your AMI Meter Data for Distribution Optimization: Chris Lewis< Executive Vice President, Harris Utilities, SmartWorks Marriott Marquis Managing Public Perceptions of Smart Water Innovations: Dos and Don'ts For Sharing Good Automated Water Meter Data with Customers: Alison Kastama, San Francisco Water Power Sewer Marriott Marquis

10:45am PDT

Innovation Roundtable: Building an Innovation Culture In A Utility: Laura Shankar, Principal, Artemis Water Strategy Marriott Marquis AMR/AMI/Big Data Session 3: How is Technology Changing the Water Utility Industry?: Morrice Blackwell, New Product Sales and Market Development Manager, Badger Meter Marriott Marquis

11:00am PDT

Innovation Roundtable: Building an Innovation Culture In A Utility: Nitin Goel PE, National Disinfection Technologist, Kennedy/ Jenks Consultants Marriott Marquis AMR/AMI/Big Data Session 3: Smart Metering Options for Small and Medium Utilities: Daniel Cerrezuela, Metering Project Manager, Utility Service Group Marriott Marquis Managing Public Perceptions of Smart Water Innovations: Advice from a Major Communications Company Marriott Marquis

11:15am PDT

Innovation Roundtable: Building an Innovation Culture In A Utility: Pete Schoemann, Director of Operations & Maintenance and Emergency Preparedness, Contra Costa Water District Marriott Marquis Panel Discussion: Moderator, Gilllian Taddune, CEO, Bayan Water Marriott Marquis

11:30am PDT

Innovation Roundtable: Building an Innovation Culture In A Utility: Alexander von Welczeck, Managing Partner, Clean Power Capital Marriott Marquis Managing Public Perceptions of Smart Water Innovations: Measuring the Effectiveness of Outreach Efforts Marriott Marquis

12:00pm PDT

Panel Discussion: Moderator, Bill Kelly, Waterspout Consulting Marriott Marquis Panel Discussion Marriott Marquis

12:30pm PDT

Luncheon Marriott Marquis

2:00pm PDT

Smart Solutions Theatre: SHARK TANK! Presentations from Innovators of New Technologies Marriott Marquis