
Speakers and Discussion Topics
Keynote Speaker
Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation
United States Department of the Interior
Brenda Burman is the 23rd Commissioner for the United States Bureau of Reclamation. She is the first female to lead the federal agency since its establishment in 1902.
Ms. Burman has 25 years of experience working on western issues, with an emphasis on water and natural resources.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation
United States Department of the Interior
Brenda Burman is the 23rd Commissioner for the United States Bureau of Reclamation. She is the first female to lead the federal agency since its establishment in 1902.
Ms. Burman has 25 years of experience working on western issues, with an emphasis on water and natural resources.

Jamie Anderson
Manager Natural
Resources Research,
Climate Change Assessment
CA Department of Water Resources

Laurel Firestone
Co-Executive Director
Community Water Center

Stephanie Hastings
Shareholder
Brownstein Hyatt
Farber Schreck

Felicia Marcus
Chair
State Water Resources
Control Board

Tina Anderholt Shields
Manager, Water Department
Imperial Irrigation District

Norma Camacho
CEO
Santa Clara Valley
Water District

Radhika Fox
CEO
US Water Alliance

Leslie Moulton-Post
President and CEO
ESA (Environmental Science Associates)

Iris Priestaf
President
Todd Groundwater

Amy Steinfeld
Shareholder
Brownstein Hyatt
Farber Schreck

Katarina Buelna Campbell
Supervisor of Resources
Westlands Water District

Ellen Hanak
Center Director
and Senior Fellow
PPIC Water Policy Center

Paula Kehoe
Director of Water Resources
San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission

Lisa Riles
Business Unit Director- Global Residential and Americas Commercial Building Services
Xylem, Inc.

Juliet Christian-Smith
Senior Program Officer
Water Foundation

Jennifer L. Harder
Professor
McGeorge School of Law

Bar Littlefield
CFO
Poseidon Water

Maureen Stapleton
General Manager
San Diego County
Water Authority

Cindy Wallis-Lage
President, Water Business
Black & Veatch Corporation

Jennifer West
Managing Director
WateReuse California

Keynote

Water Recycling
and Reuse

SGMA-Driven Solutions

The Business of Water

Climate Change

Technology and Innovation
Featured NGO
The Aquaya Institute is a non-profit research and consulting organization dedicated to improving health in the developing world. It delivers the knowledge and tools that are required to achieve universal access to safe water and sanitation. Aquaya has completed projects in over 20 countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.