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.
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
Agenda
This conference was approved for 8.25 General CLE Credits in California.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Friday, November 2, 2018
Morning free for travel and pre-conference networking and retreating.
Santa Ynez Terrace
7:30 am–8:15 am
Breakfast
Rotunda Balcony Entryway
10:30 am –11:45 am
Conference Check-in
Santa Ynez Salon
Welcome
8:15 am–8:30 am
Rotunda
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker: Brenda Burman, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior
12:00 pm –1:30 pm
Santa Ynez Salon
Water Recycling and Reuse
1:30 pm–2:45 pm
SGMA-Driven Solutions
2:45 pm–4:00 pm
Break and Networking
4:00 pm–4:15 pm
Business of Water
4:15 pm–5:30 pm
Ocean Terrace
5:30 pm–7:30 pm
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Climate Change
8:30 am–10:00 am
Break and Networking
10:00 am–10:30 am
10:30 am–12:00 pm
Technology and Innovation
Afternoon free for travel and post-conference networking and retreating
Optional Friday Afternoon and Weekend Activities
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Bacara spa and pools
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Beach activities – surfing, stand-up paddling, sunning
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Foley Food & Wine Society Wine Tasting Room at the Bacara
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.
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