About this event
This webinar will address the critical challenges facing those responsible for delivering the water infrastructure for the future that is not only climate resilient but also sustainably managed and financially viable. Both public and private water specialists will discuss the latest policies, technologies, initiatives and collaborations that are both challenging and accelerating the large-scale upgrade of existing assets and development of new water infrastructure projects.
Discussion themes:
- Navigating Policy Uncertainty: Understanding and preparing for water policy changes under the new Republican administration and their impact on infrastructure planning.
- Meeting Industrial Water Demands: Addressing system capacity challenges as high-tech manufacturing campuses drive unprecedented water consumption across key regions.
- Building Climate-Resilient Systems: Integrating climate adaptation into aging infrastructure, including lessons learned from Los Angeles' water system response to recent wildfires.
- Driving Investment in Sustainable Infrastructure: Creative funding approaches and partnership models that accelerate green infrastructure development.
- Leveraging Technology for System Optimization: Exploring innovative strategies for accelerating technology adoption across water systems.
This webinar is part of a series - view the other webinars in the series here.
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Luke Bratt North America Editor @ Global Water IntelligenceG
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Jessica Evans Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (ANWA) @ Senior Manager and Sustainability PolicyG
Jessica Evans is an environmental policy professional who has been working in the United States water sector for over seven years. She currently serves as the Senior Manager of Government Affairs and Sustainability policy at the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), where she implements advocacy strategies related to climate change resilience, sustainable financing, environmental equity, water affordability, and more. She helps utility leaders advance sustainable and equitable practices and advises leaders of the Water Utility Climate Alliance, an alliance of twelve of the nation’s largest water utilities committed to advancing climate adaptation in the water sector.
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Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District @ Chief Executive OfficerG
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Denise Schmidt Environmental Policy Innovation Center @ Director, Funding NavigatorG
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Sunny Wang Water Resources Manager @ City of Santa MonicaG
Mr. Sunny Wang is currently the Water Utilities Manager for the City of Santa Monica where he leads the City’s water and wastewater utility. He led the City’s efforts to increase local water supplies such as the award-winning Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project that leverages stormwater, urban runoff, and municipal wastewater to produce purified water used to recharge local groundwater supplies and the first full-scale Flow Reversal Reverse Osmosis system in the United States. Sunny has over 20 years of experience in design and implementation of advanced water treatment technologies over a wide range of applications including desalination and potable reuse for utilities around the world. Sunny is also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California where he teaches the senior capstone design course for environmental engineering.
