Water Innovations Alliance Conference :: McCormick Place, Chicago IL |
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 |
8:25-8:30 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio, COO, Water Innovations Alliance |
8:30-9:15 |
Keynote Speaker
Scott Livingston, CEO, Livingston Securities, LLC |
9:15-12:00 |
Water Innovations Foundation - IT Water Committee:
Working session to determine IT Committee’s work program for 2010. All conference attendees are welcome.
Facilitator: Peter Williams, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Chief Technology Officer, Big Green Innovations, IBM |
10:00-12:00 |
Water Showcase
10:00-10:30: John Rowland: Working with the state and federal government, opportunities and challenges! John Rowland is a former Governor, Congressman and now Economic Development Coordinator, Waterbury, CT
Moderator: Griffith Kundahl, University of Denver
10:30-10:50: John Barelli, Surplus Management, Inc
10:50-11:10: Tripat Mangat, Water Resources Management Corporation
11:10-11:30: Jeff Mosher, Executive Director, National Water Research Institute
11:30-11:50: Michael Gallagher, President & Chief Executive Officer, OpenCEL
11:50-12:10: Elsie Mann, Optimatics LLC
12:10-12:30: Peter Martinek, MWM - Martinek Water Management GmbH
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12:00-12:45 |
Keynote Speaker
Mark Shannon, Director, the WaterCAMPWS Center, University of Illinois |
| 12:45-1:30 |
Lunch |
2:00-2:30 |
Keynote Speaker
“Ethanol and the Future of BioFuels: an ADM Perspective”
Dr. Rishi Shukla, Archer Daniels Midland Company |
2:30-3:00 |
Keynote Speaker
“Commercialization of new technology for water and waste water treatment.”
Finn Nielsen, Chairman, VWS North America, Veolia Water
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3:00-4:30 |
Investing In Water
Moderator: Scott Livingston, CEO, Livingston Securities, LLC
David Henderson, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation
Kevin M. Brophy, CEO, Meidlinger Partners, LLC
Rod Parsley, Warburg Pincus
Michael J. Reardon, Water Industry Executive and Board member, Miox Corporation
Kevin McGovern, CEO, The Water Initiative
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4:30-5:00 |
Keynote Speaker
Michael Holman, Research Director, Lux Research |
5:30-7:30 |
Reception Keynote: Jump the Curve – 50 Essential Strategies to Help Companies Deal with Emerging Technologies: Jack Uldrich, Author and Futurist |
5:30-7:30 |
Reception |
Thursday, September 10, 2009 |
9:30-10:00 |
Keynote Speaker
Fabien Cousteau, Explorer & Aquatic Environmentalist |
10:00-11:30 |
SESSION A: Water & Energy
Moderator: Mike LoCascio, Sr. Analyst, Lux Research
Paul O’Callaghan, CEO, O2 Environmental Inc.
Thomas Gradek, Gradek Energy
Patrick Horner, Lead Engineer, Aqua-Pure
Emily Landsburg, CEO, BlackGold Biofuels
Dean Themy, CEO, Neohydro Corp.
SESSION B: Drinking Water Panel
Moderator: Vincent Caprio, COO, Water Innovations Alliance
Nestle – Representative
Claudia Gunsch, Co-Founder, 349Q
Lisa Farmen, President & COO, Crystal Clear Technologies, Inc
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11:30-12:15 |
SESSION A: Challenges Facing Water Start-Ups
Moderator: F. Mark Modzelewski, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Water Innovations Alliance
Mark C. Terrell, President & CEO, SepSensor, Inc
Michael Chiu, CEO, Trophos Energy
Paul Wickberg, Envirotower
Kevin McGovern, CEO, The Water Initiative
Peter Frykman, Founder & CEO, Driptech
SESSION B: Water & Energy: Addressing Climate Change
Moderator: Kyle Cahill
Mary Ann Dickinson, Executive Director, Alliance for Water Efficiency
Paul O’Callaghan, CEO, O2 Environmental Inc
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12:15-12:45 |
Lunch |
12:45-1:15 |
Luncheon Keynote
Sally Gutierrez, Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
1:15-1:45 |
Keynote Speaker
Mark LeChevallier, Director Innovation & Environmental Stewardship, American Water |
1:45-3:15 |
SESSION A: Water IT Panel
Peter Williams, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Chief Technology Officer, Big Green Innovations, IBM
Chris Spain, Chairman of the Board & Chief Strategy Officer, Hydropoint
Tom Cooper, Corporate Water Programs Manager, Intel
Badger Meter - Representative
SESSION B: Irrigation Association – Water Innovations Alliance Water Conference Panel
Focusing on: Innovations to make irrigation water use sustainable on the farm and landscapes.
Moderator: Andrew K. Smith, External Affairs Director, Irrigation Association
Timothy M. Malooly, President, Irrigation by Design and 2008 EPA WaterSense® Partner of the Year
Randy Wood, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Lindsay Corporation
Tom Barrett, Green Water Infrastructure, Inc.
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3:15-3:45 |
Keynote Speaker
Simon Stringer, CEO, Becatech Security Solutions & Technologies
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3:45-4:15 |
Keynote Speaker
John Kaestle, President & CEO, HaloSource
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4:15-5:00 |
K&L Gates: "Federal Appropriations/ Funding Opportunities" James T. Walsh, Government Affairs Counselor, K&L Gates |
5:00-5:30 |
Closing Keynote
F. Mark Modzelewski, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Water Innovations Alliance |
5:30-7:00 |
Reception |
