Schedule at a Glance
This is a draft schedule. Times and events are subject to change.
Join us for an evening reception on Tuesday, November 19 to begin the networking, followed by a day and a half of panel discussions, breakout roundtables, and three keynote presentations offering perspectives on industry, utilities, and a sustainable economy. View the draft schedule below.
2024 Industrial Water Reuse Conference: The Road to Water Positivity
Tuesday, November 19
5:00 pm: Welcome Reception
Meet your peers, network, and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells.
Wednesday, November 20
7:00 am: Networking Breakfast
8:00 am: Welcome Remarks
Bart Weiss, Chief Officer, Innovation and Resiliency, Hillsborough County Public Utilities
8:15 am: Keynote – The Road to Water Positivity
Will Hewes, Global Leader, Water Sustainability, Amazon Web Services
Morning Panels: From the World to Communities — The Scales and States of Industrial Water Reuse
8:45 am: Sustainable Industrial Water Use: A Global Challenge
Moderator: Eric Rosenblum, Water Resource Consultant
Panelists:
- Clovis Sarmento-Leite, Enterprise Account Management, DuPont Water Solutions
- Michael Skovgaard Jensen, Business Development Director, Grundfos
- Christopher Simoglou, Senior Director, PBNA Sustainability Strategy, PepsiCo
10:00 am: Networking Break
10:30 am: Keynote: Building Partnerships between Utilities & Industry
Elizabeth Fazio Hale, CEO, Gulf Coast Authority (Texas)
11:00 am: Leveraging Partnerships to Accelerate Industrial Water Reuse in Ohio
Moderator: Krystal Perez, Industrial Water National Practice Leader, Brown and Caldwell
Panelists:
- Anthony Giovannone, Manager of Infrastructure Strategy, Google
- Will Hewes, Global Leader for Water Sustainability, Amazon Web Services
- Tiffani Kavalec, Policy Director, Director’s Office, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- John G. Newsome, Division of Water, Administrator, City of Columbus (OH)
- Mahjabeen Qadir, Strategy Lead, Honda Motor Company
12:00 pm: Networking Lunch
Afternoon Panels: Different Verticals, Same Goals
1:15 pm: Advancements in Food & Beverage Reuse
Moderator: Paul Bowen, Senior Water Consultant, GHD and Founding Member, Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable
Panelists:
- Peter Capponi, North American Industrial and Manufacturing Sector Leader and Principal, GHD
- Michael Waitek, Director of Sustainability – Engineering, PepsiCo
- David Whitman, Senior SME, Beverage Branch, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
2:15 pm: The Water Behind the Power: Reuse in the Energy Sector
Moderator: Rob Simm, Senior Vice President, Water, Stantec
Panelists:
- Fernando Almada Calvo, Environmental Engineer, Chevron
- Brad Berles, Senior Director of Water Strategy, Palo Verde Generating Station
- Jason Monnell, Principal Technical Leader, Electric Power Research Institute
- Cynthia Wagener, Principal Water Resources Engineer, ExxonMobil
3:15 pm: Networking Break
3:30 pm: Technology Companies and the Push for Water Positivity
Moderator: TJ Filippino, Vice President, Global Data Center, Technology & Logistics, AECOM
Panelists:
- Michael Lesniak, Vice President Global Partnerships | Net Zero Water, Aquatech
- Kelly Osborne, Senior Staff Engineer, Intel
- Susin Shin, Water Sustainability Lead for Data Centers, Google
4:30 pm: Cocktails and Conversations
Join up to two table topics to network and learn. The first discussions begin at 4:40 pm followed by round two at 5:15 pm.
- How do we ensure the journey to Net Zero includes the journey to water positivity? (Grundfos)
- Industrial Reuse Pretreatment Enhancement in Preparation for Water Reuse (JEA)
- PFAS in Industrial Water Reuse: Navigating Challenges, Seizing Opportunities (Veolia)
- Recycled Water: Balancing Quality, Reliability, and Cost (West Basin Municipal Water District)
- Squeeze every last drop: Enabling the highest recovery of membrane systems through scaling and fouling mitigation (American Water Chemicals)
- Water Reuse in Mining (AECOM)
- Industrial Reuse and Carbon Management/Decarbonization Water Energy Nexus in Industrial Reuse (Black & Veatch)
- Vermifiltration: Using Worms to Clean Water, Air, and Build Soil (BioFiltro)
- The Next 5 Years of NAWI: DOE’s 5-year $75M Reuse Research Program
- Optimizing Energy Efficiency for Small Flow Water Reuse Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) Systems (Innovatreat)
- Prioritizing Research Needs for Industrial Reuse (WRF)
- Navigating Brine Management: Strategies for Sustainable Industrial Reuse
Thursday, November 21
7:30 am: Networking Breakfast
8:00 am: Breakfast Breakout: Recycled Water Certificates
In this smaller group session, we will present and discuss the concept of Recycled Water Certificates, similar in practice to renewable energy credits. The goal is to explore how such an instrument can be developed and formalized to enable the industry to facilitate incremental use of recycled water. These certificates need to be additional, quantifiable, long-lasting, proximate, proportionate, and cost-effective. Importantly, the use of recycled water should provide incremental benefits to the local community and utility.
Space is limited. Sign up at the registration desk.
9:00 am: Introductory Remarks
Wayne Young, Strategy & Business Excellence Consultant, JEA
9:10 am: Keynote: Perspectives on Industrial Water Reuse
Bruno Pigott, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
9:40 am: Navigating Regulatory and Policy Challenges in Industrial Reuse
Moderator: Jon Freedman, Global Head, Policy & Stakeholder Engagement – Water Quality, Veralto
Panelists:
- Chris Hogan, Director, Public Affairs, Grundfos Americas
- Eric Sapirstein, Founder & President, ENS Resources
- Rick Warner, Water Market Strategic Growth Leader, Jacobs
- Erica Spitzig, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
10:40 am: Measuring Water Stewardship & Recycling Success in the Industrial Sector
Moderator: Greta Zornes, Water Reuse Practice Leader, CDM Smith
Panelists:
- Sandy Fabritz, Director of Water Strategy, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold
- Eric Owens, Assistant General Manager, West Basin Municipal Water District
- Tyler Farrow, Standards Manager, Alliance for Water Stewardship
- John Rydzewski, Private Sector Sustainability Lead, Carollo
11:45 am: Closing Remarks