Forum 2017 (Updated as of 6-1-2017)
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Agenda: Day One Forum (June 15, 2017)
Registration and Breakfast: 7:30-9:30am
Welcome & Keynote Address 8:30-9:00am
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Introductions and Welcome Dick Evans, former Chairman, Frost Bank, Co-Chair, AccelerateH2O Advisory Board
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Wells Fargo Foundation Executive Ashley Grosh
Special Remarks: The Honorable Christie Craddick, Chairman - Texas Railroad Commission
Where We’ve Been in A Year: Global and National Update 9:00-10:00am
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Amanda Brock, Water Standard
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Cristina Amandpour, Isle Utilities
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Will Sarni, former National Practice Director, Deloitte Sustainability; Principal, Water Foundry
The Horizon: Markets, Opportunities, Investment Scenarios 10:00-10:45am
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Reese Tisdale, CEO, Bluefield Research
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Trevor Hill, CEO Fathom and Fathom Labs
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Eric Rosenbaum, Former Co-Chair, Industrial Water Reuse Committee, WERF
Launch Right, Launch Smart” – Experts Panel 11:00am - 12:15pm
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Christina Martini, BlueWave Capital
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Robert K. Wilson, RK Consulting
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Ebie Holst, SplashLink
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Cherie Jones, Swanson Reed
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Scott Wenger, Digital Mentor
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Richard Gruber, Merit SI Energy
Lunch: “ Disruptive Technologies, Innovative Investment Scenarios -
Gamechangers, Breakthroughs" 12:15pm - 2pm
Trudi Schifter, CEO, AquaSPE AG, "The Global Water Network" Zurich Switzerland
“Reverse Pitch”: Requirements, Needs from Water Management in Private Sector,
Manufacturers, Industry Consortia, Municipal/Public Authorities 2:00pm-3:15pm
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Eric Bielke, GE
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Chris Chen, City of Austin Water System
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TBD, Major Chemical, Industrial Processed Water Company (invited)
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Jeff Hanson, Texas Instruments
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TBD, Major Food, Beverage Company (invited)
Tech Firm Pitches: By Sector, Focus, Market Opportunity (breakouts) 3:45pm-5:30pm
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Oil and Gas – Facilitator: Jack Belcher, HBW Resources, former senior staff, US House Natural Resources Committee
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Food and Beverage – Facilitator: Norb Cole, former Global SVP, Coca Cola
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Residential, Commercial Real Estate – Facilitator: Kenneth Cook, WaterCentric
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Data and Instrument Integration – Facilitator: Stephen Blalock, Amazon Web Services
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Agriculture, Ranching, Farming – Facilitator: invited
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Utility Operations and Optimization - Facilitator: Jason Iken, Director, City of Houston Waste Water
Concurrent Session: Academic, Non-Profit R&D Commercialization Opportunities 4:45pm-6pm
Moderators: Mike Hightower, Sandia National Laboratory (Emeritus) and Bill Farris, Associate Director for Innovation, National Renewable Energy Labor
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University of Texas at Austin
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Texas A&M University
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Texas Tech University
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Rice University
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University of Texas El Paso
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Lamar University
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University of Houston
“Innovators’ Reception” – Texas Water Innovation Hall of Fame
Welcoming Remarks: Matt Servatius, Wells Fargo Foundation,
Presentation of Texas Water Internet of Things Hackathon Winners - Christopher Peacock, Water Innovation Partnership
Presentation of Inductees:
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Hubble Hausman, Enviro Water Minerals and Hausman Family Office
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Robert Mace, Texas Water Development Board
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The Honorable Robert Puente, San Antonio Water System
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Finalist 4
Agenda: Day Two Forum (June 16, 2017)
Registration 7:30-8:30am
Breakfast and Keynote Panel: “Alternative Capital, Partners, and Resources –
Foundations, Impact Investors, and Unique Funders” 8:30am - 9:15am
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Kathy King, Redstone Strategy Group, "Water Innovation Fund"
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Hank Habicht, Managing Partner, US Water Partnership, "The National Infrastructure Investment Strategy"
Large-Scale Project Development & P3s: – Drivers of Innovation, Technology End-Use (Keynote Panel) 9:15-10:30am
Remarks and Moderator: Christopher Gasson, CEO and Publisher, Global Water Intelligence
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Ed Archuleta and Hubble Hausman – El Paso $70 million brine management
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John Duran and Richard Morton – Pioneer Water and City of Odessa Produced-Waste Water Project
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Kevin Ward - Trinity River Authority
“Global Reach”: International Water Technology Investment Initiatives:
Opportunities for Syndication, Partnership, and Collaboration 10:45-11:30am
Moderator: The Honorable Geoff Corner, former Texas Secretary of State
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China - John Robinson, Mandarin Environmental
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EMEA - Gerald Siedl, Headwaters
Investors’ Insights – Where We Are and Where We Are Not Investing in Disruptive Technology
Solutions, Innovative Water Strategies 11:30am-12:30pm
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Earl Jones, Heartland Capital
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John Chabandour, HydroVP
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Bruce Lounsbury, XPV Capital
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TBD, BlueRidge Capital
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TBD Energy-Water Fund
Lunch: Keynote Panel - “Reuse, Sustainability, Resilience: Assuring Industries and
Communities with Uninterruptable Water Supply" 12:30-2:00pm
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Paul Choules, Chairman, Texas Desalination Association
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Steve Coffee, Chairman, Produced Water Society
Roundtables on Integrating Technology and Innovation 2:15-3:45pm
(Small Group and One-on-One Deal-Flow Organized by Global Water Works)
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Roundtable 1: Integrating into Municipal and Public Water Systems
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Roundtable 2: Integrating into the Oil and Gas Field
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Roundtable 3: Integrating into Food, Beverage, Consumer Goods Sustainabiilty
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Roundtable 4: Integrating into Commercial, Residential Real-Estate
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Roundtable 5: Integrating Disruptive Technologies into Legacy Systems
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Roundtable 6: Integrated Market, Business Development Strategies
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Roundtable 7: Integrating with Multiple Funding, Investment Sources
Texas Water Innovation Demonstration Hubs: Presentations and Calls for
Proposals & Opportunities for Investors and Technologies in Texas/Southwest US Programs 3:45-4:30pm
Moderator: Justin Sutherland, Carollo Engineering
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Oil and Gas Water Management - Ricardo Bernhal, CH2M
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Food, Beverage, Consumer Goods –
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Data and Instrument Integration –
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Municipal Optimization – PShannon Dunne, City of Houston
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Smart Irrigation – Presenter:
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Brackish Desalination and Advanced Treatment: Malynda Cappell, UT El Paso