2014 ANNUAL EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 19-22 40 Celebrating Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act
PROGRAM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 10:00-5:00 Registration Boardroom Foyer 10:00-11:00 Policy Resolutions Committee Boardroom (All members welcome) 11:00-1:00 Executive Committee Meeting (closed) Governors Boardroom 1:30-2:30 Board of s Meeting (closed) Mariner 2:30-5:30 Board of s Meeting (open) Mariner 6:00-7:00 Welcome Reception Bayfront Lawn Balboa Bay Resort MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 8:00-4:00 Registration Ballroom Foyer 8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast Ballroom Foyer 9:00-12:00 General Session I Ballroom AB Call to Order & Welcome Chuck Murray, AMWA President General Manager Fairfax Water President s Report Treasurer s Report Election of s Adoption of Policy Resolutions
(Monday Continued) Presider: Glen Gerads Minneapolis Water Treatment and Distribution Services Employee Engagement: Building the Workforce of the Future Hannah Ubl Generational Expert Bridgeworks 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break 10:45-12:00 Employee Engagement (cont.) 12:00-1:45 Awards Luncheon Ballroom C AMWA President Chuck Murray will present the winners of AMWA s annual awards. 1:45-2:00 Board of s Meeting (closed) Clipper 2:00-4:15 General Session II Ballroom AB Presider: Mark Knudson Chief Executive Officer Tualatin Valley Water District Community Engagement Developing Trusted Community Messages Karen Raucher Senior Associate Stratus Consulting Doug Yoder Deputy Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department
(Monday Continued) Presider: Priscilla Howell Henderson Utility Services Being a Good Neighbor: Engaging & Investing in our Communities Juliet Ellis Asst. General Manager, Ext. Affairs San Francisco Public Utilities Commission National Economic and Labor Impacts of the Water Utility Sector Robert C. Renner, P.E. Executive Water Research Foundation 6:00-8:00 Reception Meet in the Bay cruise on the Hornblower lobby at 5:45 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 8:00-2:00 Registration Ballroom 8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast Ballroom Foyer 9:00 12:00 General Session III Ballroom AB Presider: Debra Man Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Challenges in Addressing Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Events Water and Power: Supply Stresses and Energy Choices Kristen Averyt, Associate CIRES, University of Colorado
(Tuesday Continued) Diversification in a Water- Constrained World Michael Markus General Manager Orange County Water District Stan Williams Vice President Poseidon Water 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-12:00 Presider: Halla Razak San Diego Public Utilities Improving Efficiency to Increase Water Supply James McDaniel Senior Assistant General Manager Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Letting the Water In: Innovations in Urban Redesign Doug Owen Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer Arcadis Extreme Cold: A New Benchmark Carrie Lewis Superintendent Milwaukee Water Works 12:00 2:00 Luncheon Ballroom C Presider: William Stowe CEO and General Manager Des Moines Water Works
(Tuesday Continued) Leading Edge Infrastructure Financing with Green Century Bonds George Hawkins General Manager DC Water 2:00-3:30 General Session IV Presider: David Bereskin Chief Executive Officer Greenville Water New Thinking about Rates, Costs and Consumer Demand Chuck Clarke Chief Executive Officer Cascade Water Alliance Ray Hoffman Seattle Public Utilities Linda McCrea Superintendent Tacoma Water 5:00-6:00 Reception Bay View Room Balboa Bay Resort WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 8:00-12:00 Tour: Orange County Water Boardroom District s Groundwater Replenishment System Continental breakfast will be provided to tour participants beginning at 8:00. Bus will depart at 8:30. After the tour, the bus will stop at John Wayne Airport before returning to Balboa Bay Resort by 12:00 p.m. Sign up for the tour at the conference registration desk.