2019 Utility Management Conference Program 2019 Utility Mgmt Program

MORNING SESSIONS OPENING GENERAL SESSION 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Room: Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 CONFERENCE WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION–FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP Pieter Van Ry, Conference Co-Chair (Representing AWWA) Jennifer Ivey, Conference Co-Chair (Representing WEF) 8:40 a.m. Remarks from AWWA President, Dave Rager 8:50 a.m. Remarks from WEF President, Thomas Kunetz 8:30–10:00 9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker The Practical and Sustainable Way to Build a High-Performance Culture Rob Wolff, High Performing Culture, LLC (HPC) World-class organizations have long recognized the powerful influence their cultures have on the performance of their people, and by extension, the performance of their companies. Not surprisingly, while most organizations allow their cultures to evolve naturally, top- performing ones don’t leave this to chance. Instead, they’re amazingly intentional about how they create and drive the culture they want to have. Join us in the opening general session as Rob Wolff shares how organizations can create, drive, and maintain a high performing culture. 9:45 a.m. Questions from the audience 10:00 a.m. Session Adjourns NETWORKING BREAK IN GRAND BALLROOM FOYER 10:00–10:30 UTILITY COLLABORATION BUSINESS PRACTICE/ORGANIZATIONAL OPTIMIZATION Track GRAND BALLROOM 3 BROADWAY 1 Room WED03—REGIONAL COLLABORATION WED04—REINVENT TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE Session Title Moderator: Cynthia Lane Moderator: Melissa Pomales Facts, Science and Common Sense Uniting Communities Finding the Mettle To Be A Successful Utility: Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s Renaissance Catharine Richardson, Greeley and Hansen, Dan Duchniak Darin Thomas, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., Robert Weimer, Seth Garrison Managing a Water Treatment Plant Expansion with Two Owners Communities of Need—Advancing Assistance For The Citizenry Michael Caruso, Black & Veatch, Jeanne Jensen, Jessica Marlow, Kurtis McDavid, Gina Ishida-Raybourn, John Knudson Andrew Beatty, Loudoun Water, Thom Lipinski Now That the One Water LA 2040 Plan Is Complete, What Are The Lessons Learned From the Collaborative One Water Utility-Utility App Money Talks… Do You Speak The Language? Jacquelin Reed, Carollo Engineers, Inge Wiersema, Penny Falcon, Lenise Marrero Considering Regionalization? There Are Important Factors To Consider Before You Take The Leap Richard Fedder, Woodard & Curran 10:30–11:00 11:00–11:30 11:30–noon Tammy Whipple, Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, Jillian Hostenske, Angel Barton Financing Sources for Water Infrastructure Alternate Greg Swartz, Piper Jaffray LUNCH GRAND BALLROOM 1 & 2  13  noon–1:30

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