PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
4:05
TUE54
Beyond the Pie Chart: Adapting Business Intelligence
Software for Water Supply and Water Quality Analysis
Grantley Pyke, Hazen and Sawyer, Josh Weiss
A Global View on Research, Policies, and
Environmental and Cultural Issues that are Driving
Innovation in Water Management
1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2A
Track: Water Utility Management and Leadership
Moderator:
The US is constantly faced with ever increasing water challenges.
Between aging infrastructure, water quality, drought, flood
management, financial constraints, new technology, politics
and other issues, the US water manager are constantly battling
challenges. Did you know countries outside the US also face
similar problems? In fact, many countries have dealt with and/
or are facing the same challenges and often under greater
constraints. Why reinvent the wheel? Let’s learn from one another
and work together to combat the water challenges together. In
this session, the US water managers will be able to hear and
learn from global water managers as to what water management
challenges they face, and which innovative approaches were
used to overcome them. This session will provide a platform
to US and global water managers to connect and exchange
ideas and experiences in overcoming the escalating water
management challenges.
1:30 World Bank Presenter
2:00
Lake Conservation and Potential for Water Conservation
Arun Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Kirti Goyal
2:30
Preparing for the Big One: Disaster Readiness in Japan
Ei Yoshida, Japan Water Works Association, Masao Shibuya,
Japan Water Works Association
3:15
Vision and Role of the Korea Water Cluster for the Innovation
of Water Technologies and Industries
Kwan-Hwan Yang
3:45
Ecological Health of the Freshwater Lake Ujjani in India
Anil Patil, Maharashtra Vikas Kendra
4:15 World Bank Presenter
TUE55
In the 1960s, NASA was the epicenter of creativity and innovation
in the development of the space program. While the minds
working through the intricacies of space travel were brilliant, they
were also limited–they couldn’t physically perform computations
fast enough to achieve their goals. So, they took the seemingly
small step of hiring a number of African American female
mathematicians or “human computers” to increase their capacity.
In that act, they created an environment where the diversity
of the workforce led to new solutions as well as significant
improvement in the professional and organizational development
of NASA. In this session, we discuss ways you can develop an
inclusive team that is empowered to positively impact your utility
and encourage your staff to strive for their Moon Shot.
1:30
AWWA Diversity Award Winner—Individual
Don Jones
2:00
AWWA Diversity Award Winner—Organization
Erin Davis, Stantec
2:30
Diversity and Inclusion at Work—Empowering Employees to
Pave the Path
Ari Copeland, Black & Veatch
3:15
Diversity and Inclusion are Action Words:
Interactive Workshop
Stephanie Elliot, Stantec
4:00
Hidden Figures: A Case Study of Effective Leadership and
Workforce Inclusion
Nicole Brown, AECOM
TUE56
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Hidden Figures: A Model of Effective Leadership and
Workforce Inclusion
1:30–4:30 pm
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4E
Track: Water Utility Management and Leadership
Moderator: Donnell Duncan
The Water Research Foundation’s Integrated Water
Management: Focus Area: Results and Discussion
1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: 403
Track: Water Resources & Conservation Management
Moderator: Katie Henderson
1:30
Integrated Water Management: Planning for Future
Water Supplies
Lynn Williams-Stephens, Brown and Caldwell
2:00
Framework for Evaluating Alternative Water Supplies:
Balancing Cost with Reliability, Resilience, and Sustainability
Chip Paulson, MWH Americas, Inc., Neil Stewart, Stantec
2:30
Integrating Land Use and Water Resources Planning to
Support Water Supply Diversification
Amy Volkens, Brendle Group, Neil Stewart, Stantec