AWWA ACE26 Conference Program Guide June 2026 | Page 24

MONDAY JUNE 22
10:30 – 10:45 AM Welcome

INNOVATION HUB

10:45 – 11:15 AM IH01 Opening General Session: The Innovation Gap: Turning Possibility into Practice
11:30
AM – Noon
IH02
The National Water Strategy: A National Vision for Water:
Leaders Behind the Aspen Strategy
12:15 – 12:45 PM IH03 Path to Power: The Stories Behind Women in Water 1:05 – 1:35 PM IH04 The Water Entrepreneur Journey: From Founding to Scale 1:50 – 2:20 PM IH05 Corporate Innovation in Water: Partnering for Progress 2:30 – 3:00 PM IH06 Now, Next, and Beyond 3:30 – 4:00 PM IH07 Accelerating Digital Transformation for Water Utilities in the Age of AI 4:00 – 5:00 PM No Water No Beer Happy Hour
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TUESDAY
JUNE 23
10:30 – 11:00 AM IH08 The Power of Brand: Reimagining Water’ s Story 11:15 – 11:45 AM IH09 The Next Water Unicorn … or Zebra? Where Investors See the Sector’ s Breakout Opportunities Noon – 12:30 PM IH10 Beyond the Utility: Protecting and Managing Our Water Ecosystems 1:00 – 1:30 PM IH11 Leveraging Regionalization to Address Water Access in Underserved Communities 1:40 – 2:10 PM IH12 Designing for Adoption: Aligning Innovation With Utility Priorities 2:25 – 2:55 PM IH13 Innovating From the Inside: When It’ s Time for Water Utilities to Step Into Product Innovation
3:05 – 3:35 PM
IH14
Investing In People: Retention in the Workforce Through Community and Connection-
How the Transformative Water Leadership Academy Drives Workforce
Retention and Leadership Development
3:35 – 4:30 PM Innovation Hub Tour 4:30 – 5:30 PM ACE Exhibit Hall Social Hour
WEDNESDAY JUNE 24
10:30 – 11:00 AM IH15 Next-Gen Water: Innovations Shaping the Next 20 Years 11:15 – 11:45 AM IH16 Sciencing the Future: Sci-Fi and the Future of Water Innovation and Resilience
Noon – 12:30 PM
IH17
Growth, Power, and Water: Rethinking Public-Private Partnerships at the Nexus
and Opportunities for Innovation
12:30 – 1:00 PM Closing
NO WATER NO BEER HAPPY HOUR
INNOVATION HUB SPONSORS NOOK
ZONE
COFFEE CART
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