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THURSDAY , AUGUST 5 , 2021 MORNING SESSIONS

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT / SUCCESSION PLANNING
RISK MANAGEMENT / RESILIENCY DATA MANAGEMENT & SYSTEMS Track
GRAND SALON GRAND BALLROOM EAST GRAND BALLROOM WEST Room
STS01 — THE WATER UTILITY WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE : PUTTING ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER
THU01 — RESPONDING TO THE NEW NORMAL – COVID ’ S EFFECT ON OUR FUTURE : HOW THE WATER SECTOR IS RESPONDING
THU02 — LEVERAGING GIS AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS
Session Title
Moderator : James Horne
Moderator : Christine Boyle
Moderator : Matthew Manchisi
Culture Drives Innovation and Excellence
Joone Lopez , Moulton Niguel Water District
Loudoun Water ’ s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic – Turning ‘ Lessons Learned ’ Into ‘ Business As Usual ’
A GIS-Dependent Approach to Removing Lead Service Lines : Denver Water ’ s Lead Reduction Program
8:30 – 9:00
Kathleen Whitten , Loudoun Water
John Nolte , Denver Water Seth Johnstone , Esri
Size Doesn ’ t Matter – You Can Do This !
Howard Carter , City of Saco Water Resource Recovery Department
Recruiting Unemployed and Underemployed Young People for a Greener Future
Candi Jones , City of Philadelphia
The State of Environmental Surveillance for SARS-COV-2
John Albert , WRF
Creating and Implementing a Smart Industrial Monitoring Network and Advanced Data Analytics at the City of Memphis
John Abrera , Brown and Caldwell
9:00 – 9:30
Tooting The Horn – Ringing The Bell
Jenn Zuchowski , Metropolitan Council
Throw Out the Rules ! Agility and Communications Calm the COVID-19 Crisis
Jamie Floer , Rebeca Martinez , Toho Water Authority
Advancing Prediction of Pipe Condition : From Decay Curves to Artificial Intelligence
Courtney Kennedy , Jacobs Engineering Inc .
9:30 – 10:00
DIVERSITY , EQUITY AND INCLUSION RISK MANAGEMENT / RESILIENCY DATA MANAGEMENT & SYSTEMS Track GRAND SALON GRAND BALLROOM EAST GRAND BALLROOM WEST Room
STS02 — YP PERSPECTIVES — SO , WHAT DO YPS WANT ANYWAY ?
THU03 — RESILIENCY PLANNING LEADS TO RESILIENT UTILITIES
THU04 — DIGITAL UTILITY MANAGEMENT TRENDS
Session Title
Moderator : Jihyon Im
Moderator : Matt Ries
Moderator : Ryan Nagel
Who We Are and Why Are We Here ?
Chelsea Boozer , Central Arkansas Water , Nicholas Rossi , Aquarion Water Co . Connecticut , Jihyon Im , CDM Smith , Jaquice Boyd , Birmingham Water Works Board , Mark Theiler , Middlesex Water Company
Development of a Practical Framework for Water Infrastructure Resilience ( WRF Project 5014 )
Will Williams , Black & Veatch
Demystify the Cloud : How Utilities Can Save Money And Improve Technology Services
Bob Reilly , EMA , Inc .
10:30 – 11:00
Panel Discussion
• Retention and Engagement
• Barriers to Success
• Succession Planning and Professional Development
Submit your questions to the YP panelists ahead of the time using this link ! www . surveymonkey . com / r / UMC21YP
A Resilient Path Towards an Uncertain Future : Risk , Resilience , and Emergency Response Planning for a New “ Normal ”
Jonathan Williams , HDR
Sea Level is Rising-Are Your Facilities Ready ?
Craig Wells , Freese and Nichols , Inc .
The Digital Worker : The Key to Effective Use of Digital Tools
Cheryl Davis , CKD Consulting Catherine Curtis , CKD Consulting
Pandemic Effects on Water Demand : Analyzing Inter-Class , Diurnal , And Total Response To COVID-19 With Customer-Level Data
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – noon
Ed Cebron , Cascade Water Alliance
LUNCH BREAK – ON YOUR OWN
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noon – 1:30