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August 10, 2021 | 1-3 p.m. ET
Session 1: Rates, Financial Planning, Outlook & Affordability Pt. 1
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET, Presentation 1: Integrating Affordability Into Capital and Financial Planning – Andy Burnham, Vice President & Director of Management Consulting, Stantec & Benjamin Stewart, P.E., Managing Consultant, Stantec
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET, Presentation 2: Region of Peel’s Decision Support System: An Integrated Approach to Connecting Customer Level of Service to Long-Term Financial Planning – Nimarta Gill, Project Manager, Region of Peel & Philip Balt, GM BluePlan
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET, Panel Discussion: Enhancing the Messaging Around Revenue, Cost of Service & Affordability
Moderated by: Sophia Skoda, Director of Finance, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Panelists:
- Jean Smith, Senior Manager–Communications and Community Relations, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
- Mike Sweeney, Director of Innovation and Strategic Direction, Toho Water Authority
- Travis Thompson, Communications Manager, Denver Water
August 12, 2021 | 1-3 p.m. ET
Session 2: Rates, Financial Planning, Outlook & Affordability Pt. 2
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET, Presentation 1: Rate Recovery in the City of St. Cloud, Minnesota – Calvin Coles, Customer Success Manager, Waterworth & Lisa Vollbrecht, Public Utilities Director, City of St. Cloud, Minnesota
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET, Presentation 2: Burlington, Vermont’s Comprehensive Approach to Rates, Fees, Affordability & Outreach – Dave Fox, Senior Manager, Raftelis
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET, Panel Discussion: Optimizing Rates & Financial Planning Amid Pandemic Recovery, Climate Change & Cyber Risks
Moderated by: Andrew Farr, Managing Editor, Water Finance & Management
Panelists:
- Greg Baird, President, Water Finance Research Foundation
- Doug Baldessari, CPA Partner, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC
- Michael Arceneaux, Chief Operating Officer, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
August 17, 2021 | 1-3 p.m. ET
Session 3: Federal/State Finance Action
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET, Presentation 1: The Fed’s Emergency Water Assistance Program and Prospects for Future Funding – Kristina Surfus, Managing Director, Government Affairs, National Association of Clean Water Agencies
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET, Presentation 2: Brokering State and Federal Financial Assistance Programs – Heather Himmelberger, Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center-University of New Mexico & Katy Hansen, Senior Advisor for Water Policy, Environmental Policy and Innovation Center
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET, Panel Discussion: Eliminating Confusion & How Federal/State Legislative & Regulatory Issues Impact the Utility
Moderated by: Andrew Farr, Managing Editor, Water Finance & Management
Panelists:
- Dr. Janice Beecher, Director, Institute of Public Utilities (IPU), Michigan State University
- Wayne Hofmann, Client Funding Director, Municipal Services Group, Wade Trim
- Raffael Stein, Director, Water Infrastructure Division, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. EPA
August 19, 2021 | 1-3 p.m. ET
Session 4: The Intersect of Technology & Capital Planning
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET, Presentation 1: Revenue Recovery/Back-End Cost Savings through Digital Tech – Dave Johnston, Director of Smart Infrastructure, Mueller
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET, Presentation 2: Data, AI & Smart Finance: Innovative Capital Planning for Water Main Networks – Tom Wojcik, VP, Product Management and Engineering, Fracta
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET, Panel Discussion: How Condition Assessment Technologies Can Directly Impact Asset Management & Capital Planning
Moderated by: Greg Baird, President, Water Finance Research Foundation
Panelists:
- Jim Crabtree, Chief Financial Officer, SmartCover
- Reid McDougall, Vice President of Assessment Services, Xylem
- Eric Sullivan, Director of Business Development, SewerAI
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