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Canadian Water Network (CWN) Blue Cities 2018 (Toronto)

When: 
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - 8:00am to Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 3:00pm
Where: 
Toronto, Ontario
Cost: 
EB1 $625, EB2 $725, Reg $875, Student $375, Non-profit $625
Contact: 
Canadian Water Network 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1 If you have any questions regarding the registration process please call Gail Meyer at (519) 888-4567 x36367 or send an email to conferences@cwn-rce.ca
Description: 

Smarter Infrastructure Financing and Design

Climate change, urbanization, fluctuating demands due to economic swings and conservation… the only constant in a utility’s future is change, with a large measure of uncertainty. What infrastructure do we need? What’s achievable? And how do we pay for it?

Working Smarter with Customers

Customer intelligence is the process of gathering and analyzing information on customer needs, attitudes and actions. How can we leverage this understanding and build effective partnerships with customers? Take away research insights, success stories and a few hard-won lessons.

Water as a Core Component of Smart City Design

How do we design cities with water in mind? Where are the opportunities to collaborate with other stakeholders and improve resiliency? Let’s look at the bigger picture and consider the integration of water into broader urban design.

Smarter Ways to Innovate

Get ready to think outside the pipe! This session will highlight the technologies, processes and management techniques that are transforming municipal water systems. Large or small, one-time or continuous – what can be implemented now or in the near future?

Check back regularly for program and speaker updates.

Tuesday May 1 Wednesday May 2
 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast provided

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and breakfast

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

WELCOME REMARKS & DISTINGUISHED GUEST

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

CONFERENCE WELCOME & DISTINGUISHED GUEST


Bernadette Conant, CEO, Canadian Water Network 
 
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS


Water as a Core Component of Smart City Design 
Integrating Water with Urban Planning

Edgar Westerhof, National Director for Flood Risk & Resiliency, Arcadis North America

Smarter Ways to Innovate
Innovative Applications of Technology

Chair: Alicia Fraser, Vice President of Engineering, Capital and Support Services, Ontario Clean Water Agency
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Refreshment break

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Refreshment break

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

PLENARY PANEL


Smarter Water Management Decisions 
Given the complex challenges and uncertainty involved in water management today, what does smarter water management look like, now and in the future? Do certain priorities trump others? Where are we “stuck” or making real progress? Settle in for a thoughtful discussion with some of water’s best thinkers.

Chair: Linda Gowman, Chief Technology Officer, Trojan Technologies

Louise Bradette, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Montreal
Elliott Cappell, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Toronto 
Erin Mahoney, Commissioner of Environmental Services, York Region
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS


Water as a Core Component of Smart City Design 
Roles, Responsibilities and Resiliency

Smarter Ways to Innovate 
Optimizing People and Processes

Stewart McDonough, Advisor, Strategy and Innovation, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, City of Guelph
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

SPECIAL PRESENTATION


Findings of the National Expert Advisory Panel on Contaminants in Wastewater
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch provided

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch provided

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

CONFERENCE REMARKS

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS


Smarter Infrastructure Financing and Design
Opportunities in Water Financing

Sashen Guneratna, Managing Director, Infrastructure and Project Finance, PwC 

Working Smarter with Customers
Customer Motivation and Behaviour

Julia Baird, Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience, Brock University 
Sakis Kotsantonis, Managing Partner, KKS Advisors
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

PLENARY PANEL

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Refreshment break

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS


Smarter Infrastructure Financing and Design 
Designing Infrastructure for an Uncertain Future

Guy Felio, Senior Advisor, Asset Management Solutions and Infrastructure Resilience, Stantec Consulting 

Working Smarter with Customers
Public Engagement Lessons from the Trenches

Cathy Bernardino Bailey, Director, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Conference break

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION & POSTER SHOWCASE

8:30 PM - 11:00 PM

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