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Draft Agenda

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration and Pre-Workshop Open House
11:00 a.m.  – 11:10 a.m. Welcome
Barbara Bennett, Chief Financial Officer, EPA
11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Overview and Introduction to the Water Technology Innovation Cluster (WTIC)
Alan Vicory, Executive Director, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission; Chair, WTIC Board of Directors
11:25 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. EPA and Water Technology Innovation
Cynthia Dougherty, Director, EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Workshop Goals
MaryLynn Lodor, Environment Program Manager, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch/Keynote Speaker
Sponsored by YSI Incorporated

Venture Capital to Spur Development and Deployment of Water Technologies—An Overview
David Henderson, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Current and Emerging Technology Needs of Water and Wastewater Utilities:  Regional Perspective of Issues with National/Global Significance
  • Dave Rager, Chairman, American Water Works Association Water Utility Council; Former Chief Executive Officer, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
  • James Parrott, Executive Director, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
1:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Water Challenges, Technology Research, and Innovation Success Stories:  National Research Organization Perspectives
  • Chris Rayburn, Director of Subscriber and Research Services, Water Research Foundation
  • Glenn Reinhardt, Executive Director, Water Environment Research Foundation
  • Caroline Sherony, Program Manager, WateReuse Research Foundation
  • Thomas Speth, Acting Director, Water Supply and Water Resources Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, EPA Office of Research and Development
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. National Technology Users and Providers Panel:  Reactions to Workshop Presentations/Discussions
Panel Chair:  Alan Vicory, Executive Director, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission; Chair, WTIC Board of Directors
Panel Members:
  • Cynthia Dougherty, Director, EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
  • David Henderson, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation
  • Jeff Eger, Executive Director, Water Environment Federation; Former Executive Director, Northern Kentucky Sanitation District 1
  • Michael Bush, Global Compliance Assurance Leader, General Electric (GE) Power and Water
  • David Rager, Chairman, American Water Works Association Water Utility Council; Former Chief Executive Officer, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
  • Dawn Kristof Champney, President, Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association
  • Nina Joshi, President and CEO, UES, Inc.
Facilitator: Gregory Ondich, The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Discussion Period
4:30 p.m. Adjournment
 
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