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Agenda Update: Water 2.0 Conference 11/8 Pfeiffer University NC

Posted on October 31st, 2018 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Our upcoming Water 2.0 Event is only one week away!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water 2.0 Conference: Digitally Connecting the Water Industry
Thursday, November 8, 2018 – Pfeiffer University, North Carolina

$250 REGISTER TODAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Water 2.0 Conference: Digitally Connecting the Water Industry will focus on the use of data analytics, software, cyber security for water utilities and industrial water users. Participants will include water and energy industry authorities, utilities professionals and representatives from the EPA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Chinchar, CNN International Weather Team Meteorologist spoke at our Water 2.0 Conference in Charlotte NC last fall on the subject of “Flooding From a Television Perspective.”  We are particularly excited about welcoming Allison back as a Keynote Speaker to our event this year, as she has been on the forefront of reporting on some of the most significant water events affecting our planet in recent history.

CONFERENCE LOCATION

 

 

 

Pfeiffer University
Henry Pfeiffer Chapel
48380 US-52
Misenheimer NC 28109

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have a stellar roster of speakers featuring stakeholders who are driving significant change in the water industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

9:30-10:00  Registration & Continental Breakfast
Opening Remarks and Introductions
– Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Conference Chair; VP Digital Transformation & CIO, Pfeiffer University; Author of Social Knowledge
– Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair

10:00-11:30  State of American Water Infrastructure Repair
– Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director
– Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Conference Chair; VP Digital Transformation & CIO, Pfeiffer University; Author of Social Knowledge

11:30-12:30  Lunch

12:30-1:00  Connecting Water: Higher Education’s Role in Driving New Innovation
Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Conference Chair; VP Digital Transformation & CIO, Pfeiffer University; Author of Social Knowledge

1:00-1:30 MicroEVAP: Solving Industry’s Wastewater Concentration Needs – 3 Customer Cases
Karen Sorber, Executive Chair/CEO, Micronic Technologies

1:30-2:00  Payments in Utilities
– George Hochbrueckner, Member of Congress (D-NY01, 1987-95), Member New York State Assembly (1975-85), Electronics Engineer
– Hadi Akkad, Executive Vice President & Co-founder, Electronic Transaction Systems

2:00-2:45  Carrie DeJaco, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, Pfeiffer University

2:45-3:15  Yadkin Hydroelectric Project – New License, New Ownership
Mark Gross, Vice President Operations, Cube Hydro

3:15-3:45  Telecom Evolution in Water Infrastructure
Bobbi Harris, VP Market Strategy & Development, Utilities Technology Council

3:45-4:15  Water 2.0 – Digitalization of the Water Industry: The Implementation of IIoT
Alan Hinchman, Chief Innovation Officer, GrayMatter Systems

4:15-4:45  Seamus Curran, PhD, Chairman/CEO, Integricote Inc. and Physics Professor, University of Houston

4:45-5:15  Hurricanes: When Water Is A Bad Thing
KEYNOTE: Allison Chinchar, Meteorologist, CNN International Weather Team

5:15-6:30  Post-Conference Networking

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HOTEL RECOMMENDATION

Courtyard Charlotte Concord
7201 Scott Padgett Parkway
Concord, North Carolina 28027
704-453-2600

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Questions in regard to the event may be directed to:
Vincent Caprio vincent@water2.org

Click here to see completed Water 2.0 events.

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WATER NEWS

Disrupting Disruption: The Vital Need for an Ethical Center in the Innovation Economy
F. Marek Modzelewski/Wojtek Borowicz
@StartupSpeed

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We welcome you to join us at Pfeiffer University on November 8th! Hope to see you in North Carolina.

Agenda Announcement: Water 2.0 Conference 11/8 Pfeiffer University NC

Posted on October 8th, 2018 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Today, we are excited to announce the agenda for our upcoming:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water 2.0 Conference: Digitally Connecting the Water Industry
Thursday, November 8, 2018 – Pfeiffer University, North Carolina

$250 REGISTER TODAY

The Water 2.0 Conference: Digitally Connecting the Water Industry will focus on the use of data analytics, software, cyber security for water utilities and industrial water users. Participants will include water and energy industry authorities, utilities professionals and representatives from the EPA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Chinchar, CNN International Weather Team Meteorologist spoke at our Water 2.0 Conference in Charlotte NC last fall on the subject of “Flooding From a Television Perspective.”  We are particularly excited about welcoming Allison back as a Keynote Speaker to our event this year, as she has been on the forefront of reporting on some of the most significant water events affecting our planet in recent history.

CONFERENCE LOCATION

 

 

 

Pfeiffer University
Henry Pfeiffer Chapel
48380 US-52
Misenheimer NC 28109

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once again, we have lined up a stellar roster of speakers featuring stakeholders who are driving significant change in the water industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

9:30-10:00  Registration & Continental Breakfast
Opening Remarks and Introductions

Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Conference Chair; VP Digital Transformation & CIO, Pfeiffer University; Author of Social Knowledge
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair

10:00-11:00  State of American Water Infrastructure Repair
Discussion lead by Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director

11:00-Noon  Emerging Technologies to Repair American Water Infrastructure
Discussion lead by Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Conference Chair; VP Digital Transformation & CIO, Pfeiffer University; Author of Social Knowledge

Noon-1:00  Lunch

1:00-1:30  Connecting Water: Higher Education’s Role in Driving New Innovation
Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Conference Chair; VP Digital Transformation & CIO, Pfeiffer University; Author of Social Knowledge

1:30-2:00
George Hochbrueckner, Member of Congress (D-NY01, 1987-95), Member New York State Assembly (1975-85), Electronics Engineer
Hadi Akkad, Executive Vice President & Co-founder, Electronic Transaction Systems

2:00-2:45  Carrie DeJaco, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, Pfeiffer University

2:45-3:15  Mark Gross, Vice President Operations, Cube Hydro

3:15-3:45  Bobbi Harris, VP Market Strategy & Development, Utilities Technology Council

3:45-4:15  Water 2.0 – Digitalization of the Water Industry: The Implementation of IIoT
Alan Hinchman, Chief Innovation Officer, GrayMatter Systems

4:15-4:45  Seamus Curran, PhD, Chairman/CEO, Integricote Inc. and Physics Professor, University of Houston

4:45-5:15  Keynote Speaker
Allison Chinchar, Meteorologist, CNN International Weather Team

5:15-6:30  Post-Conference Networking

—————————————————————————
Questions in regard to the event may be directed to:
Vincent Caprio vincent@water2.org

Click here to see completed Water 2.0 events.

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We welcome you to join us at Pfeiffer University on November 8th! Hope to see you in North Carolina.