Final Agenda: Water 2.0 Conference – Oct 4-5 Pfeiffer University Charlotte NC
Posted on September 25th, 2017 | No Comments »
Water 2.0 is excited to announce the final agenda for our:
Water 2.0 Conference: Digitally Connecting the Water Industry
October 4-5, 2017 – Charlotte NC
Water Enters the Digital Era. Big Data Solutions, Information Powered Utilities and Smarter Customers
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, noted Meteorologist with CNN, will be speaking on the topic of flooding at our Water 2.0 Charlotte event.
During the past 10 years Water 2.0 has been discussing flooding at our conferences. Alan Hinchman, Vice President of Gray Matter Systems spoke about the effects of flooding on water treatment centers at our Water 2.0 April event.
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Speakers for the Charlotte Water 2.0 Conference include:
The first day of our conference is primarily geared toward water industry professionals. The second day is less technical in regard to the water industry. Some of the speakers from the first day will be repeated and the content will be directed towards students, financial, computer science and legal professionals who want to gain a general knowledge about the water industry.
DAY 1 AGENDA – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017
Wednesday, October 4th Location
Pfeiffer University
1515 Mockingbird Lane
Charlotte NC 28209
8:00-8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks and Introductions
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair
Colleen Perry Keith, PhD, President, Pfeiffer University
Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Vice President, Digital Transformation and CIO, Pfeiffer University and Author of Social Knowledge
9:00-9:45 Water 2.0 – Digitalization of the Water Industry
Alan Hinchman, Vice President, Gray Matter Systems
9:45-10:30 Why Monitor the Water Distribution System?
Paul Gifford, Director R&D, Mueller Co., LLC
10:30-11:15 Waterworld: The Hunt for What Lies Beneath
Adam Tank, Startup Founder & CEO, GE Ventures
11:15-Noon Discovering Water 2.0: How Dynamic Data Analysis is transforming the water industry with a wellspring of new scientists
Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Vice President, Digital Transformation and CIO, Pfeiffer University and Author of Social Knowledge
Noon-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 FBI: Economic Espionage Program
1:30-2:00 Get Social: Connecting water resources and increasing the flow of knowledge
Becky Scott, Program Manager, Cisco.com Digital Support Experience (CDSX)
2:00-2:30 Zero Liquid Discharge: Pressure Relief for WWTPs
Karen Sorber, Executive Chair/CEO, Micronic Technologies
2:30-3:00 The SMART Solution to Real-Time Performance Optimization & Fouling Management of Membrane Desalination Plants
Mohamad Amin Saad, President & Principal Consultant/Trainer, MASAR Technologies Inc.
3:00-3:30 Smart Water Meets Smart Cities
Erik Hromadka, CEO, Global Water Technologies, Inc.
3:30-4:00 Improving Water Quality through Advanced Composites
Charles “Charlie” Gause, Cofounder, Acting CEO & President, Triad Growth Partners
4:00-4:30 Allison Chinchar, Meteorologist, CNN International Weather Team
4:30-5:00 Water Investing: State of the Union 2017
Jim Hurd, Director, GreenScience Exchange
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair
5:00-6:00 Post-Conference Networking
DAY 2 AGENDA – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
Thursday, October 5th Location
Pfeiffer University
Henry Pfeiffer Chapel
48380 US-52
Misenheimer NC 28109
8:00-8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-8:50 Introductions
Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Vice President, Digital Transformation and CIO, Pfeiffer University and Author of Social Knowledge
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair
8:50-9:15 Opening Remarks
Colleen Perry Keith, PhD, President, Pfeiffer University
9:15-10:00 Us vs. Mother Nature: The Fight Over Water
Carrie DeJaco, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, Pfeiffer University
10:00-10:45 The SMART Solution to Real-Time Performance Optimization & Fouling Management of Membrane Desalination Plants
Mohamad Amin Saad, President & Principal Consultant/Trainer, MASAR Technologies Inc.
10:45-11:30 Get Social: Connecting water resources and increasing the flow of knowledge
Becky Scott, Program Manager, Cisco.com Digital Support Experience (CDSX)
11:30-12:15 Discovering Water 2.0: How Dynamic Data Analysis is transforming the water industry with a wellspring of new scientists
Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, Vice President, Digital Transformation and CIO, Pfeiffer University and Author of Social Knowledge
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:00 The $620 Billion Water Industry
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair
2:00-2:45 Water Monitoring in the Information Age
Jason Emory, Professor of Chemistry, Pfeiffer University
2:45-3:30 The State of American Water Infrastructure – Roundtable
Vincent Caprio
Kenneth E. Russell, PhD
Carrie DeJaco, PhD
Becky Scott
Our event will be hosted on the campus of Pfeiffer University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our Conference Chairman is Dr. Kenneth E. Russell, Vice President for Digital Transformation and CIO at Pfeiffer University and Author of Social Knowledge.
Questions in regard to the event may be directed to:
Vincent Caprio
vincent@water2.org
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Looking forward to seeing you in Charlotte on October 4th and 5th!
