Skytop Strategies

Water & Long-Term Value

JUNE 2, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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agendas that are diverse, not only in areas of thought and experience,
but in the broad range of attending speakers.

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Time	Description
8:00-8:25 AM	Networking Breakfast & Registration
8:25-8:30	*Opening Remarks* Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies
8:30-9:00	Keynote Presentation Water and Climate Resiliency: The Trickle-Down Effect Presenter: Heather Cooley, Director of Research, Pacific Institute
9:00-9:20	Interview, Case Scenario Water and Agriculture: Impact on Economic and Social Stability Interviewer: Dylan Waldhuetter, Program Manager, Alliance for Water Stewardship North America, The Water Council Interviewees: Ann Hayden, Senior Director, Western Water Program and Resilient Landscapes, Environmental Defense Fund Eric Averett, General Manager, Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
9:20-9:45	Topic Introduction Pricing Water Risk: Analytics of Interest to Institutional Investors and Their Holdings Presenter: Peter Adriaens, PhD, PE, BCEEM, Director, Center for Digital Infrastructure Finance, University of Michigan
9:45-10:25	Institutional Investor Panel Assessing Water Risk: Institutional Investment in Water Management Innovations Moderator: Brett Walton, News Correspondent, Circle of Blue Panelists: Christina Copeland, Senior Manager, Water Security, CDP Peter Adriaens, PhD, PE, BCEEM, Director, Center for Digital Infrastructure Finance, University of Michigan Michael Irlbeck, Director of Business Development, Epcor Tamin Pechet, CEO, Upwell, Chairman, Imagine H20
10:25-10:40	*Networking Break*
10:40-11:20	Audience Engagement Water Use and Its Impact on Cost of Business: Innovations in Resource Efficiencies Moderator: Brandon Kienenberger, Sustainability Analyst, Nestle Waters Panelists:
11:20-12:00	Thought Leadership Panel The Value of Partnerships: The Case Story of Dow Chemical and the Nature Consevancy Moderator: Christopher Skroupa, Founder & CEO, Skytop Strategies Panelists: Eunice Heath, Corporate Director of Sustainability, Dow Jennifer Molnar, Lead Scientist & Managing Director – Center for Sustainability Science, The Nature Conservancy
12:00-12:30	Discussion Panel Real Estate and Water: The Rise of Water and Sewer Costs and Their Impact on Development Moderator: Tamin Pechet, CEO, Upwell, Chairman, Imagine H20 Panelists: Patrick Boyle, Director of Corporate Sustainability, SLOAN
12:30-1:30 PM	*Networking Luncheon*
1:30-2:10	Panel Discussion Water Technologies: Next Generation Capabilities for Use in Water Management Moderator: Panelists: Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Zach Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Natural Systems Utilities Graham Richard, Founder and Chair, The Clean Economy Collaborative
2:10-2:40	Presentation Fashion Industry’s Impact: Product Innovations and Their Application Across Sectors Moderator: Panelists: Byron Thayer, Senior Manager – Sustainability Reporting & Water, Levis Strauss
2:40-2:55	*Networking Break*
2:55-3:25	Audience Engagement Resources: How to Analyze, Gather, and Employ Water Related Solutions Discussants:
3:25-3:55	Key Considerations in Building a Water Strategy for Public Companies, Stakeholders and Institutional Investors Interviewer: Christopher Skroupa, Founder and CEO, Skytop Strategies Interviewee: Ben Moline, Senior Manager, Water Resources, Environmental Compliance, and Renewable Energy, Molson Coors Paul Fleming, Global Water Program Manager, Microsoft Robert Wilkinson, Ph.D, Water Director, Water Policy Program, University of California Santa Barbara
3:55-4:35	Public Sector Panel Water Development Strategy and Implementation: A Long-Term Perspective Moderator: Richard Luthy, Professor of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, Director, NSF Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure Panelists: M. Benjamin Eichenberg, Staff Attorney, San Francisco Baykeeper David Hodgson, Founder, Global Regeneration CoLab
4:35-5:05	*Networking Break*
5:05-5:45	Public Company Panel Moderator: David Hackett, Partner, Baker & McKenzie Panelists:
5:45-5:50	*Closing Remarks*
5:50-6:50	*Networking Reception*

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