Water & Long-Term Value Summit
April 27-29, 2021
Napa Valley, CA
AGENDA
The Skytop Strategies team is dedicated to crafting thought provoking
agendas that are diverse, not only in areas of thought and experience,
but in the broad range of attending speakers.
| Time | Day 1 |
|---|---|
| 6:00-8:00 PM |
Preconference Networking Dinner & Reception |
| Time | Day 2 |
| 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: 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 |
| 10:25-10:40 | Networking Break |
| 10:40-11:20 | Interview Water Scarcity and Water Necessity: Should There Be An Invisible Hand On The Water Spigot? Interviewer: Christopher Skroupa, Founder & CEO, Skytop Strategies Interviewee: David Osias, Partner, Allen Matkins |
| 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: 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: Bonny Bentzin, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, UCLA Panelists: Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Zach Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Natural Systems Utilities Lawrence G. Graev, Founding Partner, Société de l’Eau Aérienne Suisse SA |
| 2:10-2:40 | Interview Water & Energy Nexus: Interdependencies and Transferable Concepts Interviewer: Christopher Skroupa, Founder & CEO, Skytop Strategies Interviewee: Barry Epstein, Partner, Allen Matkins |
| 2:40-2:55 | Networking Break |
| 2:55-3:25 | Interview Access to Clean Water in the USA: Stress, Racism and Investment Impact Interviewer: Jay Lund, Ph.D, Professor, UCDavis Interviewee: Kathryn McDonald, Co-Founder, Head of Investments and Sustainability, Radiant ESG |
| 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 Brandon Kienenberger, Sustainability Analyst, Nestle Waters |
| 3:55-4:15 |
Topic Briefing
Making Every Drop Count: The Evolution of Corporate Water Strategy
Presenter: Kim Marotta, Global Senior Director Sustainability and Enterprise Risk Management, Molson Coors Beverage Company |
| 4:15-4:50 | Discussion 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 David Hackett, Partner, Baker & McKenzie Kim Marotta, Global Senior Director Sustainability and Enterprise Risk Management, Molson Coors Beverage Company |
| 4:50-5:20 | Networking Break |
| 5:20-5:55 | Presentation Asia’s Capital Threats and Rethinking China’s Growth Through a Waternomic Lens Presenter: Dharisha Mirando, Investor Engagement & Water Risk Valuation Lead, China Water Risk (Televised in Live from Hong Kong) |
| 5:55-6:00 | Closing Remarks
|
| 6:00-7:00 | Networking Reception |
| Time | Day 3 |
| 8:30-9:45 AM |
Workshop Component A – Topics TBA |
| 9:45-10:00 | Networking Break |
| 10:00-11:15 | Workshop Component B – Topics TBA |
| 11:15 | Program Adjourns |
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