with company executives, institutional investors, and capital markets experts on how corporate water policy and practice affects performance, ratings, and access to capital
how companies and institutional investors are adapting to water scarcity, wrestling with costs and moving toward efficient stewardship models
next-generation water stewardship strategies designed for companies to improve water management
Time | Description |
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8:15-8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast & Welcome Remarks |
8:30 | Welcome Remarks Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies |
8:30-8:50 | Opening Remarks Michael Kobori, Vice President, Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co. |
8:50-9:30 | Keynote Presentation Managing Water Assets Reframed: Rethinking Innovation Presenter: Peter Gleick, President, The Pacific Institute |
9:30-9:50 | Topic Introduction Why Institutional Investors Need Water Data: Creating Efficient & Impactful Water Disclosure Frameworks Presenter: Cynthia Simon, Senior Manager, Investor Initiatives, CDP North America |
9:50-10:45 | Institutional Investor Panel Discussion Institutional Investor Approaches & Needs for Water Data: Implications for Companies Moderator: Cynthia Simon, Senior Manager, Investor Initiatives, CDP North America Panelists: Travis Antoniono, Investment Officer, Corporate Governance, CalSTRS Divya Mankikar, Head, ESG Integration, CalPERS Paul Reig, Senior Associate, Water Program & Business Center, World Resources Institute Truke Smoor, Senior Manager, Strategic Water Management, ERM: Environmental Resources Management Chad Spitler, Chief Operating Officer & Head of Sustainable Business Practices, CamberView Partners, LLC |
10:45-11:15 | Networking Break |
11:15-11:35 | Quantifying the Business Value of Water: How Water Risk Affects Profitability Presenter: William Sarni, Director & Practice Leader, Water Strategy, Social Impact Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP |
11:35-11:50 | Topic Introduction Evolving Standards in Water Risk Analysis: How Companies & Institutional Investors Should Partner in Managing Today’s Top Global Risk Presenter: Bryan Stubbs, Executive Director, Cleveland Water Alliance |
11:50-12:30 PM | Plenary Session Evolving Standards in Water Risk Analysis: How Companies & Institutional Investors Should Partner in Managing Today’s Top Global Risk Moderator: Bryan Stubbs, Executive Director, Cleveland Water Alliance Panelists: Siobhan Collins, Manager, Investor Water Hub, Ceres David Hackett, Partner, Baker & McKenzie Conrad Mackerron, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Program, As You Sow Jeff Youngman, Investment Analyst, Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association |
12:35-1:30 | Networking Luncheon |
1:30-1:45 | Topic Introduction Building Resilience & Long-Term Water Security: Aligning Corporate Water Stewardship with California’s Water Policy Agenda Presenter: Jason Morrison, Head, CEO Water Mandate & Program Director, The Pacific Institute |
1:45-2:25 | The Role of Business in Helping to Achieve the California Water Action Plan: Opportunities & Obstacles Moderator: Jason Morrison, Head, CEO Water Mandate & Program Director, The Pacific Institute Panelists: Tyler Erickson, Senior Developer Advocate, Google Kelli McCune, Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Conservation John Jefferson, Director, External Affairs, AT&T Nelson Switzer, Chief Sustainability Officer, Nestle Waters North America |
2:25-3:25 | Concurrent Breakout Workshop Sessions |
Concurrent Breakout Workshop 1A Water Data & Analysis: Evaluating Your Company’s Water Resources Facilitator: Forrest Melton, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center Cynthia Simon, Senior Manager, Investor Initiatives, CDP North America |
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Concurrent Breakout Workshop 1B Water Scarcity vs. Pollution Risk: Stewardship of Corporate Water Resources Facilitators: Lisa Hook, Women & Water Program Manager, Gap Inc. Nasim Mullen, Senior Analyst, Restricted Chemical Substances Manager, Gap Inc. |
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Concurrent Breakout Workshop 1C Capitalizing Water Risk & Related Solutions: Company Performance, Green Bonds & Footprinting Facilitators: Tamin Pechet, Chairman, ImagineH2O, & Chief Executive Officer, Upwell William Sarni, Director & Practice Leader, Water Strategy, Social Impact Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP |
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Concurrent Breakout Workshop 1D How to Get Started: How to Launch and Build Your Water Stewardship Program Facilitators: Bruce Karas, Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Coca-Cola North America Group Bry Sarté, Founder, Sherwood Design Engineers |
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3:25-3:35 | Networking Break |
3:35-4:15 | Plenary Discussion: Workshop 1A, 1B, 1C & 1D Findings Qualifying Business Risk from Water: Translating Water Risk into Financial Risk Moderator: Byron Thayer, Manager, Sustainability Performance & Reporting, Levi Strauss & Co. Panelists: Lisa Hook, Women & Water Program Manager, Gap Inc. Bruce Karas, Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Coca-Cola North America Forrest Melton, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center Tamin Pechet, Chairman, ImagineH2O, & Chief Executive Officer, Upwell |
4:15-4:35 | Presentation Mapping the Blue Marble: NASA Research to Improve Monitoring and Forecasting of Water Resources Presenter: Forrest Melton, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center |
4:35-4:55 | Presentation Integrating Decentralized Water Systems into Existing Centralized Infrastructure Presenter: Paula Kehoe, Director, Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission |
4:55-5:05 | Networking Break |
5:05-5:20 | Brought By Skype from Hong Kong Water Risk Valuation in China: What Investors Say About 10 Energy Companies Interviewer: William Sarni, Director & Practice Leader, Water Strategy, Social Impact Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP Interviewee: Hubert Thieriot, Water & Energy, China Water Risk |
5:20-5:30 | Highlights of Today’s Sessions Presenter: Matt Rose, Chief Executive Officer, APANA |
5:30 | Networking Reception |
Time | Description |
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8:15-8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast & Welcome Remarks |
8:30-9:10 | Keynote Presentation Water: The Ebb and Flow of Global Security Presenter: Jonathan W. White, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.), President & Chief Executive Officer, Consortium for Ocean Leadership |
9:10- 9:40 | Opening Presentation Cultivating a Healthy Water Future in the Face of Shortage: A Tale of Innovation Presenter: Julien Gervreau, Director of Sustainability, Jackson Family Wines |
9:40-10:00 | Financing Water Assets: Current Highlights & Outlook Presenter: Tamin Pechet, Chairman, ImagineH2O, & Chief Executive Officer, Upwell |
10:00-10:15 | Networking Break |
10:15-10:45 | Cutting Edge Tools for Water Data: Cloud-Based Analysis for Water Management Presenter: Tyler Erickson, Senior Developer Advocate, Google |
10:45-11:25 | Plenary Discussion Beyond The Fence-Lines: How Companies are Moving From Traditional Water Management to Collaborative Innovation Moderator: Joya Banerjee, Senior Program Officer, S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Panelists: Lindsay Bass, Manager, Corporate Water Stewardship, World Wildlife Fund Bruce Karas, Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Coca-Cola North America Group Byron Thayer, Manager, Sustainability Performance & Reporting, Levi Strauss & Co. |
11:25-11:55 | Topic Introduction The Coming Era of New Water Infrastructure: Sustainability, Economics, and Policy Engagement Presenter: Jon Kaledin, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Natural Systems Utilities |
11:55-12:40 PM | Networking Lunch |
12:40-1:40 | Plenary Discussion Water Management Through Policy Engagement: Public Companies & Institutional Investors Connect the Drops Moderator: Kirsten James, Senior Manager, California Policy & Partnerships, Ceres Panelists: Meredith R. Benton, Director, Head of Client Relations, Sonen Capital Debbie Franco, Community & Rural Affairs Advisor & Local Drought Liaison, Governor Brown’s Office of Planning and Research John Jefferson, Director, External Affairs, AT&T Jon Kaledin, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Natural Systems Utilities Josh Prigge, Director, Regenerative Development, Fetzer Vineyards |
1:40-2:10 | Closing Keynote Presentation Quantified: Redefining Conservation for the Next Economy Presenter: Joe Whitworth, President, The Freshwater Trust |
2:10 | Symposium Adjourns |
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