7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance
8:15 a.m.

Session 1: Responding to PFAS – Balancing Protection, Policy, and Practicality

  • Moderator: Eric Sapirstein, president, ENS Resources, Inc.
  • Sally Brown, PhD, research professor, University of Washington
  • G. Tracy Mehan, III, executive director, government affairs, American Water Works Association
  • James B. Slaughter, principal, Beveridge & Diamond PC
9:15 a.m.

Session 2: Is the State Prioritizing Abundant Water Supply?

  • Moderator: Craig Miller, general manager, Western Municipal Water District
  • Jason Phillips, chief executive officer, Friant Water Authority
  • Ed Manning, partner, KP Public Affairs
  • Darcy M. Burke, board member, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
  • Jennifer Pierre, general manager, State Water Contractors
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.

Session 3: Rethinking the Bay-Delta: Restoration with Benefits

  • Moderator: Stephen J. Faessel, board member, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
  • Curt Schmutte, consultant and Delta expert, Curt Schmutte Consulting
  • Emily Corwin, director of strategic initiatives, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Randall Neudeck, manager of Bay-Delta programs, Bay-Delta, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
11:45 a.m.

Session 4: Getting Water on the Ballot

  • Moderator: Adam Probolsky, president, Probolsky Research
  • Jim Sutton, partner, Rutan & Tucker, LLC
  • David Beltran, managing director, Bearstar Strategies
12:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Summit concludes

*Program subject to change