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Past SWAN Americas Webinars (2016-2020)

Moderator: Seth Cutler, Prinicpal Consultant, Sustainability & the Circular Economy – Frost & Sullivan

“Promoting a Smart Water Future”

Featuring:

  • Biju George, Chief Operating Officer, DC Water
  • Captain Nelson Mix, Environmental Engineer, US EPA
  • Steve Davis, IoT and Analytics Business Leader, GE Water

“Boosting US Smart Water Policy”

Featuring:

  • Jeff Lape, Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA
  • Tim Braun, Enterprise Architect, EmNet
  • Peter Mulvaney, Senior Manager, West Monroe Partners
  • Chris Resendez, Founder, Managing Director, IoT Impact LABS

“Delivering Smart Wastewater Networks”

Featuring:

  • Elkin Hernandez, Manager – Process Control, DC Water
  • Ting Lu, Principal Technologist, Clean Water Services
  • Ken Thompson, Senior Technology Fellow, Jacobs & SWAN Chairman

“Cyber Security Threats and Opportunities”

Featuring:

  • Kevin Morely, Manager, Federal Relations, American Water Works Association
  • John Kassel, Principal, Security Risk & Resilience, Black & Veatch
  • Matthew Scholl, Chief, Computer Security Division, NIST-ITL

“Addressing Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Challenges”

Featuring:

  • Kyla Jacobsen, Former Utility Director, City of Elgin, IL
  • Reese Johnson, Principal Engineer, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, OH
  • Jody Crabtree, Conveyance Supervisor, Columbia County Water Utility, GA

“Uncovering Canada’s Smart Water Solutions”

Featuring:

  • Darrol Weiss, Control Systems Services Leader, City of Calgary, Water Services
  • Gary Thompson, Water Supply Unit Area Supervisor Process Operations & Maintenance, City of Toronto
  • John Presta, Director Environmental Services, Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department

“The LATAM Smart Water Journey”

Featuring:

  • Sebastian Otero, Network Manager, Essbio (Chile)
  • Francisco Iturriaga, Project Manger, Operational Intelligence & Renato Vanzulli, IT Manager, Esval S.A (Chile)
  • Wagner Carvalho, Senior Project Manager, AEGEA (Brazil)

“Leveraging Machine Learning & AI for Asset Management”

Featuring:

  • Jim Cooper, Intelligent Water Lead, Arcadis
  • Eric Bindler, Research Director, Bluefield Research
  • Peter Williams, Independent Consultant
  • Subir Bhattacharjee, CEO, IntelliFlux Controls

“Fostering Innovation & Industry Collaboration”

Featuring:

  • Domenico Santoro, Senior Research Scientist, USP Technologies
  • Paul Henderson, Senior Technical Sales Consultant, AVEVA
  • Elkin Hernandez, Director of Maintenance Services, DC Water

“Understanding Real-Life Digital Twins and Their Architecture”

Featuring:

  • Gigi Karmous-Edwards, President, Karmous-Edwards Consulting
  • Devin Doring, Technical Services Supervisor, Public Works Department, City of Salem (OR)
  • Michael Karl & Jacob Young, National Smart Utility Technology Leads, Brown and Caldwell
  • Brad Dreier, VP – Business Development, GoAigua

“Data-as-a-Service – The Key to Water and Wastewater Management”

Featuring:

  • Camilla Braithwaite, Project Manager, Rezatec
  • Patrick Kiely, CEO, Sentry
  • Tim Ruggaber, Engineering Director, EmNet

“Enhancing Regulation, Procurement, and a Culture of Innovation”

Featuring:

  • Celine Hyer, Senior Vice President, Arcadis
  • Amir Peleg, Founder & CEO, TaKaDu
  • Eric Bindler, Research Director, Bluefield Research
  • James Reyes, VP Sales & Marketing, Aquatic Informatics