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​"Redefining Smart Water"
May 24-28, 2021


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The SWAN 11th Annual Conference will be a week long, from May 24th-28th. Gain leading smart water and wastewater insights from 50+ global utility speakers and diverse industry experts, covering 30 hours of high quality content. Each day will have a different focus area according to the theme “Redefining Smart Water​," including: Building the Foundation, Maximising Your Data, Emerging Markets, Wastewater Value Creation, and Innovation & Collaboration. 

The 4th SWAN Digital Twin Workshop will be held from May 25-26. Attendance is FREE
for Conference participants and £50 to ONLY attend the Workshop.

**Please note, all Conference times are listed in either British Summer Time (BST) or Australian East Standard Time (AEST).
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​Day 1: May 24, 2021
Building the Foundation

2:00-2:15 pm BST          Conference Introduction
Nadia Abboud, President (ENAY Group) & Tom Freyberg, Founder & Director (Atlantean Media)
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2:15-2:35 pm BST          Keynote: Carol Browner, Senior Counselor – Sustainability Practice (Albright Stonebridge Group) "The Climate Crisis Demands Smarter Water" 

2:35-3:25 pm BST         Reimagining Smart Water in the New Decade
Moderator: George Hawkins, CEO & Founder (Moonshot Missions​)
Speakers: ​
  • Diane Taniguchi-Dennis, CEO (Clean Water Services, US)
  • Cheryl Nelms, GM of Project Delivery (Metro Vancouver Water Services, Canada)
  • Stuart Mawditt, Managing Director (SME Water Ltd)​​
3:30-4:25 pm BST        Large-Scale Digital Transformation: From Vision to Reality
Moderator: Benjamin Gillis, Director of Digital Transformation (De Nora Water Technologies)
Speakers: 
  • Jeffrey Shiner, Principal Engineer (Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, US)
  • Sam Bright, Innovation Programme Manager (Yorkshire Water, UK) & Ruth Clarke, Business Development Manager, Digital Solutions & Assessment Services (Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd)
  • Sielen Namdar, Global Water Business Lead (Cisco), Adi Karisik, Global Technology Leader (Jacobs), & Janine Nielsen, North American Water/Wastewater Business Development Manager (Rockwell Automation)
  • Anil Gosine, Process Control System Administrator (City of Detroit, US) & Dave Johnston, Director of Smart Infrastructure (Mueller Water Products)

4:30-5:25 pm BST         Empowering Citizens through Data-Driven Engagement
Moderator: Hugh Sinclair, Asset Management Section Manager (WSSC Water, US)
Speakers
  • Alex Bailey, Smart Asset and Operations Manager (Anglian Water Services, UK)
  • Max Herzog, Program Manager (Cleveland Water Alliance)
  • Gareth Lewis, Research Fellow (University of Exeter, UK) 
  • Amrita Gautam, Doctoral Candidate (TU Cologne, Germany) & Project Lead (DrinkPani, Nepal)​

6:30-7:00 pm BST         Fireside Chat: A Deep Dive into AMI Communication Networks
Moderator: Bobbi Harris, Owner & CEO (Smart Water Smart City)
  • Ronan Le Bras, Head of Technical Strategy – IoT & Wireless Networks (Orange + LoRa Alliance Ambassador)
  • Kristie Anderson, Marketing Manager (Badger Meter)

7:00-8:00 pm BST        Global Networking - Join us in the Conference Networking Lounge

 

​Day 2: May 25, 2021
Emerging Markets/Digital Twins
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2:15-3:00 pm AEST       Master Class: Managing the Utility Customer Experience
Led by Raghu Bharadwaj, Head of ICT Strategy, Portfolio & Digital Metering (Yarra Valley Water, Australia)

3:05-4:00 pm AEST      The Key Role of Smart Water in Emerging Markets
Moderator: Mai Flor, Executive Director (WaterLinks)
Speakers:​
  • Ari Bimo Sakti, IT Manager (PDAM Surya Sembada, Indonesia)
  • ​​Grégoire Landel, CEO and Founder (CityTaps)
  • Carmen de Miguel, Water & Wastewater Segment Strategy (Schneider Electric)
  • Craig McVeigh, CEO (Similie)
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4:05-4:25 pm AEST       Fireside Chat: Smart Water in India
Led by Dr. Bhakti Devi, National President (WICCI, Water Resources Council, India)​
  • Rajiv K N, Additional Chief Engineer (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, India)

4th SWAN Digital Twin Workshop (View Here)

5:00-6:00 pm AEST       Global Networking - Join us in the Conference Networking Lounge
 


​Day 3: May 26, 2021
Maximising Your Data

​1:50-1:55 pm BST          SWAN Update

Amir Cahn, Executive Director, Shirley Ben-Dak, VP Strategy & Innovation & Sapir Yarden, Operations & Ecosystem Lead  (SWAN Forum)

​2:00-2:05 pm BST        Welcome Remarks & Introduction
Mike Strahand, SWAN Ambassador & Consultant (SWAN Forum)

2:05-3:00 pm BST        Maximising Data, Maximising Results
Moderator: Damien Pichon, Project Manager (KISTERS)
Speakers:
  • Vincent Rivera, Intelligent Water System Architect (LADWP, US)
  • ​​Dr. Ashley Ward, Senior Policy Associate (Duke University, US)
  • Chris Sosnowski, CEO (Waterly Software) & Damon Sepe, Business Development Manager- W/WW Industry (Rockwell Automation) 
  • Dominique Derangere, Head of Water/Sanitation Dept. & Fabrice Paccamiccio, Head of Drinking Water (NEVERS Agglomeration, France)

3:05-3:20 pm BST        Keynote: Ted Henifin, General Manager (Hampton Roads Sanitation District, US) "Hard Lessons in Hard Times"
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3:20-3:50 pm BST        Fireside Chat: Securing Your Network by Design
Led by Peter Diffley, Senior Manager Global Partnerships (VTScada by Trihedral)
  • Kristen Sanders, Chief Information Security Officer (Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, US)

3:55-5:10 pm BST         1st Interactive Roundtable Session (View Topics Here)
5:15-6:10 pm BST         Prioritising & Optimising your Assets (Part 1)  
Moderator: Megan Glover, Co-Founder & CEO (120Water)
Speakers:​​
  • Andreu Fargas-Marques, Innovation, Technology and Energy Manager (Consorci Aigues de Tarragona, Spain)
  • Sebastián Otero, Network Manager (Essbio, Chile)
  • Frank van der Hulst, Chief Technology Officer (Acquaint B.V.)
  • Gregory Baird, President (Water Finance Research Foundation)​

7:00-8:00 pm BST        Global Networking - Join us in the Conference Networking Lounge

 

​Day 4: May 27, 2021
Wastewater Value Creation

10:00-10:50 am AEST          Prioritising & Optimising your Assets (Part 2) 
Moderator: Chuck Hansen, Chairman & CEO (Electro Scan Inc.)
Speakers:​​
  • ​Jack Cunnington, Asset Management Engineer (City West Water, Australia) & Michelle Aguilar, CTO and Co-Founder (VAPAR)
  • Rocky Welborn, Senior Engineer (East Valley Water District, US) ​& Juan David Santamaria Sanchez, Solutions Manager (Syrinix Ltd.)
  • Jennifer Dooley, GIS Administrator (Moulton Niguel Water District, US)

10:55 am-12:10 pm AEST     2nd Interactive Roundtable Session (View Topics Here)
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12:15-12:35 pm AEST            Keynote: Lara Olsen, Managing Director (South East Water, Australia) "Redefining Smart Water: From Reactive to Precision"

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​2:00-2:05 pm BST                Welcome Remarks & Introductions
Mike Strahand, SWAN Ambassador & Consultant (SWAN Forum)

2:05-3:00 pm BST                Revolutionising Urban Drainage Management
Moderator: Emma Harris, Head of Smart Hub (Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, UK)
Speakers:
  • Jody Knight, Asset Technology Manager (Wessex Water, UK) 
  • Barbara Greenhill, Project Manager (BIOFOS, Denmark) & Laura Frølich, Data Scientist (DHI)
  • Eamon Casey, Technical Director (Iota)
  • Phil Tomlinson, Commercial Director - EMEA (Metasphere Ltd.)

3:05-3:50 pm BST                Leveraging Biosensors for Public Health
Moderator: Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia, Progamme Director (KWR Water Research Institute)
Speakers:
  • Antonio Lastra, Innovation Coordinator (Canal de Isabel II, Spain)
  • Ted Smith, Center Director (University of Louisville School of Medicine)
  • Tom Williams, CEO (Enebio)

3:55-5:10 pm BST                3rd Interactive Roundtable Session (View Topics Here)

5:15-6:10 pm BST                 Achieving Intelligent Recovery & Reuse
Moderator: Justin Mattingly, Office of Water Reuse (US EPA)
Speakers:
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  • Nele Philips, Program Manager R&D – Industry 4.0 (De Watergroep, Belgium)
  • Cezar Augusto da Rosa, Innovation Researcher & Chemical Engineer (Augen/Corsan, Brazil) 
  • Andrew Salveson, Vice President (Carollo Engineers) & Kevin Hardy, Executive Director (National Water Research Institute)
  • Peter Alexander Stentoft, Data Scientist & Software Developer (Veolia Water Technologies)

​7:00-8:00 pm BST              Global Networking - Join us in the Conference Networking Lounge

 

​Day 5: May 28, 2021
Innovation & Collaboration

12:00-12:45 pm AEST          Master Class: Transformation to a Digital Utility (The Shift from Reactive to Predictive)
Led by Peter O'Donoghue, CIO (South East Water, Australia)

12:45-13:00 pm AEST           Closing Remarks
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2:00-2:05 pm BST               Welcome Remarks & Introduction 
Nadia Abboud, President (ENAY Group) & Tom Freyberg, Founder & Director (Atlantean Media)

2:05-2:25 pm BST               Keynote: Paul Iske, Chief Failure Officer (Institute of Brilliant Failures) "Brilliant Failures: Working Together, Failing Together, Learning Together" 

2:30-3:20 pm BST               Innovative Business Models Driving Value Creation
Moderator: Pia Yasuko Rask, Senior Director, SafeWater (Grundfos)
Speakers:
  • James Theiler, Assistant Director Environmental Services (City of Omaha Public Works, US)
  • Meena Sankaran, Founder & CEO (KETOS)
  • Eric Bindler, Research Director - Digital Water (Bluefield Research)
  • Andreas Schroeder, Associate Professor (Aston University, Advanced Services Group, UK)

3:25-4:20 pm BST              Seeing the Unseen with Integrated Water Loss Management
Moderator: Mikal Wilmott, Leakage Assurance Analyst (Severn Trent Water, UK)
Speakers: 
  • Maurizia Brunetti, Water Supply Technical Coordination Manager (HERA, Italy) & Camilla Braithwaite, Product Manager - WaterSAT (Rezatec)
  • Daniel Woodworth, Network Strategy Manager (SES Water, UK) ​
  • Martin Vaerum, Product Manager (Kamstrup Water Metering LLC)
  • Johanna Sörensen, Postdoctoral Researcher (Lund University, Sweden) 
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4:25-5:20 pm BST             Future Proofing through Workforce Collaboration
Moderator: Kishia L. Powell, Chief Operating Officer (DC Water, US) ​
Speakers: 
  • Wole Ralph, Director of Strategy & Operations (City of Atlanta Dept. of Watershed Management, US)
  • Joukje Keuning, Program Manager Infra 2025 (Vitens, Netherlands)
  • Zakiya Seymour, Expert Management Consultant (Arcadis)
  • Prabhu Chandrasekeran, Digital Water Transformation Practice Leader (Stantec)

5:20-5:30 pm BST              Closing Remarks
Manuel Parra, Vice President Strategic Partnerships and Alliances (Xylem Inc.)

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