2024 CWA Spring Policy Symposium
May 16 @ 8:00 am - May 17 @ 5:00 pm
The California Water Association is hosting its 2024 Spring Policy Symposium themed “WATER: THE HERO WE NEED” at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento, California, on May 16-17, 2024.
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Event Registration Rates:
Class A Member Companies: $700
Class B Member Company: $400
C & D Member Companies: $200
Industry Affiliates: $700
Government/NGO Partners: $200
Non-Members: $700
You must register by May 16,2024.
Please have your method of payment ready when you register.
| Thursday, May 16, 2024 | |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast for Attendees |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Welcome |
| 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM | Hydro Hero, Fiona Ma, State Treasurer |
| 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Hydro Hero, Karla Nemeth, Director, Department of Water Resources |
| 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Hydro Hero, Christina Hetch, Division of ANR, University of California Nutrition Policy Institute |
| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Networking Break |
| 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Rapid Rescue: Water and Wildfire Safety |
| Moderator: Daryl Osby, Vice President, Emergency Preparedness, Safety & Security, California Water Service | |
| Phil Saksa, Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Blue Forest | |
| Erika Baker, Emergency Management Specialist, California Office of Emergency Services | |
| John Tang, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Government Relations, San Jose Water | |
| Matthew Samson, Marin Water Board VP & Deputy Fire Chief, South San Francisco Fire Department | |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | The Quest for Water Conservation |
| Moderator: Ken Jenkins, Chief Water Resource Sustainability Officer, California Water Service | |
| Amy Talbot, Water Efficiency Project Manager, Regional Water Authority | |
| David Mitchell, Adjunct Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California | |
| Ellen Hanak, Senior Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California | |
| Joaquin Esquivel, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board | |
| 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | Hydro Hero, Buzz Thompson, Water in the West, Business of Water |
| 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Networking Break |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Splashdown Saga: 2024 Water Legislation |
| Moderator: Evan Jacobs, Director, Communications & External Affairs, California American Water | |
| Adam Quinonez, Director, State Relations, Association of California Water Agencies | |
| Danielle Blacet, Deputy Executive Director, California Municipal Utilities Association | |
| Ryan Ojakian, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program Manager, Regional Water Authority | |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Hydro Hero, Yana Garcia, Secretary, CA Environmental Protection Agency |
| 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Conference Reception – Sacramento Museum of Science and Curiosity |
| Friday, May 17, 2024 | |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Water Quality Committee Seminar (Members only) |
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Small Company Regulatory Seminar (Members and CPUC Staff only) |
| 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Utilities Supplier Diversity Program Seminar (Members only) |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Large Company Regulatory Seminar (Members and CPUC Staff only) |
| 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | CWA Board of Directors Meeting (Members only) |
Thank you to all our Symposium Sponsors:
| Blair, Church and Flynn | Lewis and Tibbits Inc | Peterson Brustad Inc. (PBI) |
| Ferguson Waterworks | Murphy Nelson Marketing | Sheppard Mullin |
| Generac Power Systems | North Bay Waterworks | West Valley Construction |
| HDR | Nossaman LLP |
Sponsorship opportunities are available. If your company is interested in any CWA event sponsorship, please contact us at
contact@calwaterassn.com.
