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Resources Roundtable: The Future of Urban Water

UC Berkeley and the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative

Friday, March 15, 2013 from 12:15 PM to 7:00 PM (PDT)

Berkeley, CA

Resources Roundtable: The Future of Urban Water

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The Resources Roundtable - The Future of Urban Water

The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative is pleased to present the 2013 Resources Roundtable, The Future of Urban Water.  UC Berkeley is a recognized leader in research associated with assessment of urban water problems and the development of innovative policies and technologies for water supply, urban drainage, and waste treatment.  A cross-disciplinary set of panelists from academia and industry will shed light on current and anticipated challenges related to urban water systems as well as market opportunities linked to urban water renewal.  We hope you will join us for this fruitful discussion!

12:15-01:15

Registration

01:15-01:30

Welcoming & Introduction

01:30-02:30

Keynote: An Audacious Vision for Water in the City of the Future
Peter Gleick
, President & Co-Founder, Pacific Institute 

02:30-03:30

Panel 1: A System Under Stress: Challenges in Urban Water
Develop a deeper understanding of the anticipated future impacts of climate change, aging water infrastructure, and increasing populations on urban water supply and public health.
David Sedlak
, Professor, Co-director of Berkeley Water Center, UC Berkeley
Richard Harris
, Manager of Water Conservation, EBMUD
Linda Hunter, Executive Director, The Watershed Project
Sheeraz Haji, CEO, Cleantech Group (moderator)

03:30-04:00

Break
With coffee, tea, fresh fruit, and cookies

04:00-05:00

Panel 2: Reinventing Urban Water Systems
Highlight new approaches from market leaders that can be used to make urban water systems more efficient and resilient.
Peter Yolles
, Founder & CEO, Water Smart
Paula Kehoe
Director of Water Resource Planning, SFPUC
Ralph Eberts
, Executive VP, Black & Veatch
Scott Bryan,
 COO, Imagine H2O (moderator)

05:00-05:30

Closing Remarks
Michael Kiparsky,
 Associate Director, Wheeler Institute for Water Law and Policy, UC Berkeley

05:30-07:00

Networking Reception
With refreshments and light hors d'oeuvres


Event Sponsors

 

Gold Sponsors

The Berkeley Institute for the Environment (BIE)

 

The Center for Responsible Business



Partners

The Berkeley Water Center

 

Imagine H2O

The Berkeley Water Group


 


How to get there?


BART
Richmond Bound: Take the Richmond-bound train to the Downtown Berkeley station. Walk south on Shattuck and turn left onto Allston Way. The Brower Center is at 2150 Allston Way.

San Francisco / Fremont Bound: Take either the San Francisco-bound or Fremont-bound train to the Downtown Berkeley station. Walk south on Shattuck and turn left onto Allston Way. The Brower Center is at 2150 Allston Way.

AC Transit
AC Transbay Lines: F and 800
AC Transit Lines: 1R, 52L, 1, 7, 9, 15, 18, 19, 51, 65, 67, 79, 604, 605, 851.

Garage Parking
There are many garages in downtown Berkeley, including the Oxford Garage just below the Center. Enter on 2161 Kittredge St. between Shattuck and Oxford.

Other garages include the Allston Way Garage at 2061 Allston Way, between Shattuck and Milvia Street.

When & Where



The David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Friday, March 15, 2013 from 12:15 PM to 7:00 PM (PDT)


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UC Berkeley and the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative

The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) is a student-led organization which brings together students and community members interested in all aspects of energy and resources. BERC's mission is to connect, educate and engage students in order to foster innovation and action.  Learn more at http://berc.berkeley.edu

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