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MIT Water Summit 2018: Thirsty Cities, November 15-16, Cambridge, MA
Event Description
By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 50% today. Many cities are already running out of water. This year’s MIT Water Summit brings together representatives of industry, academia, government, and NGOs to reflect upon the unique water challenges facing cities from around the globe.
The MIT Water Summit is a great opportunity to meet and hear from top people in the water sector, featuring keynote speeches from:
Mary Ann Dickinson, President & CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency
James Workman, Founder of AquaShares
Jim Lochhead, CEO/Manager of Denver Water
Alex Bakalian, Global Lead, Water Supply and Sanitation, World Bank Water Global Practice
Come learn about the future of urban water, including speakers from:
Water utilities: Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, Orange County Water District, Denver Water, Boston Water & Sewer Commission
Government agencies: The World Bank Group, US Geological Survey, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Industry & start-ups: Visenti (Xylem), Sasaki Associates, Watchtower Robotics, AquaShares
Non-governmental organizations: The Water Research Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund, Global Water Works, Consensus Building Institute, the International Water Association
Academia: MIT, NYU, Water in the West (Stanford), Texas A&M, Northern Illinois University, Duke University
Are you working in the water space?
Share your project at the Summit
Do you have the next breakthrough in the water sector?
Pitch your idea at the MIT Water Innovation Prize Kick-Off
Interested in organizing or helping out?
Contact: watersummit@mit.edu
Agenda
Thursday, November 15th
8:00 am Breakfast & Networking Session
9:00 am Keynote: Mary Ann Dickinson, President & CEO, Alliance for Water Efficiency
9:30 am Panel: Water consumption in cities
11:00am Break
11:15 am Keynote: James Workman, Founder, AquaShares
12:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Panel: A complex management environment
3:00 pm Break
3:20 pm Panel: Urban water economics
5:00 pm Networking session
6:00 pm MIT Water Innovation Prize Kick-Off Dinner
Friday, November 16th
8:00 am Breakfast & Networking Session
9:00 am Keynote: Jim Lochhead, CEO/Manager, Denver Water
9:45 am Panel: Implementing innovative solutions
11:35 am Lunch
1:00 pm Panel: How to design a city from scratch
2:30pm Break
3:00 pm Panel: Water sharing beyond a city’s limits
4:30 pm Closing remarks: Alex Bakalian, Global Lead, Water Supply & Sanitation, World Bank Water Global Practice
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