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Indiana Water Summit 2023

 

Agenda (with speakers confirmed as of 07-05-2023)

 

Day 1. Thursday, August 10^th

 

8:30 – 9:00am

 

Check in

Coffee and light breakfast available

 

9:00 – 9:15am

 

Keynote remarks: importance of regional thinking and our water assets

Marlon Webb – Senior Director, Regional Economic Development, Indy Chamber

 

9:15 – 9:55am

 

Water supplies and regional economic development – exploring LEAP Lebanon

Kurt Fullbeck – Vice President, Development Strategies, Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Jack Wittman – Principal Hydrogeologist, Intera, Inc.

 

9:55 – 10:25am

 

The latest on Central Indiana’s water needs and planning

Mark Heirbrandt – Hamilton County Commissioner

Jack Wittman – Principal Hydrogeologist, Intera, Inc.

 

10:25 – 10:45am

 

Break

 

10:45 – 11:25am

 

Fixing data and information gaps for water planning and management

Brandon R. Brummett, Outreach Coordinator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Louisville District

Additional panelists to be announced

 

11:25am – Noon

 

Strategic infrastructure investments, asset management, and holistic planning approaches

Justin Brugger - Controller and CFO, Fort Wayne Utilities

Jenny Miller - Director of Engineering, Christopher B. Burke

Dylan Lambermont - Executive Vice President, Wessler Engineering

 

Noon – 1:00pm

 

Lunch

 

1:00 – 2:15pm

 

Watershed Showcase: planning and management at the watershed or other regional scale

From the Lake Monroe watershed

Maggie Sullivan, Watershed Coordinator, Friends of Lake Monroe

Katherine Zaiger, Assistant Director – Environmental Programs, City of Bloomington Utilities

From the Pigeon Creek watershed

Sara Peel, Arion Consultants

Carrie Parmenter, The Nature Conservancy

Erin Shoup, Vanderburgh County SWCD

Julie Loehr, Conservation Cropping Services Initiative

 

2:15 – 2:35pm

 

Break

 

2:35 – 3:05pm

 

Assessing conditions at a watershed scale – exploring the White River Report Card

Kelly Brown – White River Alliance

Brad Beaubien – Director of Destination Development, VisitIndy

 

3:05 – 3:50pm

 

Watershed Development Commissions, what you should know – new opportunities for regional water management in Indiana

Rep. Mike Aylesworth – Indiana House of Representatives

Sen. Susan Glick – Indiana Senate

Matt Meersman – Director, St. Joseph River Basin Commission

 

3:50 – 4:00pm

 

Wrap-Up

 

 

Day 2. Friday, August 11th

 

8:30 – 9:00am

 

Check in

Coffee and light breakfast available

 

9:00 – 9:20am

 

Keynote: real talk about climate change and long-term resiliency

Dr. Gabe Filippelli – Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, IU Environmental Resilience Institute

 

9:20 – 10:25am

 

Panel: the full suite of strategies needed to address climate effects on water in Indiana

Dr. Keith Cherkauer – Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Director, Indiana Water Resources Research Center

Rep. Carey Hamilton – Indiana House of Representatives

Bill Brown – Assistant Director for Strategy and Engagement, IU Environmental Resilience Institute

Sarah Beth Aubrey – Founder, IN-Climate

Dr. Gabe Filippelli – Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, IU Environmental Resilience Institute

 

10:25 – 10:45am

 

Break

 

10:45 – 11:25am

 

Climate change planning and impacts on water infrastructure

Dr. Antonio Arenas – Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University

Dr. Lu Liu – Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University

Kieran Fahey – Director, Long-Term Control Plan, City of South Bend

 

11:25 – Noon

 

The latest on floodplains and wetlands in Indiana – exploring their growing role in a more resilient future

David Knipe – Director, Division of Water, Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Rachele Baker – Principal, Little River Consultants

 

Noon – 1:00pm

 

Lunch

 

1:00 – 2:15pm

 

Panel: acute risks threating our water resources (coal ash, other hazardous waste, PFAS)

Rep. Maureen Bauer – Indiana House of Representatives

Rep. Julie Olthoff – Indiana House of Representatives

Matthew Prater – Branch Chief, Drinking Water Branch, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Dr. Indra Frank – Environmental Health and Water Policy Director, Hoosier Environmental Council

Dr. Andrew Whelton – Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Purdue University

 

2:15 – 2:35pm

 

Break

 

2:35 – 3:10pm

 

Panel: fixing our water woes via funding opportunities

Jim McGoff – COO and Director of Environmental Programs, Indiana Finance Authority

Kristi Todd - Northeast Indiana Regional Watershed Specialist, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Nathan Stoelting – District Support Specialist, Indiana Department of Agriculture

Other panelist to be announced later

 

3:10 – 3:50pm

 

Panel: leadership and policy priorities for Indiana’s water future

Sue Errington – State Representative, Indiana General Assembly

Greg Ellis – Vice President for Environmental and Energy Policy and Federal Relations, Indiana Chamber of Commerce

Larry Clemens – Indiana State Director, The Nature Conservancy

Other panelists to be announced later

 

3:50 – 4:00pm

 

Wrap-Up

 

4:00 – 5:30pm

 

Reception in the Biergarten

 

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