About the Summit: The Water for Jobs partnership hosted a FREE two-hour special event on April 16, 2013 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. This event featured dialogue from leaders in local and state governments and the private sector as they shared their perspectives about the economic need for resilient water infrastructure systems to meet the challenges of today and the future.
- Water infrastructure must be a top national priority
- Reinvestment in water creates jobs, drives innovation and safeguards public health
- George Hawkins, General Manager, DC Water
- Harlan Kelly, Jr., General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
- Howard Neukrug, Commissioner of the Philadelphia Water Department
- Brian T. Pallasch, CAE, Managing Director of Government Relations & Infrastructure Initiatives, American Society of Civil Engineers
- George R. Schink, Ph.D., Managing Director and Principal, Navigant Economics
- Carter Strickland, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Moderated by: John R. Bigelow, Senior Vice President of Business Services, American Water
Remarks by: Ken Kirk, Executive Director, National Association of Clean Water Agencies
Closing remarks by: Karen L. Pallansch, Chief Executive Officer, Alexandria Renew Enterprises
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:
Water Environment Federation
National Association of Clean Water Agencies
American Water
Black & Veatch
National Association of Water Companies
Stantec
GE Water & Process Technologies
Veolia Water
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
American Water Works Association
