Thursday, October 4
Welcome: Tom Feeney, AIF President & CEO
Opening Speaker: Secretary Noah Valenstein, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Forum Moderator: Herschel Vinyard, Foley & Lardner LLP
Water Utility Challenges and Creating a Resilient, Sustainable Future
- Moderator:
- Representative Holly Raschein (R-Key Largo)
- Panelists:
- Lisa Wilson-Davis, City of Boca Raton
Kevin Carter, Broward County
Monica Autrey, Destin Water Users
David Childs, Hopping Green & Sams
Linking Transportation Infrastructure and Water Quality
- Moderator:
- Representative Dane Eagle (R-Cape Coral)
- Panelists:
- Rick Renna, Atkins
Carl Spirio, Florida Department of Transportation
Ann Shortelle, St. Johns River Water Management District
Speaker: Representative Matt Caldwell, Candidate for Agriculture Commissioner
Potable Reuse Commission Update
- Moderator:
- Representative Bobby Payne (R-Palatka)
- Panelists:
- Jo Ann Jackson, City of Altamonte Springs
Kerry Kates, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Lynn Spivey, City of Plant City
Garrett Wallace, The Nature Conservancy
Bart Weiss, Hillsborough County
Brian Wheeler, Toho Water
Sponsor’s Dinner with VIP Guest(s)
All others, dinner on your own
Friday, October 5
General Session Meetings
Harmful Algal Blooms “Red and Green…” What Does It All Mean?
- Moderator:
- Representative Ben Albritton (R-Bartow)
- Panelists:
- Luna Phillips, Gunster
Ed Legere, AlgenolBarry Rosen, U.S. Geological Survey
Katherine Hubbard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Water Infrastructure Funding and an Update on the Amendment 1 Lawsuit
- Moderator:
- Representative Kristin Jacobs (D-Coconut Creek)
- Panelists:
- Frank Bernardino, Anfield Consulting
Cliff Wilson, Dewberry
Laura Donaldson, Manson Bolves Donaldson Varn
Next Steps in Everglades Restoration
- Moderator:
- Representative MaryLynn Magar (R-Hobe Sound)
- Panelists:
- Ernie Barnett, Land and Water Advisors
Drew Bartlett, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Ernie Marks, South Florida Water Management District
Greg Munson, Gunster
Temperince Morgan, The Nature Conservancy
Turkey Point Reuse Project
- Speaker:
- Steven Scroggs, Florida Power & Light
Infusion of Private Capital into Water Resource Projects
- Speaker:
- Carol Howard, Poseidon Water