Event Agenda

10:00 – 10:10 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions
	Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County Supervisor, Fifth District
10:10 – 10:20 a.m.	We are a Watershed
	Bill Campbell (Event Emcee), Orange County Supervisor, Third District
10:20 – 10:25 a.m.	The Santa Ana River Watershed – A Regional Powerhouse
	Ron Craig, Senior Vice President, RBF Consulting
10:20 – 10:35 a.m.	A Unified Voice for the Santa Ana River Watershed
	Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District
10:35 – 10:40 a.m.	Public Opinion = Public Policy
	Adam Probolsky, Chairman, Probolsky Research
10:40 – 11:25 a.m.	Water’s Economic Impact – Panel Discussion
	Moderator: Michael Fife, Partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
	Ron Gastelum, Vice Chair Public Policy, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and former General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
	Rex Hime, President and Chief Executive Officer, California Business Properties Association
	Bill Carney, President and Chief Executive Officer, Inland Empire Economic Partnership
	John Moynier, Vice President, David Evans and Associates
	John Robinson, Vice President and Regional Manager, MWH Global
11:25 – 11:30 a.m.	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Report Card
	Chris Turnage, Chair, ASCE Infrastructure Report Card
11:30 – 12:20 p.m.	Threats to Our Water and Economy – Panel Discussion
	Moderator: Eddie Rigdon, Executive Consultant, AECOM
	Climate: Bill McLaughlin, National Vice President, Republican’s for Environmental Protection
	Delta: Joe Grindstaff, Deputy Secretary for Water Policy & Director of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program
	Colorado River: Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
	Declining Rainwater Recharge: Mark Wildermuth, Chairman, Wildermuth Environmental
12:25 – 12:35 p.m.	Break – Networking and Exhibits
12:35 - 12:40 p.m.	SAWPA Birthday Celebration Presentation
12:40 - 12:45 p.m.	Introduction to Keynote Address
	Michele Staples, Partner, Jackson Demarco Tidus Peckenpaugh
12:45 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch Keynote Address: Forging New Alliances for the 21st Century
	Allan Zaremberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, California Chamber of Commerce
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.	Water Quality Solutions: The Task Force Model
	Carole Beswick, Chair, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.	Salinity Management – Successful Models, Panel Discussion
	Moderator: Keith Solar, Water Attorney, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney
	Jeff Mosher, Executive Director, National Water Research Institute
	Dr. Graham Juby, Partner, Carollo Engineering
	Kevin Thomas, Vice President, Environmental Services, RBF Consulting
	Sherri Miller, Senior Project Manager, Dudek Environmental and Engineering
2:15 – 3:00 p.m.	One Water – One Watershed, Building on Successful Models – Panel
	Moderator: Celeste Cantu, General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
	Garry Brown, Executive Director, Orange County Coastkeeper
	Ruth Villalobos, Vice President, Environmental and Regulatory Services, RBF Consulting
	Susan Sims, Chief Deputy Director, California Department of Water Resources
3:00 p.m.	A New Water Ethic for the 21st Century
	Celeste Cantu, General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority