At the SWIM Center, our mission is more important than ever to help the water sector transform and adapt the broad spectrum of our social, physical and digital infrastructure systems to become more intelligent, sustainable and resilient to the impacts of extreme events. Attendees will walk away feeling engaged, informed, and better connected to others.
Goal
The goal of the conference and workshop is to improve the practice of water and wastewater pipeline infrastructure management using utility data and a web-based, standardized, centralized data analytics platform called“PIPEiD”.
The conference and workshop will include discussions on historical data verification, standardization for data collection of pipe infrastructure performance, analysis of utility pipe systems, and planning for pipe system management. A live, interactive demonstration of PIPEiD will be conducted to help utility engineers in understanding what PIPEiD can and cannot do as well as how they can put PIPEiD to work for themselves.
Conference Themes
-Governance of Watershed/River-Basin
-Climate Change Resilience
-Innovation Ecosystem
-Stakeholder Engagement
-Governance and Policy
-Sustainability and Resilience
-Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Substantial Benefits for Participants:
-Contribute to the transformation of intelligent water through artificial intelligence applications
-Understand the “Best Use” of leading practices for resilient and sustainable water sector systems
-Learn from “Case Studies” related to integrated and smart one water management practices
-Participate in “Panel Discussion” for Governance, Innovation, Workforce, & Stakeholder Engagement
-Network opportunities with “Your Colleagues and Friends” at other leading water utilities and industry
Keynote Speakers

President & CEO
Blue Ridge PBS

Executive Director
Environmental Council of the States
Conference Speakers

Chief, Resilience Branch
CISA

Research Hydrologist
USGS

Chief, Policy & Special Studies
USACE

Program Manager
NOAA

Associate Director
NIST

Business Area Director
ARCADIS

Director
Xylem

Global Vice President
Jacobs

Executive Vice President
AECOM

Sr. Vice President
Black & Veatch

Digital Water Market Leader
GHD

Digital Tech Leader
Clean Water Services

One Water Director
Miami Dade WASD

Vice President
Carollo

Vice President
AECOM

Sr. Climate Advisor
NV Governor Office

Deputy Executive Director
DRBC

Director CBP
EPA

Deputy Commissioner
NYDEP

Env. Engineering Executive
DC Water

Chief Engineer
WSSC

Director, Control Plan
South Bend Water Works

General Manager
Buffalo Sewer Authority

Executive Director
Halifax County Service Authority

Director, Smart and Env Solutions
SUEZ

CEO
NACWA

Executive Director
Internet of Water

Senior Federal Policy Advisor
NRWA

VP Strategy and Innovation
SWAN

Manager, Energy and Env. Policy
AWWA

Senior Director
WEF

Director of Engineering
HRSD

Executive Director
MMSD

National Director
ARCADIS

President and CEO
Xylem

Managing Engineer
Houston Water

Chief, Data Operations
NYCDEP

Global Director Digital
Jacobs

Innovation Director
IBM
Conference Moderators

Senior Vice President
ARCADIS

Client Solutions Manager
Xylem

Chief, Resilience Branch
CISA

Technology Fellow
Jacobs

Senior Project Manager
GHD

Digital Solutions Expert
Jacobs

Digital Tech Leader
Clean Water Services

Global Director, Water Optimization
ARCADIS
Workshop Speakers

Asset Strategy Manager
WSSC

Professor and Director
SWIM Center at Virginia Tech

Vice President
Structural Technologies

Infrastructure Planning Manager Louisville Water Company

Infrastructure Reliability Manager
MWD Southern California

Chief of Asset Management
HRSD

Chief of Asset Management
Baltimore City DPW

Supervising Engineer
City of Houston

Sr. Hydraulic Modeling Lead
DC Water
Workshop Panelists

Infrastructure Reliability Manager
MWD Southern California

Chief of Asset Management
Baltimore City DPW

Director of Analytics
Xylem

Senior Vice President
ARCADIS

Vice President
DIPRA

Sr. Hydraulic Modeling Lead
DC Water

Supervising Engineer
City of Houston

Chief of Asset Management
HRSD

Asset Strategy Manager
WSSC

Digital Solutions Expert
Jacobs

Senior Project Manager
GHD

Regional Engineer
Uni-bell PVC Pipe Association
Workshop Moderators

Vice President
Arcadis

Principal
GHD

Professor and Director
SWIM Center at Virginia Tech

Vice President
Structural Technologies
Workshop and Conference Agenda
SWIM-WorkshopConference-Dec2022-FLYERContact Information:
Sunil Sinha | Professor & Director | SWIM Center | Virginia Tech | Cell: (814) 404-2150; Email: ssinha@vt.edu