Day Three: Wednesday, July 21 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET

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Presenter affiliations are listed in the session descriptions. Personal designations are not included in the program.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Sponsor Network

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Opening Plenary

Aziza Akhmouch, Keynote
Dr. Aziza Akhmouch will discuss the work and research that OECD, partners, and stakeholders have engaged in to bring sustainable water governance to the forefront of healthy communities, specifically as it relates to the Sustainable Development Goals, linking water to urban planning and land use policies, and what they have learned about what it takes to be a water resilient city.

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Tribal Lunch Panel
Collaborative Approaches to the Use of Earth Observations in Indigenous Communities

Panel Description

Moderators: Nikki Tulley, University of Arizona Department of Environmental Science and Amber Jean McCullum, BAERI/NASA Ames Research Center
  • Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources
  • James Rattling Leaf Sr., Geo Indigenous Alliance
  • Forrest Melton, NASA Ames Cooperative for Research in Earth Science and Technology (ARC-CREST)
  • Dawn White, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
  • Carlee McClellan, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Afternoon Lightning Round Sessions 19, 20, & 21

Each presenter will have 7 minutes to present followed by a 25 minute interactive moderated discussion.

Session Descriptions

Session 19: Red Lightning Round - Integrated Management for Ecosystems
Moderator: Katy Lackey

Session 20: Purple Lightning Round - Climate Change Adaptation & Water Supply Planning
Moderator: Sharon B. Megdal

Session 21: Blue Lightning Round - Innovative Research Tools & Methodologies
Moderator: Mary Ann Dickinson

2:30 - 3:00 PM | Break

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Afternoon Breakout Sessions 22, 23, & 24

Session Descriptions

Session 22: Building Tools for Understanding Regional Planning Governance and Policy Landscapes
Moderator: Rachelle Sanderson and Thomas Douthat

Session 23: Science from the South Platte Urban Waters Partnership
ModeratorWilliam Battaglin

Session 24: Green Stormwater Infrastructure
ModeratorJason Yoho

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Closing Panel

Join this panel discussion involving professionals deeply involved in advancing land and water connections who will provide closing reflections on this gathering, touch on some highlights from the session content, and motivate and inspire our attendees to go forth from the conference to make a difference on land and water sustainability.
  • Jim Holway, Moderator, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy
  • ChiHo Sham, AWWA
  • Mary Ann Dickinson, APA’s Water and Planning Network
  • Joanna Endter-Wada, AWRA’s Policy Committee
  • Katy Lackey, US Water Alliance

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