SOCHE Water Conference

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This conference is an initiative of the Confluence, Water Technology Innovation Cluster and the Dayton Water Roundtable. www.makingwaterconnections.com

official conference guide


Dear Colleagues, I’d like to personally welcome each of you to the 2012 Water Technology Innovation Cluster Conference and to southwestern Ohio. This is an exciting time for our organization and for our region, as the Confluence, Water Technology Innovation Cluster continues to grow and adapt, harnessing regional expertise to encourage economic development through technical innovation. The growing partnership between Confluence and the Dayton Development Coalition’s Dayton Water Roundtable brings together a special combination of assets that will allow our region to play a significant role at the global level. These assets include federal laboratories such as U.S. EPA water laboratories in Cincinnati, the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, major research universities, innovative water utilities, and a wide array of water related businesses, as well as unprecedented cooperation between regional development agencies. Furthermore, the Cincinnati-Dayton area and surrounding tri-state region boast one of the world’s most abundant and diverse collections of freshwater resources. The vast array of hydrogeologic settings within the region provides an unsurpassed test-bed for “all things water.” The impressive lineup of keynote and featured speakers for this conference is direct evidence of our early success. Over the next two days, you’ll hear from a number of industry leaders representing both the public and private sector providing valuable insight into the regulatory environment, market demand, and emerging technologies. The conference tracks on the first day will explore specific practices and opportunities. We trust the conference will be a valuable and rewarding experience for you and your organization. Finally, before closing, I’d like to thank you for attending the conference and supporting this initiative. We truly value your involvement and support. Please stay tuned for exciting developments from Confluence throughout the year. I hope to see you all at the 2013 Confluence conference and celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of water research in Cincinnati, May 6-8. Sincerely,

Alan Vicory Chairman, Board of Directors Confluence, Water Technology Innovation Cluster

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2012 Water Conference agenda Tuesday, May 22

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8:00 – 8:45 am

Registration

8:45 – 9:00 am

Welcome S. Ted Bucaro, Government Relations Director, University of Dayton Nan Whaley, City Commissioner, City of Dayton

9:00 – 9:30 am

Keynote Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

9:30 – 10:00 am

Keynote Spencer Pugh, Vice President Business Development & Open Innovation, Battelle

10:00 – 10:30 am

Keynote Nina Joshi, President and CEO, UES, Inc.

10:45 – 12:15 pm

Conference Tracks

12:15 – 12:45 pm

Lunch

12:45 – 1:15 pm

Luncheon Keynote Nicholas Parker, Chairman, Cleantech Group LLC, Parker Venture Management Inc, Corporate Knights Media Ltd, WaterTAP Corp.

1:15 – 1:45 pm

Second Annual Dayton Water Stewardship Awards Michael Berning, Senior Principal, Director of Sustainable Design, Heapy Engineering Jeff Hoagland, President and CEO, Dayton Development Coalition

2:00 – 4:30 pm

Conference Tracks

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Dinner and Networking at Carillon Historical Park

Wednesday, May 23 8:30 – 8:45 am

Welcome Jeff Hoagland, President and CEO, Dayton Development Coalition

8:45 – 9:15 am

Keynote Joe Sciabica, Executive Director, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

9:15 – 9:45 am

Keynote Lek Kadeli, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

9:45 – 10:15 am

Keynote Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10:15 – 10:30 am

Break

10:30 – 11:00 am

Keynote Bill Wescott, Vice President of Innovation in the Americas, Veolia Environnement

11:00 – 11:30 am

Panel Discussion – Confluence, Water Technology Innovation Cluster and Dayton Water Roundtable Sally Gutierrez, Confluence Board Scott Koorndyk, Confluence Board Executive Committee, Dayton Water Roundtable Melinda Kruyer, Confluence, Executive Director

11:30 – 12:00 pm

Panel Discussion – Making Water Connections Bonnie Buthker, District Chief, Southwest District Office, Ohio EPA – Technology Opportunities in Hydro-Fracking Tammi Clements, Director, City of Dayton Department of Water – Water Utilities Scott Koorndyk, EVP Economic Development & Operations, Dayton Development Coalition – Basic Research to Commercialization Jim Marten, Vice President, Crown Solutions – Industrial Water Users

12:00 – 1:30 pm

Lunch with Featured Speaker Ann Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, & Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Poster Session: Let’s Commercialize – Room S2006 Highlighting emerging technologies and start-up companies looking to partner with venture capitalists. There will also be a private session from 2:00 – 3:00 pm, by invitation only.

2:00 – 3:30 pm

Workshop: Developing a Policy-Technology Forum – Room S2080 Facilitated by representatives from the IDEA Laboratory at the Wright Brothers Institute

1:30 – 4:30 pm

Networking Excursions National Museum of the United States Air Force, Kayaking on the Great Miami River, Wine Gallery and Café

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10:45 – 11:10 am Hydraulic Fracturing and the Challenges of Managing Wastewater – John Veil, President, Veil Environmental, LLC – A general overview of hydraulic fracturing and the differing water needs for this process covering the management of frac flow back water and the challenges associated with treatment and disposal 11:10 – 11:35 am Reusing Water During Well Completions and Industry Perspective on Future Challenges with Waste Water Management and Treatment – Peter Miller, Water Resource Manager, Range Resources, Inc. – Range Resources’ processes for reusing water during completions operations and their perspective on future challenges and research involved with hydraulic fracturing 11:35 – 12:00 pm Ohio’s Focus on Shale Gas Development and Efforts to Promote Water Technology Development and Research – David Mustine, General Manager, Energy Sector, JobsOhio – JobOhio’s efforts to promote water technology development and research to support the hydraulic fracturing industry

12:00 – 12:15 pm Question and Answer 2:00 – 2:30 pm Specific Technology Opportunities – Mark Wilson, Global Marketing Director, Unconventional Gas, GE Power & Water – Technologies available which can impact both the profitability and environmental impact of unconventional gas production with specific emphasis on the emerging Utica Shale in Ohio 2:30 – 3:00 pm GIS Based Environment Assessment Framework for Shale Gas Development – Wendy Condit, Senior Research Scientist, Battelle – Battelle’s various initiatives related to hydraulic fracturing designed to promote sustainable development of energy resources, while mitigating environmental risks and liabilities featuring an internal research and development effort related to GIS-based tools for developing an environmental assessment framework for shale gas development 3:00 – 3:30 pm Potential Use of UV Treatment in Fracking – Kevin Shannon, Industrial Sales Manager, Aquionics, Inc. – Overview of the equipment currently in operation and summary of the development project and testing performed to insure the efficacy of UV disinfection on sulfate reducing bacteria in Frac Water down hole injection applications 3:30 – 4:00 pm U.S. EPA’s Research Efforts Concerning Hydrofracking – Christopher Impelliteri, Chief, Water Quality Management Branch, U.S. EPA – Overview of the U.S. EPA’s Hydraulic Fracturing Research Plan also addressing wastewater issues 4:00 – 4:30 pm

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Question and Answer

Water Utilities Track – Room M2265

Technology Opportunities in Hydro-Fracking Track – Room S2080

2012 Water Conference Tracks

Tuesday, May 22

10:45 – 11:00 am Welcome, Introduction, Opening Remarks – Jason Tincu, Wastewater Treatment Administrator, City of Dayton 11:00 – 11:30 am The Necessity for Local Water Reuse: Safe Water, Energy & Nutrient Recovery – Dr. Nicholas J. Ashbolt, Senior Research Microbiologist, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA – Discussion of a framework developed and used in Sweden and Australia to aid the realignment of urban water services, along with what research questions arise from this new water paradigm 11:30 – 12:00 pm New Hydropower Technology for Renewable Energy – Burton Hamner, CEO and founder, Hydrovolts, Inc. – Micro-hydro for artificial water systems is an untapped and unmeasured renewable energy resource that can now be developed with reasonable return on investment. 12:00 – 12:15 pm Question and Answer 2:00 – 2:40 pm In Conduit Energy Production in Riverside, California – Greg Smith, Regional Engineer, Northwest Pipe Co. – New and innovative technology can generate renewable energy utilizing the flow of water in their pipelines without disrupting the current delivery system. 2:40 – 3:20 pm Robots for Measurable Digital Information Enables Total Sewer Pipeline Integrity – Sam Cancilla, VP of Business Development, RedZone Robotics, Inc. – RedZone’s patented technology is the first commercial application of sensor-fusion technologies that utilize multiple sensor inputs to enact action, leveraging robotics and engineering expertise as well as focus on customers’ challenges. 3:20 – 4:00 pm Integrated Planning and Development of a Watershed Network – Tony Parrott, Executive Director and MaryLynn Lodor, Manager of Environmental Programs, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati – Best practices for developing wet weather strategies which link with the community voice and vision and leverage key stakeholder partnerships towards mutual goals and benefits 4:00 – 4:30 pm

Question and Answer


11:15 – 11:45 am PRO-TEC’s Water Management – Rick Rupert, Senior Environmental Engineer, PRO-TEC Coating Company – Water management and resource planning for a state-of-the-art steel production facility 11:45 – 12:15 pm Evolution in Cooling Water Treatment to Expand Waste Water Resource Recovery – Dan Duke, President, Water Conservation Technology International, Inc. – Zero liquid discharge technology for cooling towers now protects industrial cooling process performance and eliminates dependence on increasingly scarce and costly supplies of fresh water. 2:00 – 2:30 pm Water and Resource Conservation for a Global Food and Agricultural Products Company – Marty Muenzmaier, Sustainability Director, Corn Milling North America, Cargill – Cargill’s focus on water as a valuable resource and steps taken locally and globally to address water use and treatment in operations, as well as water program partnerships in its communities 2:30 – 3:00 pm Sustainable Aquaculture with Water Recirculating Technology – Dave Smith, Ph.D., President, Freshwater Farms of Ohio – Overview of unique water needs and sustainability in the industry 3:00 – 3:30 pm Liquid Liquid Extraction Technology and Its Relation to Water – Annie Lane, Chemical Process Engineer, Battelle – Battelle’s liquid liquid extraction (LLX) platform provides the capability to extract constituents of value from industrial process streams. This approach prevents pollution and reduces the compliance burden and end-of-pipe wastewater treatment costs. 3:30 – 4:00 pm Converting Wastewater into a Resource – George Abrahim, VP Strategic Initiatives, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies – Veolia Water & Solutions Technology is a world leader in product and resource recovery from wastewater, converting clients’ wastewater into a resource. 4:00 – 4:30 pm

Question and Answer

Commercialization Track – Room S2006

Industrial Water Track – Room S2060

10:45 – 11:15 am Water is Critical for Procter & Gamble’s Business – Scott D. Dyer, Ph.D., Environmental Stewardship, Procter & Gamble – Water and resource conservation for a global consumer products company and water conservation efforts at manufacturing sites and the impact of water on finished products

10:45 – 10:55 am Welcome and Introductions – Dusty Hall, Senior Director of Student Development and Program Innovation, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education 10:55 – 11:30 am Find, Form, Fund & Follow Commercialization Model – Scott Koorndyk, EVP Economic Development & Operations, Dayton Development Coalition – Overview of the technology commercialization model adopted by Confluence Water Technology Innovation Cluster, which will lay the foundation for subsequent track presentations 11:30 – 12:15 pm Development and Commercialization of New Products at GE – Thomas Stanley, Chief Technology Officer, GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies – Exploring the process at GE for developing and commercializing new products, covering business planning and the definition of R&D programs aligned with the business strategy, and program portfolio management 2:00 – 2:15 pm Introduce Afternoon Session – Roy Haught , Physical Scientist, Technology Transfer Liaison, U.S. EPA 2:20 – 3:20 pm Concurrent sessions: Find & Form/Fund & Follow 3:20 – 3:30 pm

Break/Switch Concurrent Sessions

3:30 – 4:30 pm Concurrent sessions: Find & Form/Fund & Follow Concurrent sessions Find & Form – Moderated by Scott Koorndyk Commercialization of U.S. EPA Technology From Lab to Market – Michael Gonzalez, Supervisory Chemist, U.S. EPA Intellectual Property Prospecting to Identify Opportunities and Collaborators – EJ Taylor, Ph.D., President & CTO, Faraday Technologies, Inc. Increasing Exports for America’s Water Technology Firms – Debbie Dirr, Intl. Trade Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Commerce Fund & Follow – Moderated by Sharon Howard Ray Hagerman, VP Investments, Dayton Development Coalition Nicholas Parker, Chairman, Parker Venture Management A panel of venture capital experts will identify and discuss the keys to successful pre-seed, seed, and early stage capital raise. Topics will include an overview of the sources of capital for each stage, what a company can expect from a venture capitalist, and what a venture capitalist will expect from a company seeking to commercialize a new technology.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Ann Bartuska, Ph.D. Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education & Economics U.S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Ann M. Bartuska was appointed Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics at USDA on September 12, 2010 after serving in the role of Acting Under Secretary. In 2009, she served as the Acting Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, USDA. She most recently served as Deputy Chief for Research and Development, U.S. Forest Service. She came to that position in January 2004 from The Nature Conservancy, where she was Executive Director of the Invasive Species Initiative from 2001-2003. Dr. Bartuska is an ecosystem ecologist with degrees from Wilkes College (B.S.), Ohio University (M.S.) and West Virginia University (Ph.D.). Her past research has focused on ecosystem processes in landscapes disturbed by coal mining. She was elected President of the Ecological Society of America (2003); has served on the Board of the Council of Science Society Presidents and on the Nicholas School for the Environment, Duke University, Board of Visitors. Dr. Bartuska is also a member of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) and the Society of American Foresters. She has recently been appointed to the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) Advisory Board and as Co-chair of the National Academy of Science’s Sustainability Roundtable. Nina Joshi, Ph.D. President & CEO UES, Inc. Nina Joshi was named as President and Chief Executive Officer of UES, Inc. in May of 2008. In her role as CEO, Dr. Joshi continues to maintain UES’ current core competencies in material science while expanding into the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology. She places a special emphasis on the development and commercialization of UES’ high-tech products; and under her short tenure as CEO, UES’ revenue has doubled. Dr. Joshi received her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Public Health from Tulane University. As a genetic toxicologist she has conducted research in the monitoring of toxins in the environment and as biomarkers of human health. Her most recent scientific research focused on the development of biomarkers for pre-neoplastic esophageal cancers.

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In addition to her role as CEO, Dr. Joshi currently serves on the Wright State University Board of Trustees and the Water Technology Innovation Cluster Board of Directors. A native of Dayton, Dr. Joshi currently resides in Beavercreek with her husband and two children. Lek Kadeli Acting Assistant Administrator Office of Research and Development U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lek Kadeli is the Acting Assistant Administrator in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD). He has over 29 years of management experience in both government and the private sector, with broad experience in leading organizational change and improvement, policy development, resource management, information management and technology. Mr. Kadeli began his EPA career in 1990 as an analyst in the Office of the Comptroller, and also served as the Senior Budget Officer in EPA’s Office of International Activities. He moved to ORD in 1993 to serve as Chief of Resource Planning and Program Coordination, and in 1998 served as the Acting Deputy Director of ORD’s National Exposure Research Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He was the director of ORD’s Office of Resources Management and Administration from 2001 to 2005 before becoming the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management. He previously served as the Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development from January through December of 2009. Mr. Kadeli received two of the Agency’s highest awards for exemplary service: a Gold Medal for Distinguished Service, and the Lee Thomas Award for Excellence in Management. Mr. Kadeli graduated from George Mason University in 1983 with a B.A. in International Relations. In 1986, he earned an M.A. in National Security Studies from Georgetown University. Nicholas Parker Chairman Parker Venture Management Nicholas Parker is Chairman of the Cleantech Group, the market-leading research company that introduced the cleantech concept to the investment and business community in 2002, and Parker Venture Management, his private investment and advisory business. Previously Nicholas accumulated over 15 years experience


starting and investing venture funds worldwide through limited partnerships, family offices, corporate funds and endowments. During this time, he pioneered the first “sustainability” driven private equity funds and participated in one of the first solar IPOs. In the 1990s, he also founded, built and sold an environmental finance firm. He’s advised economic development agencies, major corporations and institutional investors, spoken at most major industry events and been quoted by the leading media publications. Nicholas has authored or edited more than ten publications related to cleantech, finance and international business, starting with Investing in Emerging Economies in 1993. He’s currently Chairman of Corporate Knights Media, the Blue Economy Initiative, and the WaterTAP Corporation, as well as on several boards, including Government of Singapore Energy and Cleantech Advisory Panel and the Canadian Centre of Excellence for Commercialization of Research. From 2003-08, he was Chairman of E+Co, the award-winning investment company for clean energy enterprises in developing countries. Nicholas earned a BA Hons. in Technology Studies (Carleton University, Ottawa), an MBA (City University, London), and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). He has lived and worked in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America while currently residing in Toronto. Bob Perciasepe Deputy Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency With his appointment by President Obama in 2009, Bob Perciasepe returned to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to serve as Deputy Administrator – the nation’s second ranking environmental official and the agency’s chief operating officer. In this role, he continues a career spanning nearly four decades as one of the nation’s leading environmental and public policy figures. An expert on environmental stewardship, advocacy, public policy, and national resource and organizational management, Perciasepe is widely respected within both the environmental and U.S. business communities. His extensive experience includes service both inside and outside of government. He served as a top EPA official in the administration of President Bill Clinton, who appointed him, first, to serve as the nation’s top water official and later as the senior official responsible for air quality across the U.S. Prior to being named to his current position, he was chief operating officer at the National Audubon Society, one of the world’s leading environmental organizations. He has also held top positions within state and municipal government, including as Secretary of the Environment for the State of Maryland and as a senior official for the City of Baltimore.

Perciasepe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources from Cornell University and Master’s Degree in Planning and Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He and his wife have two adult daughters. Spencer Pugh, Ph.D. VP & Manager of Business Development and Open Innovation Battelle Memorial Institute Spencer Pugh is the Vice President and Manager of Business Development and Open Innovation of Battelle’s Energy, Environment, and Material Sciences Global Business. Spencer, who joined Battelle in 2005, leads business development and manages intellectual property for the Global Business. He and his staff work closely with Battelle’s technical experts to provide relevant, focused, state-of-the-art research that advances knowledge and solves challenging problems for clients. From 2005 to 2010, Spencer led the Market Sector within the National Security Global Business that develops business opportunities with nongovernment clients, both domestic and international. He also managed NSGB’s intellectual property and had oversight of all of NSGB’s internal R&D projects. Before coming to Battelle in 2005, Spencer was a Senior Laboratory Head in Research and Development at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York. His staff developed new products for enhanced performance, improved manufacturability, and reduced cost for Kodak’s manufacturing plants in the U.S., China, and France. Prior to that Spencer was a program leader and project manager. In these roles, he led the commercialization of new photographic films — one of which earned six awards including “Best Product of the Year” from Amateur Photographer magazine. He began his career at Kodak as a research scientist developing new technology for photographic products. While at Kodak, he earned Kodak’s Six-Sigma Management Black Belt. Spencer holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Physics from The College of William and Mary and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University. Joe Sciabica Executive Director Air Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Joe Sciabica, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Executive Director, Air Force Research Laboratory, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is the principal assistant to the commander and the senior civilian executive responsible for managing the Air Force’s $2.5 billion science and technology program; additional customer funded research and development of $2.5 billion; and a workforce of 7


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approximately 10,400 people in the laboratory’s component technology directorates and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Mr. Sciabica began his career with the Air Force in 1982 at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards AFB, Calif., developing technologies for small intercontinental ballistic missiles and in-space structures dynamics and control. He has served in a variety of engineering and senior technical management positions within the Air Force laboratory system, leading the development and transition of advanced rocket, space and sensor technologies to air, space and missile systems. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the AFRL Sensors Director, specializing in the science and technology needed for superior U.S. air, space and cyberspace systems for reconnaissance, surveillance, precision engagement and electronic warfare. A graduate of the Defense Systems Management College and National War College, Mr. Sciabica was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2003. Nancy Stoner Acting Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Since February 2010, Nancy Stoner has been serving as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ms. Stoner’s extensive career in environmental policy and law began in 1987 as a trial attorney in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Following her time at the Department of Justice, she served as Director of the Office of Policy Analysis in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at the EPA where she contributed to the development of EPA’s environmental auditing and self-disclosure policies. Most recently Ms. Stoner served as the Co-Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Water Program. As the Director, she was responsible for supporting the development of sound environmental policies and practices to protect water resources under the Clean Water Act. Among her many responsibilities, Ms. Stoner spearheaded NRDC’s work to clean up the Anacostia River in Washington,

DC. These efforts included facilitating the use of green infrastructure and low-impact development measures that reduce stormwater flows and sewer overflows into the Anacostia. Ms. Stoner is a 1986 graduate of Yale Law School and a 1982 graduate of the University of Virginia. William F. Wescott, Ph.D. Vice President of Innovation in the Americas Veolia Environnement Bill is Vice President, Innovation – Americas for Veolia Environnement, the world’s largest environmental services provider. He works closely with Veolia’s worldwide research and innovation group and all four of Veolia’s business divisions (water, waste, energy management, public transportation), to source clean technology innovation through strategic initiatives such as the Veolia Innovation Accelerator www.via.veolia.com. He is particularly passionate about creating sustainable cities, and has worked with local and regional governments around the world to this end. Bill is an internationally recognized sustainability expert with extensive experience in environmental control technologies, information/communication technologies, climate change, new venture development, and organizational governance in the public sector and across industrial sectors. A lifelong intra- and entrepreneur, Bill has worked with startups, corporations and investors to create new cleantech ventures and assess cleantech opportunities. He has served as an advisor to organizations including the Romanian (member of the delegation to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro), Italian, Mexican, Brazilian, and U.S. governments, UNIDO, the Sustainable Performance Group Investment Fund, PROPEL Board of Directors, The Conference Board, The Pew Center on Global Climate Change, The Institute of the Americas, and the World Resources Institute. Bill was an environment, health and safety consulting director at Arthur D. Little, Inc. where he worked for 15 years with over 100 clients across all sectors on 5 continents and in 4 languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian). Bill has a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon and BSE in Chemical Engineering from Princeton.

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WORKSHOP Developing a Policy-Technology Forum Room S2080 – Wednesday, May 23, 2:00 – 3:30pm The Board of Directors of Confluence, Water Technology Innovation Cluster invites you to participate in the Developing a Policy-Technology Forum workshop following the conference. The workshop will assist Confluence in developing an ongoing Policy-Technology Forum to identify markets for new technologies that address evolving water resources challenges. Participants will discuss the programmatic design of the Forum and begin to identify pressing policy-technology challenges and opportunities. Water technology providers, users, managers, and regulators are invited to attend. The workshop will be facilitated by representatives from the IDEA Laboratory at the Wright Brothers Institute. The Institute has been actively engaged in identifying water technologies and markets through facilitation of the Water Technology Think Tank (WT3) and Confluence’s Business Advisory Council. The IDEA Laboratory’s mission is to significantly enhance the speed, creativity and return on investment of customer’s activities and efforts by generating new insights into complex challenges, uncovering key areas for investment, and quickly connecting with new partners, problem solvers, ideas and solutions in the U.S. and around the world.

POSTER SESSION Let’s Commercialize Room S2006 – Wednesday, May 23, 12:00 – 2:00pm Be sure to check out the Poster Session: Let’s Commercialize. The poster session will highlight emerging water technology and promising research being developed in federal laboratories in the region and by private companies. The posters will be displayed on Wednesday from 12:00 – 2:00pm with a private session from 2:00 – 3:00 pm by invitation only.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS George N. Abrahim VP Strategy & Initiatives Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies George Abrahim is Vice President of Strategy & Initiatives for VWST Industry with operations in over 50 countries and revenues exceeding one billion dollars annually. He drives the development of VWST industry business vision & strategy to identify market transitions and develop integrated strategies that leverage all VWST assets. He works closely with the CEO and the executive leadership team to tie strategies to operational excellence, promotes strategy execution discipline, and performance culture throughout the company. Recently, as Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Business at N.A. Water Systems, he directed Capital and Design & Build activities in North America. At U.S. Filter Engineering & Construction, Mr. Abrahim was VP/GM of the Environmental Engineering Group. Mr. Abrahim holds a Masters of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville and MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and certified Strategic Management Professional. He is also an Executive Committee Member of the International Water Conference. Nicholas J. Ashbolt Title 42 Senior Research Microbiologist U.S. EPA Dr. Ashbolt has 28 years of experience in environmental microbiology, with a focus on the fate and transport of environmental pathogens, biofilm-related pathogens in distribution systems and application of quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to drinking, reuse and recreational waters. Over the last 15 years he has worked in joint Australian-Sweden and European programs developing methods to interpret pathogen data with the aid of QMRA within an urban water sustainability framework. This work has contributed to the riskbased approach adopted in the WHO recreational, drinking and reuse water guidelines and the Australia national urban water sustainability framework used by the water industry. Michael Berning, PE, CEM, LEED AP BD+C Senior Principal Director of Sustainable Design Heapy Engineering Michael’s responsibilities include leading the strategic direction for Heapy Engineering regarding Sustainability and Energy. This involves overseeing the 170 employee firm’s +250 LEED projects and the training of Heapy Engineering’s 80 LEED Accredited Professionals. Michael is a frequent presenter on sustainability topics at Regional and National Conferences. He is a Fellow for the Hobart Center for Food Service Sustainability, and is on the Technical Advisory Board for Environmental Design+Construction Magazine, writing a column focusing on sustainability issues. He has led sustainability efforts on the local level as Co-Chair of the Dayton (Ohio) Regional Green Task Force and is a Regional Chair for the U.S Green Building Council’s College and University based USGBC Students Program.

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S. Ted Bucaro Government and Regional Relations Director University of Dayton Ted Bucaro is the Government & Regional Relations Director for the University of Dayton and has served in that capacity since 2001. His primary responsibility is to work closely with federal, state, local, and neighborhood officials. He has also played a leading role in the University’s property acquisitions and subsequent redevelopment. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration from Elmhurst College (IL) and a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University. Bonnie Buthker District Chief Southwest District Office Ohio EPA Bonnie Buthker became District Chief of the Southwest District Office of Ohio EPA in February 2012. She was named Acting District Chief in June 2011. She is responsible for senior-level management and oversight of all technical programs administered in the district. Specifically, Ms. Buthker oversees the administration and implementation of division programs in Air Pollution Control, Drinking and Ground Waters, Environmental Response and Revitalization, Materials and Waste Management, and Surface Water. Ms. Buthker has been with Ohio EPA since January 1989. Prior to her appointment Ms. Buthker managed the statewide program for the investigation and remediation of current and former Department of Defense sites in Ohio. Ms. Buthker has a Master and Bachelor of Science from Kent State University. She also is a graduate of Ohio EPA’s Developing Excellence in Agency Leaders Program. Ms. Buthker is a member of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) Federal Facilities Subcommittee and serves as Chair of ASTSWMO’s Federal Facilities State and Federal Coordination Focus Group. Sam Cancilla VP Business Development RedZone Robotics, Inc. Sam Cancilla is the Vice President of Business Development of RedZone Robotics, Inc. and is based out of the world headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. He has over 20 years of experience in the water and wastewater trenchless technology industry from pipeline inspection to various inspection and rehabilitation technologies including cured-in place pipe rehab, pipe bursting, cementmortar lining, in both gravity and pressure pipes. In addition, Mr. Cancilla has been involved with the development and implementation of the Responder multi-sensor robotic platform for advanced pipeline condition assessment and Solo autonomous pipeline inspection robot and is named on several patents. In addition, Mr. Cancilla has been involved with the condition assessment in over 200 of the largest major US and Canadian cities in excess of millions LF of bothlarge and small diameter pipes using the Responder and Solo robotic systems. He has a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh, and is a member of various industry groups including NASSCO, ASTM, AWWA, NASST, WEA, WEF and others.


Tammi Clements Director City of Dayton Department of Water Tammi Clements is the Director of Water for the City of Dayton. She has over 25 years of experience in municipal service in the fields of Water/Wastewater and Environmental Management. In this capacity, she oversees the Utilities delivery of water, wastewater, storm and environmental services to over 440,000 residents in the Dayton and Montgomery County areas. She holds a B.S. in Biology and completing a Masters in Public Administration at the University of Dayton. She holds a Class IV Wastewater Laboratory License and Class II Collections System certifications. Ms. Clements is active member of the Water Environment Federation, American Water Works Association, National Agency Clean Water Authority, and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. Wendy Condit Senior Research Scientist Battelle Memorial Institute Ms. Condit is registered professional engineer with 14 years of experience as an environmental engineer for government and industrial clients with projects nationwide including California, the Great Lakes Region, the Midwest, and the Gulf Coast Region. Her project experience and fields of competence include aging water infrastructure, condition assessment, drinking water treatment and distribution issues, wastewater treatment, groundwater contamination fate and transport, environmental regulatory compliance, and technology transfer. This includes $8M in large-scale and complex innovative technology evaluation and field demonstration projects for EPA, DoD, and other clients. Deborah (Debbie) Dirr International Trade Specialist U.S. Commercial Service U.S. Department of Commerce Debbie Dirr is with the U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce in Cincinnati. She is an International Trade Specialist and has been with the U.S. Commercial Service for 18 years. She currently services the northern part of their territory from an associate office housed in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Her job is to counsel companies in the greater Dayton region on the entire export process and help them enter foreign markets. For six years, Debbie managed the Commercial Service’s Manufacturing team, one of 20 industry or regional teams, with 50 members representing various states in the U.S. and 15 countries. In 2003, she received the Trade Specialist of the Year Award and in 2009, she was awarded for outstanding performance by the Commercial Service’s Director General. Before joining Commerce in 1994, Debbie was in international banking at two major Cincinnati banks. Dan Duke President & CEO Water Conservation Technology International, Inc. Dan Duke is President and Chief Executive Officer of Water Conservation Technology International (WCTI), located in Temecula, CA. Dan has a B.S. in Chemistry, and has 38 years in water treatment, including 18 years at Calgon Corporation WMD where he was Director of US & Canada Sales, before forming WCTI to develop and license Intellectual Property in 2005. Dan and WCTI have eight US Patents and four international patents in corrosion and scale inhibitor technology.

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Dan has served as Chairman of NACE technical exchange group for industrial water reuse, and has published papers for NACE 2007, NACE 2008, NACE 2009, AIST 2007, IWC 2007 and WateReuse Association 2009. He has also presented reports on wastewater reuse, zero tower discharge, green chemistry, corrosion inhibition and water conservation at ACS, GC&EC, WRF, IOMSA and CONRAD. Scott Dyer, Ph.D. Principal Scientist Environmental Stewardship Procter & Gamble Scott D. Dyer, Ph.D., is a Principal Scientist in Environmental Stewardship Organization of The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dyer has over 20 years experience in researching methods to better predict the potential exposure and effects of chemicals found in consumer products. Included within this expertise is an understanding of the relationships of consumer water use, wastewater treatment, effluent and receiving water quality, including raw drinking water quality. He has authored more than 60 journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports and currently participates with work groups within organizations such as the European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC), American Cleaning Institute (ACI), Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), ILSI Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. Michael Gonzalez, Ph.D. Supervisory Chemist National Risk Management Research Lab U.S. EPA Michael obtained his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry in 1998 at the University of Florida. He joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development (Cincinnati, Ohio) in December 1997. Since then Michael has served as a principle investigator for the Green Chemistry and Engineering for Chemical Synthesis project. His research focuses on development of sustainable chemical that incorporate a holistic view of on-going chemistry, analytical and processes. His areas of expertise include green catalyst development, catalytic processes for the oxygenation of saturated hydrocarbons, biorenewables as a potential feedstock for chemical production, the use of water as a reaction medium and process intensification. In addition and currently, Michael functions as the Chief of the Systems Analysis Branch. Sally C. Gutierrez Director Environmental Technology Innovation Cluster Development and Support Program U.S. EPA Sally C. Gutierrez has been recently appointed as ORD’s is the Director of Environmental Technology Innovation Cluster Development and Support Program. This new effort seeks to advance environmental protection in tandem with economic development through the formation of public private partnerships among environmental technology companies, investors, researchers, economic development agencies, federal government agencies and others. Over the past year, she has been instrumental in the formation of the Confluence Water Technology Innovation Cluster. Prior to her appointment, she was the Director of the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Laboratory is responsible for conducting engineering and environmental technology research to support the Agency in development of policy, regulations and guidance to further environmental protection in the U.S. The research staff consists of 400 environmental and chemical engineers, chemists, microbiologists, economists, hydrologists and other scientists and support staff. 12

Mrs. Gutierrez was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She received a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas, School of Public Health in Houston. Her area of expertise is water resource management. As a member of the Senior Executive Service, she holds the highest career rank in the Federal government. She is a Registered Sanitarian in the State of Texas and a member of the American Water Works Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers and past President of the Texas Environmental Health Association. Ray Hagerman VP, Investments Dayton Development Coalition Ray Hagerman joined the Dayton Development Coalition in 2009 and focuses on managing the Dayton Region Entrepreneurial Signature Program, a $22.5 million pre-seed fund supported through the Ohio Third Frontier and local investors. After moving to Ohio in 2001, Ray became the Director of Finance for the Turner Foundation. Six years later, he became President of Nextedge Applied Research and Technology Park, where he served until joining the Dayton Development Coalition. Currently, Ray serves as a board member for both The Entrepreneur Center and the Aerospace Hub. He has served in Springfield, Ohio as the founding Board President of Neighborhood Housing Partnership and served two terms as Board Chairman of the Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority. He also served seven years in the Tennessee Air National Guard as both an enlisted airman and later as a commissioned officer (Captain- Air Weapons Director), graduating from all military schools as an Honor Graduate. Ray graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Finance and has held certifications in real estate appraisal and as a licensed mortgage banker. Douglas (Dusty) Hall Senior Director of Student Development and Program Innovation Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Eduation (SOCHE) Mr. Hall joined the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education in 2011. Prior to this appointment, he was manager of program development for the Miami Conservancy District, an executive with the City of Dayton, an inspector for Ohio EPA, and a research scientist with the University of Dayton Research Institute. Mr. Hall has facilitated the development of programs incorporating innovative approaches to restore, protect, and promote water resources including market-based nutrient trading, multi-jurisdictional drinking water protection, watershedbased storm water management, and a program to leverage river corridors as community-based workforce development assets. Dusty holds a Master of Science from the University of Dayton and a Bachelor of Science from Wright State University. On the 25th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the USEPA named Mr. Hall a National Drinking Water Hero. Burton Hamner CEO & Founder Hydrovolts, Inc. Burton Hamner is the CEO and founder of Hydrovolts, Inc. of Seattle. Hydrovolts makes small hydrokinetic turbines that generate clean renewable power and drinking water from irrigation canals, waterfalls and other constructed water channels. It is creating a new renewable energy sector of micro-hydro from large constructed water systems. The company won the 2009 National Sustainability Award from the Clean Tech Open business


plan contest, the 2011 “Water-Energy Nexus” Prize from Imagine H2O, and was voted “Most Valued Company” by investors at the Keiretsu Angel Expo in November 2011. Roy C. Haught Physical Scientist Technology Transfer Liaison U.S. EPA Mr. Haught has over 25 years of hands-on engineering scientific research and development experience in the design, fabrication, testing, and evaluation of innovative technologies. Currently, Mr. Haught is responsible for serving as the National Risk Management Research Laboratory technology transfer liaison. Jeffery C. Hoagland President & CEO Dayton Development Coalition Jeff Hoagland is the President and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition (DDC). The Coalition is the Dayton Region’s economic development organization and principle public advocate. In 2004, Jeff was hired by the City of Vandalia as its City Manager, a role he held until joining the DDC in December 2010 as the Executive Vice President of Operations. Jeff assumed the role of President and CEO in June of 2011. Jeff is actively involved in the Dayton Region. He serves on the board of the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District (President), NAIOP Commercial

Real Estate Development Association, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee, the Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board, and Wright State University MPA Advisory Board. Jeff is also a member of the Dayton Rotary and the Greater Dayton Mayors and Managers Association. Mr. Hoagland is frequently a guest lector in government classes at the University of Dayton and Wright State University. He and his wife are also very active with Catholic Social Services. Mr. Hoagland graduated with a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Dayton and a Master of Public Administration from Wright State University. Sharon D. Howard Director of Marketing & Communications Dayton Development Coalition Sharon D. Howard currently serves as Director of Marketing & Communications for the Dayton Development Coalition, the region’s economic development organization, serving 13 counties. Prior, she had a 20+ year career in broadcast television as an on-air personality and management executive, having held positions in Sales, Human Resources, Community Affairs and Public Relations. Howard is affiliated with numerous civic and volunteer organizations including: the Board of Directors of Culture Works, Board and Founding Member of the Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall of Fame, the Salvation Army Board of Trustees, Board of Trustees of the Dayton Art Institute, University of Dayton River Park Community Corporation Board and the Kettering Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors. Sharon graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Television Communications.

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Chris Impellitteri, Ph.D. Chief, Water Quality Management Branch U.S. EPA Chris currently serves as Branch Chief for the Water Quality Management Branch in EPA-ORD’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory. Chris’ research focuses on issues involving contaminant chemical speciation in the environment and the removal of contaminants from water. Chris is currently working on research involving the fate and transport of contaminants in hydraulic fracturing wastewater and the formation of brominated disinfection by-products in drinking water treatment plants. D. Scott Koorndyk EVP, Economic Development & Operations Dayton Development Coalition Scott Koorndyk joined the Dayton Development Coalition in 2010. In this role, he is responsible for facilitating commercialization efforts in the Dayton Region through the Dayton Region Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP), a $22.5 million pre-seed fund supported through the Ohio Third Frontier and local investors. His duties include technology and entrepreneurial identification, due diligence oversight, investment negotiation and execution, investment portfolio management and entrepreneurial coaching and development. Prior to joining the Coalition in 2010 as an Entrepreneur in Residence for ESP, Scott served 15 years at LexisNexis. Through various roles, he managed product development and marketing, business development, and managed corporate acquisitions. During his tenure, he also acted in an executive leadership role for the law school business segment. Preceding LexisNexis, Scott was Vice President at BRC Marketing, Inc., a Dayton marketing consultant firm, where he oversaw strategy and operations. Scott has attained a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a BioChemistry concentration certified by the American Chemical Society from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He also holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University Of Dayton School Of Law, with a concentration in Intellectual Property. Scott is a member of the University Of Dayton Law School Advisory Board, EMTEC Advisory Board and Vice Chair and Executive Committee member of the Water Technology Innovation Cluster. Melinda Kruyer Executive Director Confluence Melinda Kruyer is the Executive Director of Confluence, Water Technology Innovation Cluster. In 1991, she founded the Cincinnati firm, Kruyer & Associates, which specializes in integrated marketing, communications, public relations, special events, and consumer promotions. Kruyer has extensive experience in building innovative organizations and an established record of success in engaging stakeholders, influencers, decision-makers and consumers by integrating communications, media, and brand PR across platforms. Clients have included The Procter & Gamble Company, Macy’s, Trident/Cadbury North America, XM Satellite Radio and Blockbuster. Prior to Kruyer & Associates, Melinda held positions at WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH, CBS Sports, New York, N.Y., and on the staff of Congressman Jack Kemp , U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Her community and professional involvement includes Leadership Cincinnati, Class 34, 2011, Cincinnatus Association, Executive Committee, CoreChange, Steering Committee, Downtown Cincinnati Inc., Marketing Committee, and Greater Cincinnati Sports Corporation Board of Trustees. She received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Mississippi.

Annie Lane Chemical Process Engineer Process and Systems Engineering Battelle Memorial Institute Annie joined Battelle in November 2008 in the Process and Systems Engineering (PSE) group. Currently Annie manages commercial projects for the implementation of Battelle water treatment technologies in addition to internally funded strategic initiatives to develop new water treatment technologies. She has conducted efforts to design water purification processes for acid mine drainage for both U.S. and international sites using Battelle’s F-LLXTM technology. She has also led the extension of Battelle’s LLX (liquid liquid extraction) platform to processing of additional waste streams in industrial and municipal applications, including nutrient recovery applications. As project manager of the advanced membrane development effort under the Water Science & Technology initiative, Annie directs research, identifies outside funding sources, and uses the resources of Battelle India to meet the program’s technology development objectives. Her past efforts include energy saving initiatives at paper mills, the development of a process modernization and sustainability plan for Rock Island Arsenal, and new material evaluations for DoD maintenance activities. Prior to joining Battelle, Annie worked in the nuclear industry for Westinghouse Electric Company, where she managed engineering and research projects in a newly-developed market area. In this role, she coordinated a team across multiple groups, presented research results to both industry groups and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and collaborated with customers and other companies in the industry. While at Westinghouse, Annie also performed engineering analyses for nuclear power plant accident scenarios including evaluation of radiological dose. She was involved in the creation of several new methodologies for the evaluation and mitigation of post-accident consequences and assisted customer groups and individual customers in implementing the resulting changes to their licensing bases.

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MaryLynn Lodor Manager, Environmental Programs Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati MaryLynn Lodor is Environmental Programs Manager for the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati and manages direct and enabled sustainable infrastructure programs, projects and staff that to identify and develop source control solutions to address both water quality and quantity challenges, within the combined and separate sewer system. Prior to joining MSD in June 2010, MaryLynn worked as a consultant in the water, wastewater and watershed management field and with 12 years of experience Butler County Department of Environmental Services, five of those years, serving as Environmental Division Head overseeing industrial services, regulatory compliance, laboratory, public relations and program management. MaryLynn holds a Master of Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Environmental Management and Policy and a BS in Business Administration. Jim N. Marten Vice President Crown Solutions Co., LLC Jim has been in the water business since 1981. He has held a variety of positions in business development, operations, and management. Jim is currently the manager for the service and water treatment chemical business at Crown Solutions. Jim has an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Dayton, and a graduate degree in business from the University of Michigan. Marty Muenzmaier Sustainability Director Corn Milling North America Cargill Marty Muenzmaier is the Sustainability Director for Cargill’s Corn Milling North America business unit. In this position, Marty helps find ways to track and promote Corn Milling’s sustainability progress, conserve resources, protect the environment and provide sustainable products and services. Marty joined Cargill in 2001 in the Corporate Affairs function first as a state government relations director then as a federal government relations director in Cargill’s Washington DC office. In 2008, Marty joined Tartan’s Change, Communication and Education delivery team for a two-year assignment before taking his current role in Corn Milling. Prior to joining Cargill, Marty worked for Kimberly-Clark in Neenah, WI and for the Messerli & Kramer law firm in St. Paul, MN. Marty received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a law degree from the William Mitchell College of Law. Pete Miller, P.E., PMP Water Resource Manager Range Resources, Appalachia, LLC Mr. Miller has over 20 years of professional experience in water management, industrial wastewater treatment, environmental remediation, and environmental consulting. His professional experience spans across a broad range of industries, including: oil and gas, microelectronics, landfills, alternative energy, and food and beverage among others. Over his career Mr. Miller has worked for such companies as USFilter, Veolia, Siemens Water Technologies, and Tetra Tech NUS. At Range Resources he is focused on managing water resources from sourcing, transportation, treatment, storage, and reuse. He is a Registered Professional Environmental Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania (since 1997), holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (1992), an MBA from Robert

Morris University (2009), and is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute. He is also an active member of the Marcellus Shale Coalition and the Chairman of their Waste and Recycle Regulatory Subcommittee. David Mustine General Manager, Energy JobsOhio David Mustine’s professional life is grounded in strategic and business planning, public policy, business development and performance management; he has spent most of his career in the energy industry. David has business experience in more than 25 countries. David is now the General Manager for Energy at JobsOhio, Governor John Kasich’s nonprofit corporation focused on bringing new businesses to the state and helping existing businesses grow. Prior to joining JobsOhio in September of 2011, David served nine months as director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, overseeing nine divisions and several offices that affected the lives of Ohioans from outdoor recreation and resource conservation to regulation of mineral resource extraction. For eight years David provided consulting services to business owners, corporations, ministries, and non-profits. He received a Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University, a Master in Business Administration from DePaul University, and Master of Arts degree from Ashland Theological Seminary. James A. (Tony) Parrott Executive Director Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Tony Parrott has been in the public utility business for twenty six years. After completing his degree in business and communications at Georgetown University, Mr. Parrott joined the Butler County Department of Environmental Services, During his first 10 years, he moved through the department, working in almost every area before serving as Executive Director from 1995 through 2004. In 2005, Mr. Parrott moved to the Metropolitan District of Greater Cincinnati, where he is now the Executive Director – bringing wastewater services to 800,000 residents of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Mr. Parrott has successfully negotiated a Federal Consent Decree with the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which was approved by the Federal Court in August 2010. Challenged with a multi-billion dollar capital program and managing a $200 million annual operating budget, Mr. Parrott keeps a visionary outlook and charges his staff with raising the bar every day. Rick Rupert Senior Environmental Engineer PRO-TEC Coating Company Rick Rupert is the Senior Environmental Engineer for PROTEC Coating Company (PRO-TEC). Mr. Rupert is responsible for compliance with environmental media programs including air, water and solid waste. Mr. Rupert is also responsible for administering PRO-TEC’s ISO 14001 environmental management system, which includes continually improving environmental management activities and processes, and evaluating technologies to meet or exceed compliance with relevant environmental laws and regulations. In addition, Mr. Rupert has been involved with promoting conservation of natural resources through reducing PRO-TEC’s usage of fresh water and natural gas. Mr. Rupert has a Bachelor of Art in Chemistry from The Ohio State University. He obtained a Master of Science for Environmental Management from the University of Findlay in 1997. In 2011, he achieved a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Bluffton University. Mr. Rupert also holds a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) certification. 15


Kevin Shannon Industrial Sales Manager Aquionics Kevin is the Industrial Sales Manager for Aquionics. He was also the Project Manager for the trial and test program for UV disinfection of SRBs in Oilfield applications. He has been in the UV industry for over 5 years and has been involved with many oilfield and ballast water applications utilizing UV technologies. David Allen Smith, Ph.D. President & Founder Freshwater Farms of Ohio, Inc. Dave Smith is the president and founder of Freshwater Farms of Ohio, Inc., an integrated fish hatchery, fish farm, processing plant, and wholesale/retail market operation. The Farm specializes in chemical and drug-free rearing of rainbow trout in water-recycling indoor systems in solar-heated barns. He also serves as research director of WaterSmith Systems, a division of Freshwater Farms providing consultations, public seminars, pond management clinics, and research and development of equipment and systems for the aquaculture industry, including commercial indoor recirculating systems, levee pond and cage culture systems, and constructed wetland and micro-algae systems for commercial wastewater treatment. As a fish feed nutritionist and founding partner of Freedom Feeds, Inc. he helped established the first commercial producer of fishmeal-free aquaculture diets for trout and salmon, and other sustainable grain-based diets for fish and shrimp species. Dr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Ohio State University, a Master in Marine Sciences from Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Greg Smith, P.E. Regional Engineer Northwest Pipe Co. Greg Smith has been a licensed engineer for 25 years in the State of Oregon. He has eleven years with USDA Soul Conservation service as field engineer, project engineer, and design engineer on numerous projects including irrigation systems, dams, and stream bank protection. Greg has been employed by Northwest Pipe Co. for twenty years as sales engineer, sales manager, and western regional engineer. He has been active in AWWA, NACE, ASCE, and has presented numerous technical papers for seminars and conferences throughout his career. Thomas Stanley Chief Technology Officer GE Power & Water Water & Process Technologies Tom Stanley holds the position of Chief Technology Officer for Water & Process Technologies leading the Global Technology organization and partnering with the Commercial, Product Management and Supply Chain organizations to maximize growth through new products and technology initiatives. Most recently, Tom was SABIC’s Vice President of Technology where he developed new products, applications, and enabling chemical and compounding process technologies, established IP position supporting new technologies, and led a team of over 850 technologists, continuing the role he held with GE Plastics before the acquisition. SABIC Innovative Plastics, a $7B business unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), was formed from SABIC’s acquisition of GE Plastics.

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Tom joined GE in 1986 as a staff engineer at the Corporate Research and Development Center in New York, where he worked on process development programs supporting a number of GE businesses. Tom holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. E. Jennings Taylor, Ph.D. CTO and Intellectual Property Counsel Faraday Technology Inc. E. Jennings Taylor serves as Vice President/Chief Technical Officer of Faraday Technology Inc. and IP Counsel of Physical Sciences Inc. In this role, Dr. Taylor is responsible for strategic management of the company’s patent portfolio (~100 patents). Dr. Taylor founded Faraday Technology in 1991 and guided the company through a successful acquisition by Physical Sciences Inc of Boston, MA. Dr. Taylor has led the licensing of a number of patented technologies and negotiated the sale of eight patents related to semiconductor processing. Dr. Taylor has served on a number of NSF review panels and advisory committees and is a past Chair of the NSF SBIR/STTR Advisory Committee and Committee of Visitors. Dr. Taylor is Chair of the NASF/AESF Foundation Research Board and Chairman of the EMTEC Board of Governors and Chair of the Electrochemical Society Corporate Committee. Dr. Taylor is author/co-author of approximately 150 technical manuscripts and inventor/co-inventor of approximately 30 patents/patents pending. Dr. Taylor received the Wittenberg University Alumni Association Class of 1914 Award, the Affiliates Society Professional Achievement in Technology Leadership Award in 2001 and the NASF/AESF 2008 William Blum Scientific Achievement Award. Dr. Taylor received his BA in Chemistry from Wittenberg University, MS/PhD in Materials Science from University of Virginia as well as MS in Technology Strategy and Policy from Boston University. Dr. Taylor is admitted to the bar of the United States Patent & Trademark Office and is a member of the American Intellectual property law Association. Dr. Taylor serves as Adjunct professor in WSU Master of Science in Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

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John A. Veil President Veil Environmental, LLC John Veil founded Veil Environmental, LLC, a consulting practice specializing in water issues affecting the energy industries, upon his retirement from Argonne National Laboratory in January 2011. Mr. Veil spent more than 20 years as the manager of the Water Policy Program for Argonne National Laboratory in Washington, DC, where he was a senior scientist. He analyzed a variety of energy industry water and waste issues for the Department of Energy. Mr. Veil has a Bachelor of Arts in Earth and Planetary Science from Johns Hopkins University, and two Master Degrees in Zoology and Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland. Before joining Argonne, Mr. Veil managed Maryland’s programs for industrial water pollution control permitting through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Underground Injection Control (UIC). Mr. Veil also served as a faculty member of the University of Maryland, Department of Zoology for several years. Mr. Veil has been recognized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers as a Distinguished Lecturer in 2008-2009, and as the recipient of the 2009 international award for Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility. Alan H. Vicory, Jr., PE, CEE Principal Stantec Mr. Vicory is a Principal in Stantec’s Cincinnati, Ohio office where he is leading regulatory interface, watershed planning and water quality initiatives throughout the Southeast region. Recognized as a national and international leader on water quality and water resource management issues, Mr. Vicory has extensive experience in these specialized areas, cultivated during his nearly 30 years of work in the industry. The past 24 years, he served as the Executive Director and Chief Engineer of ORSANCO, an eight-state agency established to control and abate water pollution in the Ohio Basin. During that time, Mr. Vicory guided its transition to an agency with enhanced program capacity and one which was active and influential in national policy development through strong relationships with US Environmental Protection Agency and Congress. Vicory has served as Chairman of the Confluence Water Technology Innovation Cluster since its establishment in January 2011 where he has helped guided its rapid development as an important organizational asset to the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Region.

Nan Whaley City Commissioner City of Dayton Nan Whaley is proud to have chosen Dayton as her home. Originally from Indiana, Nan attended the University of Dayton and has lived in Dayton ever since. Nan’s career is distinguished by her commitment to public service, civic involvement, and interest in local government. In 2005, Nan was the youngest woman ever elected to the Dayton City Commission. Prior to serving as a City Commissioner, Nan served on the Montgomery County Board of Elections and as a deputy to Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith. She is a member of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church and a graduate of Leadership Miami Valley. Nan is a founding member of Ohio’s Great Corridor, a regional effort committed to embracing the rivers. She currently serves on the Montgomery County Planning Commission, the Iddings Foundation subcommittee for Positive School Climate in Dayton Public Schools, and the Dayton Access Television Board of Trustees. Nan is also committed to making Dayton a bike and pedestrian friendly city. As chair of the Bike Walk Dayton Committee, Nan was an integral part of Dayton receiving a bronze level bicycle friendly community award from the League of American Bicyclists. Nan received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Dayton and received her Master of Public Administration from Wright State University. Mark Wilson Global Marketing Director, Unconventional Gas GE Power & Water Mark Wilson joined what is now GE in 1978 as Product Manager for Process Antifoulants. He progressed through the product lines to VP of Technical Marketing in 1989. In 1991, he moved to Ventura, California to serve as General Manager for the business serving the upstream oil and gas production industry. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1994 as VP of Technical Marketing for Process Chemicals in Europe. Mark relocated in 1996 to Trevose, PA as VP of Industrial Water business. He then was promoted to Global Manager for HPI in 2000. Mark has developed several new technologies and supports them globally. He is currently working on business development in Oil and Gas industry as the Global Marketing Director, Unconventional Gas. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University and currently resides in Texas.

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NETWORKING EXCURSIONS Following the conference, there will be a number of networking excursions allowing participants to continue making value connections. Excursions begin Wednesday at 1:30pm and will last until 4:30pm. National Museum of the United States Air Force 1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Spend your afternoon exploring the National Museum of the United States Air Force (USAF). Travel through military aviation history on a self-guided tour through the museum’s galleries, which boast more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles, along with thousands of historical items that connect the Wright brothers’ legacy with today’s stealth and precision technology. Admission is free. Transportation to and from the USAF Museum will be provided. Kayaking on the Great Miami River Whitewater Warehouse 104 Valley Street Dayton, OH 45404 Explore Dayton by kayak! Paddle down the Mad River to the Great Miami River winding through the heart of downtown Dayton. With the support of Whitewater Warehouse, the University of Dayton River Stewards will lead participants on a leisurely paddle ending at the Wine Gallery and Café. Participants should be properly dressed with closed-toe shoes, moisture wicking clothes, sun screen, a hat, and sunglasses. Transportation will be provided. Wine Gallery & Café 5 West Monument Avenue Dayton, OH 45402 Looking for a more relaxing way to debrief the conference? Enjoy a glass of wine at the Wine Gallery and Café. Located on the corner of Main St. and Monument, the restaurant moved to its current location in 2009 and boasts incredible views of the Great Miami River winding through downtown Dayton. Transportation will be provided.

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At the University of Dayton, we believe in asking the big questions and searching for answers together. And whether we’re partnering with a Fortune 100 company like GE — who’s building a $51 million research facility on our campus — or local entrepreneurs who are just getting started, we know that making a difference on a global level starts right here in the Miami Valley.

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