11:30 AM—Possible Applications of Fullerene Nanomaterials in Water Treatment and Reuse

Ernest Matthew Hotze, Ph.D., researcher, CNRS at Le Centre Européen de Recherche et d’Enseignement des Géosciences de l’Environnement

Noon-1:30 PM—Lunch break

1:30 PM— Financing Water Companies' Growth in these Challenging Economic Times

David Gray, managing director, Credit Suisse

2:00 PM— Nano Alumina Non-Woven Filters – An Alternative to MP/UP Membranes

Fred Tepper, president, Argonide Corp. 

2:30 PM— Water Cultivation:  The Paths to Profit in Meeting Water Needs

Michael LoCascio, senior analyst, Lux Research

3:00-3:15 PM—Break

3:15 PM—Nanocomposite Reverse Osmosis Membranes

Jeff Green, CEO, NanoH₂O Inc.

3:45 PM— Improvements in Heat Transfer Technologies and their Impact on the Water Business

David E. Flitman, executive vice president and president, Water and Process Services Division, Nalco Co.

4:15-5:15 PM— Panel Discussion:  Troubled Waters or Calm Seas: Looking Beyond Current Turbulence

Moderated by Christoph Lueneburger, Leader, Global Sustainability Practice, Egon Zehnder International

5:30 PM—Reception

6:30-8:00 PM—Dinner

Water Infrastructure Investment: Current Issues and Potential Tools for the Future
Tommy Holmes, legislative director, American Water Works Association

Tuesday, March 31

9:00 AM— Water Infrastructure in Latin America:  Key Challenges and Business Opportunities in 2009

Omar Del Valle Colosio, director- new business development, CG/LA Infrastructure   

9:30 AM— Equity Investing in the Water Industry

Ryan M. Connors, senior analyst - industrial services, Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.

10:00 AM— Blue Gold

G.G. Pique, president and CEO, Energy Recovery

10:30-11:00 AM—Break

11:00 AM— Intake to Outfall - Impacting the Total Life Cycle Costs of Treating Water

Matthew Knight, senior vice president-global sales, Siemens Water Technology Corp.

11:30 AM— Carbon Nanotubes: A Fundamental Shift in Filtration

Roger S. Miller, president, Water Filtration, Seldon Technologies Inc.

Noon-1:30 PM—Lunch

Economic Stimulus and EPA Office of Water Priorities

Jon Capacasa, Director, Water Protection Division, U.S. EPA Regin III

1:45 PM— Excerpts from Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water

Richard Sustich, industrial and governmental development manager, CAMPWS at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2:15 PM— Technology Developments in Additives, and their Implications for Treatment Applications and the Water Business

Paul Turgeon, president, BWA Water Additives

2:45 PM—M&A in the Water Equipment and Technology Sector

William Malarkey, managing director - Investment Banking, Boenning & Scattergood Inc.   

3:15 PM—An Overview of the Water Business and Potential Impact by the Stimulus Package

Eric Meliton, research analyst, Frost & Sullivan