7:00am-7:45am

Registration

7:45am-8:00am

Opening Remarks

8:00am-10:00am

Ohio EPA Updates

• Amy Jo Klei, Chief, Div. of Drinking & Ground Water
• Mark Johnson, Chief, Div. of Surface Water
• Tiffani Kavalec, Policy Director

10:00am-10:15am

Break

10:15am-10:45am

Ohio EPA Funding Programs for DW/WW Projects

• Jon Bernstein, Chief | Division of Environmental & Financial Assistance

10:45am-11:45am

Hot Topics Panel

• AI for Utilities, Jamie Decker, Sr. Associate Engineer | Hazen and Sawyer
• Lead Lines Predictive Modeling, Todd Saums, Commissioner of Water Distribution | City of Toledo
• Operator Certification, Andy Barienbrock, Manager | Resiliency & Operator Certification, Ohio EPA
• Process Advisory Digital Twins, Alyssa Mayer, Associate Engineer | Hazen and Sawyer

11:45am-1:00pm

Break

1:00pm-1:45pm

Employer and Management Legal Update 

• Pam Krivda, Esq. | Taft Law

1:45pm-2:15pm

Break

2:15pm-3:00pm

Regulatory Whack-a-Mole

• TBD | Geosyntec

3:00pm-4:00pm

Communications Panel

• John Gonzalez, Communications Manager | NEORSD
• Trish Harrison, Supervising HR Analyst | Greater Cincinnati Water Works
• Megan O'Leary, Public Information Officer | Montgomery County Environmental Services
• Ed Haller, Director of Water Pollution Control | City of Warren