Making Water Connections – Resource Page

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 Keynote Presentations:

• Spencer Pugh – Innovation at the Intersections
• Nina Joshi – Successfully Traversing the Valley of Death
• Joe Sciabica – AFRL Technology Transfer and Partnership Opportunities
• Lek Kadeli – Science in Support of Sustainable Water Solutions
• Bill Wescott – Accelerating Cleantech Innovation and Economic Development
• Ann Bartuska – Meeting the Challenges Facing Water with New Technologies

Basic Research to Commercialization Track Presentations:

• Scott Koorndyk – The Confluence Commercialization Model
• Thomas Stanley – Development and Commercialization of New Products at GE
• Michael Gonzalez – Technology Innovation
• EJ Taylor – Intellectual Property Prospecting to Identify Opportunities and Collaborators
• Debbie Dirr – Increasing Exports for America’s Water Technology Firms
• Ray Hagerman – Pre-seed Funding Overview

Technology Opportunities in Hydro-Fracking Track Presentations:

• John Veil – Hydraulic Fracturing and the Challenges of Managing Wastewater
• Peter Miller – Reusing Water During Well Completions and Industry Perspective on Future Challenges with Waste Water Management and Treatment
• David Mustine – Ohio’s Focus on Shale Gas Development and Efforts to Promote Water Technology Development and Research
• Mark Wilson – Flowback and Produced Water Treatment Overview
• Wendy Condit – GIS Based Environmental Assessment Framework for Shale Gase Development
• Kevin Shannon – Ultraviolet Disinfection of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria in Oilfield Applications
• Christopher Impellitteri – Research on Potential Impacts from Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources