WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026

5:30 p.m. Kickoff Mixer | Catalina Terrace

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026

7:45 a.m. Morning Current: Connect & Inspire Mixer | Lunada Bay

• Dulcinea Hanuschak, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Cassidy White, Senior Associate, WestWater Research

8:00 a.m. Check-in, Networking and General Breakfast Mixer | Catalina Terrace

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview – SWIS Co-Chairs

• Brad Herrema, Shareholder, Attorney, Natural Resources Department Chair, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Clay Landry, CEO, WestWater Research

9:10 a.m. Beyond Traditional Bonds: Blended Finance Strategies for Large-Scale Water Projects
Combining public agency resources, municipal bonds, bank placements and private equity to finance water infrastructure projects too large for any single capital source.

• Theodore Cooke, Board Member, Committee Chair, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona
• Thomas Liu, Managing Director, BofA Securities, Inc.
• Chris Allwin, CEO, Aetos Capital

9:45 a.m. Last Mile Water Solutions: Securing Supply for Community Development
Solving last-mile water delivery challenges for new developments—how community builders secure supply and infrastructure providers deliver solutions.

• Dustin Kinder, CEO, Maverick Water Group
• Jeff Gunderson, Sr. VP Land Operations, Lennar
• Daniel Lupton, Vice President ‒ Southern Water Resources, INTERA
• Adam Jokerst, Rocky Mountain Regional Director, WestWater Research

10:20 a.m. Networking Refreshment Break

10:40 a.m. Betting on Water: Evaluating and Managing Development Risk
Evaluating and managing risk in water rights development—regulatory uncertainty, market timing and patient capital requirements.

• Geoff Adamson, Chief Financial and Chief Investment Officer, Upwell Water
• Ed Cross, Partner, Laguna Water
• Don Pattalock, President and CEO, Vidler Water Company, Inc.
• Sharlene Leurig, Texas Regional Director, WestWater Research

11:15 a.m. Affordability and Infrastructure Investment
Balancing rising infrastructure investment needs with rate affordability—asking customers to pay more while using less.

• Angela Bricmont, Chief Financial Officer, Denver Water
• Jennifer Capitolo, Executive Director, California Water Association
• Tanya Moniz-Witten, President, San Jose Water
• Jessica Diaz, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

11:50 a.m. Keynote Lunch Presentation Featuring Patricia Mulroy | Catalina Lawn and Terrace
Lessons learned over decades in water leadership—what it takes to lead effectively.

1:30 p.m. Closing Fund I: Lessons from Raising and Deploying Water Infrastructure Capital
Real practitioner insights from closing a $142.8 million water infrastructure fund—what worked in fundraising, selecting strategic partners and early capital deployment.

• David Bird, Vice President ‒ Project Finance & Development, Garney Construction
• Jeff Nelson, CEO, PERENfra
• Harry Seely, Principal, WestWater Research

2:05 p.m. Conservation Meets Infrastructure: Funding Watershed-Scale Water Solutions
How foundation capital, utility resources and conservation funding combine to finance watershed-scale solutions that build resilience for both ecosystems and water supply.

• Austin Rempel, Riparian Restoration Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy
• Ian Shelledy, Program Officer, Walton Family Foundation
• Esther Vincent, Environmental Services Director, Northern Water
• Brett Bovee, Intermountain Regional Director, WestWater Research

2:40 p.m. Networking Refreshment Break

3:15 p.m. Water Infrastructure Leadership: Capital Priorities from Watershed to Urban Systems
How water leaders evaluate and prioritize capital deployment decisions across different organizational models—from watershed-scale river authorities to large urban utilities.

• Shivaji Deshmukh, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
• Darrell Nichols, General Manager/CEO, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
• Alyson Watson, CEO and Board Chair, Woodard & Curran
• Scott Slater, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Chairperson of the Board, Limoneira; Senior Advisor, Cadiz

3:50 p.m. Cross-Border Water Markets: Investment Opportunities and Regulatory Challenges in the Lower Basin
Legal and financial frameworks enabling interstate water exchanges between California, Arizona and Nevada—how utilities and investors navigate regulatory complexity, structure transactions and deploy capital for cross-border supply solutions.

• Bill Hasencamp, Manager, Colorado River Resources, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
• Ana Schwab, Partner and Director of Government Affairs, Best Best & Krieger
• Patrick Sigl, Director of Water and Natural Resources Law, Salt River Project
• Annick Miller, Senior Policy Advisor, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

4:25 p.m. Interview with Author Abrahm Lustgarten
“On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America” Discussion and Q&A on opportunities addressing future climate migration and water scarcity.

MODERATOR

• Brad Herrema, SWIS Co-Chair, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

5:10 p.m. Ocean Sunset Social | Catalina Terrace

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026

8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast | Catalina Terrace and Lawn

9:00 a.m. Institutional Capital Deployment in Water Infrastructure
How investment banks, infrastructure funds and global project developers evaluate, structure and deploy large-scale capital in water infrastructure investments.

• Joseph Abramson, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
• Mark Janay, Operating Partner, Ridgewood Infrastructure
• Lihy Teuerstein, CEO, IDE Water Assets
• Chris Teryazos, President, Aetos Capital

9:35 a.m. The Water Investment Thesis: Risk, Returns and Why Now
How climate urgency, infrastructure gaps and shifting public expectations are driving capital into water—and what investors need to understand about risk, returns and timing in the sector.

• Christopher Gasson, CEO, Global Water Intelligence
• Nicole Neeman Brady, Operating Partner, TPG
• Peter Yolles, General Partner, Echo River Capital
• Phil McDermott, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

10:10 a.m. Networking Refreshment Break + Checkout Time

10:40 a.m. Water for Data Centers: Demand, Supply Challenges and Infrastructure Investment
How data center expansion is driving unprecedented water demand—securing supply, overcoming infrastructure constraints and financing solutions at scale.

• Bill Malarkey, Partner, Roland Berger
• Neil Sheehan, Market Director – Mission Critical, Woolpert
• Gert Van der Walt, Central Region Water Manager, AWS
• Oliver Browne, California Regional Director, WestWater Research

11:15 a.m. Fireside Chat Featuring M. Camille Touton
Water Leadership Beyond Government: Lessons, Transitions and SWIS Reflections Former USBR Commissioner reflects on her government experience, building her new water advisory practice and observations from two days of water investment discussions at SWIS.

MODERATOR

• Chris Smith, Chief Operating Officer, WestWater Research

12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

12:10 p.m. Last Call Networking Lunch | Catalina Terrace and Lawn

1:15 p.m. Event Concludes

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025

6:00 p.m. Kickoff Mixer | Catalina Terrace

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025

7:45 a.m. Women’s Affinity Breakfast
Women Making Waves: Leadership in Sustainable Water Strategies | Lunada Bay

• Alyson Watson, CEO, Woodard & Curran
• Jessica Fox, Southwest Regional Director, WestWater Research

8:00 a.m. Check-in, Networking and Breakfast Bites | Catalina Terrace

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview – SWIS Co-Chairs

• Brad Herrema, Shareholder, Attorney, Natural Resources Department Chair,
  Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Clay Landry, CEO, WestWater Research

9:15 a.m. Navigating Change: Water Challenges and the New Administration

• Jason Hauter, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
• Jennifer Pierre, General Manager, State Water Contractors
• Ryan Smith, Shareholder, Attorney, American Indian Law & Policy Group Chair, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Oliver Browne, California Regional Director, WestWater Research

10:00 a.m. “Liquid Asset” Interview and Q&A with Author Barton H. Thompson, Jr.

• Barton H. Thompson, Jr., Professor, Stanford Law School
• Brad Herrema, Shareholder, Attorney, Natural Resources Department Chair,
  Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; SWIS Co-Chair

10:45 a.m. Networking Refreshment Break | Catalina Terrace

11:15 a.m. The Value of Water: A Global Perspective

• Brent Alspach, Director of Applied Research, Arcadis
• Charming Evelyn, Director of Outreach, Environment, Tribal & Community, OceanWell
• Robert Bergstrom, CEO, OceanWell

12:00 p.m. Networking Lunch | Catalina Terrace

1:15 p.m. Building a Resilient Water Infrastructure Future

• Christopher Kopecky, Vice President, Corporate Development, EPCOR
• Denise Kruger, Board Member, SJW Group
• Carlos Rubinstein, Senior Water Policy Advisor, Accenture; Principal, RSAH2O LLC;
  Board Member, Texas Water Foundation and Texas Water Trade
• Harry Seely, Principal, WestWater Research

2:00 p.m. Securing Our Water Future: Public Investment in Infrastructure and Supply

• Angela Bricmont, Chief Financial Officer, Denver Water
• Brett Fleck, Water Resources Manager, City of Peoria, Arizona
• Adán Ortega, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Metropolitan Water District of Southern
  California
• Chris Frahm, Shareholder, Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

2:45 p.m. Networking Refreshment Break | Catalina Terrace

3:15 p.m. Telling Our Story: Articulating the Unique Opportunities in Water Investments

• David Henderson, Managing Partner, XPV Water Partners
• Fiona Hutton, Founder & CEO, Fiona Hutton & Associates
• Scott Slater, Shareholder, Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck;
  Chairperson of the Board, Limoneira; Senior Advisor, Cadiz
• Clay Landry, CEO, WestWater Research; SWIS Co-Chair

4:00 p.m. Networking Refreshment Break | Catalina Terrace

4:30 p.m. Developing Resilient Water Supplies in an Era of Scarcity

• Matt Gibson, Senior Vice President, RAMROCK Real Estate, LLC
• LNSP (Naggs) Nagghappan, CEO, Renovo Resources
• Brent Waller, President-Partner, FrontRange H2O, LLC
• Chris Smith, Chief Operating Officer, WestWater Research

5:15 p.m. Ocean Sunset Cocktail Party | Catalina Terrace

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025

8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast | Catalina Terrace

9:00 a.m. Drought to Deluge: Water Risk Management and Agriculture

• Lindsay Cederquist, Principal, Aqua Insights Incorporated
• Michael Rhyne, EVP, Chief Operating Officer, Agricultural Operations, King Ranch, Inc.
• Thaddeus Tracy, Founder, Farmers Gate
• Elisabeth Esposito, Shareholder, Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

9:45 a.m. Building a Brighter Future: Municipal Bonds and Water Security

• Audra Dickinson, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
• Jennifer Poree, Senior Director, Sector Leader, S&P Global
• Tyler Old, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan
• Chris Teryazos, President, Aetos Capital

10:30 a.m. Networking Refreshment Break

11:00 a.m. Driving Innovation: Investing in Water Tech

• John Bell, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Greyter Water System
• Scott Bryan, President, Imagine H2O
• Usman Khan, Water Strategy Lead, Amazon Web Services
• Peter Yolles, General Partner, Echo River Capital
• Adam Jokerst, Rocky Mountain Regional Director, WestWater Research

11:45 p.m. Corporate Water Stewardship and Risk

• Dan Ackerstein, Principal, Ackerstein Sustainability LLC
• Kirsten James, Senior Program Director, Water, Ceres
• Ted Kowalski, Senior Program Officer, Walton Family Foundation
• Sharlene Leurig, Managing Member, Fluid Advisors
• Brett Bovee, Intermountain Regional Director, WestWater Research

12:30 p.m. Networking and To-Go Bites | Event Concludes

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024

6:00 p.m. Kickoff Mixer | Catalina Terrace

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2024

8:00 a.m. Check-in | Catalina Terrace

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview

• Brad Herrema, Co-Chair, SWIS; Shareholder and Natural Resources Department Chair,
  Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Clay Landry, Co-Chair, SWIS; CEO, WestWater Research

9:15 a.m. Meeting Municipal Needs in an Era of Water Reallocation

• Jessica Fox, Southwest Regional Director, WestWater Research
• Theodore Cooke, Board Member, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona
• Jenna Covington, Executive Director/General Manager, North Texas Municipal Water
  District
• Dan Denham, General Manager, San Diego County Water Authority
• Nicole Neeman Brady, Acting Board President, Board of Water and Power
  Commissioners, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

10:15 a.m. Networking Refreshment Break | Catalina Terrace

10:45 a.m. Nature-based Solutions for Demand Management, Watershed and Supply Resiliency

• Elisabeth Esposito, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Dane Hague, Co-Founder and CEO, MyLand
• Zach Knight, Co-Founder and CEO, Blue Forest
• Peter Yolles, General Partner, Echo River Capital

11:30 a.m. Water Supply Enhancement – Investing in New Sources of Water

• Jonathan Haswell, Chief Business Officer, OceanWell
• Charlie McGarraugh, Chairman, OceanWell
• Lnsp “Naggs” Nagghappan, CEO, Renovo Resources
• Kristen Rocca, Principal, DCVC

12:15 p.m. Networking Lunch | Catalina Terrace

1:30 p.m. Unlocking Sustainable Growth Through Groundwater and Infrastructure

• Scott Slater, Senior Advisor, Cadiz, Inc.; Chairperson of the Board, Limoneira;
  Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Geoff Adamson, CFO, Upwell Capital
• Vince Vasquez, Project Developer, Water Asset Management LLC

2:15 p.m. Water Reliability and Demand Management

• Chris Allwin, CEO, Aetos Capital
• Christine Boyle, Partner, Burnt Island Ventures
• David Henderson, Managing Partner, XPV Water Partners
• Megan Leitch, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company

3:00 p.m. Networking Refreshment Break | Catalina Terrace

3:30 p.m. Seeds of Growth:
Cultivating Sustainable Investment in Water Resources and Infrastructure

• Christy Kennedy, Business Development Leader, Municipal West, Woodard & Curran
• David Bird, VP, Project Finance & Development, Garney Construction
• Jeff Nelson, CEO, PERENfra
• Ben Vitale, Managing Partner, Prosarmo

4:15 p.m. From Rain to Reservoir:
Diving into the Future of Groundwater Banking and Storage

• David Jordan, Vice President, INTERA
• Adnan Anabtawi, General Manager, Mojave Water Agency
• Brad Gleason, Board President, Pleasant Valley Water District

5:00 p.m. Ocean Sunset Cocktail Party | Catalina Terrace

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024

8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast | Catalina Terrace

9:00 a.m. How Water Supply Risk Is Changing Farmland Investments

• Brett Bovee, Principal, WestWater Research
• Daniel Baker, Director, Global Water Resources, Timberland and Agriculture, Manulife
  Investment Management
• Josh Guggenheim, Vice President of Acquisitions, Gold Leaf Farming
• Kyle Murai, Director, Gladstone Land Corporation

10:00 a.m. Venture Investing in Water Innovation: Beyond Finance

• Timothy Quinn, Water Policy Strategist, OceanWell
• Robert Bergstrom, CEO, OceanWell
• David Pedersen, General Manager, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
• Bruce Reznik, Executive Director, Los Angeles Waterkeeper

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Examining Policy Trends Restricting Private Water Investment

• Brad Herrema, Co-Chair, SWIS; Shareholder and Natural Resources Department Chair,
  Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Brenda Bass, Policy Advocate, California Chamber of Commerce
• James Eklund, Member, Sherman & Howard

12:00 p.m. Networking and To-Go Bites | Event Concludes

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 08, 2023

6 p.m. KICKOFF MIXER | CATALINA LAWN

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023

8 a.m. CHECK-IN | CATALINA TERRACE FOYER

9 a.m. WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

• Clay Landry, SWIS Co-Chair, WestWater Managing Director

9:30 a.m. WHY WATER AS A SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT CLASS?

• Amy Steinfeld, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Chris Allwin, CEO, Aetos Capital
• Rod Parsley, Co-Founder and Partner, Aqua Ceres, LLC

10:15 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 a.m. FINANCING SUSTAINABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

• Brett Bovee, President, WestWater Research
• Brian Cullen, President and CEO, VICO Infrastructure
• Jeff Nelson, CEO, PERENfra

12 p.m. KEYNOTE LUNCH PRESENTATION | CATALINA LAWN
Antonio Villaraigosa, Infrastructure Advisor, State of California; Partner and Co-Chair, Actum

1:30 p.m. THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PUBLIC WATER AGENCIES: WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS SUCCESSFUL

• Chris Frahm, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Sandy Kerl, General Manager, San Diego County Water Authority
• Mohsen Mortada, CEO, 3i Strategies
• Adán Ortega, Chair, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

2:30 p.m. PUBLIC EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER SUSTAINABILITY

• Liz Esposito, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Pat Hodgins, Principal, Renewable Resources Group
• Scott Slater, CEO, President and Board of Directors, Cadiz, Inc.; Chairperson of the Board,
  Limoneira; Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

3:30 p.m. NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK

4 p.m. WATER SUSTAINABILITY AND DEBT MARKETS

• Evan Kodra, Senior Director, Climate and ESG, ICE Data Services
• Newsha Ajami, Chief Strategy and Development Officer for Research, Earth & Environmental
  Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Chuck Podolak, Director, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona
• Erika Smull, PhD, Research Analyst, Breckinridge Capital Advisors

4:45 p.m. ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Growth and Potential for Groundwater Banking Markets

• Eric Averett, CEO, Homer LLC.
  The Decade Ahead for Water Transfers in the Western U.S.
• Bryce McAteer, Senior Associate, WestWater Research
  SGMA and the Emergence of Groundwater Markets
• Anona Dutton, PG, CHg, Vice President and Board of Directors, EKI Environmental & Water
  How Water Supplies Are Affecting the AG Market
• Curtis Buono, Pacific West Managing Partner, Peoples Company

6 p.m. OCEAN SUNSET COCKTAIL PARTY | CATALINA TERRACE

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023

8 a.m. NETWORKING BREAKFAST | CATALINA LAWN

9 a.m. INVESTING IN AGRICULTURAL WATER SUSTAINABILITY IN CALIFORNIA

• Curtis Buono, Pacific West Managing Partner, Peoples Company
• Jay Pierrepont, COO and President of Asset Management, Equilibrium
• Rob Steiner, Operating Partner, Upwell Water

9:45 a.m. WATER SUPPLY RISKS AND ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MINING SECTOR

• Jessica Fox, Southwest Regional Director, WestWater Research
• Sandy Fabritz, Director, Water Strategy, Freeport McMorRan Copper & Gold Inc.
• John Salkowski, President and CEO, Blue Mountain Minerals

10:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK

11 a.m. SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

• Harry Seely, Water Resource Economist, WestWater Research
• John Hanula, Senior Vice President, Innovation, Stantec
• Lnsp (Naggs) Nagghappan, CEO, Renovo Resources
• Peter Stricker, CEO, SeaWell LLC

12 p.m. NETWORKING JUICE BAR AND TO-GO BITES