Business of Water Summit 2014
Business of Water Summit 2014
The 2nd Annual Business of Water Summit was held in Las Vegas August 28-29, 2014. The event was designed to be an opportunity for businesses, water utilities, decision makers and NGOs to network on and discuss issues of water sustainability and stewardship.
Speakers included:
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Anne Castle– Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
Pat Mulroy– Senior Fellow with Brookings Institute Mountain West & Desert Research Institute
Jim Lochhead– CEO of Denver Water
John Enstminger– General Manager of Southern Nevada Water Authority
Jeff Kightlinger– General Manager of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Pamela Pickard– Board President of Central Arizona Project
Donald Colvin– Chief Financial Officer of Ceasars Entertainment
Bruce Karas– VP for Environment and Sustainability for Coca Cola.
2014 Business of Water Summary
Former Southern Nevada Water Authority Director and currently a fellow with the Brookings Institute, Pat Mulroy kicks off the summit.
Media Highlights
Day One- August 28, 2014
Advance Q&A with Denver Water’s Jim Lochhead in Las Vegas Sun
Denver Business Journal covered Lochhead LV Sun interview
First Associated Press Story
KTNV 13 Action News Interview with Pat Mulroy
Day Two- August 29, 2014
Las Vegas Sun Photo Gallery
Updated AP story, covering Assistant Secretary Anne Castle’s remarks
Final AP story covering Senator Reid’s remarks
KNPR: Pre-Summit
KNPR: Post-Summit
KVVU-TV FOX 5
KSNV-TV News 3
KSNV-TV News 3 Ralston Reports – Marco Rauda/Nuestro Rio
Beverage World
Golf News Net
Post Summit Coverage
The Hill- Guest Op/Ed by Jon Freedman, Global Government Affairs Leader for GE Water & Process Technologies- Congress Needed on Water, Power.
Greenbiz summary blog post: Caesars’ water leadership doesn’t stay in Vegas
