December 13 - 15, 2021  |  Miami, FL

Water Utility Resilience Forum

Ensuring Resilience for the Next 100 Years

About the 2021 In-Person Event

Strengthen Your Utility’s Resilience Now And For Years To Come.

Utilities are confronting challenges from all corners – financial concerns, the pandemic, workforce change, cybersecurity risks, natural disasters, and climate change, among others. The Water Utility Resilience Forum featured insights from water sector leaders and subject-matter experts and provided a rich dialogue on what utilities are doing today to be resilient and what a resilient future looks like. Video recordings of key sessions and the conference materials will be made available soon.

Speaker Profiles

Program at a Glance

Day 1

Monday, December 13

– Networking Breakfast

– Plenary Session I

• Community-Based Resilience in South Florida
• Strengthening Communities Through Emergency Preparedness

– Networking Lunch

– Plenary Session II 

• What I learned When I Stopped Worrying and Embraced Future Uncertainty

– Concurrent Sessions – Choose Between Breakout Discussions and the Adapting to New Climate Realities Panel

– Reception

Day 2

Tuesday, December 14

– Networking Breakfast

– Plenary Session III

• Cyber Resilience: Exercising Leadership
• Resilience in a Regulated and Political World

– Networking Lunch

– Plenary Session IV

• Financial Resilience: Making the Dollars Work
• Resilience Up Close

– Reception

Day 3

Wednesday, December 15 (half day)

– Networking Breakfast

– Plenary Session V

• Tactics for Managing Today’s Workforce and Nurturing Water Workforce Resilience for Tomorrow
• Bringing It All Together Roundtables



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Partner Organizations

Supporting Organizations

Gold Level Sponsors

Silver Level Sponsors

Bronze Level Sponsors