It’s that time of year again; one I think we can justly refer to it as October Madness. Kick-off with some workshops. I participated in the workshop on sustainable design lead by Andrew Shaw. With between 30 and 35 attendees, the presentations were good and the discussion lively. One issue that came up is what do …
The future of water: Water leaders’ conversation
Dan McCarthy, President and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business, took part on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in a high-powered series on future insights, global issues and sustainability — “Looking Forward: A Conversation with Key Water Leaders About Water in the Next Decade.” The session was an unscripted, conversational format where senior water leaders …
UK Trade and Investment Breakfast Briefing on the role of the water industry
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, I had the opportunity to present in an exciting UK Trade and Investment Breakfast briefing, “The Role of the Water Industry in the Transition to a Global Sustainable Economy. ” This program was a nice transition in to the next session in which I appeared, a Water Leader’s Session on …
A message resonating throughout the industry
Black & Veatch’s Chairman, President and CEO Len Rodman recently talked about the work that our company does in the field of “critical human infrastructure.” Dan McCarthy, President and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business has also carried that torch but targeted the water industry with infrastructure that is largely out-of-sight, out-of-mind. All …
Restoring a historic locale in LA
Andy Andrews found a way to tie in Casper the Friendly Ghost, Gilligan’s Island and other former Hollywood favorites into a presentation on Monday, Oct. 17, at WEFTEC 2011. “The things you learn at WEFTEC,” Andrews said. His presentation was on the historic Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles and the work that Black & …
B&V professionals have busy schedules
As in past years, Black & Veatch has a strong presence at WEFTEC. This year, nearly 20 B&V professionals are leading nearly 40 presentations and workshops at the world’s water quality event in Los Angeles. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the conference got under way with several workshops chaired or co-chaired by Chris deBarbadillo, Trish Scanlan, …
