Speakers 2022

Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Paula Kehoe is the Director of Water Resources with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). She is responsible for diversifying San Francisco’s local water supply portfolio through the development and implementation of conservation, groundwater, and... Read More

Andrew Benedek, Chairman and CEO, Anaergia Inc

Andrew Benedek, Chairman and CEO, Anaergia Inc

Dr. Andrew Benedek received his engineering degree (chemical) from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in 1966. By 1970, Dr. Benedek obtained a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A., with a focus on wastewater treatment. He... Read More

Geoff Adamson, the Chief Financial Officer of Upwell Water

Geoff Adamson, the Chief Financial Officer of Upwell Water

Geoff is the Chief Financial Officer of Upwell Water and Chair of the firm’s Executive Capital & Investment Committee. Upwell Water is a leading technology-enabled water resource and infrastructure company, which owns operating and new-build water assets, from... Read More

Dean Amhaus, President & CEO The Water Council

Dean Amhaus, President & CEO The Water Council

Dean Amhaus has served as the first President & CEO of The Water Council since March 2010. The Council’s express purpose is to grow the Milwaukee region into a world hub for water research, education and economic development. The only organization of its kind in... Read More

Meridel Rubenstein, Project Director of the Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project

Meridel Rubenstein, Project Director of the Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project

American artist Meridel Rubenstein began her professional career in the early 1970s, evolving from photographer of single photographic images to artist of extended works, multi-media installations, and social practice. Her artwork has been exhibited in art galleries... Read More