The 2022 Water in the West Symposium brought together speakers and audiences from across sectors to share best practices and connect professionals around the theme of Global Water: Successes and Solutions, which focused on solutions to water challenges around the world.
Click the hyperlinks below to view video of the sessions.
Graphic recording by Kriss Wittmann.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 2022
12-12:15 p.m.
WELCOME
Jocelyn Hittle — Colorado State University System
Ty Smith — Colorado State University
Tony Frank — Colorado State University System
Happy Haynes — Denver Parks and Recreation
12:15-1:15 p.m.
LUNCH & KEYNOTE
Jay Famiglietti — Global Institute for Water Security
1:15-2:15 p.m.
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: CITIES
Moderated by Angela Bricmont — Denver Water
Jeni Arndt — Mayor of Fort Collins
Ana Margarida Luís — Águas de Portugal
Michael Webster — City of Cape Town
2:30-3:45 p.m.
TRANSBOUNDARY SOLUTIONS: COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY
Moderated by John Tracy — Colorado Water Center
Steve Barton — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cody Desautel — Colville Federated Tribes
Sylvain Fabi — Consul General of Canada
Nathan Matthew — Simpcw First Nation
Jaime Vienneau — Ktunaxa Nation
3:45-4:45 p.m.
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: AGRICULTURE
Moderated by Kate Greenberg — Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture
Benny Chefetz — The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Gloria Montaño Greene — USDA
Kevin O’Donnell — Dairy Farmers of America
Robert Sakata — Sakata Farms
5-7:30 p.m.
RECEPTION @ CSU Spur
in collaboration with Regenerate
THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 2022
8-9:15 a.m.
9:15-10:15 a.m.
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT
Moderated by Karen Roter — Entrada Ventures
Gili Elkin — Israel Colorado Fund
Will Sarni — Water Foundry & Future of Water Fund
10:30-11:30 a.m.
TRANSBOUNDARY SOLUTIONS: U.S./MEXICO
Moderated by Jennifer Gimbel — Colorado Water Center
Edward Drusina — Former U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission
Roberto Salmon — Centro Luken de Estrategias en Agua y Medio Ambiente
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Maura Barry — USAID
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TONY FRANK
Chancellor, CSU System
Dr. Tony Frank is the Chancellor of the CSU System. He previously served for 11 years as the 14th president of CSU in Fort Collins. Dr. Frank earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Wartburg College, followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. and residencies in pathology and toxicology at Purdue. Prior to his appointment as CSU’s president in 2008, he served as the University’s provost and executive vice president, vice president for research, chairman of the Pathology Department, and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He was appointed to a dual role as Chancellor in 2015 and became full-time System chancellor in July 2019.
Dr. Frank serves on a number of state and national boards, has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications, and has been honored with state and national awards for his leadership in higher education.
Dr. Frank and his wife, Dr. Patti Helper, have three daughters.
It’s our anniversary!
It’s our anniversary! CSU Spur has been fully open to the public, sharing hands-on, family-friendly activities around food, water, and health for two years. Join us on Saturday, Jan. 11, for 2nd Saturday activities, including desserts, a mariachi performance, face painters, horses on treadmills, veterinarians in surgery, scientists in labs, and more. The celebration is from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and CSU Spur will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; no registration required, all public activities are free.
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is presented by Canvas Credit Union.
JOCELYN HITTLE
Associate Vice President for CSU Spur, Colorado State University
Jocelyn Hittle is primarily focused on the CSU Spur campus at the National Western Center, and on supporting sustainability goals across CSU’s campuses. She sits on the Denver Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Council, on the Advisory Committee for the Coors Western Art Show, and is a technical advisor for the AASHE STARS program.
Prior to joining CSU, Jocelyn was the Associate Director of PlaceMatters, a national urban planning think tank, and worked for the Orton Family Foundation. She has a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton, and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Jocelyn grew up in Colorado and spends her free time in the mountains or exploring Denver.
We’ll see you Saturday!
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday (April 12), and the theme is Health & Wellness! Miles, the Denver Broncos mascot, will be on campus from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. for photos and autographs. Other activities include making hummus, sampling food made from insects, watching an equine sports medicine demonstration, learning how to tie fly fishing flies, and more.