Panel 1-A: Exploring Public Water Investment: China as a Case Study

This panel will specifically explore the case study of China, and consider the key issues concerning China's sustainability, investment in water resources, and current governmental solutions in place. The panelists will also discuss the general issues surrounding public investment in water in the developing world.

Bryan Lohmar, Economist, US Department of Agriculture
Len Ortolano, Professor, Stanford Civil Engineering Department
Chi-yuen Wang, Professor, UC Berkeley Department. of Earth/Planetary Sciences

Panel 2-A: Appropriate Water Technologies and LifeStraw©

This panel will provide an overview of general water technologies concerning clean water and sanitation that are present in developing countries, including a presentation by LifeStraw®, a company producing portable water purifiers that effectively removes all bacteria and viruses responsible for causing common diarrhoeal diseases.

Craig Criddle, Professor, Stanford Environmental Engineering and Sciences
Sangya-Sangam Tiwari, PhD Candidate, UC-Davis Civil/Environmental Engineering
Thomas Weis, Technical Director, LifeStraw©

Panel 2-A: Shared Water Resources and Potential Conflict

What is the relationship between conflict and water? This panel will address the challenges of sharing water resources from the point of view of governments, UN agencies (Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential), and NGOs, and consider decision-making, structures, and conflict prevention tools for the future.

Isha Ray, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group
James Wescoat, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffrey Albert, Co-founder, The Aquaya Institute

Panel 2-B: Emerging Technologies for Water Treatment and Purification

This panel will consider new research designs in water treatement, including nanotechnology and other water technologies yet to be implemented in developing countries.

Dr. Mamadou Diallo, Director, Molecular Environmental Technology
Materials, California Insitute for Technology
Dr. Olgica Bakajin, Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laborator
Dr. Meng Lean, Principal Scientist and Area Manager, Hardware Systems Lab/Microfluidics

Panel 3-A: Global Health and Water

1.6 million people die every year because they don't have access to clean water. This panel will consider the effects of unsafe water and poor sanitation in developing countries, and solutions for improving global health and saving lives. This panel will also explore the epidemiology of water-borne illnesses.

Maggie Montegomery, PhD Candidate, Yale Environmental Engineering Program
Karen Levy, PhD Candidate, Stanford Anthropological Sciences Program
Gary Schoolnik, Professor, Infectious Diseases (Stanford Medical School)

Panel 3-B: Social Entrepreneurship and Water

Sponsored by FUSION. What social entrepreneurship projects related to water and sanitation are being implemented in the developing world? Panelists will discuss their entrepreneurship experiences in implementing projects, and also consider community involvement and future maintenance.

David Klaus, Fellow, Stanford Institute of Design
Kurt Kuhlmann, Chief Technology Officer, Design for the other 90%
Netika Raval, President, Asha for Education

Capstone Panel

A roundtable discussion panel discussing the serious challenges of water in the developing world and exploring creative solutions from a multidisciplinary approach.