This year's kick-off event will feature an exciting new format that combines the traditional opening program with the popular Great Water Cities Session. Featuring a keynote address from nationally-acclaimed STEM educator, Fredi Lajvardi and a series of informal, engaging WEFTalks from your water sector colleagues, the program will spotlight mentorship with ties to workforce development, leadership, and innovation. Join us as we celebrate 90 years of WEFTEC and the accomplishments of the water sector while challenging and inspiring you to be creative, adaptable, and influential water leaders of the future. Your Potential Is Limitless.

Celebrate the work of stormwater professionals with Christine Zimmer, P.Eng., MSc, of Credit Valley Conservation (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada). She will speak about "Moving Beyond Stormwater: Changing Climate, Changing Minds." Extreme events such as drought and intense rainfall have exposed the vulnerability of North American stormwater infrastructure and highlighted the impact on public health, agriculture, transportation, world economies, water and wastewater infrastructure, and the natural environment.