North American Infrastructure event series
How to deliver, finance and embed resiliency in infrastructure
INTRODUCTION
Learn how to deliver sustainable water infrastructure, finance infrastructure renewal and development, and embed climate resiliency into transportation in Environment Analyst’s free webinar series, focusing on North America.
If you'd like to discuss speaking at or sponsoring these events please contact simon.king@environment-analyst.com.
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Delivering Sustainable Water Infrastructure in North America
11 March 2025 at 10-11.30am ET / 9-10.30am CT
This webinar will address the critical challenges facing those responsible for delivering the water infrastructure for the future, that is not only climate resilient but also sustainably managed and financially viable.
Both public and private water specialists will discuss the latest policies, technologies, initiatives and collaborations that are both challenging and accelerating the large-scale upgrade of existing assets and development of new water infrastructure projects.
Discussion themes:
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Navigating Policy Uncertainty: Understanding and preparing for water policy changes under the new Republican administration and their impact on infrastructure planning.
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Meeting Industrial Water Demands: Addressing system capacity challenges as high-tech manufacturing campuses drive unprecedented water consumption across key regions.
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Building Climate-Resilient Systems: Integrating climate adaptation into aging infrastructure, including lessons learned from Los Angeles' water system response to recent wildfires.
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Driving Investment in Sustainable Infrastructure: Creative funding approaches and partnership models that accelerate green infrastructure development.
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Leveraging Technology for System Optimization: Exploring innovative strategies for accelerating technology adoption across water systems.
Meet the panelists
Meet the chair
Luke Bratt
North America Editor
Global Water Intelligence
Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells
Chief Executive Officer
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Jessica Evans
Senior Manager and Sustainability Policy
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (ANWA)
Denise Schmidt
Director, Funding Navigator
Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Sunny Wang
Water Resources Manager
City of Santa Monica
Financing Infrastructure Renewal & Development in North America
16 April 2025 at 11-1pm EDT / 10am-12pm CDT
Federal funding for infrastructure projects has been cut, frozen or delayed and although there are still state and regional funds available for infrastructure upgrade, renewal or replacement, there is significant uncertainty over the viability of future infrastructure projects.
This webinar will help navigate this uncertain and complex funding landscape, exploring alternative sources of finance and mechanisms for financing, enabling, and delivering infrastructure projects. Two panels of experts will discuss:
Navigating the Uncertainty around Federal & State Funding and How to Access it:
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Summarising the effect of “stop work orders” issued to prime contractors and their recipients, as well as subcontractors in the wider supply chain
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Outlining the status of existing IIJA & IRA funding and how to access it
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Alternative funding tools available and how to access them
Unlocking Alternative Funding Mechanisms:
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Incentivising investment - building the business case and making the project “attractive” to investors in the private sector:
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Closing the infrastructure funding gap: exploring novel ways of financing infrastructure projects
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Actively engaging stakeholders in funding decisions
Embedding Climate Resiliency into Transportation in North America
1 May 2025 at 11-1pm EDT / 10am-12pm CDT
With increasing risks from extreme weather events and nature depletion, it's crucial to ensure that infrastructure assets are resilient.
This webinar will see a panel of experts discuss how to embed climate resiliency into transportation infrastructure across North America, to improve long-term operational and financial resilience in a changing climate.