AWWA Annual Conference & Expo 2025—Stantec presentation schedule

June 8–11, 2025
Denver, Colorado

We’re excited to join water professionals from around the world at ACE. It’s a great opportunity to connect, share ideas, and explore the latest innovations shaping the future of water. As presenters and participants, we’re looking forward to gaining fresh insights, discovering new solutions, and being part of the energy that makes ACE such a powerful experience.

Our Dr. Joseph Jacangelo will be honored with the Dr. John L. Leal Award during the opening session. The award is presented annually for distinguished service to the water profession.  It’s awarded in commemoration of the sound medical/public health expertise and the courageous leadership advancing public health that characterized the life of Dr. John L. Leal.

Find our lineup of presenters here:

Monday, June 9

2:00 PM—Navigating the Financial, Legal, and Management Opportunities of One Water
Moderator: Jason Graham
Presenter: Joseph Jacangelo

2:30 PM—A Case Study on Using Potable Reuse to Advance Development of Critical Infrastructure in the Desert Southwest
Presenter: Kyleen Marcella

3:30 PM—Toward a Resilient Stance: Supporting Small, Failing Water Systems in Overcoming Complex Challenges
Presenter: Emily Finnegan, Tori Klug

4:00 PM—Climate Chaos? Here’s Your Algae Management Playbook
Presenter: Nicole McLellan

Tuesday, June 10

8:30 AM—Coagulation: Fundamentals of Coagulants, Particles, and NOM
Presenter: David Pernitsky

10:30 AM—Next Generation Jar Tests for Streamlined DBP Precursor Control: An Optimization Case Study
Presenter: Dane Elliott

1:30 PM—Future-Ready Water: Collaborate, Innovate, Transform
Presenter: Joseph Jacangelo

1:30 PM—Life’s Little Instruction Book for Operating PFAS Water Treatment Facilities
Presenter: Brian Lintgen, Ryan Capelle

2:00 PM—Emulsion Polymer Out, Dry Polymer In—Metro Vancouver’s Largest Water Treatment Plant gets a Makeover
Presenter: Cristina Fonseca

3:30 PM—Future-Proofing Small Water Systems: Strategic Master Planning for Growth and Regulatory Change
Presenter: Maysoon Sharif

Wednesday, June 11

9:30 AM—Operational Challenges and Lessons Learned from Pilot-testing Novel Media in a Treated Surface Water
Presenter: Caitlin Glover

10:30 AM—Harnessing the Power of SCADA at Plants with UV Disinfection
Poster Presenter: Jennifer Gelmini

10:30 AM—The Benjamin Button Effect: The Curious Case of Distribution System Water Age and Why It Matters
Poster Presenter: Simon Horsley

10:30 AM—Operating Distribution Systems in the Age of Reuse: Corrosion Control Guidance for Arizona’s AWP Program
Poster Presenter: Simon Horsley

11:00 AM—Nitrification Non-Sense: Risk Factors, Case Studies, and Practical Tools for Assessing Nitrification and Chloramine Stability
Presenter: Simon Horsley

1:30 PM—Tackling PFAS as a Small System
Moderator: Stephanie Elliott

2:00 PM—Small Town, Big Plans: Pursuing PFAS Upgrades to Enhance a Water Supply through Pilot Testing
Presenter: Donald Ryan

3:30 PM—Cost-Effective Solutions for High-Quality Membrane Filtration in Small-Scale Systems Amid Rising Construction Costs
Presenter: Brian Rowbotham

4:00 PM—Bridging the Gap: POU/POE Devices and the Human Right to Water in California
Presenter: Yamrot Amha