A Refreshing Vision for Water with Metropolitan’s Adel Hagekhalil

Water rock star Adel Hagekhalil imparts a powerful vision for leadership in the water sector through the lens of his work at Metropolitan. Plus, Reese Tisdale kicks off our Bluefield on Tap segment by providing his top 5 water issues to be on the lookout for in 2023.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• How Adel’s life has changed since he was last on in 2019
• Why Metropolitan declared a regional drought emergency and what it means
• How Metropolitan is experiencing a “Second Mulholland Moment”
• The programs Metropolitan is developing and implementing to promote conservation and create sustainable supplies
• How Adel promotes an inclusive and cooperative approach through his “We are one” program
• What Adel means by building a “virtual aqueduct”
• How Adel coalesced support from a divided board
• The biggest surprises Adel encountered after coming to Metropolitan
• The 5 principles Adel adopted in his business plan for Metropolitan 
• Why embracing partnership, not partisanship, is so important on water issues

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Adel’s LinkedIn profile
• Metropolitan’s website

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