Pairing Water Tech with Economic Development with Cleveland Water Alliance’s Bryan Stubbs

Bryan Stubbs, the President and Executive Director of the Cleveland Water Alliance, provides a compelling case for the water tech model that embraces economic development while nestled along the shores of the Great Lakes where 21% of the world’s fresh surface water resided.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Bryan’s entrepreneurial background in sustainable economic development
• How Cleveland Water Alliance promotes the water economy in the Cleveland area
• How the Cleveland Water Alliance has fostered job growth in the Cleveland area
• Bryan’s explanation of innovation test beds for water technologies
• How the municipal utility test bed is trying to identify lead service lines without breaking ground
• How mobile test beds allow greater technology testing and further reach
• How the Cleveland Water Alliance has expanded into a regional player involving multiple geographies
• How a Data as a Service model helped accelerate the technology testing
• The role of legal and insurance in building trust and making sure all risks are considered and adequately addressed
• The process for accepting companies into the Cleveland Water Alliance’s programs
• How Cleveland Water Alliance has developed buy-in with market participants and built up trust with utilities and other market participants
• Bryan’s perspective on climate change and its impact on water tech innovation and the impacts on the Great Lakes

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

• Bryan’s LinkedIn profile
• Cleveland Water Alliance’s website

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