InvestH2O 2019: Investing in Resiliency for Pre-Disaster Risk Mitigation

Updated Agenda Summary:

! Special Note: Our two-day forum will start on December 3rd at the Cannon in West Houston and move on December 4th to Amegy Bank Tower Galleria in an effort to bridge the entire region, communities of interests, mutual goals !

We are excited to announce the following keynote speakers and panelists in a robust discussion of investment scenarios, immediate policy-drivers, projects, and technologies for resilience:

The Honorable Jan Peelen, Attache for Infrastructure and Water Management, US Embassy - Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Honorable Jacob Vind, Consul General - Kingdom of Denmark and North American Water Alliance Lead

Michel Leonard, Vice President and Senior Economist, the Insurance Information Institute, NYC/Washington DC

Pamela Williams, former FEMA senior manager and current Executive Director of Build Stronger Coalition

Robert Bears, Global Director of Our Future Water, Author, Speaker on Blue-Green Citiies (broadcast live from New Zealand)

Justen Noake, Director of Emergency Preparedness, HEB Grocery

Marissa Aho (Chief Resiliency Officer), Lara Cottingham (Chief Sustainabilty Officer), Jesse Bounds (Chief Innovation Officer), Stephen Costello (Chief Recovery Officer) - City of Houston

Members from the "GSD Network" of Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Data Gurus on Next-Generation Resilient Tools

And some 25 additional federal, state, county, municipal, and private sector roundtable panelists.

Through the generosity of a national sponsor, we have reduced the registration fees by 50% to cover essential costs and to expand the reach of participation. However, our locations are limited to 100 attendees - and therefore we encourage your registration ASAP.

We hope you can join us for all or part of the InvestH2O Forum agenda sessions and reception. Background on the 2019 Forum:

Background on the 2019 Forum Content

With nearly $1 trillion in losses over the past 5-7 years for FEMA and other federal agencies, states-counties-cities, private insurance and reinsurance companies, industry and business operations from water- and weather-related incidents, the need for alternative investment and resource allocation could not be more obvious.

Persistent droughts, storms, floods, fire, earthquakes, spills-leaks, and the impacts on residential, commercial, industrial, public sector operations, facilities, infrastructure requires "unleashing innovation, entrepreneurial talent, new business models, and public-private partnerships".

For the first time in the US, we will convene a special round-table on "The Future of Disaster Risk Mitigation From the Perspective of Global Insurance-Reinsurance Policy and Underwriting - A New Collaborative Model for Impacting the Loss-Value Delta."

Invitees and Target Audience:

As we have previously, we bring together senior leaders from the civic, business, technology, product, project development, financial, and investment sectors - international and domestic representatives - to align common interests, value-generation, and impact-goals. Our target audience are decision-makers connecting with resources and solutions to solve immediate and near-term issues, create new opportunities, and of course benefit from solid returns. Simply: this is NOT your typical investor forum based on the feedback from 700+ attendees over four years.

More Information and Previous Forum Materials:

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