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		Agenda
		Media Advisory
		Slide Presentation
		Speaker Biographies
		Additional Information
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AGENDA

The Smart Grid
12:30 p.m. ET
Second-by-second information sharing among households, utilities and even individual appliances may revolutionize the grids that distribute electricity throughout the country. Panelists explore how to make the grid more resilient and nimble, saving energy and forestalling blackouts.

Panelists include:

• Roger N. Anderson, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Speaker Biography
• Anjan Bose, Washington State University Speaker Biography
• Arthur Kressner, Director of Research and Development, Power Supply, at the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Speaker Biography
• James A. Momoh, Howard University Speaker Biography

Moderator: Jerry Beilinson, Deputy Editor, Popular Mechanics

The transcript of this panel is available. The archived webcast also is available.

Water in 2025
2:30 p.m. ET
Over the next generation, water supplies in the United States will face increasing pressure. Panelists lay out the challenges, which range from leaky municipal water systems to growing populations, and explore technology to ensure that fresh water remains safe and plentiful.

Panelists include:

• Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech Speaker Biography
• Mark Houck, George Mason University Speaker Biography
• Patricia Mulroy, Southern Nevada Water Authority Speaker Biography
• Jerald Schnoor, University of Iowa Speaker Biography
• Daniel Sheer, Hydrologics, Inc. Speaker Biography

Moderator: Jennifer Bogo, Science Editor, Popular Mechanics

The transcript of this panel is available. The archived webcast also is available.

Standing Strong
4:30 p.m. ET
It's been half a year since the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed. In that time, there has been fresh debate over how to fix America's bridges and roads. Panelists discuss state-of-the-art building technology and how such ideas should be applied to dams, buildings, roads and more.

Panelists include:

• Linda Figg, Figg Engineering Group Speaker Biography
• Antonio Nanni, University of Miami Speaker Biography
• Matthew Realff, Georgia Tech Speaker Biography
• W.M. Kim Roddis, The George Washington University Speaker Biography
• Yang Wang, Georgia Tech Speaker Biography

Moderator: Erik Sofge, Contributing Editor, Popular Mechanics

The transcript of this panel is available. The archived webcast also is available.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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