Annual Board and Member Meeting

November 19, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | American Water HQ

Every year, the WRA Board and members come together for a joint meeting and holiday reception.

Hear the latest on Delaware River Basin science, regulatory developments, and opportunities for collaboration.

There is no charge for this event, but registration is required for access to American Water.  Registration will close November 13th at 4pm.

Technical Presentations

Dr. Hu Fleming – Future Flows: Next-Gen Water Solutions

Dr. Hu Fleming is a well known figure in US and global water circles.  His 46 year career has taken him from technologist, to business, to speaking extensively about water, infrastructure and finance. He is President and Partner, Upwell Water, a leading private equity firm in water infrastructure. He holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Cornell and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

 

Among his other affiliations are Limited Partner at Goldman Sachs, Sr. Advisor at Morgan Stanley Infrastructure.  He serves on numerous boards, including the World Bank’s infrastructure investment committee and the board of directors, International Desalination and Reuse Association.  He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering.

 

Hu was formerly President of Severn Trent Services, and Global Managing Director, Hatch Ld. He has written extensively, as author / co-author of 4 books, numerous publications.  He’s often on TV, appearing as a financial contributor on CNBC and Fox Business.

 

Bhuvnesh Jain, PhD – AI Innovation to Address Water Sustainability and Workforce Development

Bhuvnesh Jain, PhD, Co-Chairs the Penn AI Council, is the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, and serves as Co-Director of the Penn Center for Particle Cosmology and the Penn Data Driven Discovery Initiative.  He will share highlights from Penn’s newly launched initiative – the Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence –  that convenes leaders in AI development and sustainable water management to solve pressing water scarcity and management challenges, leveraging academic, community, and industry support.

Education

Ph.D., MIT (1994)
A.B., Physics (High Honors), Princeton University (1989)

Holiday Reception Immediately Following from 4:30 – 6 pm

 

Thank you to our hosts, New Jersey American Water and American Water!

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Date

November 19, 2025

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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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