The Canadian Water Summit was an event whose time had come. Given the importance of water to municipalities, industry, and agriculture, the issues discussed at this Summit are critical to our economy. The diverse perspectives and expertise of the attendees translated into interesting and meaningful dialogue.
- Rosemary Niechcial, Vice President, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Canada
The inaugural CWS was one-stop shopping for meeting key stakeholders to get cutting edge insight into innovative solutions for one of our greatest challenges, assets and opportunities – clean water.
- Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group LLC
The CWS was instrumental in raising the profile of this critical issue, and laying out the network of key players and initiatives.
- David Smith, VP Retail Strategy & Sustainability, Sobeys Inc.
The Canadian Water Summit helped to facilitate an important dialogue between government, industry and environmental leaders on the challenges and opportunities presented by the global water crisis.
- David Henderson, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation
It was a magnificent attempt to deal with a very complex set of issues in a single day.
- Duncan Ellison, Canadian Water and Wastewater Association
The quality of the attendees was very high. The who's-who of the sector was in attendance. And the Premier's address was very informative and inspiring.
- Peter McFadzean, Manager, Business Development, Ontario Centres of Excellence
It was really great to bring the business and policy community together - I learned a lot more than I usually do at these types of conferences.
- Nancy Goucher, Program Coordinator, Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW)
So many wonderful and insightful speakers…I learned what businesses are doing, and can do, and the challenges they face. Meeting with a diverse people and discussing how they are involved in water issues was fantastic.
- Karen Bains, Policy Analyst, Environment Canada
The Canadian Water Summit broke new ground because it attracted a large gathering of new faces interested in the business of water – and that's of interest to RBC.
- Lynn Patterson, Director, Corporate Responsibility, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
The Inaugural Canadian Water Summit provided an opportunity for a wide range of stakeholders to join together and embrace the future of water in Canada. It was a fantastic opportunity to bring a core group of corporations and thought leaders together for informal dialogue on this critical discussion.
- Ferg Devins, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Molson Coors Canada
The Summit was great for gaining a better understanding of the complex issues related to water and the importance of water management to organizations.
- Hubert Bolduc, Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs, Cascades
If you don't understand that the economy is a subset of the environment, you just don't get it.
- Minister Murray #cws2011
Balancing food, water & energy is our next biggest challenge #water #CWS2011 #waterenergynexus
Chris Hedemann from CDP Water Disclosure: water risk is affecting food prices worldwide #cws2011
39% global businesses have been impacted by water-related risks. 62% companies also identified water-related business opportunities #cws2011
This year's conference was better than last year. I was impressed with Danny Beaton's brief speech. His core intent of "doing the right thing" lent him momentum and credibility. Dr. Henry Venema's brief presentation on the bioeconomy for lake Winnipeg was inspiring.
