Wade Crowfoot and Brenda Burman lead an exciting line-up of water and policy experts who will be speaking about Embracing Uncertainty in the West at our 2025 Water Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in downtown Sacramento.

Now in its 41ˢᵗ year, the event will once again gather leading experts and top policymakers from California and across the West for engaging conversations focused on how to move forward with critical decisions despite myriad unknowns facing the West’s most precious natural resource.

As previously announced, the day will open with a keynote address from California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot. Secretary Crowfoot oversees an agency charged with stewarding California’s rivers and water supplies, including billions of dollars of public investment to protect people and natural places from climate change impacts.

You can see a full agenda of speakers and panels here.

Registration for our premier annual event gains you access to multiple networking opportunities including a gourmet lunch, lengthy breaks and an evening reception for conversations with speakers and fellow attendees from a variety of backgrounds.

DON’T MISS OUT! Remaining tickets are going quickly so reserve your spot soon. Foundation members receive a $100 discount on registration but space is limited, so get your ticket to the Water Summit here!

Among the movers-and-shakers in water resource management speaking at the Water Summit are:

• Brenda Burman, former Bureau of Reclamation commissioner and now general manager of the Central Arizona Project
• Tim Quinn, former executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies
• Felicia Marcus, William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West Program
• Jeff Mount, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center

The Water Summit is an ideal event for water district managers and board members, state and federal agency officials, city and county government leaders, farmers, environmentalists, attorneys, consultants, engineers, business executives and public interest groups.

Lively discussions will focus on topics such as:

• Reckoning with the variability of climate change forecasts
• Managing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with imperfect predictive capacity
• Developments in state & federal water management decisions
• Reflecting on how the West has navigated past uncertainty

Seize a Coveted Sponsor Spot for your Organization!

The Water Summit is a prime networking opportunity for the water professionals in attendance, and supporting the event as a sponsor makes you part of a unique and valuable experience that educates public decision-makers and future leaders in water resources. An exclusive opportunity remains to support the Water Summit’s networking reception, and general sponsorships are also still available. View details of the various sponsorship levels and benefits here, and grab a coveted sponsor spot while they last!