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October 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m.

JEA H2.0™ Purification Center, 

7599 Southside Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32256

TECHNICAL MEETING AGENDA

11:15     Registration Opens – Make Tour 1 part of registration (Tour 1, 11:15 am – 11:45 am)

11:45     Lunch and Networking (lunch included with registration fee)

12:20     Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker – Ryan Popko, JEA and Greg Stelmack, FL AWRA

12:30     Keynote Address – Mike Register, Executive Director, St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD)

1:00        JEA’s H2.0 Purification Center – Ryan Popko, JEA

1:30        Fortifying the Nation’s Oldest City: Nature, Engineering, and the Future of St. Augustine’s Back Bay – Jessica Beach, PE, City of St. Augustine and Jason Harrah, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2:00        FDOT Resiliency Action Plan (RAP) – Waiting on Jennifer to get approval (Invited – not confirmed yet)

2:30        Utility AI Panel – Balancing Safe and Security While Advancing Technology - Michael Eaton, Director, Enterprise Data and Integration JEA, Ben Yoakum, Ph.D., P.E. - Project Manager, Research & Innovation, Orange County, Travis Wagner, P.E., Senior Vice President, Trinnex, Freddie Guerra, Vice President/Digital Lead – Water, Accenture

3:00        Break & Refreshments (included with registration fee) – (Tour 2, 3pm – 3:30 pm)

3:30        Regional Recharge in North Florida – Panel Discussion - Mary Ellen Winker, Assistant Executive Director, SJRWMD, Tom Frick, Chief Resilience Officer, SJRWMD, Clay Coarsey, P.E., Director, Division of Water Supply Planning & Assessment, SJRWMD, Michael Dvoroznak, P.E., Manager, Wastewater Planning & Engineering, JEA

4:15        Tour 3, 4:15pm – 4:45pm

5:00        Networking Happy Hour – Mello Mushroom off Southside Blvd set for 5pm – 7pm.