Stantec Water Webinar Series—2025 presentation schedule

Hear from our thought leaders as they discuss leading-edge technologies and One Water approaches from communities around the world. You can ask questions and fulfill your professional development hours.

Each webinar will last for one hour. Attendees will receive a certificate to submit for professional development hours or continuing education units. 

Upcoming webinars:

July 23: Asset Management: Roadmap to Risk Reduction

The public sector is facing increasing pressure to modernize and streamline asset management across diverse asset portfolios. This session explores the challenges and opportunities of centralizing asset management and demonstrates the value of adopting a standardized, best-practice framework.

Attendees will discover how a structured approach can:

• Assess current asset management maturity
• Identify key areas for improvement
• Guide the development of a strategic roadmap for long-term success

We’ll spotlight a case study from Fairfax County Maintenance & Stormwater Management Division and their journey to integrate their asset portfolios for a unified asset management strategy.

By the end of the session, participants will understand how a systematic approach can drive greater efficiency, optimize resource allocation, and enhance service reliability for the communities they serve.

PDH/CEUs will be distributed to those in attendance. 

Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Presenter: Craig Omundsen

August 13: Keeping your Budget above Water with Macroeconomic Trends and Insights

In today’s volatile economic climate, water utilities face growing pressure from rising capital and labor costs driven by inflation. This session dives into the macroeconomic trends shaping the utility landscape, offering a clear-eyed view of how inflation is impacting operational planning, long-term budgeting, and resource allocation. Attendees will gain strategic insights and practical tools to forecast financial pressures, optimize expenditures, and build resilience into their financial planning. Designed for utility leaders and financial managers, this session provides a roadmap to maintain fiscal stability and service excellence, even in uncertain economic times.

In today’s unpredictable economic environment, water utilities are under increasing pressure from rising capital and labor costs fueled by inflation. This session explores the macroeconomic forces reshaping the utility sector and examines how inflation is influencing operational planning, long-term budgeting, and resource allocation.

Designed for utility executives and financial leaders, this session offers:

• Strategic insights into emerging macroeconomic trends
• Practical tools for forecasting financial pressures
• Approaches to optimize spending and strengthen financial resilience

Attendees will leave with a clear roadmap to maintain fiscal stability and continue delivering reliable service—even amid economic uncertainty.

PDH/CEUs will be distributed to those in attendance. 

Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Presenters: Jeremy Bess, Patrick Luce

August 27: Cyber Attack on Water Systems: How to Thwart Hackers and Keep the Water Flowing

As water and wastewater utilities embrace digital transformation to boost operational efficiency, they also face growing cyber risks that threaten critical infrastructure. This session equips utilities with strategies to bolster cybersecurity through industry best practices, tailored risk assessments, and multi-layered defenses.

Participants will explore vulnerabilities in SCADA, telemetry, and IoT systems, and learn to counter threats like ransomware, insider threats, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, and more. We’ll explore the motivations of threat actors—including nation-states and cybercriminals—and what that means for your risk profile.

Key takeaways include building strong cybersecurity frameworks, fostering employee cyber-awareness, achieving regulatory compliance, and implementing advanced threat detection and response strategies.

Join us to learn how to better protect critical infrastructure and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. 

PDH/CEUs will be distributed to those in attendance. 

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Presenter: Frederick Johnson