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CWRA 2026 National Conference

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he 79th Annual National CWRA Conference brings together water professionals, researchers, community leaders, and policymakers to honour the Spirit of Water. The event emphasizes water as the essence of life, focusing on gratitude, respect, and stewardship across cultures and generations. Attendees will explore knowledge streams within the theme 'Braiding To…

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11Voices
69Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
76Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at CWRA, in alphabetical order.
Aimée Craft
Indigenous lawyer, academic, artist and change-maker
Claire Herbert
Canadian Watershed Information Network Coordinator · University of Manitoba
Danika Littlechild
Associate Professor · University of Winnipeg
Jordan Thorsteinson
Student, Environmental Science · University of Manitoba
Jory Thomas
Graduate (Bachelor of Environmental Design), incoming McCall McBain Scholar (Master’s in Urban Planning) · McGill University (incoming); University of Manitoba (alumna)
Justin R. Langan
Executive Director · O’KANATA
Kakeka Thundersky
Northern and Rural Engagement Coordinator · Climate Action Team Manitoba
Laura Horton
Elder (Giniw’ikwe) · Rainy River First Nations
Phoenix Combe
Policy Analyst, Energy Infrastructure & Resource Management · Manitoba Métis Federation
Shaylee Cook
Third year student in Psychology · University of Winnipeg
Taylor Galvin
Graduate student, Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve Chair, Community Coordinator for Indigenous-led environmental monitoring project in Tataskweyak Cree Nation · University of Manitoba
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Nestlé Waters CanadaPlatinum
Ville de QuébecPlatinum
Canadian HeritageGold
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)Gold
International Joint CommissionGold
KGS GroupGold
Manitoba HydroGold
Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du QuébecGold
StantecGold
AHYDTECH Geomorphic Ltd.Silver
CHI (Computational Hydraulics Int.)Silver
Dillon ConsultingSilver
HatchSilver
Hoskin ScientificSilver
Hydro-QuébecSilver
LaSalle | NHCSilver
Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation (MAMH)Silver
Québec City Convention Centre (QCC)Silver
UBC Master of Engineering LeadershipSilver
AECOMBronze
Assiniboine Credit UnionBronze
Barr EngineeringBronze
Campbell ScientificBronze
Canadian Rivers InstituteBronze
CIMA+Bronze
City of SaskatoonBronze
Clifton AssociatesBronze
Geoprocess Research AssociatesBronze
INRS Eau Terre EnvironnementBronze
Kleinschmidt CanadaBronze
Matrix SolutionsBronze
McElhanneyBronze
MPE Engineering Ltd.Bronze
Natural Resources CanadaBronze
Netherlands Enterprise Agency / HollandBronze
Rio TintoBronze
WoodBronze
WSPBronze
AMRIZEExhibitor
AquantyExhibitor
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 76 companies, parsed from the program.

76 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
69Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
7Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

9% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of19%
  • Engineer · IC19%
  • Other roles982%

Of 11 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AECOMSp·B
  2. 02AHYDTECH Geomorphic Ltd.Sp·S
  3. 03AmrizeSp·E
  4. 04AquantySp·E
  5. 05Aquatic InformaticsSp·E
  6. 06Aquatic Life Ltd.Sp·E
  7. 07Assiniboine Credit UnionSp·B
  8. 08Associated EngineeringSp·C
  9. 09Barr EngineeringSp·B
  10. 10CALA Inc.Sp·E
  11. 11Campbell ScientificSp·B
  12. 12Campbell Scientific CanadaSp·E
  13. 13Canadian HeritageSp·G
  14. 14Canadian Rivers InstituteSp·B
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum2
3% of 69
gold7
10% of 69
silver10
14% of 69
bronze19
28% of 69
in-kind4
6% of 69
exhibitor23
33% of 69
carbon neutral travel sponsor1
1% of 69
charging station sponsor1
1% of 69
break sponsor2
3% of 69
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters