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This presentation introduces the CWEEL WASH Innovation Challenge: a structured, time-bound, crowdsourced initiative designed to mobilize innovators worldwide to reimagine Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) systems for a more resilient future. In this session, presenters will walk attendees through each aspect of the challenge: pre-launch stakeholder outreach and the global dissemination strategy; idea submission, screening, and evaluation processes; and finalist pitches and winner selection criteria and process. Attendees will learn how the initiative has potential to advance workforce development, grow CWEEL’s international membership by 15% in CY26, and generate thought leadership that positions AEE/CWEEL as a global leader in applied innovation beyond conferences and certifications.

About the Presenters:

Kjrsten Bobb, PE, CEM, serves on the CWEEL Governing Board and is chair of the CWEEL International Programs and Events Committee. She has been a key contributor to the CWEEL WASH Innovation Challenge, leading its global dissemination strategy and stakeholder outreach.

Dr Vidya Chandran is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at SCMS School of Engineering and Technology in Ernakulam, Kerala. With more than 17 years of experience in higher education, she specializes in fluid-structure interaction, offshore hydrodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, and marine renewable energy systems.

Wendi Durham is the Innovation Program Manager at Stanley Consultants, where she leads firm-wide efforts to advance innovative solutions and programming. In her role supporting the CWEEL WASH Innovation Challenge, Wendi brings expertise in program design and cross-functional collaboration to help structure and advance the challenge from concept to execution.

John Guilfoyle is the Chief of Technology and Innovation at Stanley Consultants, where he leads the firm’s efforts to deliver pragmatic, data-driven solutions across public and private sectors. With over 25 years of experience, John specializes in strategy, information technology, infrastructure management, and business process optimization.

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Building on the foundation laid in Part 1, this session continues the deep dive into monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) through the lens of building automation system graphics, this time tackling more complex HVAC configurations. Ilana Cember, PE, CEM at Brightworks Sustainability, will walk through dedicated outside air systems (DOAS) with heat exchangers and heat recovery, heat pumps, and water-side free cooling, showing how ongoing monitoring reveals the subtle degradation that keeps these systems from performing as designed. Participants will see real-world examples of how sensor drift, outdated control sequences, and unmonitored schedules quietly erode efficiency in even the most sophisticated equipment, and how a data-driven approach catches these issues before they become costly.

About the Presenter:
Ilana Cember is a licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager at Brightworks Sustainability with a penchant for translating complex energy systems into plain language. With deep experience in building decarbonization, electrification strategy, and grid-interactive technologies, they spend their days helping clients cut carbon without cutting corners. Ilana’s work sits at the intersection of engineering pragmatism and climate optimism, a combination that makes them equally comfortable modeling building loads, explaining how the grid really works, or gently debunking persistent myths about electricity. When they’re not unraveling the mysteries of our energy system, they’re advocating solutions that make the clean-energy transition hilariously engaging, technically sound, and genuinely achievable.

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Join us to get a rare look inside how one of the country’s largest retailers is modernizing its infrastructure at scale. Costco’s lighting team will begin by discussing the evolution of lighting Costco’s retail environment, from passive architectural design like daylight harvesting through skylights, to active equipment upgrades, lifecycle costing of highbay fixtures, and the scaling of networked lighting controls. Costco’s power team will then shift focus to the power side, detailing the logistical challenges of transitioning a national portfolio of aging electrical switchgear from a reactive “run-to-fail” model to a proactive maintenance program. Together, these two perspectives will show how energy efficiency, reliability, and long-term cost management come together in practice at one of the world’s most recognizable companies.

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Gregg Zimmerman is an Assistant Buyer with over 10 years of experience in the Corporate Purchasing and Energy Department at Costco Wholesale. Holding a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) credential, Gregg helps oversee facility lighting equipment, retrofits, and controls at Costco locations across the United States and Canada.

John Mathis is a Certified Energy Manager and Assistant Buyer in the Corporate Purchasing & Energy department at Costco Wholesale. With over nine years of experience in energy management and project leadership, and a total of 19 years working for Costco, he focuses on the reliability, safety, and efficiency of on-site power generation and electrical distribution systems for more than 700 Costco facilities across the United States and Canada.

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In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving professional landscape, continuous learning and development are crucial for individual and organizational success. This session will provide attendees with practical tips and strategies to effectively advocate for professional development funding. By the end of this session, participants will be equipped with actionable insights, including creating a leadership persona and crafting unique messaging, addressing potential challenges and providing resolutions, and making the jump to send the email asking for organizational support.

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Mel Rowe, EEP, is a marketing specialist with a focus on the energy industry with over five years of experience. She helps coordinate and launch energy efficiency and beneficial electrification marketing activities for National Accounts across the United States, with an additional focus on utilities in the Southeast region. She manages projects from inception to completion while collaborating with clients, editors, designers and production managers. She also contributes innovative ideas to promote energy programs to commercial customers and contractors and monitor tracking and reporting on campaign metrics, to ensure a positive influence on driving awareness, engagement, and participation in energy efficiency and beneficial electrification utility programs. Mel has BS in Strategic Communications and minor in Business Administration from West Virginia University.

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In this webinar, Nina Benoit, director of sustainability at Brightest and host of the AI Sustainability podcast, will be presenting the environmental impact of AI, covering its water and carbon footprint and exploring solutions to reduce it. She will also present several solutions on how to leverage AI for sustainability work and in the field of renewable energy specifically. The session will be followed by a 20-min Q&A to ask Nina questions about this complex topic and understand how we can best leverage AI in our work while being aware of its environmental impact.

About the Presenter:
Nina Benoit is a dynamic sustainability visionary and TEDx speaker, Nina Benoit empowers organizations to master ESG, AI, and innovation. As Brightest’s Sustainability Director, she transforms complex challenges into growth opportunities, delivering global insights, contagious energy, and actionable strategies that inspire lasting impact.