This panel convened on Friday, November 13, 2020 during the third day of the MIT Water Summit.

Credible and clear water quality data is a necessity for ensuring human and ecosystem health, and there has been an increasing emphasis on improving water quality monitoring and aptly visualizing data over the last few decades, driven by the digital revolution. But how is water quality monitoring working, and what are the barriers to its improved use for decision-makers? In this panel, explore what the digital revolution has enabled us to do with water quality monitoring, and more importantly, what having accurate water quality data can do to improve systems and policy-making.

Moderated by: Wenjin Zhang, PhD Student, Northeastern University

Panelists:
-Gary Wong, Principal, Global Water Industry at OSIsoft
-Charlene Ren, Founder, MyH20 Water Information Network
-Donald Brooks, CEO, Initiative: EAU
-Robert Bain, Statistics and monitoring specialist, UNICEF
-Luis Montestruque, Vice President of Data Solutions, Xylem