Regeneration, Diversity and Inclusion Highlight WEFTEC Opening General Session

The 92nd WEFTEC Conference opened in Chicago Sept. 23 with strong messages on adopting a regeneration mindset and embracing diversity as a key to developing and sustaining a quality water industry workforce.WEFTEC president Thomas Kunetz, P.E., began the Opening General Session with a message about leadership through vision. "For vision to become reality,” he says, "there must be a known destination, plus the ambition to get there . . . WEF members are in the midst of another period of transition, facing challenges that our predecessors did not have, like climate change, aging infrastructure and an aging workforce.”Toward renewal Later, Kunetz cited