EVENTS
What is happening in the media
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May 18th, 2023
Speaker at the Los Angeles Business Council Housing Summit at UCLA. David delivered his remarks as Chair of LABC.
Location: Los Angeles
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April 18th, 2023
Featured speaker at the California Municipal Utilities Association at the 2023 Annual Conference
Location: Los Angeles
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September 8th, 2022
Delivered Chair's remarks and moderated the Water Panel at the Los Angeles Business Council Sustainability Summit
Location: Los Angeles
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July 26th, 2022
Elected as Chair of the Business Advisory Council of the Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent
Location: Los Angeles
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July 26th, 2022
Featured speaker regarding Los Angeles' initiative to attain decarbonization at the National Institute of Sciences conference
Location: Los Angeles
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July 21st, 2022
Featured speaker regarding Clean Water Act at California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance conference
Location: Los Angeles
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April 28th, 2022
Elected as the new Chair of the Los Angeles Business Council, a leading business organization in the City of Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles
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November 11th, 2021
Interviewed by the Associated Press on the subject of recycled water in California
Location: Los Angeles
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November 4th, 2020
Elected as Chair of the Watershed Area Steering Committee (Upper LA River) for a second term
Location: Los Angeles
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September 21st, 2020
Moderator of panel on water called “Providing Clean, Affordable Water for Californians” at the Los Angeles Business Council Sustainability Summit
Location: Los Angeles
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July 8th, 2020
Speaker at the Los Angeles Business Council Webinar on water issues in California
Location: Los Angeles
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June 28th, 2019
Speaker at OECD Roundtable on Water Financing
Location:
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April 5th, 2019
Speaker at the 2019 LABC Sustainability Summit
Location: Los Angeles
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December 6th, 2018
David Nahai is honored at the LAANE (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy) gala.
Location:Beverly Hills, California
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April 20th, 2018
Panel Moderator at the 12th Annual Los Angeles Business Council Sustainability Summit
Location:Los Angeles
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January 30th, 2018
Invited guest of, and participant in, VerdeXchange Water Charrette
Location:Los Angeles
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January 25th, 2018
Keynote Speaker at CA-Israel CleanTech Forum
Location:Los Angeles
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January 19th, 2018
Featured Speaker at 3rd USC Marshall Innovation Coast Conference
Location:Culver City, California
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November 8th, 2017
Speaker at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and interview of Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa
Location:Los Angeles
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November 3rd, 2017
Speaker at the Mayoral Housing Summit hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council
Location:Los Angeles
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November 1st, 2017
Speaker at Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability
Location:Los Angeles (UCLA)
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September 13th, 2017
Participant in the OECD – WWC Netherlands Roundtable on Financing Water at Israel’s International Water Technology and Environmental Control Event
Location:Tel Aviv, Israel
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August 29th, 2017
Speaker at Sustain OC: Water Solutions 2 Conference
Location:Orange County, California
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March 9th, 2017
Panelist regarding Global Adaptive Solutions at Fulbright Enrichment Seminar
Location:Los Angeles
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September 13th, 2016
Moderator and Speaker at Germany California Water Symposium
Location:Los Angeles
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July 6th, 2016
Speaker on California water and energy markets at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Location:Los Angeles
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June 29th, 2016
Keynote speaker on the California water markets at the California-Israel Water Conference
Location:Marina Del Rey, California
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May 10th, 2016
Moderator at U.S. China Cleantech Innovation Forum
Location:Pasadena, California
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April 29th, 2016
Speaker at Los Angeles Business Council 2016 Sustainability Summit
Location:Los Angeles
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March 31st, 2016
Attended VIP Tribute to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Location:Los Angeles
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March 2nd, 2016
Co-Chair and Moderator of California-Israel Water Summit
Location:Beverly Hills, California
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January 26th, 2016
Panelist at VERDEXCHANGE Conference (VX2016)
Location:Los Angeles
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November 16th, 2015
Panelist in a conversation with Vice President Biden, Mayor Garcetti, and other City leaders at the La Kretz Innovation Center. The purpose of the panel was to discuss the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and the environmental economy of the 21st century.
Location:Los Angeles
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October 12th, 2015
Panel Moderator at Water Technology & Environment Control Exhibition and Conference
Location:Tel Aviv, Israel
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September 25th, 2015
Speaker regarding the Energy-Water Nexus in California at the 2015 Low Carbon Earth Summit
Location:Xi’an, China
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September 2nd, 2015
Panelist regarding the current California water crisis at the National Council of Jewish Women meeting
Location:Los Angeles
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August 22nd, 2015
Speaker at Westchester-Playa Water Forum and Expo
Location:Los Angeles
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May 26th, 2015
Speaker at Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability 3rd Month Forum
Location:Los Angeles
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April 30th, 2015
Moderator at Navigating the American Carbon World conference
Location:Los Angeles
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April 24th, 2015
Speaker at Los Angeles Business Council 2015 Sustainability Conference
Location:Los Angeles
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March 20th, 2015
Panelist on California Senate Select Committee on Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation
Location:Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
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March 13th, 2015
Featured Speaker at Leadership Southern California 2015 Seminar
Location:Los Angeles
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March 12th, 2015
Featured Speaker at the USC Gould School of Law 2015 Real Estate Law and Business Forum
Location:University of Southern California
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March 4th, 2015
Featured Speaker at the 2015 EOH Technical Symposium on “Drinking Water Policy in California: Environmental & Occupational Health Aspects”
Location:University of California at Northridge
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October 6th, 2014
Moderator of the water and energy panels at the Los Angeles Cleantech Conference
Location:Los Angeles
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September 22nd, 2014
Speaker at the Low Carbon Earth Summit
Location:Qingdao, China
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September 17th, 2014
David Nahai is honored by Climate Resolve at its 2nd Annual L.A.’s Great Future Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception.
Location:Los Angeles
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June 17th, 2014
Speaker at Native Nations Conference (Speech entitled, “Implementing Renewable Energy Projects: Creating an Effective Timeline from Initial Concept to Ribbon Cutting”)
Location:Anaheim, California
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May 20th, 2014
Speaker at EUCI Conference regarding Renewable Energy Development on Tribal Lands
Location:Scottsdale, Arizona
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May 18th, 2014
David Nahai is honored by social justice organization, Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice.
Location:Los Angeles
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April 30th, 2014
Speaker at The Milken Institute’s Global Conference regarding The California-Israel Innovation Project
Location:Los Angeles
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April 25th, 2014
Moderator at Los Angeles Business Council’s 8th Annual Sustainability Summit
Location:Los Angeles
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April 18th, 2014
Speaker at 8th Annual Golden West College Peace Conference
Location:Huntington Beach, California
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March 21st, 2014
Speaker at SB 535 Workshop: Investment Justice and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Location:University of California at Los Angeles
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March 8th, 2014
Speaker at 2014 California Democrats State Convention
Location:Los Angeles
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March 5th, 2014
Speaker at the Iranian American Society of Engineers and Architects
Location:Irvine, California
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March 5th, 2014
Attended signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and California
Location:Mountain View, California
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February 26th, 2014
Panelist in discussion following screening of the film “Last Call at the Oasis”
Location:Santa Monica, California
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February 21st, 2014
Panelist at Urban Water Institute Spring Conference
Location:Palm Springs, California
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February 20th, 2014
Panelist at event entitled, “Creative Solutions to Addressing Climate Change in Los Angeles”
Location:Los Angeles
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February 6th, 2014
Panel Moderator at conference entitled, “Solar Energy in Inland Southern California: The Future is Now”
Location:Los Angeles
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January 17th, 2014
Speaker at US – China Clean Tech Center Partnership Meeting
Location:University of California at Los Angeles
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January 16th, 2014
Panelist at conference entitled, “The Salton Sea: Engaging in the Private Sector in a Healthy Future”
Location:La Quinta, California
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January 13th, 2014
Panelist at United States – Australian Dialogue on Water Conference
Location:University of California at Los Angeles
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November 20th, 2013
Speaker at the Water and Wastewater Policy Forum on Capitol Hill
Location:Washington D.C.
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November 12th, 2013
Keynote speaker at the Water Reliability Forum
Location:Los Angeles, California
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November 4th, 2013
Speaker and Moderator at the Cleantech LA Global Showcase
Location:Los Angeles
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October 30th, 2013
Guest Speaker at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability regarding the Los Angeles Water Supply
Location:University of California at Los Angeles
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October 30th, 2013
Speaker for webinar entitled “Renewable Energy Case Studies: Tribal and Developer Perspectives”
Location:Online
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October 24th, 2013
Speaker at Native American Construction and Real Estate Development Conference
Location:Cabazon, California
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October 17th, 2013
Honoree at the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
Location:Santa Monica, California
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October 4th, 2013
Speaker at the Southern California Energy Summit
Location:Palm Springs, California
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September 23rd, 2013
Speaker at the Low Carbon Earth Summit
Location:Xian, China
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August 27th, 2013
Keynote speaker at Young Professionals in Energy Networking Event
Location:Los Angeles, California
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July 28th, 2013
Panelist at film screening of “The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?”
Location:Los Angeles, California
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July 22nd, 2013
Speaker at the Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. Conference
Location:San Diego, California
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May 20th, 2013
Speaker at Sixth Annual Energy Projects in Indian Country Conference
Location:Las Vegas, Nevada
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May 4th, 2013
Keynote speaker at CREST (California Renewable Energy and Storage Technology) conference
Location:California State University at Northridge
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March 28th, 2013
Moderator at conference entitled, “America’s Water in a Global Context”
Location:New York
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October 29th, 2012
Speaker at seminar entitled, “Water Supply Management for Power Generation”
Location:Denver, Colorado
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October 17th, 2012
Moderator of panel entitled, “A Showcase of Completed Renewable Energy Projects”
Location:Midwest Native American Economic Development Conference in Chicago
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October 10th, 2012
Featured Speaker at the UCLA Water Resources Student Group
Location:Los Angeles
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August 26th, 2012
Recipient of Political Leadership Award from the Sierra Club
Location:Los Angeles
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August 15th, 2012
Panelist at Southern California Sustainability Forum
Location:Long Beach, California
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June 15th, 2012
Featured Speaker at Southern California Israel Chamber of Commerce Meeting entitled,”The Future of Water in Southern California – What Can Israel’s Experience Show Us?”
Location:Los Angeles
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May 22nd, 2012
Speaker at Fifth Annual Renewable Energy Projects in Indian Country Conference
Location:Scottsdale, Arizona
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April 27th, 2012
Speaker at the 2012 Los Angeles Business Council Annual Sustainability Summit
Location:Los Angeles (Getty Center)
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March 29th, 2012
Speaker at the 28th Annual San Bernardino City/County Conference
Location: Lake Arrowhead Resort
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March 16th, 2012
Panelist at special legislative hearing convened by Assemblymember Perez on renewable energy developments
Location:El Centro, California
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March 15th, 2012
Speaker at Imperial Valley Economic Development Conference
Location:Holtville, California
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January 31st, 2012
Radio Green Talk Interview (together with Senator Alan Lowenthal) with Diana Dehm
Location:Los Angeles
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January 27th, 2012
Featured Speaker at UCLA Water Summit
Location:Japanese-American Museum, Los Angeles
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January 24th, 2012
Speaker at Verdexchange Conference
Location:Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles
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January 24th, 2012
KPFK radio interview with Howard Blume
Location:Los Angeles
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December 7th, 2011
Keynote Speaker at the Iranian American Society of Engineers & Architects Meeting
Location: Irvine, California
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November 14th, 2011
Panelist at CLEANVEST Summit
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
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November 11th, 2011
Speaker at the Opportunity Green Business Conference
Location:Los Angeles
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October 20th, 2011
Speaker at 10th Annual LA County Tech Week Symposium
Location:Los Angeles
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October 18th, 2011
Keynote Speaker at the High Level Networking Dinner of the Water Environment Federation?s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference
Location:Los Angeles
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September 16th, 2011
Speaker at the Building Water Awareness Summit at the United Nations
Location:United Nations
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September 14th, 2011
Speaker at Los Angeles County Bar Association Meeting
Location:Los Angeles
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August 26th, 2011
Keynote Speaker at the San Bernardino County Water Conference
Location:San Bernardino, CA
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July 28th, 2011
Featured guest speaker on Radio Green Talk
Location:www.RadioGreenTalk.com
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July 25th, 2011
Participant at Governor Brown’s Local Energy Generation Resource Conference
Location:UCLA
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June 21st, 2011
Featured Speaker at the Fourth Annual Renewable Energy Projects in Indian Country Conference
Location:Anaheim, California
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May 16th, 2011
Panel Speaker at 4th Annual Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2011
Location:Winterhaven, California
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February 18th, 2011
Featured Speaker, UCLA School of Public Affairs Day
Location:UCLA
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January 24th, 2011
Speaker at VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference
Location:Los Angeles
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January 20th, 2011
Panelist at KNX’s Business Breakfast, entitled “The Business of Going Green”
Location:Los Angeles Convention Center
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December 13th, 2010
Presenter at Conference entitled “A Future of Less Water and More People: Solutions for a Water Constrained World”
Location:San Francisco
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December 11th, 2010
Invited Panelist to Judge Business Plan Presentations at the UCLA Anderson School of Management 2010 Global Access Program
Location:UCLA Anderson School of Management
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November 17th, 2010
Keynote Speaker at Lambda Alpha Luncheon
Location:Los Angeles
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October 14th, 2010
Keynote Speaker at School Symposium
Location:Downey, California
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October 10th, 2010
Special Guest Speaker at 2010 Sustainability Summit
Location:Los Angeles
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October 5th, 2010
Speaker at Los Angeles Business Council Solar Leadership Roundtable
Location: Los Angeles
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July 23rd, 2010
Speaker at California Municipal Utilities Association Meeting
Location: Sacramento, California
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June 17th, 2010
Featured Speaker at Congressional Water Caucus Event
Location:Washington D.C.
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June 3rd, 2010
Featured Speaker and Moderator at The Israel Conference
Location:Los Angeles
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May 21st, 2010
Keynote Speaker at California Capital Summit
Location:Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
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May 20th, 2010
Keynote speech at plenary session of SERCAL (the California Society for Ecological Restoration)
Location:SERCAL
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May 4th, 2010
Speech regarding Water Supply Issues
Location:UCLA
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May 2nd, 2010
Keynote speech at Women’s League Conference
Location:Orange County
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April 24th, 2010
Keynote speech
Location:Chapman University