The fifth of six Water Dialogue roundtables took place on 15 June 2011 in Washington, D.C., as part of the American Water Works Association’s ACE.11. Eight participants attended the breakfast event, which focused on “Economic Pressures: How are we adapting and leading in these difficult times?”

In-depth discussion allowed some common themes to surface during the hour-and-a-half roundtable. The majority of the concerns these participants raised seemed to echo the findings in the previous four conversations, which took place in the following locations:

• New Orleans, Louisiana – WEF’s WEFTEC 10
• Washington, D.C. – GWI’s American Water Summit
• Berlin, Germany – GWI’s Global Water Summit
• Adelaide, Australia – AWA’s OzWater 11

During the breakfast dialogue, participants shared some best-practice examples of how they were coping with the challenges presented by these tough economic conditions.