Program
Schedule of Events
Wed, 4/23 – Envision SP Training – We offer this full-day training session the day before the Symposium at the same venue (South San Francisco Conference Center). The course, led by instructor Rachael Keish, includes lunch.
Thurs, 4/24 – CA Infrastructure Symposium – Includes a full day of sessions (concurrent tracks) with industry leaders in transportation, water, and other disciplines of civil engineering.
Fri, 4/25 – Technical Tours – Technical tours will be held in the morning.
Fri, 4/25 – Awards Luncheon – An ASCE Region 9 Awards ceremony will be held mid-day.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Registration/Check-In
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Welcome & Keynote with Adan Ortega, MWD
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM – Session 1
Water – Getting Real about Real Time Operations
Transportation – Building Resiliency into Key Corridors (LOSSAN, Hwy 37)
General Infrastructure – Sustainable Aspects of California’s Ports
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM – Lunch & Keynote with Toks Omishakin, CalSTA
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM – Session 2
Water – Potable Reuse: Projects, Pitfalls, and Promises
Transportation – Making the Connection (High Speed Rail – LA to Vegas)
General Infrastructure – ASCE National Infrastructure Report Card
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Networking Break – Snacks & Refreshments
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM – Session 3
Water – New Dams, Old Dams, And Dam Problems
Transportation – Modular Terminal Construction at LAX
General Infrastructure – LA Fires and Aftermath – Rebuilding
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Break
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Evening Networking Reception
* Program subject to change
Friday, April 25, 2025
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Technical Tour – POLB Harbor Tour
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Technical Tour – Aquarium of the Pacific Behind-the-Scenes
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM – Registration/Check-In
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Awards Luncheon with Antonio Villaraigosa
Welcome & Keynote
Individual Award Presentations
Project Award Presentations
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS


Hotel Information

HILTON LONG BEACH
$259 per night (+ tax/fees)
The California sunshine and cool Pacific breeze meet here.
ASCE’s discounted rates are valid through March 24, 2025.
701 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California, 90831
Sponsors
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information about the CA Infrastructure Symposium, reach out to the ASCE San Francisco Section using the information below:
KEY EVENT ORGANIZERS
Ruwanka Purasinghe, PE, MS, ENV SP, M.ASCE (Co-Chair)
LADWP (Program Management)
Josue Vaglienty, PE, M.ASCE (Co-Chair)
OCTA (Sr. Project Manager, Capital Project Delivery)
Yazdan Emrani, PE, M.ASCE (Region 9 Director)
Town of Woodside (Director of Public Works/Town Engineer)
Rune Storesund, D.Eng., PE, GE, F.ASCE (Region 9 Web Magic)
Storesund Consulting (Consulting Engineer)
Christine O’Brien, PE, M.ASCE (Region 9 Awards Chair)
Wood Rodgers, Inc. (Project Engineer)
























