Panel # 1: Business Challenges for Water Management, Strategy and Policy 2 to 3 tables are assigned to each question.

. 20 minutes to discuss the question. 4 to 5 minutes for each group to report out to the plenary session. 1. What are the 3 to 5 top challenges of water management that need to be addressed immediately? Please prioritize the list and give reasons for ranking. 2. What specific actions or initiatives can businesses take to achieve success in managing water challenges? 3. What specific public policies need to be reformed? What role should business play in recommended policy reform? 4. Ten years from now, what needs to have been done and by whom to avoid or mitigate the looming global water-supply crisis? 5. For all tables: Recommend two research topics that IGEL should consider sponsoring or coordinating. If funding is required, identify the most likely sources for it.