American Water CEO to Provide Keynote Address for Women’s Energy Summit

American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, today announced that its president and CEO Susan Story is providing the keynote address for the 2015 Women’s Energy Summit on September 2 in Chicago.

In her keynote address, Story will discuss infrastructure challenges facing utilities, customers and regulators today, the water-energy-telecom nexus, innovation and technology opportunities, and efficiency efforts in water and energy.

Last year, more than 100 top women business leaders in the energy and environment industry convened for the inaugural Women's Energy Summit. The day-long Summit, led by Illinois Commerce Commissioner Sherina E. Maye, is attended by regulators, industry leaders, government officials and community representatives.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs 6,800 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.

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