American Water Works Co., Inc., a U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that Paul Gagliardo, manager of innovation development, will serve as a keynote speaker at the Dayton Water Conference. The conference will be held May 10 to 12 in Dayton, Ohio. In his keynote address, Gagliardo will discuss American Water's Innovation Development Process and some of the new technologies that it has uncovered. American Water's Innovation Development Process is an initiative that aims to leverage the company's position as the nation's largest water and wastewater services provider to develop innovations by performing idea validation tests using the company's large and geographically diverse footprint, ultimately becoming an early-adopter of new technologies for industry use.