Registration is now open for the 8th annual OC Water Summit, which will take place on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Grand Californian Hotel at the Disneyland Resort.

This year's program, titled Liquid Motion, sets imagination, innovation and investment into motion to keep water flowing.

Programs feature national and global economic impacts of California's drought, ocean desalination, the city of the future, a close-up look at three California cities and their responses to water challenges, and inspirational stories of innovation.

Speakers include Janice Stillman, editor, The Old Farmer's Almanac; Roger Patterson, assistant general manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; John Chandler of Chandler Farms; Paul Parreira of RPAC; and moderator Tom Pankratz, editor, Water Desalination Report, Global Water Intelligence.

The event draws more than 400 prominent national and state policy makers, elected officials, scientists, financial experts and business leaders. The OC Water Summit is hosted by the Orange County Water District, Disneyland Resort and the Municipal Water District of Orange County. To register as a participant or sponsor, visit the Orange County Water Summit site.