WaterVent #33 // Schedule Details
FORUM // MAY 28, 2026
Program
Located at the Fraunhofer IAP Conference Center, our 33rd forum welcomes expert speakers in water technologies, investments and applications.
As per May 20th. Note: 70% of our program consists of startup/innovator presentations.
09:30 //
Checkin
Coffee, Snacks
10:30 //
Welcome
- Ulf Leonhard, Watervent
- Agnes von Matuschka, CEO Potsdam Science Park
10:45 //
Welcome by Partners
- Aqseptence Group GmbH – Alexander Fritsch, Dr. Volker Zang
- BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG – Sebastian Specht, Geschäftsführer/Managing Director
- Mösslein GmbH – Günter Mösslein
- EWD Environment Water Development GmbH – Dr. Ing. Jose Ordonez
- Dehoust GmbH – Andreas Bichler
11:20 //
Startups I
- 8kant GmbH – Peter Trossowski
- Aqua Alarm AS – Hasse Storebakken
- Fluidion – Dan Angelescu
- GRAPHEAL – BOUCHIAT Vincent
- Harmony Desalting – Christine Kleffner
- Holland Sensor – Vincent van Laar
12:20 //
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Rauschenbach, Fraunhofer Alliance SysWater (Head of Fraunhofer IOSB-AST at Fraunhofer IOSB)
- Fido Tech Ltd (UK) – Victoria Edwards (Successful Water Innovator)
- Aqua Positive | Water Stewardship | Impact Investing – Alejandro Sturniolo
- ORCA Consulting Group GmbH – Dr. Jörg Nowak "Lessons learnt from 15 years of water tech investments"
01:00 //
Lunch
02:00 //
- Pure Terra Ventures (Netherlands) – Xavier van Slooten (Investor)
- Autodesk Water Infrastructure – Paloma Akerman
- BRYCK Startup Accelerator – Felix Schröder
02:30 //
Startups II
- HYB Hydro-Berlin GmbH – Paul Knöll
- Iflux – Christian Montag
- Jolt Tech – Leon Rizzi
- Kawo – Burak Adali
- Korthaus Pumpen GmbH – Doris Korthaus
- Luper Technologies B.V. – Daan Jansen
03:30 //
Coffee Break
04:00 //
- Xylem – Philipp Raichle
- Israel Trade, AgriTech & WaterTech – Pascal David Fischer
- WEX Global – Mark Barker
- Aqua Advise – Elena de la Vieja Molina
04:40 //
Startups III
- Pluvion GmbH – Phillip Grimm
- Sim-peller – Kwasi Safo Ayirebi
- Spectromarine – Girts Ozolins
- Taikoa Innovations – Kasper Hildén
- Weather Forecast Technologies Ltd – Alexander Matveenko
- Pydro – Mulundu Sichone
05:40 //
- E. J. McKay (Investment Bank) – James Z. Li
- Eton Walk for Water charity – Kevin Li
- Aquius Capital – Henk Nieboer
06:15 //
Resume
- Partners
- Watervent
appr. 06:30 //
Reception
Cheese, wine, beer