Program April 25th
29th Watervent- Infocenter Berlin TXL
April 25th, 2024 | Draft as per april 18th, 2024
Watervent is not a congress but a matching forum dedicated to support startups.
All speakers, startups and attendees will be invited in two zooms to acquaint in advance of the forum.
April 24th
| 06:00 p.m. |
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| Kickoff Reception for sponsors, speakers & presenters only |
Program April 25th
| 08:00 a.m. |
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| Registration -receive program (printed) Registration on site welcome. Setup Booths, info desks, ... Coffee and pastries |
| 09:30 a.m. |
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| Welcome · Aqseptence Group GmbH, Baldassare La Gaetana, CEO · BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG, Sebastian Specht, Geschäftsführer/Managing Director · Technical University of Berlin (Host), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Barjenbruch, Challenges and Solution for water · WaterVent, Ulf Leonhard · TXL "on water", Gudrun Sack |
| 10:00 a.m. Keynote |
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| Gunnar Brüggmann - Director of Business Development Xylem Central & North Europe |
| 10:15 a.m. |
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| 10 Startups Session I: Moderator: Ulf Leonhard · ZE-NI (France), Jean-Michel Pommet · Lagosta (Switzerland & Monaco), Christophe Maier · Noah Water Solutions (Belgium), Rik van meirhaeghe · FluIDect GmbH (Germany), Dr. Tobias Schröter · Aquagen (Canada), David Gilbert · Ainwater (Chile), Camilo Huneeus · Photon Systems Inc. (USA), Stuart Robertson · Aquadona GmbH (Germany), Gerrit Kubassa · Water Harvesting Inc. (USA), Frank Ramirez |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
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| Coffee break |
| 11:45 a.m. |
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| Water Technologies Investors Panel Moderator & Introduction: ORCA Consulting Group GmbH Dr. Jörg Nowak, "Lessons learnt from 15 years of water tech investments" · Alpha Impact Partners, Aliaxis Next, Patrik Gustavsson · CEMEX Ventures, Spain, Ibon Iribar · HydroDAO, Peter Ullrich · Vireo Ventures, Felix Krause · A1 Water & Energy Group (U.A.E.), Kai Burger · Millauer Consulting (CH), K.M. Millauer · Stahl Law Corporation (New York), Dr Lukas M Stahl Esq, "Introduction to US Partners for Watertech Innovators" |
| 12:20 a.m. |
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| 10 Startups Session II Moderator: Ulf Leonhard · Divirod Inc. (USA), Javier Marti · Agrinoze (Israel), Erez Fait · SCUBIC (Portugal), Bruno Abreu · Hydrograv adapt, by Passavant Geiger GmbH, Johannes Hilsdorf · AirWater2All AB (Sweden) · Farmfluxx (Switzerland), David Din · Maagan Global (Israel), Hagay Sarusi · Technical University Berlin, Johannes Neupert, URBANFILTER - Removal of tyre wire in the road run off · Vaiota UG, Max Drechsler |
| 1:30 p.m. | LUNCH |
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| Networking & booths visits |
| 2:30 p.m. |
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| Reverse Pitch IA What Drinking Water and Wastewater Utility Needs Moderator: Aqseptence Group GmbH, Baldassare La Gaetana, CEO Introduction: The Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB), Dr. Ulf Miehe, Department Leader, Group Leader, Procuration, "Digitalisation- from coding and training to application and replication" · Fraunhofer-IOSB, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Rauschenbach, Director, Applied Systems (AST), Speaker Fraunhofer Alliance SysWater · Gelsenwasser AG, Dr. Arnt Baer · Harzwasserwerke, Alexander Frerichs · ACUAMED, Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas, S.A (Spain), Jorge Ángel Bonilla Beckmann |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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| Reverse Pitch IB Corporate/Industrial Needs Moderator: Baldessare La Gaetana, Aqseptence · BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG, Sebastian Specht, Geschäftsführer/Managing Director · European Chemistry Partnering, Tobias Kirchhoff · Henkel, Christian Sabin · vvasser.de infrastructure Consulting, ex Tesla Germany, Volkan Avcu · Berlin TXL: forecast based real time rain water management vs. sponge city, Ludwig Loeffler-Dauth, Karen Koske · Mösslein GmbH Wassertechnik, Günter Mösslein, "View from an experienced technology supplier" |
| 03:30 - 04:00 a.m. |
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| Coffee break |
| 04:00 p.m. |
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| 10 Startups Session III Moderator: Sebastian Specht · Triwanet GmbH - successor required, Oliver Bäßler & Günter Mösslein · bNovate GmbH Lena Krefeld, · Solar Dew Clean Water B.V. (Netherland), Alexander van der Kleij · Reali Technologies LTD. (Israel), Shaul Rom · Agriwater, Riaan Kirsten · Aqualogic, by Passavant Geiger GmbH, Johannes Hilsdor · Aquapitas (USA), Alexander Rovalino, Ethan Hackmeyer · Droople (CH), Ramzi Bouzerda · Sim-peller (D), Kwasi Safo Ayirebi · SAYA Life (USA), sanjay poojary |
| 05:15 p.m. |
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| A Water Entrepreneurs Journey to Success two success stories (tba) · Boreal Light GmbH, Dipl.-Ing. Ali Al-Hakim · Terra Petra (Water Saving/Storage in Soil), Leonhard Huppert |
| 5:35 p.m. |
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| An Ecosystem Of Support (Water Tech Incubators, Clusters, Universities, Foundations) Moderator: Ulf Leonhard · Israel Trade Office Berlin, Ester Elias, Besmira Sinanaj · Mekorot Utilitites Israel, Besmira Sinanaj · Aquatech Global (Netherlands), Atlantean Media, Tom Freyberg · Schönborner Armaturen GmbH, Water Tech Cluster Lausitz, Thomas Ebert · Sustainable Water Consulting, Şenol Ağaç · TAUSENDWASSER ("Thousand Waters") Watertech Fair, Martina Laube |
| 6:15 p.m. |
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| Closing Moderator: Ulf Leonhard · Best Pitch Awards (one per panel) · Wrap of the Day, recognition of Sponsors, Speakers, Startups & Audience |
| 6:45 p.m. Reception |
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| Blomeyer's Cheese (Berlin) - Cheeses from Germany (surprise) |