Program 32nd edition | October 24th, San Francisco

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32nd Watervent
HansonBridgett, San Francisco
October 23rd

Options: Coaching of presenting startups
Greet & meet of startups presenting & speakers

Note:
We will probably add the afternoon of october 23rd
with an extensive meet & greet for all attendees
& training for our startups.

October 24 th - Status May 19th - all times PST
depending on demand we offer parallel startup pitch sessions
we offer remote pitches if demand is sufficient
From 08:30 Welcome, coffee, croissants
09:30 a.m. Welcome
 
  • Alison C. Schutte, Partner, HansonBridgett
  • Jonathan S. Storper, Partner, Hanson Brigdett
  • JAMES W. ADDUCCI, Managing Director, Janney Montgomery Scott Investment Banking
  • Sally Gutierrez, Experienced Federal Executive USEPA (ret.)
  • N.N., Johnson Screens
  • Sebastian Specht, BUEFA Cleaning (Germany)
  • Ulf Leonhard, Watervent
10:00 a.m. Investors and Experts in water
 
  • Will Sarni, Water Foundry
  • Jesper Munkholm, Founding Partner & GM, Water Impact
  • Parker Bovee, Cleantech Group
  • Dr. Cat Shrier, WaterCitizen, WaterPitch
  • Kobe Nagar, 7Environmental Inc.
  • Timur Davis, Director, Munich Re Ventures
  • Peter Yolles, Echo River Capital
10:30 a.m. Water Technology Innovators I
 
  • Intro by Charlie Walker, Global Water Intelligence
  • David Balsar, General Manager Innovation and Ventures at MEKOROT®
11:30 a.m. Coffee Break
12:00 p.m. Water Technology Innovators II
 
  • Harshita Gogoi, Technology Scouting and Evaluation, Xylem Innovation Labs
  • Intro by Judith Herschell, Global Water Advisors
1:00 p.m. Success stories in water
 
  • Greg Newbloom, CEO & Founder, Membrion
  • Experiences of german family watertech companies
    Günther Mösslein, Mösslein Water, www.wassermeister.com
  • Bryan Stubbs, Cleveland Water Alliance
1:30 p.m. Lunch
2:30 p.m. Water Technology Innovators III
 
  • Intro by Kyle Dewees, London & Partners
  • Dirk Vandenhirtz, Crop Zone
3:30 p.m. Corporate water users
 
  • Openminded to startup technologies, corporate venturing
  • Intro by Alex Passini, Water Positive Thinktank
  • Daniel Benitez, Veralto, Board Axine Water, Judge Imagine H20
04:15 p.m. Coffee break
04:45 p.m. Water Technology Innovators IV
Introduced by Sally Gutierrez, Experienced Federal Executive USEPA  (ret.)
05:30 p.m. Framework Founding a Water Tech Company in California
IP: Rob McFarlane, Partner IP, Hanson Bridgett
Founding: Natalie Wilson, Jonathan Storper, Partner, Hanson Bridgett
06:00 p.m. Wrap-up
 
  • Alison C. Schutte, Partner, HansonBridgett
  • Jonathan S. Storper, Partner, Hanson Brigdett
  • JAMES W. ADDUCCI, Managing Director, Janney Montgomery Scott Investment Banking
  • Sally Gutierrez, Experienced Federal Executive USEPA (ret.)
  • Ulf Leonhard, Watervent
  • Judith Herschell, Global Water Advisors
06:15 p.m. Reception on roof deck