| From 08:30 |
welcome, coffee, croissants |
| 09:30 a.m. |
welcome |
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- Allison Schutte, Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP
- Jonathan Storper, Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP
- James Adducci, Managing Director, Janney Montgomery Scott Investment Banking | Read more (PDF)
- Sally Gutierrez, Experienced Federal Executive USEPA (ret.)
- Denys Visser, Johnson Screens
- Kai-Uwe Buerger, A1 Water & Energy Group Holding Ltd
"Watervent Abu Dhabi"
- Ulf Leonhard, Watervent
15 years of Watervent forums - recommendations for startups & investors
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Investors and Experts in water |
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- Intro by Nidhi Menon, Imagine H2O, Accelerator Program
- 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
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Water Technology Innovators I |
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- Intro by Charlie Walker, Global Water Intelligence
- David Balsar, General Manager Innovation and Ventures at MEKOROT®
- Heather Tugaeon, Watergenics
- Ryan Vogel, Pure Bluetech
- Arian Edalat, Active Membrane
- Chris Dooley, Greyter Water Systems
- Jackie Bowen, 1Watermark
- Sue Mecham, NALA Membranes
- Sridhar Sukhi, Atrium Energy
- Dr. Rose T Nash, Biota
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Water Technology Innovators II |
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- Intro by Judith Herschell, Global Water Advisors
- simultaneous sessions
cluster II a (reserved for 8 innovators)
- Michael Gardner, Aqaix
- Rik Van Meirhaeghe, Noah Water solutions bv
- Colin Hutzler, Moses West Foundation
- Joun Lee, Paniclean
- Marc Bracken,Solinas Technologies
- Norbert Wank, INFINIREL CORPORATION
- Daniel Kim, Tomorrow Water
cluster II b (reserved for 6 innovators)
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Success stories in water |
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- Greg Newbloom, CEO & Founder, Membrion
- Aaron Tartakovsky, CEO & Founder, Epic Cleantec
- Victoria Edwards, FIDO AI
- Günther Mösslein, Mösslein Water, www.wassermeister.com
Experiences of german family watertech companies
- Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Water Technology Innovators III |
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- Intro by Jim Lauria, Mazzei Injector Company, LLC "Distilled Drops of Wisdom: A Thank You to My Water Community"
- Remote pitches by 10 startups (3 reserved)
- Vincent van Laar, Holland Sensor
- John Favier, NanobOx Ltd
- Daniel Einhorn, Mermade
- Leon Rizzi, Jolt Solutions
- Dennis Sidin, Fraunhofer IGD
- Ameet Chaudhury, Aruna
- Dirk Vandenhirtz, Crop Zone
option for second cluster
|
| 3:30 p.m. |
Corporate water users |
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- Openminded to startup technologies, corporate venturing
- Intro by Alex Passini, Water Positive Thinktank
- Daniel Benitez, Veralto, Board Axine Water, Judge Imagine H20
- Dr. Nathan Wangusi, BlueCredits, org
- Volkmar Kunerth, EDAMS, Utility Management Software
- Alex Kopelyan, Senior Director & Partner at SOSV's IndieBio
- Reversed pitch: Denys Visser, Johnson Screens "Water challenges of our clients"
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| 04:15 p.m. |
Coffee break |
| 04:45 p.m. |
Water Technology Innovators IV
Intro by Sally Gutierrez, Experienced Federal Executive USEPA (ret.)
and Bryan Stubbs, Cleveland Water Alliance
- simultaneous sessions
cluster IV a
- Frank Ramirez & Chris Kay, Water Harvesting Inc.
- Richard M. Navarro, Renewable Ocean Energy, Inc.
- Fred Schaufele, XCellAssay Inc.
cluster IV b
|
| 05:30 p.m. |
Framework Founding a Water Tech Company in California
IP: Rob McFarlane, Partner IP, Hanson Bridgett LLP
Founding: Natalie Wilson, Jonathan Storper, Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP |
| 06:00 p.m. |
Wrap-up |
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- Allison Schutte, Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP
- Jonathan Storper, Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP
- James Adducci, Managing Director, Janney Montgomery Scott Investment Banking
- Sally Gutierrez, Experienced Federal Executive USEPA (ret.)
- Ulf Leonhard, Watervent
- Judith Herschell, Global Water Advisors
- Dr. Cat Shrier, WaterCitizen, WaterPitch
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| 06:15 p.m. |
reception on roof deck |
