Headline Sponsor: Innovation Partner:

Supporting Partner:

Organised by:

www.worldwatertechinvestment.com

Associate Sponsors:

SUMMIT PROGRAMME

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Headline Sponsor

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises

in world markets. Enterprise Ireland works in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and

win export sales in global markets. In this way, they support sustainable economic growth, regional development and

secure employment.

Innovation Partner

Aqualogy

Aqualogy delivers innovative methods of water and wastewater management as the technology and solutions division of

one of the world’s leading water companies. Working with a wide range of customers in the industrial and utility sectors,

Aqualogy is focused on tailored and integrated process solutions for measurable results. Committed to continuous

development through technical innovation, Aqualogy transfers knowledge and expertise from a diverse range of sectors

to offer a comprehensive understanding of processes and relevant environmental and industry legislations.

Charity Partner

Frank Water

FRANK Water works with local partners to deliver appropriate, equitable and sustainable solutions to water and

sanitation issues in the poorest and most vulnerable communities in India. FRANK Water implements water supply

systems, sanitation solutions and health and hygiene awareness activities; they conduct research with partners to

progress understanding of issues and solutions that affect the WASH sector; and they advocate for change based on

the results of their projects and research.

Associate Sponsors

Fathom

FATHOM is the world’s foremost Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider in the water sector. FATHOM defines the

vertical between meter data management and the customer through a variety of products including meter data

management, customer information systems and its customer engagement platform. FATHOM is presently deployed

on over 4 million meters in the United States and has entered significant partnerships with a variety of water meter

manufacturers. Designed by water professionals specifically for the water industry, FATHOM offers utilities a unique

opportunity to increase revenue and decrease costs of operation while improving customer satisfaction.

NuWater

NuWater is a technology-led international water company focused on designing, building, owning and operating advanced

membrane-based water treatment and desalination plants. NuWater specialises in highly compact and scalable ‘Modular

& Mobile’ plants that can be rapidly deployed and, where necessary, redeployed. The technology is ideally suited to

industrial applications in the mining and oil & gas sectors, as well as in emerging markets where the mismatch between the

demand and supply of clean, safe drinking water requires more flexible distributed infrastructure.

Technology Showcase Sponsor

Apsara Capital

Apsara Capital LLP is a venture capital fund focusing on water and agricultural technologies that was founded in

2009. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies managed by experienced teams, who have a well-defined

growth strategy, and a clear product line. So far, Apsara has made three investments in water: Puralytics, WaterSmart

Software, and AquaSpy.

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How can we integrate innovation into utility procurement models? How are today’s leading corporate investors staying ahead of the game? How can the water sector capitalise on the opportunities created by Big Data? What new models could make the financing and development of new water and wastewater infrastructure easier?

These are just some of the questions that we’ll be exploring over the next two days, with help from our fantastic faculty of speakers. specialisingI encourage everyone to join the debate by asking questions and sharing ideas. With so much expertise in the room, it’s a great opportunity to learn from one another – and in doing so we hope to find ways to accelerate the adoption of new and innovative water-tech solutions.

At a time when many countries around the world are experiencing severe water shortages, the need for international collaboration has never been greater, and we’re delighted to welcome so many international speakers and delegates here today.

I’d like to thank our Headline Sponsor, Enterprise Ireland, for their support, and welcome Minister Sean Sherlock and the delegation of Irish companies to the summit.

You can meet our all our sponsors, including FATHOM, NuWater and Aqualogy, in our networking space, where you will also find our exhibitors and our Charity Partner, FRANK Water.

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As we continue to develop our portfolio of international events, please share with us your thoughts, feedback and suggestions so that we can continue to create forums which deliver real business benefits to you and your company.

I wish you a fruitful and enjoyable summit.

Jennie MossManaging Director

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Welcome to the 4th Annual World Water-Tech Investment Summit

Agenda

DAY ONE — TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015

9.00

9.40

9.20

11.10

Mark Lane, Director, UK WATER PARTNERSHIP, UK

Lord Chris Smith, Chairman, UK WATER PARTNERSHIP, UK

Introductory Chair:

Keynote Welcome Address: A New UK Strategy for Accelerating Innovation in the Water Sector

Opening Session: Integrating Innovation into Utility Procurement Models

Keynote Address:

Water as a Service: Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Drive

Efficiencies in Water Utilities

• How can utilities better understand and manage

technology risk through new procurement and

alliancing models?

• How can procurement models promote the

incorporation of advanced technologies in large-scale

water projects? What incentive mechanisms have been

proven to work?

• How can new partnership models between utilities,

engineering consultancies and technology providers

shape the development of solutions which better meet

the needs of today’s utilities?

• What are the particular challenges faced by different

stakeholders in the water supply chain in bringing

innovation to market?

• What can we learn from other industries such as

energy and telecoms about how they build innovation

into their operations?

• People can make or break the success of technology

adoption: How can utilities create a culture of change

within their operations and prepare people to embrace

advanced technologies?

• Case studies of success in piloting, validating and

commercialising new water-tech solutions

Session Chair:

Mark Lane, Director, UK WATER PARTNERSHIP, UK specialising

Speakers:

Avraham Ben Yosef, Engineering & Technologies VP, MEKOROT, ISRAEL

Philip Abraham, Senior Vice President , VEOLIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION, FRANCE

Mark LeChevallier, Innovation and Environmental Stewardship Director, AMERICAN WATER, USA

Keith Wishart, Senior Managing Consultant, IBM, UK

Minister Sean Sherlock, TD, Minister of State, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, IRELAND

Speaker:

Trevor Hill, Chairman and CEO, FATHOM, USA

10.40 Networking Coffee Break

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11.30Corporate Venturing Panel: Successful Models for Connected Innovation and Partnership

• How do we make innovation more efficient and reduce

the time to market of new solutions?

• The role of the technology integrator in accelerating

the transformation of viable technologies into large-

scale commercialization

• Staying ahead of the game: Identifying new business

models, and new ways to integrate and collaborate

with different stakeholders in the chain

• What are the best strategic/economic criteria for

analyzing an investment proposition? How do

technology integrators ensure their vetting process

focuses resources on the best opportunities?

• Weighing up internal R&D vs external collaboration:

When to invest/incubate and when to buy out? When

to partner and when to acquire?

• Best practice in structuring partnerships and alliances

to create a win-win for the technology developer and

the corporate investor

• Sharing success stories of corporate venturing and

technology piloting in the water-tech sector

• What does “smart” really mean to today’s utilities?

• How can the water sector capitalize on the potential

value created by Big Data, M2M connectivity and the

Internet of Everything?

• Data-driven asset management: How can we use data

to extend the operations of existing facilities and make

better investment decisions for the future?

• What are the unique connectivity and communications

challenges that face water networks?

• Creating game-changers: If utilities seek a return

on investment in 3-5 years, how can smart solution

providers come together to meet this challenge?

• What do we know now about smart water that we wish

we knew five years ago?

Session Chair:

Booky Oren, Chairman & CEO, BOOKY OREN GLOBAL WATER TECHNOLOGIES, ISRAEL

Speakers:

Phil Rolchigo, Vice President Global Technologies, PENTAIR, USA

Snehal Desai, Global Business Director, DOW WATER & PROCESS SOLUTIONS, USA

Tony Conway, Strategic Programmes Director, UNITED UTILITIES, UK

13.15Panel: Smart Water Solutions in the Age of the Industrial Internet

Session Chair:

Fiona Griffith, Managing Director, ISLE UTILITIES, UK

Speakers:

Steve Kaye, Head of Innovation, ANGLIAN WATER, UK

Ken Thompson, Director, Intelligent Water Solutions, CH2M HILL, USA

Roy Wiesner, CEO, HUTCHISON-KINROT, ISRAEL

Steve George, Business Development Manager, AQUALOGY, UK

Agenda

12.15 Networking Luncheon

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14.15Focus: Technology Enablers for Retail Competition

Speakers:

Alan Sutherland, CEO, WATER INDUSTRY COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND, UK

Rupert Kruger, Head of Innovation and Business Retail, THAMES WATER, UK

• How can the water industry use technology to better

engage with industrial customers?

• What tools and intelligence do industrial customers

need to monitor and improve their water usage?

• How can the digitization of water networks help

industrial clients become more efficient in water?

• What analytics and information are most valuable to

industrial clients?

Session Chair:

Kerry Freek, Manager of Marketing and Communications, WATERTAP, CANADA

Nityen Lal, Founder and Managing Partner, ICOS CAPITAL, NETHERLANDS

Investment: High Voltage Water and Metal Membranes

Ansgar Kirchheim, Investment Manager, HIGH-TECH GRUNDERFONDS MANAGEMENT, GERMANY

Investment: Akvolution

Reinhard Hübner, Investment Manager, SKION, GERMANY

Investment: SH+E and Pyreg

François-Xavier Meyer, Investment Director, SEB ALLIANCE, FRANCE

Investment: Advanced Mem-Tech

17.00

18.00 Networking Drinks Reception

Deals of the Year 2014

15.30 Networking Coffee Break

16.00Water in the Resilient City: Connected Infrastructure and Closed-Loop Resource

Management

Session Chair:

Alexander McPhail, Lead Water & Sanitation Specialist, WORLD BANK, USA

Speakers:

Bernard Tan, Managing Director, SIWW, PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD, SINGAPORE

Jan Rasmussen, Program Manager, Climate Unit, CITY OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Gustavo Ramon Wilhelmi, Operations Director, Barcelona Water Cycle Municipal Company, BCASA COUNCIL, SPAIN

• How can smart, data-driven water solutions contribute to

the resilience of our cities?

• What data do cities need and what are they willing to pay for?

• How are the leading sustainable cities connecting water

infrastructure with energy, transport and communications,

and what could a truly connected city look like?

• How can decentralized wastewater treatment systems

contribute to the resilience and sustainability of today’s cities?

• How can models for decentralized energy generation be

applied in the wastewater sector, and are we seeing the

two begin to converge?

• To what extent can wastewater re-use contribute to

city resilience, and where have re-use models been

successfully applied?

• How are cities financing new infrastructure, and what new

models can the water industry offer to share the risks and

rewards of a smarter approach to water management?

• Investors who’ve invested in water technology companies during 2014 come together in a panel to discuss their

recent investments and share their insight into what makes a good deal in this sector

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Session Chair:

Henri Lambert, Founder, APSARA CAPITAL, UK

Presenting Companies Include:

Mark Bond, CEO, BREIVOLL, NORWAY

Assaf Bassi, CEO, HYDROSPIN, ISRAEL

Wayne Byrne, Managing Director, OXYMEM, IRELAND

Michael Murray, Managing Director, NVP ENERGY, IRELAND

14.45Technology Showcase: 4 Early-Mid Stage Companies Pitch their Solutions

Agenda

DAY TWO – WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 2015

9.00

Speaker:

Paul Obanua, Group Managing Director, GREENFIELD ASSETS LIMITED, NIGERIA

Keynote Welcome Address: New Project Opportunities in Nigeria’s Water and Wastewater Industry

9.20

9.40

Keynote Address: Opportunities for International Partnership in Brazil’s Water and

Wastewater Sector

Keynote Address: Integrating Advanced Technologies into Global Water Infrastructure

Speaker:

Gesner Oliveira, Partner, GO ASSOCIADOS and former CEO, SABESP, BRAZIL

Speaker:

Malinne Blomberg, Chief Financial Analyst, Water and Sanitation Department, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK,

TUNISIA

10.00Towards New Models for Industrial Water and Wastewater Assets

Session Chair:

Piers Clark, Business Development Director, GLOBAL WATER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, UK

Speaker:

Michael Avant-Smith, Commercial Director, NUWATER, UK

Lydia Whyatt, Investment Manager, RESONANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT, UK

Liam Curran, Senior Technologist, ENTERPRISE IRELAND, IRELAND

• Multilateral agencies and global infrastructure

investors address the opportunities and challenges

in integrating advanced technologies into major

infrastructure projects in emerging markets

• Where will we see growth in major new water

infrastructure being developed over the next 5-10

years and what is the potential for private sector

participation in these projects?

• To what extent will we see emerging markets

leapfrogging the rest of the world in terms of

innovation in water infrastructure?

• Industrial water users are no longer restricting their

involvement in water to what goes in within the factory

gates: How can wastewater treatment, re-use and

recycling technologies be used to manage water

throughout the catchment?

• How great is the potential for pre-packaged, modular

water and wastewater recycling solutions in the

industrial sector and which technologies are gaining

most traction?

• The industrial water market is highly fragmented: What

is the role of technology integrators in helping small

tech companies penetrate this complex market?

• Industrial water users are increasingly looking to

finance water and wastewater treatment facilities off

balance-sheet: How can these projects be financed

and what could the model look like?

• Exploring new models for developing water assets

for industrial clients: How could such projects be

structured? What could the role of the investor, the

project developer and the technology provider look

like?

• The potential for new, service-led business models to

supply industrial water users

10.45 Networking Coffee Break

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Agenda

Session Chair:

Keith Hays, Director, BLUEFIELD RESEARCH, SPAIN

Presenting Companies Include:

Pascal Le Melinaire, Founder, BGH, FRANCE

Sebastian Franzsen, Principal Process Engineer, MIWATEK, SOUTH AFRICA

Nigel Savage, Managing Director, SAVAGE RECYCLING SHOWERS, UK

Matt Stephenson, Business Unit Director, AQUALOGY, UK

Heiko Poth, R&D Scientist, ITN NANOVATION, GERMANY

Session Chair:

Paul O’Callaghan, CEO, BLUETECH RESEARCH, IRELAND

Speakers:

Anna Halpern-Lande, Senior Venture Principal, SHELL TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, NETHERLANDS

Philip Abraham, Senior Vice President, VEOLIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION, FRANCE

11.15

12.15

13.00

Technology Showcase: 4 Early-Mid Stage Companies Pitch their Solutions

Oil and Gas: Critical Needs

Break Out into Roundtable Discussions

Breaking Barriers: Towards an Integrated Resource Economy

14.00 Networking Luncheon & Close of Summit

• Identifying the most critical technologies: What specific

areas of water technology are energy companies most

interested in today?

• How are new technologies pushing the boundaries

and opening up new opportunities?

• Are we moving towards water-neutral energy

production, and what will it take to get us there?

• How can technology providers work in partnership

with energy companies to help them achieve their

sustainability goals?

• How are energy companies sharing successful

technology solutions and what new models could

be developed to accelerate the development and

implementation of water technologies within the oil

and gas industry?

An opportunity for all delegates to engage in discussion on the subjects raised during the course of the summit.

Each table will have a specific theme and be hosted by one of our speakers.

Delegates will have the opportunity to join two separate discussions duringthe hour-long session.

Bring plenty of business cards!

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Agenda

Avraham Ben Yosef

Engineering & Technologies VP,

MEKOROT, ISRAEL

Avraham is an engineering and water technology expert who has

held multiple senior positions within Mekorot – Israel’s National

Water Company. He has many years of experience in multi-million dollar infrastructure

project management in the water sector and an in-depth knowledge of various water

technologies and disciplines. 

Assaf Bassi

CEO,

HYDROSPIN, ISRAEL

Assaf is CEO of HydroSpin, a subsidiary of Hutchison-Whampoa.

HydroSpin’s innovation produces micro-energy from generators

within urban water pipelines for operating sensors and telemetry devices throughout the

smart water network. He started his career in 2002 as a software engineer in Telemetry

Company and had several roles in the company till he became the CEO.

Philip Abraham

Senior Vice President,

VEOLIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION, FRANCE

Philip is Senior Vice President and heads the Research & Innovation

Department in Veolia. He worked in Academics and Research in

India and Australia for 12 years before joining Veolia. In Veolia-Australia, he worked

in the areas of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Health Safety & Environment and Risk

Management before moving to Veolia in Paris to head the Corporate QHSE team in Veolia

Environmental Services.

Michael Avant-Smith

Commercial Director,

NUWATER, UK

Michael is Commercial Director at NuWater, a company specialising

in highly scalable, rapidly deployable and re-deployable water and

wastewater treatment infrastructure. He has been instrumental in establishing NuWater

as a well-recognised international brand in the water sector. Michael is a qualified

engineer and has held a number of management and consulting positions for leading

international companies including Unilever, EDS and Deloitte.

Malinne Blomberg

Chief Financial Analyst Water and Sanitation

Department, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, TUNISIA

Malinne specialises in financing arrangements, identifying and

structuring investment projects and expanding private sector

participation. She previously worked as Financial and Institutional Advisor at the Ministry of

Water and Environment in Uganda, and at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, advising

and implementing projects for clients in the Financial Services Industry.

Mark Bond

CEO,

BREIVOLL, NORWAY

Mark took over as CEO and Board Director of BIT in autumn 2014.

Before that, Mark had 28 years of international investment banking

and private equity experience in London, New York and Moscow. He has spent 24 years

working in the former Soviet Union and was one of the pioneers of the private equity

industry in Russia.

Wayne Byrne

Managing Director,

OXYMEM , IRELAND

Wayne is Managing Director of Oxymem. In the last six years he

acquired, restructured, and sold a major waste equipment supply

company. Seeking more challenges in clean-tech, Wayne went on to set up Biocore and

established a significant presence in sludge management and renewable energy. He has

experience in both the private and public sectors.

Piers Clark

Business Development Director,

GLOBAL WATER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, UK

Piers is a senior partner in GWDP, and joined the firm in October

2014. Prior to this he was the Commercial Director for Thames Water,

responsible for all the Non Regulated activities within Thames Water and also the Innovation

Team. Prior to joining Thames Water, Piers provided engineering consultancy and operational

maintenance services in the water, energy, environment and rail sectors at Mouchel.

Tony Conway

Strategic Programmes Director,

UNITED UTILITIES, UK

Tony is an Executive Director of United Utilities. In a career of over

30 years he has led asset management, operations and engineering

functions, as well as business change, transformation and regulatory programmes. In his

former Executive, he was responsible for engineering activity relating to the delivery of

a £3.6 billion capital investment programme, shaping the company’s “Future Concept of

Operation”.

Liam Curran

Senior Technologist, Water, Wastewater and Marine

Technologies, ENTERPRISE IRELAND

Liam is a Senior Technologist working in Enterprise Ireland, the Irish

State Agency responsible for developing the indigenous SME sector.

His specialist areas of technology are the Water/Wastewater Sector. He has 28 years’

experience in these sectors, particularly in relation to industrial wastewater treatment,

including treatment plant troubleshooting and plant operator training.

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Snehal Desai

Global Business Director,

DOW WATER & PROCESS SOLUTIONS, USA

Snehal is the global Business Director for Dow Water & Process

Solutions, a leader in sustainable separation and purification

technologies, representing revenue of approximately $1 billion. In his role, Desai is

responsible for developing and implementing the growth strategy for the business and

leading the approximately 1,700 employees worldwide.

Sebastian Franzsen

Principal Process Engineer,

MIWATEK, SOUTH AFRICA

Sebastian is a professionally registered chemist and leads the R&D

effort at Miwatek in the development of high volumetric recovery

membrane and precipitation based treatment processes for mine impacted waters.

Before joining Miwatek, Sebastian was involved in process technology development and

engineering construction projects.

Speaker Biographies

Henri Lambert

Founder,

APSARA CAPITAL, UK

Henri Lambert is the founder of Apsara Capital LLP, a family-backed

venture capital fund focusing on water and agriculture. He is an

observer on the boards of AquaSpy Inc. and WaterSmart Software Inc., and runs a

foundation that provides entrepreneurship courses to university students in Sub-Saharan

Africa.

Mark Lane

Director,

UK WATER PARTNERSHIP, UK

Mark is Chairman of British Water and chair of the UKTI Environment

and Water Advisory Group. This private sector group works with

Government to grow the volume of UK exports in the environment and water sector. Mark

chaired the UKWRIP working group that wrote the report “Tapping the Potential: A Fresh

Vision for the UK Water Technology Industry”.

Kerry Freek

Manager of Marketing and Communications,

WATERTAP, CANADA

Kerry comes to WaterTAP with a deep understanding of relationships

in Canada’s water sector. As editor of Water Canada – The Complete

Water Magazine, Kerry wrote on water in the context of environmental and human

health, urban infrastructure, science and technology, law, policy and governance, and the

national economy from 2009 to 2013.

Steve George

Business Development Manager,

AQUALOGY, UK

Steve has worked in the UK water sector since 1999 having spent the

previous eight years as a Senior Lecturer in Computing.  He spent

a number of years as IT Director at a leading leakage management consultancy where

he oversaw the development of a key non-revenue water management system used

widely around the world. Steve joined Aqualogy in 2013 and leads Aqualogy’s UK Utilities

business in promoting their services, software and solutions. 

Anna Halpern-Lande

Senior Venture Principal,

SHELL TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, NETHERLANDS

Anna currently works in upstream new business development and

spearheads renewables use and deployment. She also works closely

with and leads deals for the Shell Technology Ventures Fund. Before joining Shell in

2010, she was Vice President and Co-Founder of Tellurian Biodiesel, a leading biodiesel

marketing, distribution, and production company.

Keith Hays

Vice President & Co-Founder,

BLUEFIELD RESEARCH, SPAIN

Keith, Vice President and Co-Founder of Bluefield Research, is a

seasoned market insight professional with over 15 years’ experience as

a management consultant and industry analyst in the energy, water, and telecoms sectors.

At Bluefield he leads the Private Water Insight Service that analyzes private sector strategies

for ownership and operation of water assets globally.

Trevor Hill

Chairman & CEO,

FATHOM, USA

Trevor is Chairman & CEO of FATHOM, a software-as-a-service

company specialising in customer-centric meter data management

and customer information systems. He has led four successful start-ups in the water

industry encompassing a broad spectrum of activities, including water reclamation

systems, investor-owned utility aggregation and technology.

Reinhard Hübner

Investment Manager,

SKION, GERMANY

Reinhard is investment manager at SKion where he is responsible

for direct investments. On behalf of SKion, Reinhard is holding CEO

or board member of several of SKion’s water portfolio companies. Prior to joining SKion

in 2010, he worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and during his last four years

there, Reinhard spent the majority of his time serving clients in the water industry.

Steve Kaye

Head of Innovation,

ANGLIAN WATER, UK

Steve is Head of Innovation at Anglian Water Services. He has

worked in the water industry for around 25 years and his career

in the water started in the manufacturing industry where he was involved in R&D

and design. At Anglian Water, Steve has played a key role in delivering major capital

programme followed by a period as a regional operations manager in wastewater.

Ansgar Kirchheim

Investment Manager, HIGH-TECH GRÜNDERFONDS

MANAGEMENT GMBH, GERMANY

Ansgar is Investment Manager at High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

in Germany - a seed VC with two funds and EUR 576 million under

management. At HTGF he focuses on investments in water technologies, automation, IT

and manufacturing. Before joining HTGF, Ansgar founded and managed a startup in the

field of measurement technologies.

Rupert Kruger

Head of Innovation and Business Retail,

THAMES WATER, UK

Rupert is Head of Business Retail at Thames Water. With over

250,000 commercial customers generating £400m of revenue, it is

the largest water and wastewater service provider to business customers in the UK. He

has also led Thames Water’s Innovation team that specialises in developing new water

and wastewater technologies. Before joining Thames Water, Rupert worked for Hyder

Consulting in the Middle East and Atkins in the USA.

Nityen Lal

Managing Director,

ICOS CAPITAL, NETHERLANDS

Nityen has been active in venture capital for over 13 years and

in the technology industry for about 20 years. He has served as

an executive and director on the board for several start-ups in California, Israel, India

and Europe. At Icos Capital, Nityen is responsible for the water, recycling and energy

efficiency process technologies. In this capacity, he is involved with Dutch Rainmaker,

Biaqua, ReSteel and Greenclouds.

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Speaker Biographies

Heiko Poth

R&D Scientist,

ITN NANOVATION, GERMANY

Heiko is currently part of ItN Nanovation‘s team of scientists and

engineers that are developing the removal portfolio of the company,

working on superior solutions for removing contaminants from water in all kinds of

applications. After working at a variety of research institutes, he joined the research and

development department of ItN Nanovation in 2007.

Gustavo Ramon Wilhelmi

Director of the Operations Department,

BCASA, SPAIN

Gusatvo is the Director of the Operations Department in BCASA, the

Municipal Company of Water Cycle in Barcelona. Responsible of

water cycle operations related to drainage sewer system, ornamental fountains and ground

water exploitation in Barcelona City. He is responsible for the for the company’s water and

wastewater products and solutions strategy applying innovation and technology to reduce

flooding problems in the city and to improve the quality of receiving waters.

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Pascal Le Melinaire

Founder,

BGH, FRANCE

Pascal is the founder of BGH, a startup company in the field

of desalinisation and ZLD waste water treatment. He has an

international background in the oil & gas and environmental business. After few years

working at Halliburton, he joined the board of Earth Decision Science, a software startup

company in upstream Exploration & Production.

Mark LeChevallier

Director, Innovation & Environmental Stewardship,

AMERICAN WATER, USA

Mark is the Director of Innovation & Environmental Stewardship

for American Water; a utility operating in more than 30 states and

Canada; serving over 14 million people. American Water owns or operates 300 drinking

water, 200 wastewater facilities, 35 reclaimed water, and two desalination facilities.

American Water then helps innovators market the technology to North American utilities.

Francois-Xavier Meyer

Investment Director,

SEB ALLIANCE, FRANCE

Since 2011, François-Xavier has been the Investment Director of SEB

Alliance which is the corporate venture company of Groupe SEB, the

world leader in small household equipment. Prior to joining Groupe SEB, François-Xavier

was an investment executive for UFG Private Equity (now SIPAREX group).

Alexander Mcphail

Lead Water & Sanitation Specialist,

WORLD BANK, USA

Alexander has more than 25 years of experience in the water sector in both

industrial and developing countries. His expertise includes the operation

of large urban water and wastewater utilities, water resource management planning and policy

development. Alexander first came to the World Bank Group 25 years ago. Since then, he has

worked on water and sanitation projects and studies in more than 30 counties.

Michael Murray

Managing Director,

NVP ENERGY, IRELAND

Michael is a highly experienced MD and senior level manager

with an impressive track record of developing and successfully

implementing sales, operational and business strategies; having worked in corporate &

SME environments across the renewables, engineering, construction and IT industries.

Fiona Griffith

Managing Director,

ISLE UTILITIES, UK

Fiona is Managing Director of Isle Utilities, a niche technology

and innovation consultancy. Over the last eight years she has

successfully grown Isle’s Technology Approval Group (TAG) in the UK and increasingly

overseas. This highly regarded consortium of water industry representatives supports the

development and commercialisation of novel and innovative technologies.

Paul Obanua

Group Managing Director,

GREENFIELD ASSETS LIMITED, NIGERIA

Paul Obanua, a private equity investor, consolidated his group of

companies into Greenfield Assets Limited, a public Private Partnership

Development Holding, with keen interest in retail and transport Infrastructure.

He has undergone several trainings including the Harvard Business School’s Equity Venture

Capital Programme and the Lagos Business School Owner Management Program.

Paul O’Callaghan

CEO,

BLUETECH RESEARCH, IRELAND

Paul is the founding CEO of O2 Environmental, a leading consultancy

providing expert analysis on global water technology market

opportunities. Paul also founded BlueTech® Research, a subsidiary of O2 Environmental

that provides intelligence services to clients to identify key opportunities and emerging

trends in the global water industry.

Gesner Olivieira

Partner,

GO ASSOCIADOS, BRASIL

Gesner has experience both in the private and public sectors and in

business and academia. He leads a group of talented economists,

lawyers and engineers at GO Associados with focus on infrastructure, competition,

foreign trade, and environmental issues. He was previously the CEO of Sabesp, one of

the largest water companies in the world.

Booky Oren

Chairman & CEO, BOOKY OREN GLOBAL WATER

TECHNOLOGIES LTD., ISRAEL

Booky is Chairman & CEO of Booky Oren Global Water Technologies.

The company operates the “Global Water Partnership Hub” based

on comprehensive approach integrating water utilities from various countries, global

organisations, technology providers and the financial community. Booky has 27 years of

experience in a variety of global and local industries and markets.

Speaker Biographies

Speaker Biographies

Nigel Savage

Managing Director,

SAVAGE RECYCLING SHOWERS, UK

Nigel has founded many companies over 45 years, with many

world ‘firsts’ to his name, the last of which were achieved in the

LED Marine lighting industry. A consummate ‘ideas man’, and believing that humanity

is ‘sleepwalking over a cliff’ with ignorant regard to water, Nigel sold out of his last

business OceanLED, to specifically dedicate ‘whatever it took’ to be part of the solution

for the worlds potable water crisis.

Lord Chris Smith

Chairman,

UK WATER PARTNERSHIP, UK

Lord Chris Smith has an extensive potical backhground. In 2003,

he became Director of the Clore Leadership Programme, helping

to develop the potential of future leaders in the cultural sector; he stepped down in July

2008 to become Chairman of the Environment Agency. He chaired the Environment

Agency from 2008 to 2014; since 2007 he has also been Chairman of the Advertising

Standards Authority.

Alan Sutherland

CEO, WATER INDUSTRY COMMISSION FOR

SCOTLAND, UK

Alan has been Chief Executive of the Water Industry Commission

since 2005. In that time the Scottish water industry has become

much more efficient and performance standards have improved markedly. Alan oversaw

the introduction of retail competition in 2008, and this is now delivering substantial

benefits for customers and the environment. Alan has extensive experience in

management consultancy and in the investment banking industry. investor-owned utility

aggregation and technology.

Ken Thompson

Director, Intelligent Water Solutions,

CH2M HILL, USA

Ken serves as a Director at CH2M HILL, working closely with

innovative U.S. water utilities to implement smart water technology

solutions. Ken brings more than 30 years of experience in water quality and water sector

security, both as a utility manager and as a consultant. Prior to joining CH2M HILL, Ken

worked for public utilities in water, wastewater, and recycled water system operations,

process evaluation, water quality, and regulations.

Roy Wiesner

CEO,

HUTCHISON KINROT, ISRAEL

Roy is CEO of Hutchison Kinrot, a global leading seed investor and

incubator in water and Cleantech related technologies, and serves

as a director in its various portfolio companies. He started his career as an M&A and

private equity lawyer in New York and Hong Kong, at leading international law firm Weil

Gotshal. Later he was as a partner in a prominent Israeli law firm where he advised start-

ups on all aspects of their capital raising and strategic transactions.

Matthew Stephenson

Business Unit Director,

AQUALOGY, UK

Matthew is responsible for the development and introduction of new

technologies at Aqualogy UK. With 20 years experience in the water

industry and a background in engineering, he has successfully lead the introduction of

Ice Pigging - one of Aqualogy’s flagship water services - from technical development in

the UK, to commercial success in UK, USA, Spain, Japan, Australia, Chile, and a number of

different countries in Europe.

Bernard Tan

Managing Director (SIWW),

PUB, SINGAPORE

Bernard is a Senior Assistant Director in the Industry Development

Department (IDD) of PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency. He

is also Senior Assistant Director (Planning & Operations) in the Environment and Water

Industry Programme Office (EWI). Bernard joined IDD, EWI and SIWW, in November 2012,

which are responsible for developing and growing the Singapore water industry.

Lydia Whyatt

Managing Director,

RESONANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT, UK

Lydia is in charge of developing an investment management platform

at Resonance Asset Management Ltd., focused on infrastructure

investments in water and resource recovery. She has been investing in water technology

and service businesses since 2005 and has over 15 years investment experience in

PE and infrastructure. Prior to joining Resonance, Lydia was a Managing Director at

FourWinds Capital Management, responsible for Aqua Resources Fund.

Keith Wishart

UK Water Innovation Leader,

IBM, UK

Keith leads IBM’s involvement in eight2O, Thames Water’s alliance

for AMP6 where he is Head of Innovation and Efficiency. He is an

experienced leader in technology and innovation change programmes in the Energy,

Utilities and Environmental sectors.

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Phil Rolchigo

Vice President of Global Technology,

PENTAIR, USA

Philip, Vice President Technology & Innovation, leads Pentair’s Global

Research, Development and Engineering functions. He is responsible

for developing new product development processes to catalyze innovation, managing

Pentair’s global R&D centers and developing Pentair’s Global Technology Strategy. He

has served on the National Academy of Sciences’ Advancing Desalination Technology

committee and currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Council for Imagine H2O and is

also vice-chairman of the WaterReuse Foundation’s Research Advisory Council.

Jan Rasmussen

Program Manager, Climate Unit,

CITY OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Jan has participated in numerous projects primarily focused

on water, environment, climate change adaptation and the

development of recreational opportunities associated with these projects. A recurring

feature of his work has been interdisciplinary work and work in projects and teams

where he has both participated in the professional work and managing projects. In

several of the projects there have been, and still is, a very high degree of development.

Marketing & Media Partners

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WORLD WATER-TECH NORTH AMERICA Toronto // October 20-21, 2015- Resilient cities: Hear from the smartest cities from across the globe

- Finding a niche: New routes to commercialisation for disruptive technologies

- The money question: Paths to investment and innovative project financing

- Breaking silos: Connecting infrastructure and achieving closed loop resource management

- Networking: Forge new relationships with leading edge municipalities and utilities,

corporate investors, engineering giants and emerging technology companies

For more information on presenting or exhibiting at the summit please contact:Bee Adamic, Business Development Manager, t: +44 (0) 1273 789989 e: bee.adamic@rethinkevents.com

www.worldwatertechnorthamerica.com

BGH

BGH develops a new and original Zero Liquid Discharge [ZLD] technology in the field of industrial

waste water treatment, specifically adapted to High TDS waters. (Total Dissolved Solids).

BGH innovates; it differs from membrane technologies (RO,FO) or Thermic technologies

(Evaporation, Crystallisation). BGH process is a true ZLD technology that allows salts recovery in

the form of solid output. Domain of application includes Oil&Gas produced waters, desalinisation,

mining, nuclear, landfill leachate, industrial waste liquid treatments, etc.

Breivoll

Breivoll Inspection Technologies (BIT) is a Norwegian technology company, specialising in the

development of condition assessment tools for water and district heating networks and the

detailed analysis of condition data as an aid to asset management and rehabilitation planning.

BIT has headquarters in Tromsø with additional offices in Oslo, Copenhagen, London, Moscow

and Bordeaux. The company is also involved in several national and international research

initiatives. BIT are currently expanding operations with more inspection units being deployed in

different regions.

HydroSpin

HydroSpin provides a patented micro-energy solution for water monitoring systems, sensors and

data loggers. HydroSpin’s micro-generator creates enough power to support remote devices

24/7 throughout the water network such as sensors and transmission devices, powering “online

transmission”. The goal: To make water monitoring power more available, green and affordable.

Water quality data can then be made more accessible to urban municipalities, city engineers and

water providers at large via a clean tech, sustainable solution

ItN Nanovation

ItN Nanovation AG is one of the leading companies developing innovative products based on

nanotechnology, especially water filtration systems which are branded under ItN Water Filtration.

With their Ceramic Flat Membrane CFM-Systems ItN Water Filtration products deploy superior

performance in drinking water purification from surface water, groundwater and sea water.

Furthermore ItN Water Filtration is specified in equipment for waste water treatment in different

realms of application. First big water filtration plants have been installed since 2012.

Miwatek

Primarily set up as a technology provider, Miwatek focuses on developing and commercialising

new water treatment technology for complex mine and industrial waters. The product portfolio

consists of Multi-Stage Reverse Osmosis, which are effective, sustainable multi-stage RO systems

capable of achieving up to 98% recovery using patented technology that reduces Capex and

Opex costs. Alongside of this is the Miwatek Brine Treatment Process which offers overall water

recoveries that approach and include Zero Liquid Discharge without the requirements of a

crystallisation process. They also offer Miwatek Ettringite Treatment Process which exploits the

Ettringite formation reaction to achieve high sulphate removal targets without the use of reverse

osmosis or nanofiltration units.

Technology Showcase Companies

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NVP Energy

NVP Energy has developed a unique revenue-generating, carbon-neutral, low temperature

Anaerobic Digestion (Lt-AD) technology that treats low-strength wastewater and recovers valuable

biogas in the process. Treatment occurs at temperatures as low as 4°C with no heat input required.

Lt-AD operates without aeration and produces negligible sludge thus significantly reducing

operating costs and as the energy generated from the biogas is greater than the energy required

to operate Lt-AD, Lt-AD is an energy positive technology. Target markets are Municipal WW and

Food & Drink WW.

Oxymem

OxyMem solves energy intensive wastewater treatment, a global challenge consuming over 2% of

electricity production. Conventional biological processes have been in use for over 100 years but

result in energy losses of 70%+ because of the reliance on bubbles to deliver oxygen. OxyMem

does not rely on bubbles, they utilise gas permeable membranes to deliver oxygen directly to

the micro-organisms. OxyMem achieves superior performance, on a smaller footprint, with lower

sludge production, less operator hours, and achieves energy savings in excess of 75%.

Savage Recycling Showers

Savage Recycling Showers was founded in 2009 to develop a recycling shower system capable

of saving, over 90% of both the water and the energy used in a conventional shower. This six year

task involved 46 prototypes, before injection moulding tooling was undertaken and the first fully

functioning prototype was completed. With a granted British patent and applications covering

43 water stressed countries, The objective is to find and secure a partner going forward, to

manufacture and distribute worldwide.

Zweec

ZWEEC is a computer vision company from Singapore. It develops solutions for water security,

sports safety, and intelligent surveillance using video analytics as its core technology. For water

security, ZWEEC’s intelligent bio-monitoring solution provides a quick event indication upon

detecting the presence of contaminants in water. It is able to demonstrate sufficient sensitivity

to detect contaminants at levels protective of public health and trigger varying alerts for rapid

response. The solution has been implemented in Singapore, China and Taiwan. In 2012, it won the

IWA Project Innovation Award together with PUB, Singapore’s water agency

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