Conference 2013

BlueTech Forum: It's a"Brave Blue World"

4th Annual Event Combined Innovative Technologies, Insightful Discussion and Networking Opportunities

On May 14th, the 4th Annual BlueTech Forum kicked off with the BlueTech Technology Showcases, covering three key water industry areas: Food and Beverage, Oil and Gas, and Smart Water. Delegates learned about the innovative and disruptive technologies of 11 companies and rated each on the potential of its innovative and disruptive technology for the Disrupt-o-Meter™ Award and the strength of a company’s market strategy for the BlueTruffle™ Award.

BlueTech Forum Showcase winners include Voltea for the BlueTruffle™ Award and Crystal IS for the Disrupt-o-Meter™ Award. Runners-up in each category include MIOX for the BlueTruffle™ Award and INNOVEOX for the Disrupt-o-Meter™ Award.

The afternoon panels presented industry influencers and executives from companies, such as Dow Venture, BP, inge, BASF, Fujifilm, PWN, Ecolab, Kemira, and Siemens Water, who spoke about “Intrapreneurship and In-House Innovation,” “New Entrants to the Water Game” and “Strategic Corporate Investors.”

New to the Forum this year were the roundtable discussions, which added an opportunity for delegates to meet with BlueTech Research market analysts and O₂ Environmental Technology Assessment Group (TAG) members and discuss critical and emerging technologies and trends in the water technology industry.

A special thank you goes out to sponsors Nijhuis Water Technology, BASF, Grundfos and True North Venture Partners and to all those who attended the 4thAnnual BlueTech Forum.

Be sure to Save the Date for the 2014 BlueTech Forum to be held on September 17th, 2014 in Amsterdam!