Speakers 2011

Richard Stover

Executive Vice President, Desalitech, Ltd.

Dr. Stover joined Desalitech in 2011 to lead the company’s business development, product launch and commercialization efforts. Prior to Desalitech, Dr. Stover was Chief Technical Officer and SVP of Marketing for Energy Recovery, Inc. There he was responsible for engineering, research and development and subsequent global product launch of the PX Pressure Exchanger energy recovery device and...

Mark Lambert

Director of Corporate Development, HTI

In his position of Director of Corporate Development, Mark analyzes and evaluates growth opportunities including acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic alliances that create value for the company. He also performs company and industry specific research and analysis to identify market trends, track competitive landscapes and screen opportunities. Mark is also President and Managing...

David Soane

Founder & CEO, Soane Energy

David Soane received his PhD (1978) in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.  From 1979 to 1994, he was a full-time faculty at UC Berkeley, where he published approximately 200 papers and two books. From 1994 until the present, Soane has been an entrepreneur and founder of several high-technology start-ups.  These ventures share a common theme: applying cutting-edge...

David Delasanta

President, ThermoEnergy Corp

Currently President of a waste water and process chemistry recovery equipment manufacturer. Company’s product line recovers valuable chemistry and waste water for reuse back into the process reducing costs and eliminating environmental discharges. Over 30 years of experience with environmental and energy issues including: Project Manager for National Energy Policy Coal to Liquids and Rebate...

Michiel Lensink

CEO, Voltea

Michiel Lensink is the CEO of Voltea. He has led water technology start-ups for more than a decade. He founded Filtrix, was the Managing Director of Norit Filtrix, and developed a new range of decentralized water filtration systems based on membrane technology. He has a Masters Degree in Physics from Delft University of Technology and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Main areas...

Jason Bethke

Vice President, Unregulated Business Unit (FATHOM)

Jason Bethke, PE. Mr. Bethke currently serves as the Vice President of the Unregulated Business Unit (FATHOM) and prior to such appointment served as the Director of Engineering and Construction.  Mr. Bethke officially joined Global Water in 2007 after providing consulting services to Global Water through Bethke Engineering, where he served as its founder and president.   Mr. Bethke brings...

Duncan Collins

MD, Zeropex UK Ltd.

Duncan Collins is Managing Director of Zeropex UK ltd and has spent the last 12 years working at Director Level in the water industry, developing the route-to-market and subsequent sales structures for capital equipment to the municipal sector.  He was a founder of Quay Technologies/MicroDynamics, a microwave-powered UV disinfection company that was sold to Severn Trent in 2007; this was one of...

Trevor Hill

Founder, Global Water Resources

Raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mr. Hill graduated in 1987 from Royal Military College with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering.  Mr. Hill attended the Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth, England where he completed his postgraduate studies in 1988.  He served with the Canadian Navy as an Engineering Officer retiring in 1994 after serving as Deputy Engineering...

Rick Stover

Executive VP, Desalitech

Executive VP Desalitech Richard Stover studied chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin from 1983 through 1986. He graduated with bachelor’s degree and worked for 3M Company in Minnesota from 1986 through 1990 as a process and chemical engineer. He was responsible for product delivery, reliability, and cost at a videotape manufacturing facility. Dr. Stover joined Energy...

Michael Motherway

CEO, DXV Water Technologies

Michael Motherway comes from the energy sector where he developed power plants of various technologies and scales.  He also advised industrials on directly procuring power and natural gas.  While electric utilities in several states contended with restructuring, he developed a business plan to commercialize an early microturbine distributed generator for an energy services company.  Prior to...

William Wescott

VP Innovation (Americas), Veolia

Bill is VP, Innovation, Americas for Veolia Environnement. Prior to assuming his role at Veolia, Bill was the Managing Director of Cleantech Group’s Advisory Services, which assist clients in public and private sectors accelerate their implementation of cleantech solutions. Bill an internationally recognized sustainability expert, helping organizations assess and adopt technologies and...

Paul Gagliardo, M.P.H., P.E.

Manager – Innovation Development, American Water

Mr. Gagliardo is well known throughout the United States, in Europe and Asia for his defining work on indirect potable reuse as a scheme to supplement the potable water supply in San Diego, California .  He has pioneered the efficacy testing and use of new technologies in businesses that vary from energy conservation, hazardous waste remediation, solid waste resource recovery, water treatment,...

Tony Keating

Program Manager, Cloevis

Tony Keating is the Program Manager for Cloevis, a University of Queensland spin-off project that delivers low cost and effective prevention of sewer corrosion and odours. Tony is an Associate at UniQuest Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s leading research technology transfer companies. UniQuest is best known for its role in the development of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil.  At...

John Coburn

Managing Director, XPV Capital

Managing Director XPV Capital Prior to joining XPV in January 2006, John was a private investor focused on the water industry.  He was one of the earliest employees of ZENON Environmental, and as President and Chief Operating Officer, he helped grow the company from start up to over $146M in revenue with a market capitalization of $700M.  Upon leaving ZENON in 2002, he was awarded the...

Gerhard Forstner

CEO, M2 Renewables

CEO M2 Renewables Gerhard Forstner has more than 20 years of experience in top-level engineering and executive management positions for European and American manufacturing and sales companies. Most recently, Mr. Forstner was President of Huber Technology, Inc., based in Huntersville, NC. Huber Technology is a subsidiary of Huber SE, a leading German-based solutions provider to the wastewater...

Andrew Salveson

Associate Vice President and Water Reuse Chief Technologist for Carollo Engineers

Andrew Salveson is an Associate Vice President and Water Reuse Chief Technologist for Carollo Engineers. Andy has led >$5 million in advanced technology research and development and oversees Carollo’s advanced wastewater treatment designs. Andy was named the 2007 WateReuse Association Person of the Year. Agenda Items: Water Utilities Embracing...

Vivian Drake

COO and co-Founder of Drake Water Technologies, Inc

Vivian Drake is one of the original founding members of Drake Water Technologies, Inc. (2006) and currently holds the position of COO.  In addition to management of day to day operations for Drake Water, she has extensive project management, litigation support, and regulatory permitting experience.  She holds a B.S. in civil engineering from San Diego State University, a M.S. in...

Dennis Bushnell

Chief Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center

Dennis M. Bushnell Chief Scientist NASA Langley Research Center Responsible for Technical Oversight and Advanced Program formulation for a major NASA Research Center with technical emphasis in the areas of Atmospheric Sciences and Structures, Materials, Acoustics, Flight Electronics/Control/Software, Instruments, Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics, Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion, Computational...

Barry Grossman

Foley & Lardner

Barry L. Grossman is of counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP. Mr. Grossman is a member of and past leader of the Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies and Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Practices. He is also a member of the IP Litigation Practice. He is experienced in all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. His...

James Thompson

CFO, Halosource

James Thompson joined HaloSource in 2004.  Prior to joining the company, James was a Principal in Alexander Hutton Venture Partners(AHVP), a major investor in HaloSource.  While at AHVP, James led the investment in and provided board-level support to early-stage technology companies.  Prior to joining AHVP, James was a securities analyst with Security Capital Group.  James has a BA from...

Harry Seah

PUB Singapore

Mr Harry Seah is Director of the Technology and WaterQuality Office for the Public Utilities Board in Singapore. TheTechnology Office coordinates the research and developmentinitiatives in PUB, and support PUB’s mission through technology,innovation, industry partnership, expertise development andintroduction of best practices. Mr Harry Seah has extensive operational experience and...

John Coburn

Managing Director, XPV Capital

Prior to joining XPV in January 2006, John was a private investor focused on the water industry.  He was one of the earliest employees of ZENON Environmental, and as President and Chief Operating Officer, he helped grow the company from start up to over $146M in revenue with a market capitalization of $700M.  Upon leaving ZENON in 2002, he was awarded the “Architect of ZENON Award” to...

Hank Vander Laan

Trojan

Mr. Vander Laan founded Trojan Technologies Inc. in 1976, acquiring the patent for a small ultraviolet device for private water supply applications. Building upon that concept he developed a company that is now a global leader in its field with revenues well in excess of $100 million per year. In 2004 Trojan Technologies Inc. (at the time a TSX listed company) was acquired by Danaher Corporation....

Robert Ackerman

Robert Ackerman is the Founder of Allegis Capital and currently sits on the Boards of Apprion, Purewave and Driverside. His prior investments include LGC Wireless, IronPort Systems (CSCO), iBeam Broadcasting (NASDAQ), Comparnet (MSFT), StepUp Commerce (INTU) and Classroom Connect (ENL). Mr. Ackerman uses his more than fifteen years of general management, venture capital and strategic mergers and...

Ned Godshall

Chief Executive Officer of Altela, Inc.

Ned A. Godshall is Chief Executive Officer of Altela, Inc., a water desalination company whose initial market is the generation of clean water from the oil and gas industry’s primary waste product: ‘produced water’.  Prior to co-founding Altela, Ned’s most recent for-profit efforts have been in the ‘clean-tech’ space:  the hydrogen economy (CEO of MesoFuel, Inc.) and photovoltaic...

Rafael Simon

Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners

Rafael joined VantagePoint from Zenon Environmental (acquired by GE), a leading water treatment company. At Zenon Environment, Rafael served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this position, Rafael held responsibility for all aspects of sales, operations, R&D, and manufacturing of membrane-based water treatment technology. Prior to his position at Zenon Environmental, Rafael was a...

Ramesh Rengarajan

Managing Director - Wasserstein & Co

Ramesh started a Strategy and Innovation consulting firm named “Angstroms” in July 2009. As its Chief Architect he is currently advising startups, utilities and Private Equity firms on operational and investment strategies. Ramesh specializes in performing technical and business due diligence and targets companies in the clean energy, water, and waste management fields. Ramesh also plays an...

Robert Wright

Mr. Robert Wright is a registered professional engineer with almost 50 years of work experience in the fields of water and wastewater treatment systems. His employment has been both in the government and private sectors. He is the author of over 20 technical publications. Mr. Wright is currently a partner of Watervap, LLC, a licensing technology firm specializing in desalination. He is the...

Scott MacDonald

Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures

Based in our Toronto office, Scott MacDonald is a Partner with Emerald Technology Ventures and is focused on information technology investments within the clean technology sector. Scott currently serves as the Chairman of SynapSense and a Director of Pure Technologies and Vaperma. Scott previously served as Chairman of RuggedCom (TSX:RCM), and was a Director of Solicore and Soft Switching...

Steve Kloos

Partner, True North Venture Partners

Steve Kloos is a Partner with True North Venture Partners, based in Chicago. True North Venture Partners offers investments and support to early stage businesses that possess the potential to transform, expand, and lead global industries in such sectors as energy, water, waste, and agriculture. Steve is a native of Minnesota and received a BS in chemistry from University of Wisconsin at River...

John McArdle

Manager of Business Development, Water Technology at Battelle Memorial Institute

John McArdle, Senior Market Manager coordinates Battelle’s activities in water and wastewater technologies.  Since joining Battelle in 2008, McArdle has worked across the Battelle organization on the development and implementation of Battelle’s water strategy.  This includes internal R&D investments, IP management, technology licensing and contract research. McArdle is currently...

Paul O’Callaghan

BlueTech Forum Founder and CEO, O2 Environmental Inc. and BlueTech Research

Paul O’Callaghan is the founding CEO of O2 Environmental, and CEO of BlueTech Research, a subsidiary company of O2 Environmental that provides clients with expert insight and analysis on industry drivers and trends and the evolving water technology market. Paul holds a Master’s Degree in Water Resource Management and has 17 years international experience in the water industry.  He is the...

Eimear Ruane

Dr. Eimear Ruane is a Technology Market Research Analyst with O2 Environmental. Eimear is an Civil Engineer and carried out her Ph.D. thesis on the use of innovative modular treatment systems for decentralised wastewater treatment. Eimear has worked on technology commercialization assessments for a range of emerging water technologies and is involved in the development and analysis of the...

Helge Daebel

Investment Director, Water Emerald Technology Ventures AG

Emerald Technology Ventures is a globally recognized brand for venture investments in energy, water and materials. Since 2006, Helge has been responsible for Emerald’s water activities – defining strategy, driving investment processes and supporting portfolio companies. He currently serves on the board of Pure Technologies (TSX: PUR) and has acted as an advisor and board observer to inge...

Henrik Skov Laursen

Grundfos Water Technology Center

Henrik Skov Laursen manages Grundfos’ cleantech office located in Palo Alto, California. At this location, Grundfos works with research and academic institutions and start-up companies to be the catalyst in creating new sustainable business and product solutions within water technologies and building efficiency. Throughout his career, Henrik has led many new business creation activities,...

Laura Shenkar

Founder and Principal of The Artemis Project

Laura Shenkar, Founder and Principal of The Artemis Project, is one of the foremost global experts on corporate water strategy and the application of advanced water technologies in commercial and industrial markets. Ms. Shenkar works with leading global corporations – including Wal-Mart, IBM and Novozymes – on the development and execution of their water management strategies. She...

Joseph E. Zuback

President & Founder, Global Water Advisors

Joseph E. Zuback is the President and Founder of Global Water Advisors, Inc., a firm that specializes in providing support to global water managers, solution providers, and investors for optimization of performance, development, and commercialization of advanced water technology products and systems. Mr. Zuback’s 35 years of experience in the water industry spans the spectrum of municipal,...