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Speakers 2023

Mike Mickley, President, Mickley & Associates

Mike Mickley, President, Mickley & Associates
Mike Mickley is an Experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Skilled in Water Treatment, Environmental Awareness, Management, Start-ups, and Contract Management. Strong business development professional with a M.S. and... Read More

Devesh Sharma, Managing Director, Aquatech International

Devesh Sharma, Managing Director, Aquatech International
Devesh Sharma is the Managing Director of Aquatech – a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets. Established in 1981, Aquatech helps some of the world’s most recognized companies solve their water scarcity challenges by... Read More

Mirka Wilderer, Investor, CEO, Transformational Leader

Mirka Wilderer, Investor, CEO, Transformational Leader
Dr. Mirka Wilderer is recognized as one of the leading female executives in the water industry with deep experience in corporate strategies, business transformation, and cross-functional leadership in global organizations. She is known as a “get-things-done” executive... Read More

Andrew Walker, CMO, Evove

Andrew Walker, CMO, Evove
Andrew has widespread international experience in the water sector and a variety of industries for which water is key. Formerly Global Communications Director at Siemens Water Technologies, Director of Communications at the International Water Association (IWA) and... Read More

Tom Ferguson, Managing Partner, Burnt Island Ventures

Tom Ferguson, Managing Partner, Burnt Island Ventures
Tom is the Managing Partner of Burnt Island Ventures, a specialist early stage venture fund for the $900bn water sector. A new generation of technologies & services are emerging to meet society’s water needs, and they need informed early capital to build the... Read More

Gigi Karmous-Edwards, CEO, Karmous-Edwards Consulting

Gigi Karmous-Edwards, CEO, Karmous-Edwards Consulting
Gigi Karmous-Edwards has spent the majority of her 25+ year career on state-of-the-art digital technologies, including IoT, big data, data analytics, control and automation, and most recently Digital Twin technology for the water sector. She is the founder and... Read More

Sivan Zamir, Vice President, Xylem Innovation Labs

Sivan Zamir, Vice President, Xylem Innovation Labs
Sivan Zamir, is Vice President, Xylem Innovation Labs’ global team that investigates new technologies that are at the cutting-edge of creating a water-secure world. Prior to joining Xylem, Sivan was a construction manager on large commercial construction... Read More

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