Networking Breakfast
An opportunity to connect with peers and industry experts before the conference begins. Read More
Welcome to ‘Thinking Outside the Bubble’
Conference Chairman: Paul O’Callaghan, MSc, BlueTech Forum Founder and CEO, O2 Environmental Inc. Premiere Sponsor: Michael Ahearn, Managing Director, True North Venture Partners The BlueTech Showcase is devoted to giving innovative water technology companies a... Read More
BlueTech Showcase: Desalination Driving Down Energy Costs and Ready to go Mainstream
The mantra that desalination is too energy intensive to be widely adopted has been trotted out so often that it has become self-perpetuating. The reality is different. The rate of innovation is increasing, as evidenced by the number of desalination patents in 2010... Read More
Menno Holterman
Menno M. Holterman is CEO of Nijhuis Water Technology Holding, and CEO/Founder of Naesta Holding, a newly established industrial private equity company specializing in the water, energy, and food nexus. Menno, who is Chairman of the Netherlands Water Technology... Read More
Jerry Yudelson
Jerry Yudelson has keynoted more than 100 conferences and events since 2006. He is the author of 12 books on green buildings, water conservation, green homes and green development including, 2010’s Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis. He was named to the... Read More
Carl Hensman
Dr. Carl Hensman joined the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene team within the Global Development Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in January 2012. Prior to joining the foundation, Carl was an Energy Program Manager for King County, WA (Seattle) focusing... Read More
Menno Holterman Joins 2012 BlueTech Forum Advisory Board
Menno Holterman, Chairman of the Netherlands Water Technology Innovation Board and former CEO of Norit Clean Process Technologies (CPT), Zenderen, the Netherlands, has joined the 2012 BlueTech Forum Advisory Board. “Menno is a seasoned water entrepreneur and water... Read More
Paul Lelieveld Joins BlueTech Forum Advisory Board
Paul Lelieveld Joins BlueTech Forum Advisory Board Paul Lelieveld, a leading advisor for water technology companies and Wetsus Business Development Officer, has joined the 2012 BlueTech Forum Advisory Board. “Paul brings significant experience in management of... Read More
Harold Leverenz
Dr. Leverenz has been involved in the modeling and pilot testing of technologies and processes for sustainable water and waste management for the past 15 years. His studies have included analysis of decentralized and satellite wastewater reuse systems, development of... Read More
Glen T. Daigger
In his role as CH2M HILL’s Chief Wastewater Process Engineer, Dr. Glen Daigger is responsible for wastewater process engineering on both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment projects. He is also the first Technical Fellow for the firm, an honor which... Read More
