Speakers 2020 Archives - BlueTech Forum

Adam Tank, Transcend’s Chief Customer Officer

Area of Specialization: Biosolids Management and Nutrient Recovery Adam has over 10 years of experience in the water industry with a focus on innovation, software, and business development. As the Chief Customer Officer at Transcend he has responsibility for client... Read More

Fawn Bergen, PE Global Water Stewardship Manager, Intel Corporation

Fawn Bergen leads Intel Corporation’s Global Water Stewardship program. Using her 21 years of experience as an environmental engineer, she manages Intel’s global water strategy and their commitment to achieve net positive water use by conserving water in operations... Read More

Lauren Swezey, Sustainability and Landscape Project Lead, Facebook

Lauren leads sustainability for Facebook Facilities where she directs green building initiatives in the Bay Area and oversees design of Facebook’s new landscapes. Lauren recently initiated and oversaw the approval process for Facebook’s recycled blackwater project,... Read More

John Rydzewski, Director of Water Programs, Nike Inc.

John Rydzewski is the Director of Water Programs at Nike Inc., where he is responsible for developing and executing Nike’s strategy to minimize its global manufacturing water footprint; reduce water-related risks to Nike’s supply chain; and to improve the quality and... Read More

Reinhard Hübner, CEO, SKion Water GmbH

Reinhard Hübner is CEO of SKion Water GmbH, which is the holding entity for SKion’s activities in the water sector. Through its operational subsidiaries Ovivo Inc., EnviroChemie Group, ELIQUO WATER GROUP, ADASA and Ecopreneur, SKion Water realizes an annual turnover... Read More

Seth Siegel, New York Times Best Seller

Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink, Seth M. Siegel explores how America’s drinking water became contaminated, how it impacts public health, and what solutions exist that can make US drinking water safe. Full of shocking stories about contaminated water... Read More

Rick Bacon, CEO, Aqua Metrology Systems

Rick Bacon has served as CEO of Aqua Metrology Systems (AMS) since 2012. Prior to joining AMS, Rick held senior management and board-level positions in the energy, industrial, technology, and water sectors. Rick is an expert on online instrumentation and its role in... Read More

Dana M. Hicks, Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member

Area of Specialization – Wastewater Treatment (municipal & industrial) and M&A Due Diligence Dana Hicks has over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and general management with advanced manufacturers, engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) service... Read More

Dr. Greg Newbloom, founder and CEO of Membrion

Dr. Greg Newbloom is the founder and CEO of Membrion, a start-up company focused on lowering the cost of water desalination through novel membrane technologies. In 4 short years, Greg has brought his innovation from idea to commercial product while building a 9-person... Read More

Hu Fleming, Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member

Dr. Hubert Fleming is former Head, Water Management, Anglo American. Prior, he was Global Managing Director of Hatch Ltd. Hu holds MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Cornell University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School, Executive Management... Read More

Speakers 2020