Speakers 2020

Hachem Agili, co-founder and CEO, Geosapiens

Hachem Agili, co-founder and CEO, Geosapiens
Hachem Agili is co-founder and CEO of Geosapiens, a company specialized in flood risk analysis and management. Holding a Master’s degree in Geomatics, Hachem has worked for more than five years as a research assistant at the Institut national de la recherche... Read More

Naysan Saran, Co-founder & CEO, CANN Forecast (CANN)

Naysan Saran, Co-founder & CEO, CANN Forecast (CANN)
Naysan Saran is the co-founder and CEO of CANN Forecast (CANN), a startup that leverages Machine Learning to help municipalities transition towards a proactive approach to water management. CANN was founded by the winning team of the 2016 AquaHacking challenge and is... Read More

Jim Cosman, Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member

Jim Cosman, Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member
Jim Cosman is a highly skilled strategic marketer with extensive marketing and market development experience in the water industry. He has had in-depth involvement in the market development of three new UV disinfection water treatment technologies (Municipal Drinking... Read More

Graham Symmonds, Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member

Graham Symmonds, Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member
Graham has more than 25 years’ experience in water utility operations, regulation, policy and finance as well as in the commercialization of smart water technologies. He provides expert analysis and insight into the relevance, viability and applicability of technology... Read More

Conrad Hopp, VP of Advisory Services, BlueTech Research

Conrad Hopp, VP of Advisory Services, BlueTech Research
Conrad Hopp is VP of Advisory Services at BlueTech Research. Conrad has been with BlueTech Research for the past 3 years and is responsible for managing and executing BlueTech’s commercial strategy projects on behalf of technology & solution providers and private... Read More

Cate Lamb, Head of Water Security Initiative, CDP

Cate Lamb, Head of Water Security Initiative, CDP
Cate has over 18 years of experience in all aspects of sustainable development, corporate engagement, and team leadership. As the Head of CDP’s Water Security Initiative, I am responsible for ensuring that the program remains the gold standard for disclosure of... Read More

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