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June 6th & 7th | Vancouver
2018 www.bluetechforum.com
Managing Water Risk in the Circular Economy
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Themes
Resource Recovery
Decentralized Treatment
ZLD
Energy Recovery
HeatRecovery
Organics to Energy
Emerging Contaminants
IoT & Digital Water
BlueTech Forum Conference Themes
Keynote Speakers
Roundtables
Unique Networking Opportunities Conference Venue
BlueTech Forum | June 6th & 7th, 2018
2018 SpeakersHans-Ulrich Buchholz, Environmental Compliance, Corporate QEHS Group at L’Oréal
Menno M. Holterman, CEO, Nijhuis Industries
Melinda Burn, VP, Global Strategic Marketing & Innovation, Industrial Water Technologies, Solenis
Sandy Fabritz, Director, Water Resources, Freeport McMoRan
Glen T. Daigger, PhD, PE, DEE, Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member
Jens Kolind, Vice President, Technical Industries, Novozymes A/S
Robert Kennedy, Chief Technology Officer, newterra
Dr Orianna Bretschger, Founder, Aquam Technologies LLC
Ronen Shechter, CTO, Fluence
Vetrivel Dhagumudi, Global Program Leader, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Don Flanagan, Global Water Technology Owner, Procter & Gamble
Lauren Riggs, Sustainable Operations, Google
Sally C. Gutierrez, Water Regulatory and Policy Specialist
Noelene Ahern, Sr. Manager, Water and Environment, Strategic Technology Solutions, Barrick Gold Corp.
Venkee Sharma, President & CEO, Aquatech
Tamsyn Kennedy, Senior Project Manager Innovation, Scottish Water
Fawn Bergen, Global Program Manager, Global Public Affairs and Sustainability Group, Intel Corporation
Abigail Antolovich, Water Reuse & Efficiency Team, Denver Water
Jeff C. Moeller, P.E., Director of Water Technologies, The Water Research Foundation (WRF)
Ralph Erik Exton, Chief Marketing Officer, SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions
Paul Knuckle, External Funding Lead, Severn Trent Water
Emilio Tenuta, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Ecolab
Barry Liner, Chief Technical Officer and Director of Water Science & Engineering Center, Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Daniel Dair, VP of Innovation, World Water Works, Inc.
Michael Flynn, NASA Ames Research Center
Toni McCrory, U.S. Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance, Walmart
Brian Powers, Director, External Options Development, Dow Energy & Water Solutions
John Tillotson, CEO and Co-Owner, Microbe Detectives
Jim Hanna, Director of Datacenter Sustainability, Microsoft
Dr. Dirk Brusis, Investment manager, SKion GmbH
Paul Kadota, MASc, MPA, PEng, Program Manager, Utility Research and Innovation, Metro Vancouver
Will Sarni, Founder and CEO, Water Foundry, LLC
Christina Copeland, Senior Manager, Water Security, CDP
Vancouver Convention Centre | Vancouver, Canada
Agenda SnapshotFor detailed information visit www.bluetechforum.com
16.30 Optional: Networking Activity 18:30 Registration Open
18:30 Welcome – Drinks & Cocktail Reception at the beautiful Five Sails Restaurant.
07:30 Networking Breakfast Meetings08:30 Opening Keynote: Water Technology Markets
and Opportunities in a Circular Economy. Paul O’Callaghan, BlueTech Research (CEO)
08.50 Thought Leadership Roundtable Briefings
10:10 Networking Coffee Break10:40 Keynote Address – Jens Kolind, Novozymes A/S11.00 Innovation Showcase Elevator Pitches11:20 Innovation Showcase Roundtable12:30 Fireside Chat with Per Lillebø,
CEO, Cambi12:50 Networking Lunch13.45 Keynote Address – The journey from linear to
circular in cosmetics and manufacturing. Hans-Ulrich Buchholz, L’Oreal
14.00 Plenary Session Panel: Is Your Company’s Water Strategy “Untapped”?. Panelists will include Emilio Tenuta, VP Corporate Sustainability, Ecolab, Venkee Sharma, President, Aquatech and Fawn Bergen, Global Water Stewardship Program, Intel
14:45 Networking Break15:15 Corporate Roundtable Session:
Industrial Needs and Challenges Faced by End-User Companies. Chaired by Will Sarni
16:45 Keynote Address Michael Flynn, Principal investigator (PI) in Water recycling technology development, NASA Ames Research Center
17.00 BlueTech Innovation Awards17:15 Closing Remarks 17:30 Closing Networking Food
& Cocktail Reception
Day 1 | Wednesday 6th June
Day 2 | Thursday 7th June
Aquafortus – FO Draw Solution. Aqua Membranes – 3D Printing. Aquam – Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment. Cerahelix – Ceramic Membranes. Emagin – Control and analytics system. Fluid Technology Solutions (FTS) – FO applied to ZLD. Genifuel – Sludge to Energy. Hryec – Hybrid FO-OARO (Osmotically Assisted Reverse Osmosis). Ionomr – Ion-exchange membrane. Island Water Technologies – Bio-electrode sensors (BES). Microbe Detectives – Metagenomics / Biotechnology. World Water Works – inDENSE / DEMON® Technology. Purifics - CuF (Ceramic Ultra Filtration) Tecta-TDS - Microbiological Water Quality Monitoring System
Innovation ShowcaseAWARD NOMINEES
Roundtable Briefings: join the discussionRoundtable Moderators provide five-minute introductory primers on the topics below followed by facilitated discussion. The roundtable sessions for our 2018 event will be as follows:1. Thought Leadership Roundtables: run by
the BlueTech TAG team with expert contributors.2. Innovation Showcase Roundtables:
14 x new tech companies.3. Corporate End-User Roundtables:
12 x leading industrial corporates.
Roundtable Topics will include: Digital water & data as an enabler of the circular
economy. “In the Blue” – how can you get your company to a state
where circular solutions and processes are designed and embedded across operations?
Anaerobic Solutions to the Rescue: Industrial Wastewater Applications
Next-gen Membranes as an enabler for Industrial Water Re-use.
Future of chemistries and chemicals in a circular economy.
ZLD: Holy Grail, Fool’s Errand or Last Resort? Transforming Waste Into Value. Impact of regulations and policy on driving water
technology adoption. It’s all about the business model. The decentralised water re-use as an enabler for the
circular economy. Emerging Trends in Point-of-Use (POU) and Point-of-
Entry (POE) Systems. Climate Change Needs & Opportunities. Key drivers for innovation & market growth.
Ready to join? www.bluetechforum.comFor more information contact Sarah Condon Europe +353 21 233 9380 | North America +1 604 676 3581 | sarah.condon@bluetechresearch.com
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Utility
4%
End User
10%
Engineer
11%
Governement NGO& Industry Group
4%
Investor
10%Large Corporate
29%
Media
2%
Research Institute
8%
TechnologyCompany
22%
Who should attend?BlueTech Forum is a must attend event for key stakeholders involved in the water technology sector inluding:
Chief technology officers
Industrial & utility water leaders
R&D teams
Strategic investors
New business development teams
Innovators and entrepreneurs
VenueThe Vancouver Convention Centre | www.vancouverconventioncentre.comAll BlueTech Forum delegates get access to a special room rate with the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel. Please note there is limited availability. +1 604 697 0202
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