June 6th & 7th | Vancouver

2018 www.bluetechforum.com

Managing Water Risk in the Circular Economy

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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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