Turning big challenges into bigger opportunities.
A focused, invitation-only day bringing together the operators who face industrial water’s toughest challenges, the entrepreneurs building solutions, and the investors funding the transition.
Operator Reality First
The agenda is anchored in what’s actually happening inside industrial facilities — not aspirational case studies. Corporate leaders share real pressures and where they’re actively looking for help.
Capital Meets Innovation
With the operator challenges fresh in the room, the afternoon maps where smart money is moving — which technologies are attracting capital and what trends will shape industrial water over the next decade.
Closed-Loop & Circular Models
Can wastewater become a revenue stream? Panels explore moving from linear water use to circular systems — the technology, the economics, and the organizational hurdles of actually getting there.
Resilient Infrastructure
Aging systems, emerging contaminants, predictive digital tools — the afternoon panel dives into what it takes to build water infrastructure that can handle today’s industrial demands.
Thursday, April 30
Arrival
Opening Keynote: Why Water, Why Now? ▼ Details
Antoine Walter · (Don’t) Waste Water Podcast
Keynote
Corporate Operator Reality Panel ▼ Details
3M · Conagra · PepsiCo · Colgate-Palmolive | Mod: Kristen Siemen
Panel
Break
Water Innovation Landscape ▼ Details
Tom Ferguson · Burnt Island Ventures
Keynote
Resource Recovery & Closed-Loop Systems Panel ▼ Details
Nestlé · ElectraMet · ZwitterCo | Mod: Walt Kozlowski, Xylem
Panel
Break
Resilient Water Infrastructure Panel ▼ Details
Cummins · Arcwood · Puraffinity · Waterly | Mod: Daniel Benitez, Veralto
Panel
Startups
5:00 PM
Featured Speakers
Speakers, panelists, and moderators confirmed for the day. Click any card to view their LinkedIn profile.
Attending Organizations
A curated group of corporate sustainability and operations leaders, venture investors, and technology founders — all focused on industrial water.
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