The Water Entrepreneur

Patrick Keaney Patrick Keaney’s work experience includes being the CEO of Subeca, a company that uses emerging technology to disrupt the water space and provides simple and easy water technology solutions. Prior to that, Patrick was the Worldwide Head of Development for AWS Water at Amazon Web Services, where they led the global vertical market… More

Shane Trussell, President and CEO of Trussell Technologies, Inc. Shane Trussell is back on the podcast, this time to discuss direct potable reuse. Dr. Trussell is a registered Civil Engineer in the State of California with more than 20 years of hands-on experience with the processes used to treat water, wastewater, and potable reuse. Dr.… More

Darrin Polhemus Darrin Polhemus is a Deputy Director for the State Water Board and in charge of the Division of Drinking Water since 2016.  The Division of Drinking Water administers the federal and California Safe Drinking Water Acts, regulating over 7,200 public water systems throughout the State to assure the delivery of pure and wholesome… More

Peter Annin A veteran conflict and environmental journalist, Peter Annin spent more than a decade reporting on a wide variety of issues for Newsweek. For many years he specialized in coverage of domestic terrorism and other conflicts, including the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City and the Branch Davidian standoff outside Waco, Texas.… More

David Sedlak Author of Water for Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate  David Sedlak is the Plato Malozemoff Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Berkeley Water Center. He is the author of the award-winning Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the… More

Paul Egan Paul Egan is the VP of Sales at 8power Limited. Based in Cambridge UK, Paul is an Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of delivering results in high-technology growth companies. His skillset lies in business development and sales with technical expertise including industrial Internet of things (IIoT), next-generation wireless networks, sensing… More

Louise Parlons Bentata An accomplished marketing, brand and sustainability specialist, Louise is the co-founder and CEO of Bluemethane, a renewable energy company unlocking a new source of energy from hydropower.  Louise is on a mission to expedite the renewable energy transition and reduce greenhouse emissions. Her approach is to stop 30 million tonnes of CO2… More

Juan Bravin Juan Bravin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kairospace Technologies. Originally from Mendoza, Argentina, Juan considers himself a generalist, embodying the qualities of a systemic thinker and a visionary with a compelling goal – to make the world a better place. His life mission is to develop transformative technologies and products across vital… More

Camilo Huneeus Camilo Huneeus is an Industrial Chemical Engineer from Santiago, Chile with international experience in water engineering, public policy, and emergency response. He is the CEO of AInwater: the go-to platform for optimizing and controlling wastewater treatment systems, for both industries and utilities. Ainwater focuses on energy optimization in the water treatment sector. The compan...

Matt Johnson Matt Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of LAIIER.IO, is a dedicated advocate for the transformative potential of smart materials, surfaces, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in shaping the built environment. At the helm of LAIIER.IO, Matt spearheads a team of interdisciplinary experts, collectively committed to pioneering continuous monitoring solutions that...

Paul O’Callaghan Water scientist, sustainability thought leader and documentary producer, Paul O’Callaghan believes the global water crisis can be solved in his lifetime and he is on a mission to help make it happen.  After being awarded a bio-chemistry degree, Paul’s first role was for the Body Shop working alongside the pioneering environmentalist Anita Roddick.… More

Slava Libman Slava Libman is the CEO of FTD solutions. He has more than 20 years of experience in water technology, including technology development, analytical services, operations, and management primarily within the semiconductor industry. His experience includes different technical and leadership roles with a semiconductor company, a major A&E firm, and premier analytical laboratory. He&#8...

Michael Murphy Michael Murphy is the Director of Innovation Council & Executive committee member of the New England Water Environment Association. As both a member of NEWEA Executive Committee and the Innovation Council Director, Michael fosters connections betweenpublic, private, non-profit, government, and academia to bring innovative solutions to market. Additionally, the Innovation Council...

Kim Cole Kim Cole is an Environmental Engineer with more than twenty years of experience in municipal wastewater treatment with a focus on environmental compliance. She has experience in: Her company: KimHEC assists communities on the management of their pretreatment programs and NPDES-related issues including biosolids management and development of site-specific limits. Provide assistance to&#823...

Shaul Rom Mr. Shaul Rom is the founder & CTO of Reali Technologies and he is the founder & president of Topco Control & Automation. With more than 30 years of track record in Industrial Control, instrumentation, fieldbus technologies, radio and cellular communication, his core expertise areas are Programmable Controllers, HMIs, Industrial IT and SCADA.… More

Daniel Lambert Daniel Lambert is a director, chair, executive, and engineer with over 20 years of board and executive-level experience across the private and not-for-profit sectors with particular experience in management consulting, utilities, and public policy. He is passionate about water, energy, and the environment and delivering positive social and environmental outcomes for customers and&#8...

Ari Goldfarb Ari Goldfarb is the CEO and Owner of KANDO. Goldfarb is an expert in wastewater monitoring and treatment, with more than 15 years of experience in the field of wastewater management. He is an experienced multidisciplinary environmental management and project manager who serves as the process manager of the Jerusalem wastewater treatment plant.… More

Scott Bryan Scott is President of Imagine H2O, a water innovation organization that envisions and builds solutions with the world’s best water entrepreneurs.  Since 2009, Imagine H2O’s accelerator programs have supported over 165 water startups which have collectively scaled water solutions to over 1.1 billion people and raised more than $850 million in early-stage investment. In… More

Gary Eaton, Director of Product at ASTERRA Gary Eaton has been involved in water utility planning, construction, operations, and maintenance for over 35 years, in positions as varied as construction inspector to senior executive. Fourteen of those years, as Director of Operations & Maintenance for the San Diego County Water Authority. Over his career he… More

James Perry James Perry Executive Vice President, EarthWorks Division, Americas James Perry has spent over thirty years driving disruptive innovation. In both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, James’ key mission is market adoption and to achieve a deeper foothold into new markets. An experienced Vice President of Business Development with a demonstrated history of working… More

Elly Perets Elly Perets, CEO at ASTERRA, a Technology by Utilis. Elly Perets is the Chief Executive Officer at Utilis. He has over 20 years of experience in executive management, enterprise software sales, marketing, business development, and OEM. Perets joined Utilis in 2015. Previously, he founded Progressive Labs and served as the CEO, providing an… More

Alan Roberson Alan Roberson is the Executive Director of the Association of State Drinking WaterAdministrators (ASDWA). ASDWA’s members (the state drinking water agencies)are co-regulators with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He has over 32years of experience in Washington, D.C. on the development of drinking waterpolicy, and federal drinking water regulations on water quality, an...

Shane Trussell, President and CEO of Trussell Technologies, Inc. Dr. Trussell is a registered Civil Engineer in the State of California with more than 20 years of hands-on experience with the processes used to treat water, wastewater, and potable reuse. Dr. Trussell has extensive involvement in numerous potable reuse projects throughout the state, ranging from… More

Robert Wimmer (President/CEO, Aqua-Aerobic Systems) Bob Wimmer has been President and CEO of Aqua-Aerobic Systems since1998. Bob previously was Divisional Managing Director (Chief Executive) of theProducts Division of Thames Water PLC, a London based company, andcommuted between the U.S. and London. Prior to that he served asPresident/CEO of Thames Water Products and Services Division in… Mo...

Rick Bacon Rick Bacon CEO at Aqua Metrology Systems Limited 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, who has a keen interest in technology start-ups and innovation, has led… More