 Dr Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Title 42 Senior Research Microbiologist
National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA Cincinnati
Previously he was Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, where he continues as an Adjunct Professor as well as at the University of Cincinnati. He has 25 years of experience in environmental microbiology, with a focus on the fate and transport of environmental pathogens. Over the last 10 years he has worked in joint Australian-Sweden and European programs developing methods to interpret pathogen data with the aid of quantitative microbial risk assessment within an urban water sustainability framework. This work has contributed to the risk-based approach adopted in the recently published WHO guidelines for recreational, drinking and reuse waters. He has published 31 book chapters, 112 journal papers and over 100 conference proceedings since he joined UNSW in 1994.
 Joel Bleth
President
SolarBee, Inc.
Bleth earned degrees in Industrial Engineering (B.S 1975) and Law (J.D., 1978) at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND.
After college, Bleth and his partner, Willard Tormaschy, started a pump business in Dickinson, ND, which has supported their ongoing work in water science. Throughout most of the 1990′s, Bleth conducted fulltime laboratory research on various water quality improvement sciences.
In 2001, the company developed the SolarBee solar-powered long distance circulation machines for improving water quality in large bodies of water. SolarBee machines are operating in nearly all US states and in 15 countries worldwide. SolarBee, Inc. has received environmental awards in the US and Australia, including Artemis Project awards in 2009 and 2010. Bleth and Tormaschy were named Entrepreneurs of the Year for ND for 2008.
Ahren T. Britton (MSc, P.Eng)
Chief Technology Officer
Ostara
Mr. Britton has more than 10 years experience in environmental engineering, specifically focused on the wastewater treatment industry. He is a co-inventor of Ostara’s technology and developed the first prototype of Ostara`s technology during his research at the University of British Columbia. His professional experience includes roles in engineering consulting, municipal utilities and heavy industry both in North America and in Australasia.
 Brent Constantz, Ph.D.
Founder
Calera
Dr. Constantz specializes in novel, high-performance cements. He is the inventor on more than 60 issued U.S. patents, as well as many pending U.S. and foreign patent applications on the subject. Prior to founding Calera, he was the founder and CEO of three successful medical device companies: Norian, Skeletal Kinetics, and Corazon. His bone-fracture cements can be found in most orthopedic operating rooms in the Western world.
A Consulting Professor at Stanford University, Dr. Constantz has taught courses in biomineralization, carbonate sedimentology, and bone mineralization, and has conducted numerous seminars and Continuing Medical Education courses on the use of cement in bone fracture management. He serves on the board of directors of the Stanford Environmental Molecular Science Institute and is affiliated with the Woods Institute for the Environment, where his expertise is carbon dioxide sequestration in concrete and the built environment.
Dr. Constantz received B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees at the University of California, and received a post-doctoral appointment at the U.S. Geologic Survey and a Fulbright Scholarship at the Weizmann Institute.
David Delasanta
Senior Vice-President, Director of Marketing
CASTion
Mr. Delasanta has over 30 years of experience in environmental engineering and construction having worked for large A&E firms such as The Shaw Group, Metcalf & Eddy/Air & Water Technologies, and ICF Kaiser Engineers where he held Vice-President level positions in sales and marketing. He also held senior marketing and sales positions at several start-ups including RESNA Industries and SynGas Systems. He has a B.S. in Physics from Providence College, an M.S. in Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.B.A. from San Jose State University.
 Carrie Freeman
Corporate Sustainability Manager
Intel
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Carrie Freeman is the Intel Corporate Sustainability Manager. She is responsible for developing policy and setting direction for corporate wide strategic sustainability efforts in reducing environmental footprint of products, operations and the supply chain. Carrie owns the strategic external alliances for Intel in the sustainability area and developing aligning internal sustainability policies. Previously, Carrie was the New Mexico environmental relations manager, and worked with state government agencies, non profit organizations and the community at large to drive environmental improvements within Intel and surrounding communities. Carrie has had numerous jobs at Intel New Mexico including: operations manager, technical program manager and industrial engineering manager. Carrie is recognized for her work on diversity, personal mastery, and career development efforts within the corporation. Carrie has worked for Intel for 12 years and holds an MBA in environmental policy and planning.
 Paul Gagliardo
Manager – Innovation Development
American Water
Mr. Gagliardo is well known throughout the United States, in Europe and Asia for his defining work on indirect potable reuse as a scheme to supplement the potable water supply in San Diego, California.
During his twenty plus years at the City of San Diego, Paul created and managed the Aqua2000 Research Center, where he helped develop the membrane bioreactor system from a novelty to the de facto technology of choice for recycled water applications. He prepared and submitted performance analyses to the California DHS for acceptance on over twenty new technologies.
Currently, Mr. Gagliardo is the Manager – Innovation Development for American Water. Paul is responsible for the identification and screening of ideas and navigating those selected ideas through a Stage-Gate process toward eventual commercialization inside and outside of American Water facilities.
Mr. Gagliardo is a registered engineer in the state of California and has a Master’s Degree in Public Health. He was appointed to the State of California 2003 Water Plan Update Advisory Committee, and was instrumental in fund raising for the successful proposition 50 Water Bond campaign. He has authored over fifty technical, has given presentations on five continents and has been the invited keynote speaker on multiple occasions.
 Jud Hill
Managing Director
NGP Global Adaptation Partners
A well-known private equity and investment banking executive in the water sector, Jud is currently Managing Director with NGP Global Adaptation Partners (NGP GAP), and is responsible for Water related investments.
Prior to joining NGP, he was a Managing Partner with Summit Global Management focused on strategic business development and private-market investments. Before that, he was a Managing director for The Halifax Group and Aqua International Partners (both affiliates of Texas Pacific Group). Mr. Hill earlier served as a Managing Director for HSBC, where he was responsible for investment-banking activities including water technology/services and water utilities.
Mr. Hill also has 15 years of operational management experience with Westinghouse Electric Corp. and Atlantic Richfield Corp where he held operating and executive roles in the environmental sector with a focus on water. He also serves as a trustee for the Water Keeper Alliance.
 Dominic Kulik
CEO
Natural Systems Utilities
Dominic Kulik has been an entrepreneur and investor for nearly 25 years. Since 2000, Mr. Kulik has been the founding Principal of Dakai Enterprises, an investment and management firm focused on early-stage sustainability markets, including clean-tech and water, media and education, and consumer products segments.
From 1986 through 1997, Mr. Kulik was the founding CEO of LEAD, USA, a national educational service firm focused upon fostering alternative energy and sustainable development programs, and Better World, an organic cotton clothing company launched with seed funders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben & Jerry’s, and Tomio Taki, founder of Anne Klein and Donna Karan fashion houses. He then spent five years managing venture portfolios with the Blue Dot Venture Fund, and privately for LBO financiers Michael Dubilier and Raymond Chambers.
Mr. Kulik served from 1992 to 1997 as a founding director of Business for Social Responsibility, and is presently the Chairman of Investors’ Circle, which he has helped direct since 2000. He holds BA and MBA degrees, with Honors, from Williams College and Columbia University Business School, respectively.
 John Macomber
Senior Lecturer in Real Estate
Harvard Business School
John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in Real Estate at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, services, and technology businesses. He is the former Chairman and CEO of the George BH Macomber Company, a large regional general contractor. At HBS, Mr. Macomber teaches Finance and Real Property courses in the elective curriculum including, “Real Property Asset Management,” “Real Estate Development, Design, and Construction,” and “Sustainable Cities: Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance.” Prior to coming to HBS, John was a lecturer at MIT in Civil Engineering and Real Estate. He is chair or co-chair of Executive Education programs including “Real Estate Management,” “Real Estate Executive Seminar,” and “Develop India: Real Estate Strategies for Growth.” He serves on the boards of Boston Private Bank and Vela Systems.
 William S. Malarkey
Managing Director
Boenning & Scattergood
Mr. Malarkey is responsible for investment banking activities in the rapidly expanding water and environmental sectors of the economy. With more than 16 years of experience in international utilities and infrastructure markets, his experience in the areas of strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, and project finance is brought to bear with the firm’s privately held and publicly traded clients.
Prior to joining Boenning & Scattergood, Mr. Malarkey headed business development efforts for an affiliate of Wexford Capital LLC in the water and environmental sector. He also served as vice president of business development at American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the U.S. that was previously owned by German based RWE. At American Water, he was responsible for all merger and acquisition activities and joint ventures, along with managing major client and partner relationships. Prior to that, he held senior merger and acquisition, and corporate development roles with the German utility groups RWE and E.ON. He also has worked as a management consultant and attorney in the utilities and infrastructure sectors.
His professional affiliations have included terms as an advisory board member for the Urban Water Council of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and as vice chairman of the Water Institute of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships.
He earned his BS and JD degrees at Georgetown University, and holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He holds the Series 7 and 63 licenses.
 Hon. Kathleen A. McGinty
Operating Partner
Element Partners
The Honorable Kathleen A. McGinty is founding partner, Peregrine Technology Partners LLC, a firm focused on the commercialization of clean technologies. She is also a Director at NRG Energy, Inc., a leading wholesale power company.
Ms. McGinty recently stepped down as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and as Chair of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority. During her tenure, she helped lead the state’s successful effort to attract market-leading renewable energy companies to headquarter and manufacture in Pennsylvania, bringing more than $1 billion in new investment and creating some 3,000 new jobs.
Previous to her service in Pennsylvania, Ms. McGinty was Bill Clinton’s Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Legislative Assistant and Environmental Advisor to then-Senator Al Gore. She also was a Senior Visiting Fellow for a year in New Delhi, India at TERI, the Tata Energy Research Institute. Ms. McGinty holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Saint Joseph’s University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law. |
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 Paul O’Callaghan M.Sc.
CEO
O2 Environmental Inc.
Paul O’Callaghan is the founding CEO of O2 Environmental a leading consultancy providing Water Technology Market Expertise to support the commercialization of innovative water technologies. Paul is the prime architect behind the BlueTech Tracker™ which is the most extensive database of its kind on emerging water technologies and the BlueTech Tracker™ webinar series which spot-lights exciting areas of innovation. Paul was co-author of ‘Water Technology Markets 2010 – key opportunities and emerging trends’ and a founder of the BlueTech™ Innovation Forum annual conference. Paul is an industry expert reviewer for both Sustainable Development Canada and the Innovative Clean Energy Fund. Paul recently completed a cutting edge analysis of BlueTech investment opportunities in the water sector for Global Water Intelligence, “Water Technology Markets – key opportunities and emerging trends’. The report provided a critical analysis of the game-changing technologies coming down the pike and identified the best growth opportunities in the water sector. Paul has worked with many start-ups to take technologies from proof of concept through to commercialization. His comprehensive technical and market expertise gained in both Europe and North America provides a unique international perspective on the emerging technology opportunities.
 Carlos Perea
President and CEO
MIOX
Carlos Perea has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MIOX since September 2005. Prior to joining MIOX, Carlos has held several roles including President of Qynergy, a technology firm focused on alternative energy, and Chief Financial Officer for Novalux, a semi conductor laser company. Carlos also has extensive experience with Intel Corporation in a variety of operations management and marketing roles.
Carlos holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
 G.G. Pique
President & CEO
ERI
G.G. Pique is an entrepreneurial leader who has been with ERI since February 2000. As President and CEO of ERI since 2002, G.G. has driven and managed the evolution of the ERI business model and its organization from a $1.5 million/year garage operation into the dominant player in the industry with 70% market share.
G.G. has more than 35 years’ experience in the water industry. Before joining ERI he was a Senior Vice President and Corporate officer of US Filter Corp., a Fortune 500, NYSE company focused on the acquisition, turnaround, integration and growth management of more than 165 water treatment companies.
G.G. has also held senior management positions in a variety of global companies including Ionics, Fluid Systems, Fluor, Dorr Oliver and Combustion Engineering. He is a board member of the International Desalination Association (IDA) and a member of several other industry associations such as the European Desalination Society (EDS), the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and International Water Association (IWA).
G.G. has authored numerous technical articles and publications in English and Spanish, and is considered an expert in the reverse osmosis field. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of Hartford.
 Dave Pogue
National Director of Sustainability, Institutional & Corporate Services
CB Richard Ellis
As National Director of Sustainability, Institutional & Corporate Services, Dave Pogue is responsible for the leadership of CB Richard Ellis’ sustainability programs for the property and facilities management portfolio across the Americas. Mr. Pogue manages the development, introduction and implementation of a wide-ranging platform of sustainable practices and policies, working closely with Facilities Management, Project Management, Global Corporate Services and Asset Services to focus on achieving a consistent balance of maximum financial performance and responsible environmental stewardship.
Prior to leading sustainability programs, Mr. Pogue was Senior Managing Director of the Western Region and was responsible for all Asset Services operations in the western portion of the United States, overseeing service delivery for office, retail and industrial real estate properties totaling more than 250 million square feet.
Mr. Pogue also served as Executive Vice President, Ownership Services, for Insignia/ESG in the Western Region and joined CB Richard Ellis with the company’s acquisition of Insignia. Before joining Insignia, he was Director of Management Services for CB Commercial in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Previously, he was a Regional Partner and Senior Vice President with the Koll Company in San Jose. During more than a dozen years with Koll, he was credited with establishing the Asset Management Division for both the San Jose and Pleasanton regions.
Robert W. Puls, Ph.D.
Director of Research
EPA Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division
Dr. Puls is the Director of Research for EPA’s Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division. Before becoming director, he was Chief of GWERD’s Subsurface Remediation Branch. He has began working for EPA in 1987 and rose to Senior Research Soil Scientist in GWERD in 1998.
Dr. Puls’s experience includes work at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hanford Site, researching the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. He has received funding for his work from EPA, DOE, the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Dr. Puls holds a B.S. in Soil Science and Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin, a master’s degree from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Science from the University of Arizona. He has more than 25 years’ experience working in the environmental science field. Dr. Puls has authored or co-authored more than 100 research articles, book chapters, reports, and proceedings.
 Vikram Rao, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Research Triangle Energy Consortium (RTEC)
Having spent more than 30 years at Halliburton, most recently serving as senior vice president and chief technology officer, Rao now serves as the Executive Director of the Research Triangle Energy Consortium (RTEC). RTEC was formed in 2007 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, North Carolina State University and the RTI (Research Triangle Institute) International to highlight energy issues, better inform academics, industry, policy makers and investors, and conduct research and development to create sustainable sources of energy.
Rao is the author of more than 40 publications and has been awarded 24 patents in fields that include non-ferrous metal refining, alloy formulations, and oil and gas technology. Rao earned a doctorate degree and a master’s in engineering from Stanford University, and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, India. He also serves as a senior science advisor to Global Resource Corp., which features a patented microwave technology serving the oil and gas industry.
 Andrew Salveson
Project Manager
Carollo Engineers
Currently working with Carollo Engineers, Andrew Salveson has 15 years of environmental consulting experience serving public and private-sector clients in the research and design of water and wastewater treatment systems. He is a licensed engineer in California and is a member of the International UV Association and Water Environment Foundation. Areas of experience include advanced wastewater treatment and disinfection process research, drinking water process research, and advanced water and wastewater treatment planning and design. Salveson’s recent WateReuse Foundation Projects have provided the industry with valuable information related to removal and biological impact of various TOrCs in wastewater. Salveson was the 2007 WateReuse Person of the Year.
 Jim Sledzik
Partner & President
Energy Ventures
Jim Sledzik is a Partner and President at Energy Ventures, Houston Office.
Mr. Sledzik has 18 years of worldwide oil & gas industry experience with Schlumberger/WesternGeco, and is the former Global Marketing & New Technology Director and Vice President of Multiclient Services for WesternGeco. He is also the former Global Account Director for Schlumberger.
Mr. Sledzik holds an MBA in International Business from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh (USA), and a BSc in Geosciences from Pennsylvania State University (USA). He serves on the boards of ARKeX, Ingrain and Oxane.
 Seth Terry
Vice President of Commercial Development
Oberon
Seth Terry is Vice President of Commercial Development at Oberon. A co-founder of Oberon, Seth has expertise in the molecular biology and biochemistry that underpin Oberon’s production of fish meal replacement (FMR). Seth uses his experience in the operation and optimization of biological wastewater treatment processes to qualify opportunities at food and beverage partner sites. Seth has worked on both water and wastewater projects as an engineering consultant, holds an undergraduate degree in History and European Cultural Studies from Princeton University, a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and an MBA from Regis University.
 Duncan Williams
Directory of Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Investment Banking
Wedbush Securities
Mr. Williams is Director of Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Investment Banking and joined Wedbush Securities in 2006. He has over 15 years of Investment Banking experience and has executed more than 50 transactions, including cross border public company mergers and acquisitions and public and private equity offerings. Previously, Mr. Williams held senior roles in the Industrials and Technology groups at UBS Investment Bank in their London and San Francisco offices and was co-head of the UBS European Middle Market Investment Banking Team. Mr. Williams’ sector experience includes Clean Technology, Industrial Growth and Software Coverage and he holds his MA degree from Oxford University.
 Peter Williams
Chief Technology Officer
IBM’s Big Green Innovations
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Dr Peter Williams is the Chief Technology Officer for IBM’s Big Green Innovations unit, whose role is to identify environmentally focused businesses for IBM to either develop or participate in – he is personally responsible for assembling, maintaining and developing the portfolio of businesses included. His particular focus areas have been photovoltaic energy; developing green house gas reduction solutions and services for all types of organization, both public and private; and water management solutions, covering entire water resources (for example entire rivers or aquifers), utility infrastructures responsible for water supply, water quality and waste water management, and enterprise water management.
By background, Dr Williams is a management consultant with well over 20 years experience of bringing technology and business issues together to develop novel solutions and business models. He has extensive experience of the public sector, including defense, as well as the high technology, retail and CPG sectors. His PhD was awarded by the School of Management at the University of Bath, England, in 1986.
 Ronald Zegers
Director of the Southern Nevada Water System
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Mr. Zegers has over 35 years of experience in research, operation and maintenance of water facilities, both large and small systems, in Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana and Nevada. He has held the positions of Chemist, Production Manager, Director and General Manager. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry, with a Minor in Mathematics. He maintains State of Nevada Water Treatment 4 and Distribution 4 certifications. |
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