TechXchange

18 June 2024
09:30am - 5:30pm
Room 9B, Level 3

Concept

A full-day technology pitching session designed to connect start-ups and innovators with municipal end-users to accelerate the adoption and commercialisation of new water technologies.

TechXchange will feature 33 global start-ups grouped into 5 categories:

Advanced Treatment
K-AD (South Korea), N&E Innovations (Singapore), Hydroleap (Singapore), Membrion (USA), DBE Hytec (Canada), Atera Water (Singapore), Trevi (US)
Decentralised Treatment and Technologies for Developing Countries
Solar Water Solutions (Finland), Arosia Water (India), FloNergia (Canada), DBO International (Canada)
Asset Management
Sewervue Technology (Canada), Aerolion (Singapore), Aganova (Spain), Digital Water Solutions (Canada), Wi.Plat (South Korea), Smartvalve (UK)
Water Quality Monitoring and Contaminant Analysis
MIPS Innovations (Singapore), Envirosens (Singapore), Roshan Water Solutions (Canada), The.Wave.Talk (South Korea), UrbanBlue Technologies (India), Mode Labs (UK), Aquamonitrix (Ireland), Entanglement Technologies (USA), Aprisium (Singapore)
Smart and Digital Solutions
Ontoto (Australia), Clean Groundwater Tech (South Korea), Aumsat Technologies (India), Watershed Monitoring (Canada), Naturedots (India), Movements (South Korea), TeamSolve (Singapore)

Format

A series of pitching sessions (organized by themes) to a panel of senior water utility leaders (CEOs/COOs/ CTOs). Panel will provide feedback on the applicability of the technology to their utility operations. Concurrently, utility and technology leaders present in audience will be invited to provide anonymous scoring on the technology being presented. Their score will be flashed on a screen, after the panel has provided their verbal feedback.

What is different from other pitching sessions?

Pitching to end-users rather than to VCs or technology specialists
Immediate feedback from end-users in the panel
Scoring feedback from end-users in the audience

Who else is invited to attend?

Utility and industry innovators
Accelerators and incubators
VCs
Tech Alliances

Programme

9:30am – 9:45am	Welcome remarks by PUB
9:40am – 9:45am	Welcome to proceedings by Moderator
9.45am – 10.45am	Session 1: Advanced Treatment Technologies
10.45am – 11.00am	Morning Break
11.00am – 11.40am	Session 2: Decentralised Treatment and Technologies for Developing Countries
11.40am – 12.30pm	Session 3: Asset Management
12.35pm – 1.15pm	Panel: Pathways to Commercialisation Sivan Zamir, VP Early-Stage Innovation, Xylem Steve Kloos, Partner, Burnt Island Ventures Scott Byran, President, Imagine H2O Helge Daebel, Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
1.15pm – 2.15pm	Lunch
2:15pm – 3:00pm	Pilot Showcase: Lessons from Imagine H2O Asia Startups in the Field (Organised by Imagine H2O Asia)
3:00pm – 4:00pm	Session 4: Water Quality Monitoring / Contaminant Analysis
4:00pm – 4:15pm	Afternoon Break
4:15pm – 5:15pm	Session 5: Smart and Digital Solutions
5:15pm – 5:30pm	Announcement of Winners & Wrap-up by Moderator Moderator Dr Piers Clark, Founder and Director, Isle Group Format of Pitching Session 3-minute pitches by start-up 5-minute responses and Q&A from utility panel 4 x pitches per session

Speakers

Dr. Piers Clark Founder and Director, Isle Group	Steve Kloos Partner, Burnt Island Ventures	Dr. Helge Daebel Partner, Head Water Practice, Emerald Technology Ventures	Scott Byran President, Imagine H2O
Sivan Zamir VP Early-Stage Innovation, Xylem