(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World
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Currently in its 10th Season, the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast has already welcomed around 250 guests from Water Majors (SUEZ, Veolia, Jacobs, Xylem, Kemira, Evoqua, Aquatech, SKion Water...), Scale-Ups (Cambrian Innovation, Epic Cleantec, Gradiant, Liqtech, 374Water, Gingko Bioworks...), Start-Ups (Puraffinity, KETOS, 120Water, ZwitterCo, Membrion, Source...), Universities (Berkeley, the Columbia Water Center), Investment Funds (Sciens Water, Mazarine, Burnt Island Ventures...), Business Accelerators (Imagine H2O, Elemental...), Book Authors (Seth Siegel, David Sedlak, David Lloyd Owen...) or Market Intelligence Companies (BlueTech Research, Global Water Intelligence, World Bank, OECD, Isle Utilities...). Or simply water legends like Gary White, Mina Guli or Andrew Benedek!
On the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast, I strive to make the Water Industry easy to understand for everyone, starting with water professionals, executives, and investors. Hence, he opens the microphone to seasoned, inspirational water experts to discuss their field of excellence.
No one can claim an all-around in-depth understanding of a matter as complex as Water. But piece by piece, you can rebuild the puzzle. With curiosity, patience, and passion, Antoine Walter explores topics such as Advanced Treatment Technologies, Water-Energy Nexus (Hydrogen, Lithium...), PFAS removal, Nature-Based Solutions, Wastewater Reuse, Distributed Water Treatments, Water Finance, and Water Entrepreneurship.
I actually firmly believe that regular listeners of the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast may, in the end, claim a "Water MBA!"
A particular field of interest is how innovation forms, grows and gets widely adopted in a complex and conservative field like the Water Industry. This may be one of the keys to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal n°6 - #SDG6.
Oh, and in short, about me: I'm a water engineer turned avid student of the water business, market, finance, and tech. I'm married, a happy father of three, and I'm French (nobody's perfect 😅).
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 476
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S8E15 - How to Frustrate 90% of Start-Up Founders in 15 Minutes in their Best Interest
with 🎙️ Paul Gagliardo, Judge and advisor at Imagine H2O, and Principal at Gagliacqua.
💧 Paul also runs the Water Entrepreneur, an incredibly good water podcast that is one of my personal favori…
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[Extract] "You need everything: Market, Technology, Founder and Team!" - Paul Gagliardo - The Water Entrepreneur
Paul Gagliardo is a judge and advisor at Imagine H2O, and the Principal of a consultancy dedicated to developing water start-ups, Gagliacqua. If you're into podcasts, and I hope you are as you're lis…
Water Wars in France? The 4 Riddles it Raises
Over the weekend, a series of violent riots took place in Sainte Soline in the Western part of France.
The reason for it is a water storage project that has raised contestation for several months no…
S8E14 - I Watched The UN Water Conference So You Don't Have To - Day 3
689 Registered Commitments!
That's an impressive call to action that comes out of the #UNWaterConference in New York this week.
Sure, there were the usual shenanigans we saw on Days 1 & 2, but still…
S8E13 - I Watched The UN Water Conference So You Don't Have To - Day 2
The UN Water Conference keeps advancing in New York, with this second day and a new series of plenary sessions with many country statements.
What's to remember from today? Here's the recap.
00:00 I…
S8E12 - I Watched The UN Water Conference So You Don't Have To - Day 1
The UN Water Conference started on the 22 of March in New York. For the first time since Mar Del Plata in 1977, the Water Topic gets the largest possible exposure to solve this riddle: how can we fin…
S8E11 - How To Win at Negotiating With the Most Powerful Stakeholders?
with 🎙️ Ben Kimura Gross, CEO of Systemics Academy, Negotiation Trainer, and Mentor.
💧 At Negotiation with Goliath, Ben trains sustainability professionals and entrepreneurs to get decision-make…
Is SUEZ's CEO Quietly Quitting?
How much is TOO much?
That's the question I'm asking, as Sabrina Soussan is about to get appointed to the board of Boeing. Indeed, with her roles as CEO of SUEZ and Chairman of the Board, but also a…
S8E10 - 30 Experts Rewrite The UN Water Conference's Agenda. For The Better?
For some months now, I've been asking some of the most brilliant water professionals for insight on the UN Water Conference. I've asked them what they would have put on the conference's agenda. I've …
S8E9 - How to Win in a Competitive & Mature Niche Market: The Astonishing Aclarus Ozone
with 🎙️ Michael Doran, President & Co-Founder of Aclarus Ozone.
💧 Aclarus Ozone aims to solve complex water problems with advanced ozone technology.
What we covered:
🧑🤝🧑 How the key to succe…
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[Extract] "Our clients aren't looking for Ozone, they're looking for Help!" - Michael Doran - Aclarus Ozone
Michael Doran is the president and co-founder of Aclarus Ozone. Aclarus aims to solve complex water problems with advanced ozone technology.
The ozone world is a 1.4 billion-a-year niche I used to k…
S8E8 - How to Leverage Life Cycle Assessment To Take Better Decisions
with 🎙️ Dubravka Skunca, LCA Representative and Expert for the European Commission, but also an SME Support leader at the European Regional Development Fund, Business Consultant, and Council Represen…
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[Extract] "I would start with Circularity as a Concept" - Dubravka Skunca - European Commission
Dubravka Skunca is LCA Representative and Expert for the European Commission, but also an SME Support leader at the European Regional Development Fund, a Business Consultant, and a Council Representa…
S8E7 - Why do we have so many Good Reasons to make Wrong Water Decisions?
with 🎙️ Gonzalo Delacámara, Consultant on Natural Resources Economics for the United Nations and Water Policy Advisor for the OECD, the European Commission, and the World Bank
💧 Gonzalo is also D…
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[Extract] "We've got 19th century institutions making decisions about 21st century challenges!" - Gonzalo Delacámara
Gonzalo Delacámara is Consultant on Natural Resources Economics for the United Nations and Water Policy Advisor for the OECD, the European Commission, and the World Bank. Gonzalo is also Director of …
Why Greedy Capitalists is the Best Thing for America’s Water
Private Capital very often has a bad rap in the Water Sector. It is indeed hard for many to overcome the misconception that water has to be free. Yet if everyone is in his full rights to run around w…
S8E6 - This CEO That Raised $22M Reveals His One Trick You MUST Copy Today
with 🎙️ Greg Newbloom, CEO and Founder of Membrion.
💧 Membrion strives to help industrial water users who aren’t satisfied with processes that are thousands of years old, and who’ve been searchin…
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[Extract] "A 2-3 payback period can change to a 1-2 months payback!" - Greg Newbloom - Membrion
Greg Newbloom is the Founder and CEO of Membrion. Membrion strives to help industrial water users who aren't satisfied with processes that are thousands of years old and who've been searching for a b…
The Investor Who Built a $1 Billion Water Revenue Company from Scratch in 12 Years through 38 M&A Moves
with 🎙️ Reinhard Hübner, CEO of SKion Water, 2021's Water Company of the Year
💧 SKion Water is an international water technology platform, that aims to empower water technology companies to make a d…
S8E5 - Why bother with Residential Water Struggles? It's an Industry Risk!
with 🎙️ Damian Georgino, Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson
💧 Womble Bond Dickinson is a leading law firm that provides support to organizations operating within the fast-moving, challenging, and dyna…