(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
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[Extract] "Being in the Water Industry feels like Sisyphus pushing the Rock up the Hill!" - Tom Rooney - Sciens Water
Tom Rooney is Chairman and Operating Partner at Sciens Water. Sciens is a research-driven investment fund that identifies uncovered, under-researched, or misunderstood water sector opportunities that…
S7E16 - How De Nora Grew from 0 to IPO in 7 Years (with Cheat Codes!)
with 🎙️ Mirka Wilderer - CEO at De Nora Water Technologies
💧 De Nora is a leading provider of equipment, systems, disinfection, and filtration solutions for water and wastewater treatment.
What we …
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[Extract] "That will translate into all sorts of financial KPIs but that's NOT the driver!" - Mirka Wilderer - De Nora Water Technologies
Mirka Wilderer is the CEO of De Nora Water Technologies. De Nora is a leading provider of equipment, systems, disinfection, and filtration solutions for water and wastewater treatment.
Back in my ye…
S7E15 - Should We Really Destroy PFAS? No! Your Fridge Knows a Better Way.
with 🎙️ Henrik Hagemann is the CEO and Co-Founder of Puraffinity.
💧 Puraffinity is a GreenTech Company that designs smart materials for environmental applications. Their cutting-edge material des…
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[Extract] PFOA is 100'000 times more toxic than we thought - Henrik Hagemann - Puraffinity
Henrik Hagemann is the CEO and co-founder of Puraffinity. Puraffinity is a GreenTech Company that designs smart materials for environmental applications. As you may have discovered by Season 4, Episo…
S7E14 - What's Patrick Decker's Call To Action? Let Us Solve Water!
with 🎙️ Patrick Decker - CEO at Xylem
💧 Xylem is one of the largest water and wastewater technology companies globally and follows the simple motto: “Let’s solve water.”
What we covered:
3️⃣ The 3…
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[Extract] How Xylem evolved from a Pump Company to a Solution Provider - Patrick Decker
Patrick Decker is the CEO of Xylem. Xylem is the fourth largest water business in the World and a water and wastewater technology company that's well known for its motto: "Let's solve water."
Eleven…
S7E13 - Can Nature Protect New York From Water Catastrophes? Yes!
with 🎙️ Paul Gallay - Lecturer & Co-Director at the Columbia Climate School
💧 Columbia University is a global leader in climate and sustainability education, aiming to bring an interdisciplinary kno…
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[Extract] "We need to Bring People into the Equation!" - Paul Gallay - Columbia Climate School
Paul Gallay is Lecturer & Co-Director at the Columbia Climate School. Columbia University is a global leader in climate and sustainability education, aiming to bring an interdisciplinary knowledge ba…
S7E12 - How to Make Carbon-Negative Fuel, Boost Utility's Revenue and Save the World!
with 🎙️ Kunal Shah - Chief Growth Officer at Anaergia and council member of the World Biogas Association, the Singapore Water Association, and Imagine H2O Asia.
💧 Anaergia ambitions to convert waste…
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[Extract] "The Word that S*** Scares Utility Bosses" - Kunal Shah - Anaergia - Carbone Negative Fuels to Save the World
Hallo, bonjour, and welcome to the Don't waste water podcast! I am your host, Antoine Walter, and in today's episode, I am delighted to welcome Kunal Shah as my guest! Kunal is Chief Growth Officer a…
S7E11 - The Dear Link Between Water, SDGs and our Everyday Lives
with 🎙️ Kevin Sofen - Director of Innovation at W. S. Darley & Co., Host of the Smart Firefighting podcast, and Co-Host of the SDG Talks Podcast.
💧 The SDG Talks podcast highlights Change Makers and…
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[Extract] "I look at Water from the Human Connection" - Kevin Sofen - W.S. Darley - SDG Talks - Smart Firefighting
Kevin Sofen is Director of Innovation at W.S. Darley, but also a repeat podcast host with the Smart Firefighting podcast and the SDG Talks, a social entrepreneur with Wristsponsible, and adjunct prof…
S7E10 - We Want You! Will You Help Closing the Water Gap and Save Lives?
with 🎙️ George McGraw - CEO & Founder of DigDeep
💧 DigDeep is a human rights nonprofit serving the 2.2 million+ Americans without the sinks, bathtubs, or toilets that the rest of the US takes for gr…
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[Extract] How a Karen Changed DigDeep's Destiny! - George McGraw - DigDeep
George McGraw is the CEO and Founder of DigDeep. DigDeep is a human rights nonprofit serving the 2.2 million+ Americans without the sinks, bathtubs, or toilets that the rest of the developed World ta…
S7E9 - How to Make Water more Attractive than the Apple and Samsungs of this World
with 🎙️ Errick Simmons - Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi, and co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative.
💧 The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative works to improve the …
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[Extract] "We have to see the problems coming, before they come!" - Errick Simmons - Mayor of Greenville Mississippi
Errick Simmons is the Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi, and the co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative works to improve the r…
S7E8 - How to Make a Lonely Water Professional's Mentor, Friend, and Caring Colleague
with 🎙️ Trace Blackmore - Owner of Blackmore Enterprises and Host of the “Scaling Up! H2O” podcast
💧 The "Scaling Up! H2O" podcast intends to prove to you every week why working in Industrial Water …
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[Extract] "What's a podcast? I had no Idea!" - Trace Blackmore - Scaling Up! H2O - Blackmore Enterprises
Trace Blackmore is the Owner of Blackmore Enterprises and the Host of the "Scaling Up! H2O" podcast. The "Scaling Up! H2O" podcast intends to prove to you every week why working in Industrial Water T…
S7E7 - How to take Mid-Market Green Tech Companies to the Next Level?
with 🎙️ James Rees - Chief Impact Officer at Botanical Water Technologies and Board Advisor at Bluerloop, Droople, and Noverram.
💧 Botanical Water Technologies strives to positively impact water sc…