(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
S5E12 - How to be Alone, Early, Crazy but Actually Right: The History of Zenon
with 🎙️ Andrew Benedek, Executive Chairman of Anaergia, founder of Zenon and CEO for 26 years, a former member of the IWA board, and the inaugural recipient of the Lee Kwan Yew Prize.
💧 Anaergia aims…
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[Extract] "This is a story that no-one knows - I'll tell it to you because you're french" - Andrew Benedek - Anaergia - Z
🎙️ Andrew Benedek is the Executive Chairman of Anaergia after having founded and led Zenon for 26 years. He's a former member of the IWA board and the inaugural recipient of the Lee Kwan Yew Prize.
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S5E11 - Can Lithium Mining Astoundingly solve the Brine Riddle with Benefits?
with 🎙️ Benjamin Sparrow - CEO and Co-Founder at Saltworks Technologies
💧 Saltworks provides innovative products and solutions for industrial wastewater treatment and desalination.
What we covered:
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[Extract] "This Technology is Literally from Outer Space!" - Benjamin Sparrow - Saltworks Technologies
Benjamin Sparrow is CEO & Co-Founder of Saltworks Technologies
Lithium Mining is expected to deliver the lithium-ion battery industry 500’000 metric tons a year. Sure, conventional lithium supply wi…
How can the Water Industry's Supply Chain Join Forces to reach Net Zero?
The carbon impact of the water industry is an intricate topic.
Over the past days, we've been reviewing different aspects of the race to Net Zero:
S5E10 - Why is One Water the Best Way to Manage our Vulnerable Water Cycle?
with 🎙️ Susan Moisio - Global Water Director at Jacobs, where she leads a team of 9,000 water professionals across all regions.
💧 Jacobs pledges to push the limits of what's possible, continually c…
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[Extract] "They became energy positive and they gave back to the community" - Susan Moisio - Jacobs
🎙️ Susan Moisio is the Global Water Director at Jacobs, where she leads a team of 9,000 water professionals across all regions. Susan names them a one water team, which you'll discover to be a key co…
S5E9 - How Water UK intends to Reach a Good Net Zero, Two Decades Early!
with 🎙️ Maria Manidaki - Net Zero Technical Lead and Principal Water Investment Planning Advisor at Mott MacDonald
💧 Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy, …
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[Extract] "Net Zero is not the next new thing, it's an operating environment!" - Maria Manidaki - Mott MacDonald
🎙️ Maria Manidaki is Net Zero Technical Lead and Principal Water Investment Planning Advisor at Mott MacDonald. Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy, that p…
S5E8 - How to ensure Energy and Carbon Resilient projects with a Simple Screening Tool
with 🎙️ Stephane Bessadi - Senior Procurement Specialist for the Asian Development Bank
💧 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) commits to a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and Pac…
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[Extract] "You must consider the future operation and plan for the next 10-15 Years!" - Stephane Bessadi - Asian Development Bank
🎙️ Stephane Bessadi is Senior Procurement Specialist for the Asian Development Bank. ADB - its short name you'll hear quite a lot in the next minutes - commits to a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, …
S5E7 - How to cut Wastewater's Energy Related Carbon Emissions in Two at No Cost?
with 🎙️ Austin Alexander - Vice President, Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem
💧 Xylem is a leading water technology company with the famous "solving water" motto - and a finalist for this yea…
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[Extract] "If you want to be a preferred supplier of Xylem, we want you to do this" - Austin Alexander - Xylem
🎙️ Austin Alexander is Vice President, Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem, a leading water technology company with the famous "solving water" motto.
What if solving water actually involved s…
S5E6 - Who will become the US's first Water Reuse Champion Ever?
with 🎙️Jon Freedman - Senior Vice President - Global Government Affairs at SUEZ WTS
💧 SUEZ WTS provides industry-leading water technology and process expertise to solve the toughest water, wastewate…
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[Extract] "We'll take our wastewater, treat it, and give it to you to drink" - Jon Freedman - SUEZ WTS
🎙️ Jon Freedman is the Senior Vice President - Global Government Affairs at SUEZ WTS; he's teaching about the future of Water at the University of Pennsylvania. Starting next spring, he'll also be co…
S5E5 - 3 Crazy Simple Tips to take the Bore out of Business Meetings or Water Conferences
with 🎙️ Annyse Balkwill - Founder of the LuminUS Group and Program Director for the upcoming BlueTech Forum
💧 The LuminUS Group crafts an events formula that has participants engaging, again and aga…
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[Extract] "We go to crappy meetings, get promoted, and then run crappy meetings" - Annyse Balkwill - The LuminUS Group
🎙️ Annyse Balkwill is the Founder of the LuminUS Group, where she crafts event formulas that bring engagement, sharing, and value to a whole new level. She's also the program director for the upcomin…
S5E4 - How to Save Time, Money, and Water thanks to 92% Accurate Leak Detection
with 🎙️ Victoria Edwards - CEO & Co-Founder of FIDO Tech
💧 FIDO AI is a data-as-a-service (DaaS) end-to-end leak detection solution that identifies leaks, sizes them, and tells you where to dig to r…
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[Extract] "Can you imagine burning 40 BMW Supercars?" - Victoria Edwards - FIDO
🎙️ Victoria Edwards is the CEO and Co-Founder of FIDO, a data-as-a-service (DaaS) end-to-end leak detection solution that identifies leaks, sizes them, and tells you where to dig to repair them. In t…
S5E3 - Part 2 - How to Reshape Water Markets (and Beyond) Using Blockchain Technologies
with 🎙️ Katrina Donaghy - CEO & Co-Founder of Civic Ledger
💧 Civic Ledger is an award-winning blockchain company that builds trust layer solutions for the markets of tomorrow
This is the second part…