1) We Put "Startups in the Center"!

With our Startup-Centric approach, we work with you to prepare your best message and performance, combined with maximum visibility, so you can reach your best audience!

• Virtual Pitch Prep & Practice Sessions with Top Pitch Coaches! In the weeks leading up to the event, we arrange Virtual Pitch Prep & Practice Sessions with top Pitch Coaches who will help you eliminate clutter on your slides and advise you on how to delivery your most impactful pitch.
• Presentation Coaching! Your Pitch is more than just slides - we provide opportunities to sign on on "Prep Day" for one-on-one Coaching on your PRESENTATION so you can deliver a Pitch That Connects!
• Event Platform & Playbook Profile Support! We help you create your "XYZ Statement" and information on your company in your Platform and Playbook Profile, and sort all Pitch Presentations into Themed Sessions to ensure you are seen by your best audience (no "random acts of pitching!").
• Pitch Intros and Session Facilitation: We provide Facilitated Pitch Sessions with Prepared Intros to keep Pitches on time and get the audience excited to hear from you!
• Startup-Only Exhibit Opportunities! Be the center of attention with our Startup-Only Exhibit Opportunities (more than an Innovation Pavillion in a giant Expo Hall!)
• Pitch Feedback and Best Pitch Awards! Get feedback from your audience, invitations for meetings, and compete for Best Pitch Awards in each session, with awards provided by leading Startup Service Providers (Legal, IP, Messaging, and More!)

2) Preparing Reverse Pitch Presenters So They Provide You With Actionable Information and Meaningful Connections!

We invite Investors and Funders, WaterPreneur Support Programs, and Innovation-Seeking Clients who REVERSE PITCH - Telling You What You Need to Know!

• Reverse Pitches Designed to Provide Actionable Information: We work with all of the Investors, Funders, Clients, and Entrepreneur Support Programs (From Ideation to Exit) to develop their Reverse Pitches - not just discussions and opinions about their experiences but concrete information on what they are looking for, how they make their decisions on which WaterPreneur or Solution they select, and how to get in the door.
• Support for ALL Sectors, Solutions, Startup Founder Backgrounds! We don't just limit our programs to the same group of investors, accelerators and clients from other events. We seek out Federal Funding and Contracting programs designed to support Water Startup Founders, Private Foundation Grants, Challenges and Prizes, Creative Funding for Pilots, and Event-Based Opportunities (e.g. Innovation Pavillions)!
• Bringing Together Startups and Supporters Seeking ALL STAGES - Ideation to Exit! While many Water Innovation events, investors and accelerators focus ONLY on Growth Stage Startups (Scaleups), we recognize that we can't have later stage startups if there isn't also support for earlier stage startups!
• NEW Hackathon Tables! This year, we are moving the Client Reverse Pitches to the morning with the opportunity for Startups to sign up for Lunchtime Hackathon Tables to address the Challenge presented in the Client Reverse Pitches!

3) Exclusive Access to Congress and Agencies, Assocations and Embassies in Washington, DC!

As the ONLY WaterPreneurship Event Held in Washington, DC (the US Capital), we make the most of our proximity to Federal Agencies and Congress, National and International Organizations, and Embassies throughout the event!

• Keys to Water in Congress for Entrepreneurship (KWIC-E Training)! Prepare before you arrive and draw upon our extensive understanding of water-related policy, funding and regulatory changes that drive your client markets and create unique opportunities for your Startups!
• Washington Insiders Breakfast: Get insights from people "in the know" on what's happening on Capitol Hill and in Federal Agencies related to Water Innovations and Entrepreneurship
• Congressional Briefing & Opportunity for Visits: Head to Capitol Hill for our WaterPreneurs' Congressional Briefing PLUS opportunities for visit your own Members' Offices, Agencies, and other key players on the policies that most impact your business!