Full Program
More Startups and Speakers to be Announced Soon!
NOTE: Startup Pitch Themes May Change Based On Startup Registrations Received
(Last updated 1/5/25)
DAY 1: PREP DAY
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Venue: DC Water HQO Waterside Events
1:00-5:00pm
Presentation Coaching
Sign up for Coaching times in the room where you will present on Pitch Day (Room A or Room B)
Water Entrepreneurship Clinics
1:15-2:15pm TBC
2:30-3:30pm TBC
3:45-4:45pm TBC
5:00-8:00pm Presenters Dinner
for all Pitch, Reverse Pitch, Keynote and Workshop Presenters
(Meet at DC Water at 5pm - RSVP for Venue)
7:30-9:00am Registration
8:00am Opening General Session (Room A)
Opening Welcome
Welcome from Dr. Cat Shrier, WaterCitizen
Welcome from DC Water
Opening Comments by Major Sponsors
Planning Committee Introductions
Keynote: To Be Announced
YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS!
How to Get the Most
Out of Today’s Program
DrCat Shrier
8:45am - 9:00am
Sponsored Break
9:00am - 10:00am
Startup Pitches Round I
(Tentative Schedule & Themes, subject to change)
Moderator: TBD
Room A: Industrial Water/Wastewater and Environmental Remediation
Moderator: TBD
Room B: Point-of-Use, Consumer-Focused, Global WASH, Workforce DEI, Environmental Justice, Contracting/Billing/Customer Service
10:00am - 10:15am
Sponsored Break
10:15am - 11:15am
Reverse Pitches: "Show Me The Money" (2 Rooms)
Moderator: TBD
Room A: Venture Capitalists & Angel Investors
- SanPete Financial Group (Atlanta, GA), Right Honourable Yvonne E. Gamble
- Citrine Angels (Washington, DC), Michelle Olenoski
- Capital Growth (Pittsburgh, PA), Valerie Gaydos
- Traverse Ventures (Crozet, VA), Michael Holt
"driving innovation by bridging startups, federal agencies, and corporations to accelerate the commercialization of breakthrough technologies in climate and deep tech" - Síol Venture Capital (Washington, DC), Michael S. O'Brien, Managing Partner
"Growing the best early-stage companies" with government relations expertise" - Techstars Equitech / Techstars DC Accelerator (powered by JP Morgan) (Baltimore, DC/Washington, DC), Adam H. Phillips, Managing Director/Venture Capitalist
Moderator: TBD
Room B: Federal, Foundation & International
Funding and Contracting
- USEPA (Washington, DC), April Richards, USEPA SBIR Manager (invited)
- USEPA National Risk Management Labs (Cincinnati, OH), Michael Gonzalez, Ph.D, Director, Land Remediation and Technology Division, USEPA National Risk Management Labs (invited)
- US Department of Homeland Security (Washington, DC), Connie Benesh, PMP, Outreach Manager, DHS SBIR (invited)
- National Science Foundation (Washington, DC), Gabriel Levine, Associate Program Director, SBIR/STTR and Other Programs (invited)
- US Bureau of Reclamation Denver Technical Center (Denver, CO), Nikki McCann, P.E., Program Analyst with USBR WaterSMART (invited)
11:15am - 11:30am
Sponsored Break
11:30am - 12:30pm
Startup Pitches Round 2 (2 Rooms)
(Tentative schedule & Themes, subject to change)
Moderator: TBD
Room A: Municipal Wastewater, Stormwater, Floods, Disaster & Emergency Prediction/Preparation
- FYLD.AI, Daniel Barron Smith
Moderator: TBD
Room B: Residential, Commercial,
Food & Beverage, Aquaculture, Recreation/Travel
- Safe Shower, Lidor Zabari (to be confirmed)
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Sponsored Lunch
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Sponsored Lunch
1:15pm - 2:15pm
Reverse Pitches: "Voice Of The Customer" (2 Rooms)
Room A: Water Sector Clients
- DC Water, Chris Collier, VP of Operations
- PLUS MANY MORE INVITED (WAITING FOR CONFIRMATIONS)
Room B: Industrial/Commercial/
Consumer-Facing Clients
- Veolia North America - Municipal Water, Dr. Laura Underwood
- PLUS MANY MORE INVITED (WAITING FOR CONFIRMATIONS)
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Sponsored Break
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Startup Pitches Round 3 (2 Rooms)
(Tentative schedule & Themes, subject to change)
Moderator: TBD
Room A: Water Supply Infrastructure & Drinking Water
Moderator: TBD
Room B: Climate Sustainability, Water Resource & Ecosystem Restoration, Oceans/Maritime, Hydropower
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Sponsored Break
3:45pm -4:30pm
Reverse Pitches: "An Ecosystem of Support"
Startup Incubators, Accelerators, Clusters & Innovation Hubs
- TechStars Equitech Accelerator, Adam H. Phillips
- Smart Water Networks (SWAN) Americas, Maddy Zimmerman
- Ian Fisk, Mentor Capital Network
- Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator, Michael Ducker (invited)
- Techstars Equitech / Techstars DC Accelerator (powered by JP Morgan) (Baltimore, DC/Washington, DC), Adam H. Phillips, Managing Director/Venture Capitalist
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Closing Keynote:
The Future of Water Entrepreneurship
DrCat Shrier, WaterCitizen
and
Best Pitch Awards
THANKS to our Sponsors!
Lead Sponsor: TBD
Meal Sponsors: TBD
Reception Sponsors: TBD
Awards Sponsors: TBD
Promotional Sponsors: TBD
Pitch Coaches: TBD
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Sponsored Reception
Schedule At A Glance
Full Program to be released in January!
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