WaterCitizen.Org 501(c)3's WaterPreneurSHIP™ Initiative Presents ...
The WaterPreneurSHIP™ Experience!
Including WaterPitch! The Water Startup Matching Extravaganza!™
The #1 Convening of the
ENTIRE WaterPreneurSHIP Community
Monday-Wednesday, May 4-6, 2026
Water HQO Waterside | Washington, DC
PLUS Pre-Event Trainings, Coaching, and Promotional Opportunities
For ALL Registered Pitch and Reverse Pitch Presenters
Mark Your Calendars NOW!
PLUS Pre-Event Trainings, Coaching, and Promotional Opportunities
For ALL Registered Pitch and Reverse Pitch Presenters Starting January 27, 2026!
The Sooner You Register, The Greater Your Pre-Event Benefits Are!
ATTENTION PITCH AND REVERSE PITCH PRESENTERS!!!
Pre-Event Trainings, Coaching, and Promotional Opportunities For ALL Registered Pitch and Reverse Pitch Presenters Starts January 27th
Early Bird Registration
CLOSES February 28, 2026!!!
More Than A "Pitchfest"
or "Speaker Panels"!
Our 3-Day Event Format is Designed to Build:
Capacity, Connections, and Cashflow!
The WaterPreneurSHIP(TM) Experience is different from ANY other WaterPreneurSHIP Event! We recognize the unique role WaterPreneurs play in:
- getting "Water Innovations" out of the labs & into use ("shovel-ready" innovations)
- finding market challenges & creating messages to connect innovations with those markets
- developing scaleable products, packaging, procurement and delivery mechanisms!
- creating a Cohesive Community of Startups and Supporters & INCREASING IMPACT!
Knowledge, Skills & Leadership Building
Your WaterPreneurSHIP Experience Starts NOW with Pre-Event, On-Site and Post-Event Opportunities for Training, Coaching Promotions!
Partnership & Success Strategy Development
Maximizing Both Rapid Pitch Opportunities AND Social Events - Opening Doors & Creating Lasting Relationships
National & International Impact!
Opportunities to Participate in our WaterPreneurSHIP Congressional Briefing, WaterPreneurship Goes Global Workshop, and The W.E.L.L. Speakers Forum/Mastermind!
Creating
"Pipelines and Pathways"
for WaterPreneurs and Their Supporters!
Create Success Strategies for Startups While Accelerating Innovation Adoption!
During our unique
WaterPitch! Water Startup Matching Extravaganza
(Day 2 / Pitch Day)
you'll experience the POWER of a well-structured event
that matches water startups
with investors, funding agencies, and clients through:
60 Startup / Scaleup Pitches
ALL Stages, Sectors, Solutions & Startup Founders Welcome!
* Well-Prepared Pitches
From Cutting Edge Water Startups
(with Pre-Event Pitch Coaching PLUS Onsite Presentation Coaching!)
* Organized into 6 Themed Sessions with A Comprehensive Event Guide So You Can Find Your Best-Fit Pitches!
* Startup Expo Plus Virtual Exhibits on our Event App Available Upon Registration to Make Startups
Easy to Connect With!
20 "Voice Of The Customer" Reverse Pitches
PLUS NEW HACKATHON
LUNCHEON!
Utilities & Industry Leaders "Reverse Pitch" Their Most Pressing Challenges, What Solutions They Seek NOW and
How to Get the Contracts or Purchase Orders!
NEW IN 2026!
TWO Separate Tracks of Client Reverse Pitches (10 Per Track)
Held BEFORE our HACKATHON Lunch Tables for Startups With Solutions to Their Challenges!
20 "Show Me The Money" Reverse Pitches From
Investors & Funders
PLUS
20 "Ecosystems of Support" Including:
Incubators & Accelerators!
Prizes & Challenges!
Clusters & Innovation Hubs!
BOTH
the Investors & Funders (Including Agencies & Foundations)
AND
the "Ecosystems of Support"
will be divded into TWO TRACKS:
* one track focused on
Earlier Stage Water Startups
* one track focused on Later Stage Water Startups
Download the Call for Pitch, Reverse Pitch & Clinic Presenter Brochure Here
Print your own copy or share with your friends and colleagues! New updates will be posted regularly!
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