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Join the 1st SWAN Scaling Innovation Workshop!
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On May 9th, diverse industry stakeholders (e.g. water utilities, startups, investors, solution providers, engineering firms, etc.) will transform into a start-up company.  No suits allowed.

Attendees will be divided into small teams with a challenge of a given start-up with a validated case study and clear ROI, but unsure how to scale to the next level with measurable impact. Teams will brainstorm creative ideas and present their findings to a shark tank of judges.

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Workshop Agenda

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*All times below are in Glasgow GMT. Please note, this Workshop will not be live-streamed and only the Workshop keynote and open discussion panel will be available to watch on-demand due to the interactive nature of the event. 

8:00 – 9:00 am             Registration, Coffee & Pastries

9:00 – 9:30 am              Welcome Remarks & Setting the Context 
Shirley Ben-Dak, Senior Advisor (SWAN Forum)

9:30 – 10:30 am             Scaling Innovation: For People, Purpose & Profit
Moderator: Vanessa Van Rossum, VP Business Development (Aganova) 
Speakers:

• Clayton MacDougald, Investment Manager | Water (Emerald Technology Ventures) 
• Christine Boyle, Vice President of Digital Product Development (Xylem) 
• Patrik Gustavsson, Head of Business Unit, Resilient Water Infrastructure (Aliaxis Next) 
• Carly Perry, Managing Director (Spring Innovation)
• James Dunning, General Manager (Syrinix, a Badger Meter brand) 

10:30 – 11:00 am           Coffee, Networking & Icebreaker

11:00 – 12:30 pm           Challenge Statements & Group Work
Through interactive group collaboration, we we will unpack Three Challenge Statements and work through thought-provoking exercises:

• How might we support an innovative, water tech start-up with a proven business case to reach their financial and sustainable impact potential?
• How might we measure the impact of our product(s) in line with a 'north star' metric/s? E.g. among UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ESG indicators, etc. 
• How might we better attract investments/support from impact investors and/or corporate partners?    

Workshop Group Facilitators:

• Helen Hulett, New Business Director (Talbot Group Ltd)
• Fionn Boyle, Strategic Innovation and Shop Window Lead (Anglian Water)
• Tertius Rust, Founder: Innovation Partner (TR Solutions) & Head of AMI and Digital Transformation (City of Cape Town)
• Emma Weisbord, Partnerships Lead (Royal HaskoningDHV)
• Jennifer Rebeiro, Chief Transformation Officer (Greater Western Water)
• Scott Branum, Principal Technologist & Fellow - Digital (Evoqua Water Technologies) ​
• Tom Williams, CEO (Enebio) & International Forum Chair (British Water) 

12:30 – 1:30 pm            Networking Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 pm             Final Group Work on Challenge Statements 

3:00 – 4:00 pm            Group Presentations & Shark Tank Competition  
Shark Tank Judges:

• Clayton MacDougald, Investment Manager | Water (Emerald Technology Ventures) 
• Christine Boyle, Vice President of Digital Product Development (Xylem) ​
• Carly Perry, Managing Director (Spring Innovation)
• Patrik Gustavsson, Head of Business Unit, Resilient Water Infrastructure (Aliaxis Next)    
• Marissa Sterling, Platform Associate (Burnt Island Ventures)  

4:30 – 5:30 pm          Welcome Drinks Sponsored by StormHarverster

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Need more information? We're here to help so contact us today!

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email

shayna@swan-forum.com
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phone

+44 (0) 1183 282821

address

Highdown House, Yeoman Way
Worthing, West Sussex BN99 3HH
United Kingdom