Innovating Industrial Business Models – Outsourcing Water Operations
Innovating Industrial Business Models – Outsourcing Water Operations
February 10th, 10:00 am – 11:20 am EST, USA
Webinar description: Innovative municipal and infrastructure PPP models have had great success; why not do the same for industrial water needs? The business and sustainability goals of industries are demanding more flexibility and agility in water operations, and an uncertain economic climate has everyone rethinking capital expenditure. Addressing these challenges requires not only technological innovation but also business model innovation. This webinar will focus on discussing the advantages, and challenges, of outsourcing water operations by industrial end-users with points of view from various stakeholders in the process; the solution provider, the financier, and the end-user.
Agenda
10:00 – 10:15 am – Moderator Panel Discussion
Moderator Bastien Simeon, Global Head of Water at KPMG
Bio: Bastien Simeon is a water sector specialist with more than 20 years of experience. He joined KPMG in France in 2007 after almost 10 years with Veolia Water, where he was involved in projects in China, Europe and the Middle East. With a dual background in engineering and finance, he now leads KPMG’s Global Infrastructure practice in the water sector, with a particular focus on project finance and M&A advisory. He has worked on numerous landmark transactions globally, such as advising Wassertechnik on their successful bid for the 1.5bn$ Umm al Hayman wastewater PPP in Kuwait, or supporting Oman Power and Water Procurement company on the structuring and procurement of their latest desalination IWPs in Ghubrah and Barka.
Bastien holds a MSc in construction engineering and management from the University of Maryland, an Executive MBA from ESCP (France) and Krannert Business School (Purdue University), and completed the “Infrastructure in a Market Economy” course at the Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University).
Panelist: Lydia Whyatt, Managing Director, Water Investments at Resonance Asset Management Limited, London
Bio: Lydia is MD at Resonance Asset Management in charge of water Investments and is managing a $240m fund focussed on industrial water infrastructure finance, which she developed and raised. She has over 15 years’ experience investing inwater technology, infrastructure and service businesses and has over 20 years investment experience in PE/VC and infrastructure.
Prior to joining Resonance, Lydia was a Managing Director of the Environment Group at Fourwinds Capital Management and was responsible for managing Aqua Resources Fund, where she was on the board of Waterleau Group, a leading wastewater treatment business active in food & beverage industry and municipal sectors, and Monsal, the UK’s leading Advanced Anaerobic Digestion business, which was acquired by GE. Prior to that she was in charge of a family office fund focusing on investments in water and waste technology and service companies. She was also part of Kennet Venture Partners, one of the most successful technology VCs in Europe, and a management consultant with McKinsey in London.
Lydia has a Finance degree from London School of Economics and a postgraduate degree in Physics from Moscow State University.
Panelist: Devesh Sharma, IDA First Vice President, Managing Director, Aquatech, USA
Bio: Mr. Devesh Sharma is the Managing Director of Aquatech – a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets. As Managing Director, Devesh has been focused on overall management of the company’s operations and implementing Aquatech’s vision to be the premier water solutions provider for industries worldwide.
Devesh holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from INSEAD. He is on the Board of Directors for the American Middle East Institute and is on the Board of Directors of the International Desalination Association
Panelist: Patrick A. Mullen, PE Water Studies Manager at AngloAmerican, Australia
Bio: Patrick Mullen is a Water Industry Specialist with over 30 years of experience in the global water sector developing private and public sector financed water infrastructure. Patrick currently leads mining sector water infrastructure project development for AngloAmerican. In previous roles he served as Managing Director and Chief Technical Officer for Global Water Development Partners (a Blackstone Portfolio Company), Principal Water and Sanitation Specialist for the International Finance Corporation (World Bank) and as VP and Business Unit Leader for MWH. Patrick holds a BS in Civil Engineering, BA in Government and International Studies and an MS in Environmental Engineering all from the University of Notre Dame.
10:40 – 11:20 am – Moderated Q&A
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