Webinar 4: Scaling Water Innovation – The Private Sector & Venture Capital Perspective
webinar
22 April 2025
10:00
to
11:30
(Paris)
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This webinar aims to explore the private sector’s role in advancing water technology by examining investment strategies, corporate partnerships, and pathways from public funding to market success.
This webinar aims to explore the private sector’s role in advancing water technology by examining investment strategies, corporate partnerships, and pathways from public funding to market success.
Key Objectives & Expected Benefits:
- Understand the private sector’s role in funding and scaling water technology.
- Explore how startups can attract venture capital and private investment.
- Provide insights into corporate partnerships and investment trends in water innovation.
Key Themes:
- From PCP to Market – How companies can transition from publicly funded pilots to commercial success.
- Investor Perspective – What Venture Capital firms look for in water innovation startups.
- Corporate Partnerships – How industry players collaborate with startups for innovation adoption.
- Financing Gaps & Solutions – How to bridge funding gaps between R&D and commercialisation.
Agenda:
10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome & Opening remarks by Mélissa Campagno G.A.C. Group
10:05 – 10:25 | Why SMEs and start-ups should participate in a PCP by Samira Boussetta, Altaee
10:25 – 10:45 | Success Stories from completed PCPs, Ana Lucia Jaramillo, Corvers BV
10:45 – 11:05 | Involvement of VCs in PCP by Maria Kampa, Corvers BV & Katarzyna Lenart, NCBR
11:05 – 11:20 | The Polish Case: Program to support the commercialisation efforts of companies participating in PCPs by Agata Rakowska & Katarzyna Lenart, NBCR
11:20 – 11:30 | Q&A & Interactive Networking by Mélissa Campagno, G.A.C. Group
10:05 – 10:25 | Why SMEs and start-ups should participate in a PCP by Samira Boussetta, Altaee
10:25 – 10:45 | Success Stories from completed PCPs, Ana Lucia Jaramillo, Corvers BV
10:45 – 11:05 | Involvement of VCs in PCP by Maria Kampa, Corvers BV & Katarzyna Lenart, NCBR
11:05 – 11:20 | The Polish Case: Program to support the commercialisation efforts of companies participating in PCPs by Agata Rakowska & Katarzyna Lenart, NBCR
11:20 – 11:30 | Q&A & Interactive Networking by Mélissa Campagno, G.A.C. Group
