We are excited to announce the dates for BlueTech Forum 2023 which will be held May 17th and 18th in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Speakers 2011

BlueTech Forum has put together a range of Guest speakers that will ensure a thought provoking debate on the issues and opportunities for the industry…

Dennis Bushnell

Dennis Bushnell
Dennis M. Bushnell Chief Scientist NASA Langley Research Center Responsible for Technical Oversight and Advanced Program formulation for a major NASA Research Center with technical emphasis in the areas of Atmospheric Sciences and Structures, Materials, Acoustics,... Read More

Vivian Drake

Vivian Drake
Vivian Drake is one of the original founding members of Drake Water Technologies, Inc. (2006) and currently holds the position of COO.  In addition to management of day to day operations for Drake Water, she has extensive project management, litigation support, and... Read More

Ned Godshall

Ned Godshall
Ned A. Godshall is Chief Executive Officer of Altela, Inc., a water desalination company whose initial market is the generation of clean water from the oil and gas industry’s primary waste product: ‘produced water’.  Prior to co-founding Altela, Ned’s most recent... Read More

Andrew Salveson

Andrew Salveson
Andrew Salveson is an Associate Vice President and Water Reuse Chief Technologist for Carollo Engineers. Andy has led >$5 million in advanced technology research and development and oversees Carollo’s advanced wastewater treatment designs. Andy was named the 2007... Read More

Paul O’Callaghan

Paul O’Callaghan
Paul O’Callaghan is the founding CEO of O2 Environmental, and CEO of BlueTech Research, a subsidiary company of O2 Environmental that provides clients with expert insight and analysis on industry drivers and trends and the evolving water technology market. Paul holds... Read More

John Coburn

John Coburn
Prior to joining XPV in January 2006, John was a private investor focused on the water industry.  He was one of the earliest employees of ZENON Environmental, and as President and Chief Operating Officer, he helped grow the company from start up to over $146M in... Read More

Helge Daebel

Helge Daebel
Emerald Technology Ventures is a globally recognized brand for venture investments in energy, water and materials. Since 2006, Helge has been responsible for Emerald’s water activities – defining strategy, driving investment processes and supporting portfolio... Read More

Hank Vander Laan

Hank Vander Laan
Vander Laan founded Trojan Technologies Inc. in 1976, acquiring the patent for a small ultraviolet device for private water supply applications. Building upon that concept he developed a company that is now a global leader in its field with revenues well in excess of... Read More

James Thompson

James Thompson
James Thompson joined HaloSource in 2004.  Prior to joining the company, James was a Principal in Alexander Hutton Venture Partners(AHVP), a major investor in HaloSource.  While at AHVP, James led the investment in and provided board-level support to early-stage... Read More