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J. Mark Arnold
J. Mark Arnold is Co-Founder, CFO & VP of Business Development at Quantaic Corporation.
John Bissell
John Bissel is CEO of Micromidas Inc.
John received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California - Davis. He completed the UC Davis Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy and several other advanced entrepreneurial leadership programs in recent years. After raising seed funding for Micromidas, John led the company to numerous successes in regional and national green technology competitions, including the UC Davis "Big Bang"ť Business Plan Competition, The California Business Ascent Competition, the US Environmental Protection Agency's People, Prosperity, and the Planet Sustainable Design Competition, and most recently, the National Clean Tech Open. John brings a wealth of experience in technology management, chemical research and development, numerical modeling of complex systems, and scaling of industrial processes. Prior to Micromidas, John was employed by Ampac Fine Chemicals working with diverse teams of chemists, engineers, and operators as a functional liaison between R&D, manufacturing, and management teams.
Jeff Garwood
Jeff Garwood is an Industry Consultant and former CEO of GE Water.
David M. Gray
David M. Gray is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking Department, based in New York. He is responsible for the Bank's corporate client relationships in the industrial services industry. This includes companies in the environmental services, facilities services, infrastructure services and rental services sectors.
Emily Landsburg
Emily Landsburg is founder and CEO at Black Gold Biofuels.
An expert in market-driven implementation of environmentally sustainable technologies, Landsburg previously built southeastern Pennsylvania's largest biodiesel distribution business. Here she assisted municipalities and utilities such as the City of Philadelphia and Exelon switch to biodiesel in a seamless and cost-effective manner. Previously, Landsburg successfully started and sold a business addressing sewage disposal in the marine industry. A nationally recognized leader, she serves as the Co-Chair of Water Environment Federation's Biofuels Task Force, Chair of the National Biodiesel Board's Sustainability Task Force, and was named one of Philadelphia's Emerging 101 Connectors by Leadership Philadelphia. Landsburg graduated magna cum laude in applied math from Columbia University and is an Environmental Leadership Program Fellow.
Steve Maxwell
Steve Maxwell formed TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group Strategic Group (TSG) in 1992 to provide consulting and advisory services to the environmental and water resource industries. The firm offers strategic and management consulting services, as well as merger and acquisition support to a broad array of public and private entities in the environmental and water industries. Mr. Maxwell has been instrumental in initiating and managing successful acquisition and merger transactions, developing more practical strategic planning processes, building more effective sales and marketing programs, and in helping to implement stronger management organizations, for many of the leading companies in the commercial water and environmental industry. Over the years, his firm has been active in assisting major global corporations to evaluate and build businesses in various sectors of the water industry.
Daniel McCarthy
Dan McCarthy, President and CEO of B&V Water and a member of the Black & Veatch Board of Directors since 2005, oversees the company's global water business. McCarthy earned his Civil Engineering degree from Iowa State University in 1975 and his Masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1982. Since joining Black & Veatch in 1976, he has served in roles with progressive leadership responsibilities, including President of the B&V Water Americas Division. He currently serves as a board member of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, an advisory group member for the Singapore International Water Week and chair of the Water Environment Federation International Program Committee. He has also served as a board member for the American Water Works Association. McCarthy has presented at many global, regional and local conferences for the water/wastewater industry, as well as at a wide range of business, civic and political forums.
Mark Owen
Mark Owen is CEO of Puralytics.
Mark Peterman
Mark Peterman is cofounder and CEO of Onda Via Inc.
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- biosolids
Sewage sludge, the residues remaining from the treatment of sewage. For use as a fertilizer in agricultural applications, biosolids must first be stabilized through processing, such as digestion or the addition of lime, to reduce concentrations of heavy metals and harmful organisms (certain bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens). This processing also reduces the volume of material and stabilizes the organic matter in it, thus reducing the potential for odours. Use of biosolids in agriculture has become controversial, critics claiming that even treated sewage may harbour harmful bacteria, viruses, and heavy metals.
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- water-supply system
Facilities for the collection, treatment, storage, and distribution of water. Ancient systems included wells, storage reservoirs, canals and aqueducts, and water-distribution systems. Highly advanced systems appeared c. 2500 BC and reached their peak in the Roman aqueduct system. In the Middle Ages, water supplies were largely neglected and epidemics caused by waterborne organisms were common. In the 17th–18th century, distribution systems utilizing cast-iron pipes, aqueducts, and pumps began to be installed. The link between polluted water and disease came to be understood in the 19th century, and treatment methods such as slow sand filtration and disinfection with chlorine were introduced. Modern reservoirs are formed usually by constructing dams near the collection point of mountain-water runoff or across rivers. After the water reaches collection points, it is treated to improve its quality; it is then pumped either directly into a city or town's distribution system or to an elevated storage location, such as a water tank. See also plumbing.
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