CO-ORGANISING PARTNERS
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INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
CO-DESIGNER PARTNERS
NETWORK PARTNERS
GENEVA
2022
2 - 3 March 2022
KICK-OFF DAY 1 - FROM SOLUTION SCOUTING AND ACCELERATION TO MARKET DISRUPTION
"Innovate 4 Water" Association
Services Industriels de Genève
WIPO Green
CCI-GE
SESSION 1 - EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS WITH THE SOLAR IMPULSE LABEL
Co-designed with
Solar Impulse Foundation
Solar Impulse Foundation
Osmosun
Hydrao
Air Liquide
WATA
Uduma
Solar Impulse Foundation
HIGHLIGHT
de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Cie
SESSION 2 - BLENDED FINANCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Co-designed with
R20 - Regions of Climate Action
Gold Standard
IUCN
Nereid Water
EwaWarm
HIGHLIGHT - WATER AND IMPACT FUND
Tameo
HIGHLIGHT - WATER CLUSTERS
Cluster Eau Evien Lemanique
Aqua-Valley
LUNCH - MEET AND EXCHANGE
Co-designed with
Sustainable Finance Geneva
Robeco
Better Nature
Pictet Group
FOEN
Toilets 4 All
Impact Hub Geneva
UNICEF
Nestlé
Tameo
Better Finance
SESSION 3 REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND WATER EFFICIENCY
Co-designed with
AQUA4D
Netafim
2Grow
Hydrolina
UBS
IST Group
AquaSpy U.S.
SESSION 4 - DRIVING AN AQUAPRENEUR REVOLUTION
Co-designed with
UpLink
UpLink
GPAP (WEF)
Pinovo
Seed Next Generation Living
Soilify
MyEasyFarm
PANEL DISCUSSION
In partnership with
Deloitte
Salesforce
The Impact Office
Seed Next Generation Living
KEYNOTE
Republic and Canton of Geneva
SESSION 5 - REGENERATIVE OCEANS
Co-designed with
Fondation Albert II de Monaco
Safe Seaweed Coalition
NOAH ReGen
World Ocean Council
Forum Oceano
NOAH ReGen
KICK-OFF DAY 2 - FROM SYSTEMIC ECOSYSTEM ACTIVATION TO SHAPING MARKETFORCES FOR GOOD
Rianta Capital - Artha platform
SECO
HIGHLIGHT - A VIEW ON THE GENEVA ECOSYSTEM CATALYZING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SDG
In partnership with
UNDP Geneva
iGravity
SESSION 6 - GENEVA ECOSYSTEM CATALYZING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SDGs IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Co-designed with
Impact Hub Geneva
Accelerate 2030
SoluBio Tecnologias Agricolas
PANEL DISCUSSION
Co-designed with
Sustainable Finance Geneva
UNDP Geneva
Impact Finance
iGravity
SESSION 7 - THE SANITATION ECONOMY
Co-designed with
Toilet Board Coalition
Toilet Board Coalition
Live Clean Initiative
Liquid Gold
European Space Agency
WoodCo Biosciences
SESSION 8 - SWISS CROSS-SECTORAL COLLABORATION AS KEY FOR DEVELOPMENT
Co-designed with
Swiss Water Partnership
Swiss Fresh Water
seecon gmbh
Geneva Water Hub
Geneva Centre for Security and Policy
KEYNOTE - FINANCE FOR BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE
Finance for Biodiversity Initiative
SESSION 9 - FINANCE FOR BIODIVERSITY (PART I)
Co-designed with
Republic and Canton of Geneva
OneFarm
Green Digital Finance Alliance
IISD
FNZ Group
SESSION 10 - FINANCE FOR BIODIVERSITY (PART II)
Co-designed with
Republic and Canton of Geneva
Finance for Biodiversity
World Economic Forum
Sustainable Finance Geneva
Pictet Group
ROADMAP - CATALYZING MARKETFORCES FOR GOOD
Building Bridges
MARKETPLACE THEMES
Selected delegates will pitch opportunities and operational solutions around the following topics
WHAT TO EXPECT
"Innovate 4 Water" Geneva is free of charge for curated participants
WHAT
“Innovate 4 Water” is a day of matchmaking, bringing together solutions and needs, curated into investment focussed themes.
The design and delivery of “Innovate 4 Water” is unique and effective because the marketplace:
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is outcome-oriented
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has 100% active participation
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is highly curated
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has a business-networking focus
WHY
“Innovate 4 Water" marketplace fosters interactions between global and local players from the private sector, the public sector and the civil society to shift financing towards innovative impactful local solutions.
Expected outcomes are strong reinforcements of the local ecosystems around nature-based solutions. The marketplace accelerates commercially sustainable change.
WHO
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SMEs and multinational companies with interest in the water nexus sector
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utilities and civil engineering
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primary and manufacturing industries
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investors (banking, asset management, private banking, corporates, venture capital, private equity)
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water nexus institutions (foundations, coalitions, associations)
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non-government and governmental organisations, national and local
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universities / incubators / research institutions
A PROVEN RECIPE
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
2 DAY
Access to 2 days of interactive activities
NETWORKING
Access to dedicated networking sessions
PITCH
Opportunity to pitch (5 min) during the event
TABLE
Opportunity to have a "table" at the event
COACHING
Participation in a coaching session prior the event
PRE & POST EVENT
Special pre event lead up & post event scale up activities
INVESTORS
Potential exposure to international investors and market networks
EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS LABEL
Option to apply for the Solar Impulse Foundation - Efficient Solutions Label
CO-ORGANISING PARTNERS
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Created in 2019, InTent is a platform that can quickly mobilize an influential and diverse group of decision-makers for change. We aim to educate, connect and accompany them and their networks in adopting and promoting sustainable practices.
InTent works with and seeks to inspire, businesses, civil society, academia, and policymakers to adopt and scale sustainable actions. We engage these stakeholders through stimulating discussions and agenda-setting debates for sustainable change. We create the conditions for new ideas to emerge and to explore concrete solutions.
Based in Switzerland, Waterpreneurs is a global for-impact organisation supporting the scaling-up of impact investments financing the growth of “water nexus” businesses.
Waterpreneurs mobilises versatile expertise and a global network of key stakeholders, locally, around the 5 continents.
CO-ORGANISING TEAM
JEAN HAUSS
InTent
CHRISTOPHER COUPLAND
InTent
ALEXANDRE MICHELOUD
InTent
NICOLAS LORNE
Waterpreneurs
FRANCK BARROSO
Waterpreneurs
BRIEUX MICHOUD
Waterpreneurs