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Stockholm, Sweden — Join us on Tuesday, 27 August, for ,” a distinctive event held during World Water Week. Set aboard the M/S Teaterskeppet AB, docked at Skeppsbrokajen 104 in central Stockholm, this gathering offers a unique platform to address the intertwined challenges of water insecurity and global emissions. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they please throughout the event.

Date: Tuesday, 27 August

Time: 15:00–18:00 CEST

Location: M/S Teaterskeppet AB, Skeppsbrokajen 104, 111 30 Stockholm

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Hosted by: Millennium Water Alliance, Resilient Water Accelerator, Virridy, and the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience, University of Colorado Boulder

Event Overview:

The water sector produces 10 percent of global emissions while at the same time, billions of people face water insecurity. While water management is typically a local challenge, the voluntary carbon market (VCM), offers the potential to provide new sources of recurring revenue to create a sustainable, performance-based funding stream to incentivize safe water and sanitation management services globally.��

The total global potential for carbon credits could result in investments of more than $160 billion over the next decade toward improving global water security.��

This hosted reception will introduce the global water community to the potential resources offered by the voluntary carbon market investors and buyers.

Why Attend?

• Exclusive Networking: Meet key players in the carbon and water sectors.

• Insightful Discussions: Engage in conversations about innovative solutions for water security.

• Beautiful Setting: Enjoy the scenic views of Stockholm from the comfort of our boat venue.

15:00 - 18:00: Networking and Cocktail Reception

Join us for a hosted reception aboard the M/S Teaterskeppet, where you can network and engage in informal discussions over cocktails. This relaxed setting will also serve as our Happy Hour, seamlessly blending networking opportunities with the integration of the global water community and VCM stakeholders.

Sponsors:

The event is proudly sponsored by:

• Millennium Water Alliance (MWA): A global alliance of leading humanitarian, research, and business organizations. MWA's global and national hubs work with members to scale and influence sustained water and sanitation services and resilience globally.

• Resilient Water Accelerator (RWA): A new initiative designed to increase the flow of private and public finance into water projects that help the most climate-vulnerable communities build resilience to climate change. RWA brings together relevant decision-makers, technical experts, and investors to create deal pipelines that address water risk, strengthen resilience, and attract public and private finance.

• Virridy: ��Virridy develops and deploys technologies to monitor water quality and generate carbon credits. Globally, their technology and expertise support the generation of carbon credit revenue for water security.

• Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience, University of Colorado Boulder: The Mortenson Center combines education, research, and partnerships to support thriving communities and environments by improving technologies, processes, policy, and practice. Their vision is a world where everyone has equitable access to safe and reliable water, sanitation, energy, food, shelter, and infrastructure training engineers to create sustainable, scalable, evidence-based, and multidisciplinary solutions to global development problems.

Join us in Stockholm to drive investment in global water security through the activation of voluntary carbon markets. This event is a step towards sustainable water management and achieving significant reductions in global emissions.

Bios

Kate Hughes

Kate Hughes is CEO of the Resilient Water Accelerator – an initiative designed to catalyze public and private finance at scale to improve water security for those on the front line of climate change.

Prior to this, Kate spent over 20 years working for the UK Government with a focus on climate change and sustainability. Most recently she was Director for International Climate Finance and Strategy, leading teams working on the long-term global transition to net zero, including supporting clean energy transitions, green finance, sustainable supply chains, and increasing the uptake of electric vehicles, as well as delivering on global climate ambition. She was part of the COP26 team, leading work on policy campaigns and $100bn.

Kate was also jointly responsible for the UK’s £11.6bn International Climate Finance, overseeing a range of programs designed to accelerate clean energy transitions, reduce deforestation, mobilize private finance, and deliver cutting-edge technical assistance. Kate was a member of the Green Climate Fund board, chairing its Investment Committee for several years; and was also co-chair for the Climate Investment Funds. Kate was awarded a CBE for services to tackling climate change in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours list and is a Director for Ocean Energy Pathway.

Kenneth Möllersten

has over 25 years of experience at the intersection of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technology and climate policy, focusing on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, Voluntary Carbon Markets, and GHG accounting. He has authored over 20 peer-reviewed papers on GHG mitigation and carbon pricing and is recognized for pioneering work in Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR).

Kenneth has extensive practical experience with project-based mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol and managed bilateral carbon market transactions for the Swedish government from 2003-2018. He played a key role in developing new methodologies for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and participated in the creation of market-based instruments under the Paris Agreement.

He has served on advisory boards, represented Sweden in IPCC and UNFCCC negotiations, and is a member of the Article 6.4 mechanism Roster of Experts. Currently, Kenneth provides technical and policy advice to the Swedish Energy Agency and the National Centre of Competence for CCS.

Christina Barstow

Christina Barstow has over a decade of experience in the carbon for water sector. She managed the in-country implementation of a large-scale water treatment and cookstove carbon program in Rwanda, serving over half a million residents. Additionally, she contributed her expertise as a water carbon specialist during a Gold Standard review of the Safe Water Supply Project portfolio. Christina is also a co-author of the recently published report on carbon for water titled, “Decarbonizing Water: Applying the Voluntary Carbon Market toward Global Water Security.”

is currently the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Helvetas USA where she supports Helvetas’ water and rural access portfolios across Africa and Asia. Christina’s career bridges research and implementation across a range of sectors including WASH, health, nutrition, energy, and infrastructure. Previously Christina served as an Advisor to the US government funded aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Chief Strategy Officer for Bridges to Prosperity.

Christina is a research fellow at the Mortenson Center for Global Engineering & Resilience. She holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering and a Master of Public Health.

Todd Gartner

Todd Gartner is the Director of and WRI’s , leading efforts to conserve, manage, and restore forests and urban green infrastructure. He oversees leadership, partnerships, and fundraising for these initiatives. supports 90+ cities globally in investing in urban forests, watersheds, and tropical forests by providing technical assistance, financing, and knowledge exchange.

Todd also leads WRI’s�� , focusing on scaling nature-based solutions for water, climate, and disaster risk mitigation. His team collaborates with utilities, land managers, and governments to finance green infrastructure and replicate successful projects.

With a background in forestry, conservation, and business consulting, Todd holds a Master’s in Forestry from Yale and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland. Based in Durango, Colorado, Todd enjoys outdoor activities and is a Baltimore Ravens fan.

Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson is the Chief Strategy Officer for Virridy, a Boulder Colorado-based climate technology and finance company. In his current role he leads on market innovations such as the ‘Watershed Carbon’ methodology, driving programmatic growth and strategic partnerships. For nearly two decades he has developed and worked in American energy and water commodity markets. Alex is also the manager of a two-state family farming operation producing wheat and timber, an irrigator and pear orchardist, and serves as a county Planning Commissioner. Alex has a BS in Economics and a Certificate in Markets and Management from Duke University. Prior to joining Virridy, Alex was the VP of Initiatives at The Freshwater Trust, an innovative river restoration NGO operating throughout the Western US. At that organization he was involved in the analysis, development and implementation of some of the first watershed programs for Clean Water Act compliance in the US.

Rebecca Power

Rebecca Power is a Program Officer with the Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program with a focus on natural infrastructure and nature-based solutions in the Mississippi River Basin. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served as Director of the 12-state North Central Region Water Network housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and led a wide range of outreach programs building community and institutional capacity for water resource management and community resilience. Rebecca began her career with a private consulting firm restoring savannas, prairies, wetlands in the Upper Midwestern U.S., and spent nearly a decade with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service restoring savanna ecosystems.

Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas is the CEO and founder of Virridy, as well as the Director and Endowed Chair of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience and the Climate Innovation Collaboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder. He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Masters in Public Health from the Oregon Health and Science University, an MBA in Global Business from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and is a registered Professional Environmental Engineer. Evan's expertise lies in water and air testing and treatment, spanning from developing communities to operational spacecraft. Previously, he worked for six years at NASA-Johnson Space Center, managing projects for the Space Shuttle, and Space Station, and concepts for the Moon and Mars spacecraft.

Daniel Olubero

Daniel Olubero is an established Program Lead at LifeStraw, having previously worked as an Area Manager for the LifeStraw program since 2012.

Over the years, Daniel has played a pivotal role in shaping and executing LifeStraw’s impactful initiatives. He was an instrumental figure in the LifeStraw Carbon for Water project, which gained international recognition at the UNCCC COP 18 in Doha, Qatar, in 2012, where he participated as a panelist and received awards for the project’s success.

Since 2014, Daniel has spearheaded the LifeStraw Give Back program, significantly impacting over 9 million children across 3,000+ schools. This initiative has provided essential access to clean water for children, fundamentally transforming their health and education outcomes. His leadership extends beyond Africa, as he also oversees emergency WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) operations during global disasters, ensuring that LifeStraw water filters reach those in dire need.

In his role, Daniel manages a dedicated team in Kenya and collaborates with partner organizations in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Venezuela, Haiti, and Vietnam to drive the LifeStraw Give Back Programs. Currently, he is leading LifeStraw's efforts to register and certify the project for carbon credits, further cementing its commitment to sustainability and global health.

Austin Alexander

Austin Alexander is Vice President, Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem. In this role, she is responsible for Xylem’s global sustainability programs, diversity and inclusion, and Xylem’s corporate social value program, Watermark.�� Xylem is working towards its 2025 corporate sustainability goals, which include utilizing solutions to reduce pollution in waterways, reuse of wastewater, creating a more diverse workplace, and commitments to donate 1% of profits and employee time to water-related causes.

Austin joined Xylem in 2013 and has held several roles including in customer service, engineering, sales and investor relations. Throughout her tenure, she has been involved in volunteering and leading events through Xylem’s Watermark program.

Austin graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management and received a Master’s in Business Administration from Wake Forest University. She is currently based in Big Timber, Montana, USA.

June Samo

June Brigitte Samo is a seasoned water engineering, policy, and governance expert with nine years of experience in advancing water access in both rural and urban environments. Currently, she serves as a Program Director at the Millennium Water Alliance Kenya (MWAK), where she leads a USD 15.4 million Swiss-funded initiative aimed at enhancing water access in Northern Kenya. In addition to this role, June oversees an innovative program that is working to leverage carbon credits to ensure the maintenance and rapid repair of non-functional rural water supply systems.

Before joining MWAK, June was a development consultant at EED Advisory, where she managed the water and climate change portfolio. In this capacity, she contributed to various high-impact projects for organizations such as the World Bank, Oxfam, GIZ, UNICEF, and the African Development Bank (AfDB). June holds a Master of Science in Water Science, Policy, and Management from Oxford University (UK) and is an active member of the International Water Association (IWA).

Max Moldavsky

Max Moldavsky serves as the Global Director of Innovation and Climate Solutions at Netafim, where he spearheads the integration and introduction of cutting-edge solutions in precision irrigation, digital farming, and climate-smart agriculture.

Under his leadership, Netafim is pioneering new climate financing solutions for farmers worldwide, incentivizing the adoption of carbon-reducing practices. Before joining Netafim, Max held several roles in management consulting, including Director of Strategy.

Max earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.