FIRESIDE CHAT:
Industrial Water Resiliency in the Era of Water Scarcity


Access Fireside Chat:
Addressing Water Resiliency in the Middle East with ZwitterCo
What You'll Learn:
- Understand how innovative zwitterionic membranes resist fouling in challenging wastewater streams.
- Explore real-world case studies demonstrating reduced costs and improved compliance across key industries.
- Get your questions answered by ZwitterCo experts during our Q&A on regional water management challenges and solutions.
- Discover membrane technologies designed for water reuse and sustainability in water-stressed regions.
Speakers:

Alex Rappaport
Chief Executive Officer
ZwitterCo
Alex Rappaport is an award-winning leader with a passion for innovation and sustainability. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of ZwitterCo, Inc., a company that develops membranes that are immune to irreversible fouling and enable treatment and reuse of the world’s toughest wastewaters. At ZwitterCo, Alex drives strategic planning, organizational design, and the long-term vision for company growth. Alex has led the company through multiple successful funding rounds raising over $100M from top-tier financial investors and strategic partners. Alex holds an M.S. in Innovation and Management and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University.

Myron Van Ert
Chief Commercial Officer
ZwitterCo
Myron oversees the implementation of ZwitterCo’s global growth strategies, partnerships and adoption of the company’s breakthrough zwitterionic membrane technology. His leadership began at Osmonics, Inc., and grew through the subsequent acquisitions made by GE Water & Process Technologies, Suez Water Technologies and Solutions, and Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions. Myron held senior executive leadership role and his experience spans water , wastewater and process applications from product to full outsourcing solutions. He holds a bachelor’s in chemistry from UW–Eau Claire and a master’s in management from UW–Milwaukee.

Ali Ben Haj Hamida
Sales Executive, Middle East & Africa
ZwitterCo
Ali serves as the Sales Executive for the MEA region at ZwitterCo, based in Dubai, UAE. He has many years of water and wastewater experience, including infrastructure investment, in the MEA region. Ali worked previously for DuPont, GE Water, Suez, and Nanostone. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University.