In our previous post on International Water Week we summarised the talk from the Chair of the American Water Works Association International Council, Mr John Batten.

If that session implied opportunity in the US water sector, the very next talk by David Henderson, Managing Director of XPV Capital Corporation, went a long way to confirming it. Billed as a discussion of “trends in water investments”, David’s talk was effectively a dissection of the “perfect storm” scenario for investors that he sees occurring in the water industry right now.

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Not long ago, I went to see Jim Rogers (the renowned investor and paronomasiac author of “Investment Biker” and “Adventure Capitalist”) speak. He was quick to point out the investment opportunity that will transpire as demand and evolving need, particularly in developing nations, drives huge growth in the water industry over the next decade.

I mention this by way of introduction to a couple of posts on the event that I attended this week: the Singapore International Water Week conference and exhibition.

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