“Excelerating” Innovation with Kim Baker

Kim Baker, Director of Innovation, Water, at Elemental Excelerator, pulls back the curtain on fostering innovation in the water and other climate verticals at Elemental Excelerator. Kim nimbly moves from topic to topic and illustrates how water innovators can be even more powerful when partnering with other climate innovators. In this session, you’ll learn about:  The background and mission of Elemental Excelerator How Elemental Excelerator fosters innovation across multiple climate verticals, including water The targeted investments Elemental Excelerator makes in companies What Elemental Excelerator looks for when selecting companies How selected companies benefit from their peers in the Elemental Excelerator program The power of storytelling in the water sector The trends Kim is seeing in new water technologies Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:  Kim’s LinkedIn page Elemental Excelerator’s website TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Utility Systems with Austin Thompson TWV #050: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman Thank You! Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!