WASHINGTON — Dozens of investors, government officials and other stakeholders from various sectors of the water industry convened in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to discuss opportunities for water conservation and alternative energy solutions, according to a press release.

Sponsored by the Israeli-American law firm ZAG/S&W, the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. and the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation, the forum focused on the challenge of introducing and integrating new technology solutions to existing legacy water systems, the release stated.

“Together with our colleagues in the firm’s Tel Aviv office, we have had the opportunity to work with a number of Israeli innovators in the clean and renewable energy technology, and water resourcing fields,” said ZAG/S&W’s Jeffrey M. Karp, co-leader of the firm’s Climate-Related Business & Technology Group. “It is clear to us that creating such dialogues and bringing water industry innovators from Israel together with potential partners and facilitators here in the U.S. can play a crucial role in finding solutions to the increasing, worldwide challenges of water conservation.”

The panel, moderated by Executive Director of the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation Ann Liebschutz, discussed their past experiences with water authorities in various municipalities and agreed that creating partnerships with U.S.-based entities holds the most promise for new technology adoption in the United States, according to the release.

“Many Israeli clean technology and renewable energy companies are well positioned to capitalize on opportunities in the global market,” said the Embassy of Israel’s Minister of Public Diplomacy Noam Katz. “Some of these technologies offer the prospect of enhanced water conservation and reuse, coupled with economic development, in many areas of the globe, and we were delighted to have had the opportunity to meet with water industry leaders in the U.S.”

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