The Executive Exchange

Welcome to The Executive Exchange, a premier podcast series for on-the-go senior executives. Each episode features short, impactful podcasts where industry leaders share key insights and experiences from the water industry.

The Executive Exchange is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 97 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Executive Exchange, a business show with 97 episodes published.

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  Episode #94

  The Digital 'Leapfrog': Balibago Waterworks' Transformational Journey with Criselle Alejandro, President of Balibago Waterworks

  Aug 17, 202614 min

  In this episode of the Exec Exchange podcast, host Piers Clark speaks with Criselle Alejandro, President of Balibago Waterworks in the Philippines, about Balibot , the company’s AI-enabled digital twin for preventive maintenance and asset management. Criselle shares her unconventional path from communications and government work to fashion operations and eventually joining her father’s utility, describing how they manage professionalism in a family business. She outlines Balibago’s scale as the fourth-largest private water utility in the country, operating 93 municipal franchises across 24 provinces, serving 1.5 million people. Criselle shares Balibago's digital transformation journey with TeamSolve and Balibot’s evolution from a WhatsApp-based pilot to a more powerful platform, early adoption results across 7 sites, and lessons about data preparation, form design, and AI training. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:49 Criselle’s Unconventional Path 02:31 Family Business Dynamics 04:14 Balibago Waterworks Overview 05:24 What Is Balibot? 06:38 TeamSolve Pilot Lessons and Upgrades 08:03 Early Results and Behavior Change 11:08 Advice for AI Adoption 12:49 What I Owe My Parents 13:50 Wrap Up and Thanks

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  Episode #93

  Direct Potable Reuse in Flanders: Hofstade’s Living Lab with Hans Goossens, Chief Executive of De Watergroep

  Aug 10, 202613 min

  In this episode of the Exec Exchange podcast, host Piers Clark speaks with Hans Goossens, CEO of De Watergroep , about the company’s direct potable reuse scheme in Hofstade. Hans shares his background moving into leading Flanders’ largest public water company, which serves about 3.6 million people. He explains how water scarcity and Flanders’ Blue Deal prompted De Watergroep and fellow public utility Farys , through their Waterunie cooperation, to use wastewater treatment plant effluent with advanced treatment and aquifer storage and recovery. The plant has operated since mid-2025 at 1,000 m³/day with plans to double capacity, with ongoing work to stabilize stored-water quality, transparent public communication, and use of continuous online monitoring and chlorination as safeguards. The conversation also delved into the benefits of continuous online monitoring through flow cytometry and a mention of bNovate's BactoSense . 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:27 Hans Career Journey 01:33 About De Watergroep 02:20 Why Direct Potable Reuse 04:08 Farys Partnership and Merger 06:20 Hofstade Plant Performance 07:22 Costs Versus Other Sources 08:24 Public Acceptance and Outreach 10:03 Monitoring and Flow Cytometry 11:50 Final Advice and Wrap Up

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  Episode #90

  Navigating Networks: DMAs and the New Age of Water Management with Bob Taylor, Chief Executive of Portsmouth Water, UK

  Jul 20, 202613 min

  In this episode of the Exec Exchange, host Piers Clark speaks with Bob Taylor, Chief Executive of Portsmouth Water, about innovative network management and leakage detection. Bob shares his 40 plus years in the water industry and describes Portsmouth Water’s resilient, distributed supply system supported by high service reservoir storage and pressure management for consistent operation. The conversation focuses on reducing non-revenue water in a network that is only partly sectorized into district metered areas (DMAs), and Portsmouth Water’s trials with Dutch company HULO, whose AI and hydraulic modeling uses existing pressure and flow monitoring to detect deviations from steady state conditions. In six trial areas, HULO successfully detected simulated leaks in 5 out of 6 tests, informing Portsmouth Water’s decision on further rollout versus installing more district meters. Bob closes with advice to new entrants to value the sector’s importance, career variety, and major UK infrastructure program including new reservoirs and transfers. 00:00 Welcome and guest intro 00:32 Bob Taylor background 01:15 Why Portsmouth is resilient 03:03 Leakage and smart networks 05:00 DMAs versus open networks 05:59 HULO concept explained 07:51 Trial results and next steps 10:36 Leakage passion and digital future 11:37 Advice for new entrants 13:04 Wrap up and thanks

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  Episode #89

  Reframing Reforms: New Zealand’s Water Sector Transition with Jon Lamonte, Former Chief Executive of Watercare, New Zealand

  Jul 13, 202615 min

  In this episode of the Exec Exchange podcast, host Piers Clark speaks with Jon Lamonte, former Chief Executive of Watercare, about his path from defense and transport leadership into New Zealand’s largest water utility and the shifting landscape of national water reform. Lamonte describes Watercare’s Auckland-scale operations, its move toward customer focus and data, and the fragmented pre-reform sector of many council-run providers. He explains the Labour Government’s compulsory Three Waters Reform proposal, the controversy around co-governance with Māori, and the later reform that shifted toward 10 entities before being repealed after the 2023 election. The new voluntary Local Water Done Well approach is creating a mixed set of council-controlled organizations and groupings, alongside stronger regulation from Taumata Arowai and the Commerce Commission, new funding flexibility, and hoped-for investment after years of neglect. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:36 Jon’s Career Journey 01:49 Why Watercare Hired Him 02:56 Watercare and Auckland Overview 04:16 New Zealand Sector Landscape 04:53 Three Waters Reform Plan 05:53 Why Reform Became Controversial 07:13 Affordable Water and Election Reset 08:13 Local Water Done Well 09:20 New Entities and Mixed Bag Future 12:05 Regulators Funding and Optimism 13:22 Lessons Advice and Wrap Up

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  Episode #87

  Escaping Pilot Purgatory: The Pathway to Pilot Heaven through the Trial Reservoirs Initiative with Jo Burgess

  Jun 29, 202614 min

  In this episode of the Exec Exchange podcast, host Piers Clark speaks with Dr. Jo Burgess, Chief Executive of the Tech Ascend Foundation, about “Pilot Heaven” and how to escape “Pilot Purgatory” in the water sector. Jo explains Tech Ascend’s Trial Reservoirs Initiative, an evergreen revolving fund providing repayable grants that de-risks full-scale trials through a trial and purchase agreement with pre-agreed KPIs. Examples include KenWave with Brabant Water, Desolenator with Silal in the UAE, and EnBiorganic Technologies in Canada, contributing to a 72.5% success rate. Jo also mentioned Tech Ascend’s 2026 Keeling Curve Prize finalist recognition. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:27 Jo’s Activist Roots 01:44 South Africa Career Journey 02:28 Tech Ascend and Trial Reservoirs 04:01 How the Model Works 04:42 Pilot Heaven Explained 05:55 Case Study KenWave Brabant 07:46 Case Study Desolenator UAE 09:39 Case Study EnBiorganic Canada 10:55 Success Rates and Why 12:29 Recognition and Momentum 12:57 Advice and Closing

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