American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Center for Water Technologies, Israel NEWTech, Israel Economic Office to the Southern US, Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast, and Green Chamber of the South.

Bring together water technology companies from Israel with Southeast organizations to provide:

• Exposure to unique, cutting-edge technologies from Israel in a very concise and productive setting.
• Pre-arranged one-on-one meetings in order to foster joint venture R&D, investment, marketing alliances, and other forms of cooperation.
• A forum for greater understanding of water challenges and innovative approaches from Israel.

Approximately 20 US companies will be targeted to include water operators, manufacturers, engineering firms, and solutions providers.

11 Israeli companies have been invited in the areas of water treatment, wastewater, water purification, filtration, desalination, disinfection, and biomonitoring. 

 Israeli companies present in 5-minute segments.  One-on-one meetings are set in 25-minute segments with US companies, based on mutual preference for in-depth exploration of technologies and solutions.  Keynote address on water challenges in the Southeast and worldwide.

One of Israel’s largest areas of expertise is in the field of water – particularly drip irrigation, water reuse, recycling, reclamation technology, water security and monitoring.  Today there are about 250 companies working in the water sector in Israel, of which 50 are designated as start ups. In 2008, Israeli water tech exports totaled $1.4 billion, an amount that has doubled since 2005.

• Israel has the most advanced national water management system.
• Israel, with a 75% water recycling rate, is the world's number one water recycler.
• Israeli-invented Drip Irrigation helped achieve 70%-80% of water efficiency in agriculture -the highest rate in the world .
• Israel has achieved the highest ratio in the world of crop yield per water unit.
• Israel is home to the world's largest Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant--the most cost-efficient of its kind in the world .
• Israel creates 25% of its consumed water.