The Stream (with Will & Tom)

Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg
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The Stream (with Will & Tom)

An unscripted conversation with guests who reject the status quo with a bias for action, in the world of water and beyond. Co-hosted by Will Sarni and Tom Freyberg.

  1. From FIG to FIGS – Usha Rao-Monari on water economics and the need to make flexible financing work

    6D AGO

    From FIG to FIGS – Usha Rao-Monari on water economics and the need to make flexible financing work

    Former UN Under-Secretary-General Usha Rao-Monari joins The Stream to explore why blended finance isn’t working for water, lessons from the energy sector, and how her FIGS model can drive change through finance, innovation, governance, and social equity. In this episode of The Stream podcast, Will and Tom are joined by Usha Rao-Monari — Senior Partner at Wellers Impact and Former Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations. Usha reflects on her 25+ year career across finance, in...

    45 min
  2. Reasons for hope and climate optimism – Dr Peter Gleick on the three ages of water

    JAN 30

    Reasons for hope and climate optimism – Dr Peter Gleick on the three ages of water

    We were delighted to welcome Dr Peter Gleick, a leading scientist, innovator and communicator on water and climate issues. He founded the Pacific Institute in 1987 to be one of the most innovative, independent non-governmental research centres to advance solutions for the world’s most pressing water challenges. For the podcast we wanted to speak with him about his latest book entitled, The Three Ages of Water. The book covers Earth and humanity’s intricate relationship with water. From the pr...

    55 min
  3. Building & selling a water software company for $1 billion – Colby Manwaring on life after the exit

    JAN 16

    Building & selling a water software company for $1 billion – Colby Manwaring on life after the exit

    On this episode of The Stream podcast, Will and Tom are joined by the brilliant Colby Manwaring, the former CEO of Innovyse, the chair of Envirosuite and the director of many other companies, who orchestrated a landmark $1 billion acquisition in the water technology sector. In this episode, he shares his entrepreneurial journey, from shifting from mechanical to civil engineering to building a successful software company. Learn valuable insights on: Building a High-Growth Tech Co...

    51 min
  4. From ‘idealistic professor’ to water tech titan - Dr Andrew Benedek

    JAN 2

    From ‘idealistic professor’ to water tech titan - Dr Andrew Benedek

    On the third episode of The Stream, Will and Tom were delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Benedek. He was the very first winner of the Lee Kuan Yew Prize, cited as someone who has revolutionised conventional water treatment. For some people, founding, scaling and selling a global technology business once is enough. For Dr Benedek, he was just getting warmed up. It was in 1980 that he founded Zenon to help accelerate the reuse of water. After selling the business to GE for over $600 million, he wen...

    57 min
  5. Water and digital convergence – hydroinformatics leader Professor Dragan Savić

    12/12/2024

    Water and digital convergence – hydroinformatics leader Professor Dragan Savić

    This week on The Stream, Will and Tom are joined by the incredible Professor Dragan Savić, a legend when it comes to the intersection of water and digital. He was the UK’s first professor of Hydroinformatics, the former CEO of KWR Water Research Institute, and a chartered civil and water engineer with over 40 years of experience in research, teaching, and consulting. Plus hear about: How Will and Tom had the privilege of working alongside Dragan in recent years on an advisory board, at KWR an...

    53 min
  6. 22 years driving water industry analysis and intelligence - industry torchbearer Christopher Gasson

    11/28/2024

    22 years driving water industry analysis and intelligence - industry torchbearer Christopher Gasson

    It's time to celebrate the ‘Legends’ of water. 🎙️🌊 We are delighted to kickstart the season with this first episode, which welcomes Christopher Gasson, the owner and publisher of Global Water Intelligence, or GWI. Christopher is well known analyst, publisher, business owner, and has been called the water industry torchbearer who has been building the GWI empire for over 20 years now. His monthly columns for the magazine are revered universally. In this conversation he talks about the water...

    52 min
  7. Investing into ag-tech innovations and farmland with agronomist Baptiste Tellier | The Stream with Will and Tom

    08/01/2024

    Investing into ag-tech innovations and farmland with agronomist Baptiste Tellier | The Stream with Will and Tom

    In the latest episode of the season, we were delighted to be joined by Baptiste Tellier, the managing director of Fall Line Capital who is focused on farm management, data analysis and deal sourcing. As a trained agronomist, Baptiste previously he oversaw the development and implementation of sustainable farming practices for over 200 potato farmers at Nestle. Before this, he was the former farm operations intern at The Mitchell Farm, conducting agronomic studies on corn yield. As he currentl...

    39 min
  8. 40 years of catalysing agricultural innovation with Nebraskan farmer, Roric Paulman

    07/11/2024

    40 years of catalysing agricultural innovation with Nebraskan farmer, Roric Paulman

    In this second episode of the season we’re joined by Roric Paulman, a Nebraskan farmer and also chair of the Nebraskan Water Balance Alliance, an organisation that catalyses best practices among Nebraska farmers. Roric has nearly 40 years of farming experience, including across the family Paulman Farms, an 8500 acre, rain-fed and irrigated farming operation. It’s located in southwest Nebraska, with land that extends into Lincoln, Keith and Perkins counties. He talks about how the 4th generati...

    40 min
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An unscripted conversation with guests who reject the status quo with a bias for action, in the world of water and beyond. Co-hosted by Will Sarni and Tom Freyberg.

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  • Creator
    Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 The Stream (with Will & Tom)
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