BookClub
Welcome to the BlueTech Book Club Podcast—where water meets the written word. Hosted by Paul O’Callaghan, joined by Lily Chen, this is the only podcast dedicated to exploring the books that are shaping how we think about water.
Each episode features conversations sparked by a book—conversations that uncover the ideas, innovations, and stories behind water technology, sustainability, and the people driving change in the sector. From recent titles by academic powerhouses to big-vision narratives from filmmakers, founders, and futurists, we dive deep into what makes these books matter.
This isn’t just a podcast for water experts. It’s for the curious, the committed, and everyone in between—whether you’re just dipping your toes in or already knee-deep in the water space.
You’ll discover books that challenge and inspire new thinking in the sector, hear directly from authors, innovators, and thought leaders, and explore the human stories behind water technologies and movements. It’s also a way to stay connected to emerging trends, research, and radical ideas shaping the future of water.
BlueTech Book Club is brought to you by BlueTech Research. Join us—and bring a book.
Episodes
9 episodes
The Water Innovation Townhall: Stories from the Tipping Point
The Water Innovation Townhall brings together three companies moving through the Water Technology Adoption (WATA) Model at strikingly different velocities: Evove, Ceraf...
Pilot: Why books, why now?
What if water had its own bookshelf? In this special pilot episode, Lily Chen joins Paul O’Callaghan to launch The BlueTech Book Club Podcast—a new space dedicated to books about water. Not just another wa...
The Dynamics of Water Innovation: A Conversation with Dr. Reinhard Hübner, CEO, Skion Water
At BlueTech, innovation in the water sector is our favourite subject to discuss.Did you know that just under 10% of water technology innovations have a successful application and even then the impact is often disappointing. If you are wo...
SDG6 – Clean Water & Sanitation – how innovation can lift us out of water poverty
We are on our third attempt since the 1980s to provide universal access to water.SDG 6 – achieving clean water & sanitation for all by 2030, was not on track even before the pandemic. According to the UN, the rate of progress needs t...
David Sedlak – Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
David Sedlak is the Plato Malozemoff Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also the Co-Director of the Berkeley Water Center and Deputy Director of the NSF engine...
Seth Siegel – What’s Wrong with What We Drink (and how to fix it)
Seth Siegel, NY Times Best-Selling AuthorTroubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink, Seth M. Siegel explores how America’s drinking water became contaminated, how it impacts public health, and what solutions exist th...
Mark Nelson – Tales from the Biosphere: Interconnection and Isolation
Ecologist and author, Mark Nelson was one of the original ‘biospherians’ and we were honoured that Mark joined us at BlueTech Forum 2020 to share his fascinating story. A renowned international speaker, Mark is also a founding director of the I...
Paul Hawken – Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation
“We’ve forgotten that we’re one planet and one family in every sense of the word and if we’re going to successfully reverse global warming, we have to take care of each other and regenerate everything … and that’s what Regeneration does, it pro...
Giulio Boccaletti – Water: A Biography
We had the wonderful opportunity to speak with water scientist, NASA Earth Systems Science fellow and co-founder of the McKinsey and company water practise Dr. Giulio Boccaletti. Many of you may be familiar with Guilio from his foundational wor...
