55: Water Diamond: No water, No life, No substitute

<div><strong>Guest bio</strong></div> <div>Dr. Reinhard Hübner is the Chief Executive Officer at SKION WATER Gmbh and investment manager at SKion. With a background in industrial operations, Dr. Hübner has over 17 years of professional experience, including with an international management consultancy. Since 2010, he has been responsible for the development and management of the investment portfolio in the water technology sector at SKion.</div> <div> <br> <strong>Summary</strong> </div> <div>Water is the one resource we can’t live without, and for which there is no substitute. Investing in water technology companies is both an entrepreneurial opportunity and opportunity to protect a precious resource that can have the biggest impact in the world.</div> <div> <br> <strong>Key points</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Due to the ubiquitous nature of water, we forget we should be investing in water management technologies for real impact.</li> <li>The technology to clean water is not necessarily unattainable, it can actually be quite simple, but government regulation and centralisation of management prevents accessibility.</li> <li>Adam Smith’s water-diamond paradox continues today.</li> <li>Lack of money/funding is not the issue for water solutions.</li> <li>Transparency and looking for investment opportunities. </li> <li>SKion discusses their investment criteria </li> <li>Skion explains the 2 principles of how they operate in the water industry  </li> <li>Why private international investors are needed. </li> <li>Digitalization-what data is important? </li> <li>Explore the Investment horizon </li> <li>Challenges and costs involved in transporting water</li> </ul> <div><strong>Time stamps</strong></div> <div>[3:57] Dr. Reinhard Hübner’s background in industrial operations</div> <div>[6:43] The founder, Susanne Klatten, and her philosophy regarding water</div> <div>[7:40] Corporate and investment structure of SKion Water</div> <div>[12:28] Transparency and looking for investment opportunities  </div> <div>[13:00]  SKion Inves