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Water’s Global Challenge: Booky Oren on De-Risking Innovation to Scale Implementation
Water doesn’t fail for lack of technology—it fails for lack of implementation. In this VX News interview, Booky Oren, former executive chair of Israel’s national water utility and CEO and founder of Booky Oren Global Water Technologies, explains why scaling proven water solutions remains so difficult, what utilities actually need to manage risk, and how global knowledge-sharing can accelerate resilience.
Building Water Resilience Through Data: Joone Kim-Lopez of Moulton Niguel
General Manager and CEO of Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD), Joone Kim-Lopez, brings a first responder’s mindset to water management. In this VX News interview, she shares how her experience as Pasadena’s first female Asian police officer shaped her leadership philosophy and drive to modernize public utilities. Kim-Lopez recounts her founding of the California Data Collaborative in working with respected water managers to enable data-informed policies and decision-making for California’s water future.
