About Us

What we do

At Global Water Intelligence we aim to do two things for our readers:
 
  • tell you where your next dollar is coming from by tracking major water projects around the world from conception to contract award
  • discuss with you the emerging trends in the industry to help you formulate strategy in a rapidly changing world
It has made us the unchallenged leader in high-value business information for the water industry. It is a position we have achieved by following a few simple rules:
 
  1. We talk to people: the internet has made a certain kind of information omnipresent: press releases and PR announcements are multiplied many thousands of times over, but what about events and opportunities that those involved would rather you didn't know about? What about the thoughts and responses of the people who are really in the know? That kind of information is exclusive, rare and valuable. It comes from a huge list of contacts, a big telephone bill, and an easy conversational manner.
  2. We don’t give up: we spend most of our time at GWI not getting through to people. It is a busy world, and senior people are always on the move. Sometimes it might take 50 phone calls to reach the person with the details of a new project. We don’t give up. We make those 50 phone calls because if we don’t, we know that you will have to.
  3. We believe in something: a magazine without values is a very dry thing. At GWI, we're passionate about the value of water. If we can establish the economic worth of water, then everything else will follow. We'll see investment in extending water services to the poor, and greater efforts to conserve water in those areas facing the crisis of scarcity.
 

Publications

We publish:

  • Global Water Intelligence magazine
  • Water Desalination Report newsletter
  • DesalData.com website
  • IDA Desalination Yearbook
  • In-depth market reports
For the full list, see our publications guide.
 

Conferences

We run two conferences each year, the Global Water Summit, and the American Water Summit. The annual Global Water Awards are presented at the Global Water Summit. For details on the latest water conferences, see GWI conferences.

Who are we?

Editorial

Publisher: Christopher Gasson
Christopher is an authority on water finance and markets. After a degree in politics and economics at Oxford University, he worked as a financial journalist and in corporate finance, before acquiring Global Water Intelligence in 2002. He is a regular speaker at water-related conferences, and conducts confidential consultancy assignments for GWI subscribers on request.
Contact him if you have any query about GWI’s research reports or market analysis, if you are considering a collaboration with GWI, if you need consultancy services or if you are a journalist looking for an inside angle on a water-related story.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Editor, Global Water Intelligence: Ian Elkins
Ian joined GWI in September 2006 after nine years as a financial journalist with MCM, where he reported on the international bond markets. He has developed a particular expertise in water finance, although his general knowledge of the water sector underpins the accuracy of the information reported in the magazine. He speaks German, Spanish and Russian. Contact him if you have any query about GWI’s news or tracker coverage, or if you have a story which you think ought to be included in the magazine.
Direct line: +44 1865 208 043
 

Tracker editor, Global Water Intelligence: Rhys Owen
Rhys manages the project trackers for GWI and AWI plus desaldata.com and the IDA Desalination Yearbook.
Contact: ro@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208

Middle East editor, Global Water Intelligence: Tom Scotney
Tom covers the Middle East and North Africa region from our office in Oxford. Contact him if you have a news story or editorial query relating to the region.
Contact: ts@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208

Editor, Water Desalination Report: Tom Pankratz
Tom has edited Water Desalination Report since it was acquired by Media Analytics Ltd. in 2004. He has 35 years of experience in the water industry, encompassing senior executive positions at USFilter and CH2M Hill. He is a director of the International Desalination Association, and a well-known authority on desalination technology. His most significant area of expertise is intakes and outfalls for seawater desalination plants. Besides editing Water Desalination Report, he is active as a consultant in the water sector, a regular speaker at conferences, and a member of a number of industry committees. He is author of Desalination.com: An Environmental Primer, Screening Equipment Handbook, and Wastewater Treatment: An Environmental Primer. Contact him if you have any queries relating to coverage in WDR, or a potential news story for WDR; also if you require consultancy services relating to desalination, or if you are a journalist looking for insight into the desalination industry.
Contact: tp@globalwaterintel.com
Direct line: +1 281 857 6571

Research

Head of research: Jablanka Uzelac
Jablanka leads our growing research team and is responsible for our research project portfolio. Contact her if you have any ideas for future research directions.
Contact: ju@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Head of production: Heather Lang
Heather makes sure that our reports are produced to the highest possible standard.
Contact: hl@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Production editor: Charlotte Massey
Charlotte project manages commissioning, editing and production for our reports.
Contact: cm@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Principal analyst: Ankit Patel
Ankit manages information and data analytics for GWI. He is the architect of Global Water Risk Index and is currently seconded to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Contact: ap@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Project manager: Clara Gonzalez-Manchon
Clara is in charge of project management of research publications with a focus on desalination.
Contact: cgonzalez@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Senior researcher: Fabiola Alvarado-Revilla
Fabiola is responsible for conducting research for our reports and for tracking Latin American water projects.
Contact: fa@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Research analyst: Lola Arowoshola
Lola is responsible for conducting market research for our reports.
Contact: la@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 

Consultancy

Head of consulting: Antoine Schmitt
Contact: aschmitt@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208

Lead consultant: Hiroko Kasama
Contact: hk@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208

Sales, marketing and customer service

Sales and marketing director: Emma Welsh
Contact Emma if you need any further information about GWI products and services.
Contact: ewelsh@globalwaterintel.com
Direct line: +44 1865 208 047

Customer service executive: Ewa Legowik
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Customer services executive: Kristance Harlow
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Advertising and sponsorship manager: Jessica Underwood
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Media partnerships - sales and marketing executive: Jennifer Yeulet
Contact Jennifer if you would like a media partnership for your conference/exhibition.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
WDR subscriptions and market intelligence reports - sales and marketing executive: Clair Blakeway
Contact Clair if you would like to renew your subscription to GWI or buy any of our market intelligence reports.
Direct line: +44 1865 208 044
 
GWI subscriptions and DesalData.com - sales and marketing executive: Sivan Tal
Contact Sivan for information about DesalData.com - our business development website for the desalination industry.
Telephone: +44 1865 204208
 
Training courses - sales and marketing executive: Max Richardson
Contact Max for information about desalination training courses, the desalination textbook, and other GWI training courses.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Sales and PR executive: Ruth Newcombe
Contact: rn@globalwaterintel.com
Global Water Summit sales, publications sales, press relations
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Events manager: Chris Bowling
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Events co-ordinator: Alex Cheetham
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 

Correspondents

Asia editor: Olivia Jensen
Contact:oj@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +65 65153327

China editor: Kathy Liu
Contact: kl@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +86 10 6298 8863

China researcher: Emma Dou
Contact: ed@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +86 10 6298 8863

Australia editor: Max Borchardt
Contact: mb@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +61 040 207 1483

India editor: Rama Singh Rastogi
Contact: rr@globalwaterintel.com

North Africa: Emilie Filou
Contact: efilou@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 7779 268 559

City: Andrew Cavenagh
 
Spain: Richard Weyndling
Telephone: +34 948 210 625
 
 

Accounts and IT

Accounts director: Andrew Ferry
Andrew heads up the accounts department. Contact him with queries relating to making payments to Media Analytics Ltd.
Telephone: +44 1865 208 048
 
Accounts assistant: Jeanette Cowley
Jeanette is responsible for HR.
Contact: jcowley@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
IT support: Mayur Pant
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 

Company History

Global Water Intelligence was launched in June 2000 by the CWC Group, with Peter Allison as editor. Initially it focused on the private water market, but Christopher Gasson’s Media Analytics Ltd. acquired it in September 2002, with just the editor transferring to the new owner. In 2003 GWI launched Desalination Tracker, which, together with our 2004 Desalination Markets report, transformed the fortunes of the company.
 
In 2005 Media Analytics acquired two related publications: the IDA Worldwide Desalting Plant Inventory, and Water Desalination Report. WDR was founded in 1965 by Dick Smith, and had a very established but irreverent position as the chronicle of the desalination industry. Dick Smith, who had edited the magazine single-handedly from a wheelchair following a car accident which left him partially paralysed, retired after the acquisition. Tom Pankratz took over the title.
 
The Inventory was also founded in 1965. It had been published in recent years by German desalination consultant Klaus Wangnick. Under Media Analytics’ ownership, the Inventory was recast as the IDA Desalination Yearbook and DesalData.com
 
Today, the company employs around 40 people at its Oxford headquarters, and a further half dozen or so at various locations around the world.