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Addressing Asia’s Water Challenges

Rye Brook, NY Xylem (NYSE: XYL) President and CEO Patrick Decker will deliver a keynote address, highlighting the opportunities to leverage collaboration and technology to advance water and resource security in Asia, to industry colleagues and policymakers during the WaterLinks Forum, Manila, Philippines (25-27 September 2018). This year’s event will concentrate on the synergies between water, food and energy, and how focusing on interdependencies within the nexus is critical to addressing the region’s complex water challenges.

Mr. Decker’s address – “The Nexus Paradigm: Integrated Solutions are Key” – will outline how a cross-sectoral perspective that allows diverse stakeholders to cooperate, problem-solve and innovate in new and powerful ways is key to solving water challenges.

Speaking in advance of the event, Mr. Decker said, “Building a secure water future for communities across the world is achievable. The technologies needed to solve global water challenges are not things of future – they are available right now. Huge strides have been made in smart water technology and advanced data analytics that enable more efficient and sustainable water and wastewater management. As a global community, we have to increase awareness and understanding of the value that these innovative solutions can deliver, and identify ways to improve access to them for the benefit of all. Events like the WaterLinks Forum, where participants in the water space can collaborate and share ideas, are crucial to progressing sustainable, equitable access to clean water.”

Hugh Chapman, Regional Director for Xylem in Australia, will take part in a panel discussion addressing the topic of “Operating the Nexus Framework: An Illustration” (September 27, 11:30am Parallel Session 2). Mr. Chapman’s contribution will focus on “Analytics and Efficiency: Keys to Water Security”.

In the Philippines, Xylem’s operations include global water infrastructure analytics support, pump manufacturing and dewatering services. It has facilities in Calamba City and Makati Central Business District, serving customers in the municipal, industrial, commercial building and residential markets. Xylem’s pump rental and service hub in Calamba is a gateway for customers in the region to access the world’s largest rental fleet of 20,000 assets.

Through Watermark, the company’s social investment platform, Xylem employees work with Planet Water Foundation to erect water filtration towers and promote sanitation amongst school children in remote primary schools across the Philippines. Each water filtration tower provides access to clean water for up to 1,000 individuals daily.

About Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced infrastructure analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities. The Company’s more than 16,500 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2017 revenue of $4.7 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.

The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

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