Future Proofing Our Cities Podcast

On this episode of Liquid Assets, host Ravi Kurani speaks with Adam Tank, co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of Transcend, about their mission to transform infrastructure design through technology. With experience across microbiology, consumer goods, and robotics, Adam brings a unique perspective to improving the water sector. Seeing inefficiencies in engineering firms firsthand, Transcend overhauls the conceptual design process for critical assets like wastewater treatment plants.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

  • Adam’s Journey: Adam’s unique background across microbiology, consumer goods, and robotics.
  • Transcend’s Mission: How Transcend’s software transforms infrastructure design through automation.
  • Empowering Engineers: Understanding how Transcend gives engineers time to focus on innovation.
  • Startup Insights: Adam’s perspectives on starting a company and finding product-market fit.
  • Global Impact: Discovering how Transcend’s technology impacts millions around the world.
  • Optimizing Design: Seeing how integrated calculations optimize preliminary design.
  • Purposeful Entrepreneurship: Finding inspiration in startups using technology for good.
  • Envisioning the Future: Adam’s vision for more sustainable and equitable infrastructure.
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Adam Tank

Adam Tank has over 15 years of experience in water with a focus on business development, software, and engineering. As the Chief Communications Officer he has responsibility for ensuring Transcend is the leading voice for generative design in critical infrastructure. Most recently he served as the North America Smarts Cities Director for Suez. He previously led, and sold, a robotics spin-out of the General Electric corporation which focused on cutting-edge potable water pipe rehabilitation techniques. Prior to that he served as GE Water’s Digital Water Leader, managing venture investments and creating software solutions for water distribution challenges.

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