Christoph Blöcher holds a diploma in Environmental Engineering from Technical University of Berlin and obtained a PhD from Saarland University (membrane bioreactors). He had various positions in the chemical industry at Bayer Technology Services, Currenta and now Covestro, being always linked to water. He developed and implemented wet oxidation processes, consulted globally sites and plants, and was plant manager water supply for a chemical parc. He is now Head of Infrastructure Processes, Materials & Corrosion in the Process Technology organization of Covestro, supporting sites and plants in troubleshooting, projects and the transition to circularity and climate neutrality. He always believed that a substantial contribution can only be made with a strong internal and external network. He is chair of the Dechema Subject Division „IndustrialWater“, which expert group connects process industry and universities.