Belt and Road Summit 2025- Deal-making

10–16 Sept 2025 | China (Hong Kong)

Tom Garwood

COO

Village Waters International Pte Ltd (Nexsis)

Singapore, Singapore

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Executive leader at cleantech company, Nexsis. Background in industrial executive leadership positions, private equity and corporate law.

My organisation

Nexsis is a climate technology company that has developed advanced solar thermal distillation technology to decarbonise and improve access to critical utility infrastructure. Headquartered in Singapore with operations across Asia and Africa, Nexsis is focused on delivering scalable, off-grid solutions that produce clean water, hot sanitation water, and green energy. Its proprietary technology uses concentrated solar energy to drive high-efficiency thermal processes. Nexsis combines deep engineering expertise with a commercially pragmatic approach to deployment in emerging markets. The company is backed by experienced operators and is currently scaling its systems through key regional partnerships in Asia and Africa.
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About me

Tom is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Nexsis, a climate technology company developing advanced solar thermal systems to decarbonise utility infrastructure. Based in Singapore, Nexsis is focused on delivering scalable, off-grid solutions that provide core human necessities, clean water and energy, through proprietary solar distillation technology.

With a background in corporate law and private equity, Tom brings a strategic and commercially grounded perspective to scaling deep tech ventures. He leads Nexsis’s global partnerships and go-to-market execution, bridging technical innovation with real-world deployment.

Tom has held leadership roles across multiple industrial and technology businesses, with a focus on growth, operational discipline, and long-term impact. He is passionate about building pragmatic, capital-efficient solutions to critical global problems, and believes the intersection of technology and infrastructure is where the next wave of meaningful climate innovation will emerge.

Garwood 先生是氣候科技公司 Nexsis 的共同創辦人兼首席營運官。 Nexsis致力於開發先進太陽能熱力系統,推動公用事業基礎設施脫碳轉型。公司總部位於新加坡,透過自主創新的太陽能蒸餾技術,提供可規模化應用的離網解決方案,為人類提供清潔水源和能源兩大基本需求。憑藉著公司法和私募股權投資領域的專業背景,他為深度科技企業的規模化發展帶來了策略性與商業化並重的視角。他主導Nexsis的全球合作夥伴關係建構及市場落地策略,有效銜接技術創新與實際應用部署。 Garwood 先生曾在多家工業與科技企業擔任領導職務,致力於業務成長、營運體系建置和長期價值創造。他望為全球性關鍵問題建構務實且資本高效的解決方案,並堅信在科技與基礎設施的交叉領域,將孕育出具有劃時代意義的新一輪氣候創新浪潮。

Speaker sessions (1)

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

16:00 - 17:15

Project Investment Session: Energy, Natural Resources & Public Utilities (One-to-Many Forum)

Location:Project Investment Room, Hall 5ETrack:Project Investment Session

Marketplace (1)

  • Project

    Nexsis – One Family One Panel Project Description

    Deploys patented solar panels (water & energy) in Africa. Drives significant ESG benefits. >30% IRR. AfDB. Gov PPP offtake in progress.

    • Yes
    • IoT
    • IoT
    • Equity
    • Fin-Tech
    • Series A
    • Technology
    • Solar Energy
    • Manufacturing
    • Joint Venture
    • Islamic Finance
    • Project Planning
    • Public Utilities
    • Syndicated Loans
    • Water & Sanitation
    • Financial Services
    • Open for Negotiation
    • Other Renewable Energy
    • Majority Shareholdings
    • Minority Shareholdings
    • 50,000,001 USD or above
    • Institutional Investment
    • Energy and Natural Resources
    • 10,000,001 to 25,000,000 USD
    • Information Technology Services
    • Public-Private Partnership Project
    Author

    Tom Garwood

    COO at Village Waters International Pte Ltd (Nexsis)

    Singapore, Singapore