David Pong

David Pong is a social entrepreneur who believes in harnessing the power of business to drive social change and solve the world’s toughest problems.

Having witnessed villagers across Asia who are still burdened by waterborne diseases in the 21st century, David co-founded Wateroam in 2014 to design & build innovative water filters that provide safe drinking water in the hardest-to-reach places on earth. Together with his team, Wateroam has built cost-effective water filters that are simple-to-use, swift to deploy and can provide high quality drinking water without electricity.

Today, Wateroam’s filters have been deployed through its partners to 43 countries globally and provided clean water access to more than 250,000 people in rural & disaster-hit communities. Wateroam's innovation has been recognized with accolades by organizations such as the World Economic Forum, United Nations, and ASEAN.