Ángel Rivero Falcón - Chemical Engineer (2011). Senior Engineer at the Water Department – Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC). Area of expertise: emerging technologies and processes related to reverse osmosis brine valorisation. Author of relevant research articles and a comprehensive report of the state-of-the-art and commercial solutions, including a study of diverse impacts and the barriers to overcome in order to achieve a successful brine valorisation system. Other relevant background: design, development and testing of several pilot plants, teacher of a course on RO brine valorisation, lecturer at several congresses and presenter at different webinars about state-of-the-art SWRO brine valorisation and the open testbed platform on RO brine valorisation, linked to DESAL+ LIVING LAB.