World Water-Tech Innovation Summit

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World Water-Tech Innovation Summit

 

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Join us at the virtual World Water-Tech Innovation Summit (Feb 23-24) and connect online with 250+ of the world’s leading utilities, technology providers, engineering firms and investors for two days of insights on aligning digital innovation with strategic vision. The early bird rate ends this Friday January 15, so don’t miss your chance to join us – PLUS save a further 10% with our discount code: TWN10. Book your place now: http://bit.ly/2sVMZMI #WorldWaterTech

 

Aligning Digital Innovation with Strategic Vision

The 10th annual World Water-Tech Innovation Summit will take place as a virtual event on February 23-24, 2021.

Join us live online for 1-1 meetings, interactive group discussions, start-up pitches and critical intelligence from water business leaders on how our industry can continue its process of digital transformation.

Our expert speaking faculty combines water utility executives with the sector’s leading disruptors and innovators. As well as live presentations and panel debates, our speakers will host virtual roundtables on the biggest challenges facing water and wastewater systems today:

· Financing Change – Exploring Priorities and Challenges

· Non–Revenue Water – The Reputational Importance of Leakage Reduction

· Drought Readiness – Prevention, Prediction and Preparation

· Embracing Failure – How to Strengthen Predictive Water Systems

· Achieving Net Zero – System Wide Strategies and Approaches

· Regulatory Insights – Incentivising Resiliency

· The Future of Utilities – Designing Systems to Survive a Century

· Resource Recovery – Extracting the Maximum Value of Water

· Future Proofing Cities – Successes in Urban Flood Resilience

· Digitising Wastewater – The Rise of the Smart Sewer

Over two days of online content and networking, you will have the chance to hear from the leading utility leaders, tech providers, engineering partners and financiers – and to meet with them individually in online video 1-1 calls.

By sharing best practice from around the globe, and facilitating new connection and collaborations, the summit offers an invaluable platform to accelerate the transition to a digital future for the water and wastewater sectors.

 

2021 Advisory Board

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Anusha Shah
ARCADIS

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Biju George
DC WATER

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David Balsar
MEKOROT

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Frank Rogalla
AQUALIA

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Isidro Gonzalez
UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN

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Jan Gooijer
VITENS

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John Russell
OFWAT

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Jon Rathjen
THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Louise Dudley
QUEENSLAND URBAN UTILITIES

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Lydia Whyatt
RESONANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT

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Marco Aurélio P da Silva
AEGEA SANEAMENTO

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Mark Fletcher
ARUP

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Maxine Mayhew
COSTAIN

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Mel Karam
BRISTOL WATER

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Miguel Angel Sanz
SUEZ

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Nevil Muncaster
YORKSHIRE WATER

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Niall Tuke
IRISH WATER

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Niels Schallenberg
ROYAL HASKONING

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Rebekah Eggers
IBM

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S Giridharan
L&T Construction

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Sergio Campos
IADB

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Tony Conway
Board Member, BRITISH WATER

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Developing Resilient Water Systems for a Sustainable Future

In 2021, the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit will celebrate its 10th anniversary. The summit has gained global recognition as the summit where deals are made and new partnerships formed between leaders of major utilities and municipalities, industrial end users, engineering firms, technology giants and start-ups, and investors.

 

DAY 1 - Tuesday FEBRUARY 23, 2021

08:55

Welcome Remarks

09:00

Keynote Address

09:10

CEO Forum: Future Proofing – How It’s Done

Track 1: Water Scarcity

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Track 2: Non-Revenue Water

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11:20

Networking Power Hour

Join informal small group chats to say hello, recap the day’s discussions and – just like at our after-summit networking drinks – make those happy ‘random’ connections with people whose paths you might never have crossed otherwise!

12:00

Financing Change: Exploring Priorities and Strategies

12:40

Country Case Study: Financing Change in Action

In this session we will explore how Albania has utilised multi-agency support to improve Tirana’s sanitation systems.

13:00

Roundtable Discussions

Drill down into featured topics and share your insight and expertise with a small group of delegates. Come prepared for lively discussion and diverse debate!

13:30

Beyond Low Hanging Fruit: Developing a Strategic Roadmap to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

14:10

Fireside Chat: How Can We Finally Solve Water?

We will not achieve SDG 6 and solve other complex water challenges with the current tools: mindset, technologies, investment strategies, business models and partnerships.

14:10

Fireside Chat: How Can We Finally Solve Water?

We will not achieve SDG 6 and solve other complex water challenges with the current tools: mindset, technologies, investment strategies, business models and partnerships.

14:30

CLOSE OF DAY 1

DAY 2 – Wednesday FEBRUARY 24, 2021

08:55

Welcome Remarks

09:00

Keynote Address

09:15

Regulators’ Forum: What Does Good Look Like?

09:45

Regulators’ Forum: Q&A

A 15-minute Q&A session with our international panel of leading regulators.

10:00

Roundtable Discussions

Drill down into featured topics and share your insight and expertise with a small group of delegates. Come prepared for lively discussion and diverse debate!

10:30

Utility Innovation Forum: Designing the Utilities of 2050 and Beyond

11:15

Deep Dive: Innovation Strategies

Two utilities each have 6 minutes to pitch their innovation strategies in front of a panel of start-ups, who will pose questions and attempt to dig deeper into how decisions are made.

11:35

Networking Power Hour

Join informal small group chats to say hello, recap the day’s discussions and – just like at our after-summit networking drinks – make those happy ‘random’ connections with people whose paths you might never have crossed otherwise!

 

Track 1: Resource Recovery

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Track 2: Flooding

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13:45

Digitising Wastewater: The Rise of the Smart Sewer

14.30

CLOSE OF SUMMIT

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