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
Isidro Gonzalez
UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN
Jon Rathjen
THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Louise Dudley
QUEENSLAND URBAN UTILITIES
Lydia Whyatt
RESONANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Marco Aurélio P da Silva
AEGEA SANEAMENTO
Nevil Muncaster
YORKSHIRE WATER
Niels Schallenberg
ROYAL HASKONING
Tony Conway
Board Member, BRITISH WATER
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
- Droughts, fires, storms, pandemics, floods and rolling blackouts: To some it may seem that we’re hopping from crisis to crisis, but how are utilities developing strategies that look beyond the crisis in front of them and prepare for the next?
- How have recent events impacted the priorities of utilities? What are the important concepts, ideas and take-aways from 2020 that will drive future decision making?
- How do technology developments feed into the long-term strategic planning of a resilient utility?
- How can consumers play a more significant role in this planning process? What expectations does a consumer have of their utility?
- As the world adapts to new ways of working and as digital transformation accelerates, what are the skills gaps across the water sector? How are utilities developing internal talent to fill future roles? How are they attracting expertise from outside of water?
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
- How do regional water sector objectives differ? How is funding prioritised between improving existing systems and supporting universal access to sanitation and water?
- How can institutional donors and lenders avoid crowding out private finance into the water sector? What is the right balance between public and private participation in water and sanitation programming?
- Where have there been successes in blended finance approaches?
- What role do multi-lateral agencies have in driving the adoption of digital technologies? How are the latest technologies being incorporated into the development of new water projects?
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
- How are executives across the water sector shifting their organisational cultures to prioritise commitments to net zero?
- How is the drive for carbon neutrality impacting the utility workforce? What skills are needed within the next generation of utility workers?
- How do the SDGs impact decision-making in utilities? What is the trade-off between driving value for money to your ratepayers and long-term sustainability and environmental commitments?
- To what extent are utilities looking for new solutions to drive this agenda? Can net zero be achieved through the rollout of existing technologies?
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.
- How can the flow of investment with the water sector be reprioritised?
- Who are the stakeholders that are going to drive this change?
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.
- How can the flow of investment with the water sector be reprioritised?
- Who are the stakeholders that are going to drive this change?
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?
- Is there a trade-off between ensuring affordability for ratepayers and wider commitments to environmental and sustainability targets?
- How can the true value of water be reflected in its cost? And how should that cost be distributed between consumers and suppliers?
- What role do regulators have in promoting digital transformation and funding innovation? How can better utilisation of existing data sets be encouraged?
- Enhancing natural systems, driving resiliency, and promoting adaptability are key priorities for the water sector: What is the role of regulators in ensuring they are achieved?
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
- What does the utility of the future look like and how do we get there? Will we be living in truly smart cities?
- How can the value and return of each drop of water be maximised? How is wastewater being successfully transformed into a profit generating asset?
- What are the factors holding back this vision of the future? Are there still technology gaps? How is long-term planning being aligned with innovation programming?
- How do we shift away from innovation as an internal process? What is holding back collaborative and multi-stakeholder approaches to innovation?
- What will the data driven decision-making processes of the future look like? What are the new staffing needs of a utility?
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
- How are AI and asset optimization technologies being utilised to improve operations within existing networks? How are previously hidden issues being identified and resolved?
- What are the consequences of moving to a data driven approach to wastewater management?
- What is the knock-on impact on OPEX? How is the value of new solutions being captured?
- How are new technologies reducing the incidence of raw sewage discharge?
14.30
CLOSE OF SUMMIT
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