World Water-Tech Innovation Summit 2027
23 February 2027 – 24 February 2027
Park Plaza London Riverbank, London, United Kingdom
The World Water-Tech Innovation Summit takes place on 23–24 February 2027 at Convene 155 Bishopsgate in London, bringing together around 500 senior leaders from utilities, engineering firms, regulators, investors and technology innovators for curated networking, industry insight and start-up discovery. The 2027 programme is organised around themes including AI in operations, infrastructure renewal, water supply under stress, industrial water demand, water quality and the financing of water infrastructure.
38 sessions · 27 speakers
Sponsors (5)
Finnish Water Forum · Emerald Technology Ventures · Arup · DBT · Samotics
Association Partner (1)
Exhibitor (1)
Startups (2)
Biocell Analytica · Smart Actuation
Speakers (27)
- Angela MacOscar Head of Innovation, Northumbrian Water
- Annabel Mouquet EVP Water Technologies, Veolia
- Beverley Stinson Executive Vice President, Global Water Business Line Leader, AECOM
- Bob Stear Chief Engineer, Severn Trent Water
- Christa Campbell Director of Industry Solutions: Water, Esri
- Denis Bilodeau President, Orange County Water District
- Dragan Savic Global Advisor on Digital Sciences, KWR Water Research Institute
- Elise Cartmell General Manager Zero Emissions, Scottish Water
- Gaëtane Suzenet Founder, European Water Tech Accelerator
- Geoff Darch Head of Strategic Asset Planning, Anglian Water
- Harry Sachinis CEO, EYDAP
- Helge Daebel Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
- Javier Fernandez Delgado CTO, Canal de Isabel II
- Louise Elliot Strategy & Business Growth Director, WSP
- Marc Alary Senior Director Water Resources and Technologies, Quality and Food Safety, The Coca-Cola Company
- Michael Jacobs Head of Social Innovation, IBM
- Mickey Conway CEO, Metro Water Recovery
- Oliver Puckering Director, Partnership Accelerator, Xylem
- Peter Grevatt CEO, The Water Research Foundation
- Piers Clark Founder and Former Chair, Isle Utilities
- Simon Mahon Senior Technology Strategist - Water Industry UK, Microsoft
- Sophie Borgne Segment President, Water and Environment, Schneider Electric
- Stephen Slessor CEO, RSE
- Tom Ferguson Managing Partner, Burnt Island Ventures
- Tom Swain Global Head of Water, Samotics
- Victor Monsalvo Head of Eco-efficiency, Innovation & Technology, Aqualia
- Vikki Williams Director of Digital Water, Arup
Agenda
- British Water: Pre-Summit International Reception 22 February 2027
- Resilience reset: Policy priorities for water innovation 23 February 2027 · Plenary
- What comes first? Where utilities will invest next 23 February 2027 · Plenary
- Debate: Decisions defining water's future 23 February 2027 · Plenary
- TRACK 2 - TREATMENT, REUSE & WATER SECURITY: The treatment technologies reshaping water supply security 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- TRACK 1 - INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL & DELIVERY: The infrastructure renewal gap by the numbers 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- PFAS after capture: Who pays to destroy it? 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- Beyond the replacement cycle: How smart asset management is changing what gets renewed 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Delivering as one team: How utilities and contractors share risk to build faster 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Save it, build it or reuse it? Why reuse is moving to the front of the queue 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- The portfolio approach to water security 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- Keeping capital programmes on track as conditions change 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Utility leaders’ lunch: What needs to move next 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- TRACK 2 - OPERATION RESILIENCE: Preparing for the events our networks weren't built for 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- TRACK 1 - DIGITAL OPERATIONS: AI in water operations - Proven returns and barriers to scale 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Inside the intelligent utility: One platform, an entire network 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Cybersecurity: Real incidents, recovery and investment priorities 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- Track Wrap-Up: Building the Utility of the Future 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Networking Roundtables 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Start-up & scale-up pitches 23 February 2027 · Exhibition & Networking Area
- Where is the money going? Water-tech's biggest exits and investment signals 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Innovation Pitches: Commercial readiness test - Which water-tech makes it? 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Investors in the hot seat 23 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Women's Networking Breakfast 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Water at the centre of growth and resilience 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Securing water in an interconnected economy 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Thirsty machines: What AI's growth means for water 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- The Partnership blueprint: How industry and communities delivered together 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Start-up pitches 24 February 2027 · Exhibition & Networking Area
- TRACK 2 - WATER RESILIENCE: The catchment as infrastructure 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- TRACK 1 - INDUSTRIAL WATER: Industrial water demand: Where growth creates opportunities 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Building for growth: Financing and delivering industrial water partnerships 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- When water depends on everything else 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- Track Wrap Up: Growth that water can keep up with 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 2
- Track Wrap Up: Planning for the failures that arrive together 24 February 2027 · Broadgate Forum 1
- Fireside Chat: Proven, then scaled: Closing the adoption gap 24 February 2027 · Plenary
- Debate: Ownership, trust & investment: Which water governance models are fit? 24 February 2027 · Plenary
- Financing water's future: From investment need to project delivery 24 February 2027 · Plenary