09:30 – 10:00
Welcome, coffee/tea
10:00 – 10:50
Plenary session
Chair: prof.dr.ir. Cees Buisman, Wetsus Executive Board
10:50 – 11:20
Break
11.20 – 12.45
Four of the parallel sessions (1.1-1.4)are organized as linked science–business pairs across the two session blocks today, with each science session connected to a corresponding business session, and vice versa.
Parallel sessions:
1.1 Vortices in water technology: a new frontier
1.2 How new developments in physical chemistry can impact water technology applications
1.3 Breaking the chains in soil
1.4 AI and machine learning in drinking water distribution systems
1.5 Carbon recovery and valorization in the WWTP of the future
1.6 From effluent to industry: water reuse and micro pollutant removal
1.7 From Blue Energy to resource recovery – the entrepreneurial journey of bipolar membranes
1.8 BlueTech Unplugged 1: Market impact of new EU regulations
1.9 Towards resilient industrial water systems: integrating alternative water resources
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch, visit exhibition floor, poster presentations/matchmaking
14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Plenary session
Chair: prof.dr.ir. Cees Buisman, Wetsus Executive Board
During the afternoon you can also choose the water technology on site visit (14:00 – 17:00, only on pre-registration, gather at entrance De Harmonie)
The water technology site visit offers participants insight into innovation within the water technology sector, showing how research, development, testing, and implementation are integrated within a single ecosystem.
The program includes a guided tour of the WaterCampus, where participants learn how water innovations are developed, tested, and scaled through collaboration between research institutes, industry partners, and market actors. It also features a visit to a pilot installation at Leeuwarden’s wastewater treatment plant, where the company Brightwork is testing an innovative filtration technology using activated carbon to remove micropollutants from wastewater. Overall, the visit provides a comprehensive perspective on how innovation in water technology is shaped and translated into real-world applications through collaboration.
15:00 – 15:30
Break
15:30 – 17:00
Parallel sessions
2.1 Innovative materials for sustainable water technologies
2.2 Water cycle restoration: where does rain come from and how do we bring it back?
2.3 Photocatalytic degradation of micro pollutants
2.4 From data to decisions: AI and digital twins in drinking water systems
2.5 Implementing resource recovery in practice: lessons from end-users pioneers
2.6 Measuring, monitoring and mitigating micropollutants
2.8 BlueTech Unplugged 2
2.9 Artificial Intelligence in water technology: from data to impact
17:00 – 18:30
Drinks, visit exhibition floor, posters