Tuesday

October 27

Water technology leadership: from scientific insight to business impact

09:30 – 10:00
Welcome, coffee/tea

10:00 – 10:50
Plenary session
Chair: prof.dr.ir. Cees Buisman, Wetsus Executive Board

  • Keynote: prof.dr. Marja Lamoree, faculty of Science, Chemistry for Environment & Health, AIMMS

10:50 – 11:20
Break

11.20 – 12.45

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 Applied Science TBA

12:45 – 14:00
Lunch, visit exhibition floor, poster presentations/matchmaking

14:00
Start water technology on site visit (only on pre-registration, gather at entrance De Harmonie)

From lab to application: a behind-the-scenes tour showcasing how water technology solutions are developed and applied

14:00 – 15:00
Plenary session
Chair: prof.dr.ir. Cees Buisman, Wetsus Executive Board

  • Keynote TBA

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 TBA

2.7 Electromembrane processes

2.8 BlueTech Unplugged 2

2.9 Applied Science TBA

17:00 – 18:30
Drinks, visit exhibition floor, posters