Opening Panel: Securing water in an interconnected economy

24 Feb 2027
Main Stage
Main Stage
A water outage rarely starts or ends at the treatment works. Power, transport, industry, and catchments depend on each other, and climate shocks, cyber incidents and supplier failures cascade across them. Water sits inside that system whether it plans for it or not. Where are the shared dependencies that matter most? What does planning together look like in practice? Who needs to be in the room before the next disruption, and what can each bring?