This February, more than 500 senior leaders from utilities, engineering firms, regulators, investors, and technology innovators gathered in London with a shared purpose: to drive strategic transformation & resilience across global water systems.

Against the backdrop of mounting climate pressures, ageing infrastructure, and a rapidly shifting regulatory landscape, the summit offered a rare opportunity for decision-makers from across the water value chain to meet in person, exchange perspectives, and explore the latest breakthroughs in digitalisation, smart networks, and next‑generation treatment technologies.

Conversations sparked fresh thinking, meetings laid the foundation for new partnerships, and a global community came together to explore how high‑impact water innovation can scale at the speed the sector now demands.

483
Attendees
53
Start-ups
63
Utilities
80+
Speakers
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Takeaways from the Main Stage

Testimonials

CEO

"I’m heading home with a long list of new introductions to follow up on over the coming weeks and, more importantly, a number of concrete opportunities for collaboration that we can start putting into action immediately."

CEO
FIDO TECH
Director

“Great opportunity for focused meetings and conversations with start and scale-ups, technology developers, investors, and users to uncover and develop collaborations that can make a concrete difference in the market.”

Director
XYLEM
Senior Development Engineer

“We had a great couple of days exhibiting at the World Water-Tech innovation summit. It was brilliant to
connect with new faces and have some genuinely interesting conversations around Purafloc and how it’s being positioned as a solution for micropollutant removal.”

Senior Development Engineer
PURAFLOC
Business Development Lead

“World Water-Tech is an opportunity for leaders in the water industry to share best practice on innovation whilst learning from international colleagues on what is also possible.”

Business Development Lead
RSE
Engineering Performance Manager
“A good opportunity to look beyond our current operating model and into an evolving digital world.”
Engineering Performance Manager
YORKSHIRE WATER
CEO & Founder
"An outstanding platform for start-ups - from pitching and exhibiting to connecting directly with investors and global water leaders, all in a dynamic and supportive atmosphere."
CEO & Founder
INOBIOSTAR

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