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Highlights Of The Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program 2026

DAY 1 :
MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER, 2026
08:00 - 08:50
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:50 - 09:00
OPENING ADDRESS
09:00 - 09:30
RESERVED PRESENTATION
09:30 - 10:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
10:00 - 10:30
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
  • Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
  • Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
  • Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON WATER TREATMENT
11:30 - 12:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
12:00 - 12:25
THE VALUE OF EFFECTIVE DECENTRALISED WATER RECYCLING
Alex Sommer
Aquacell Pty Ltd

Alex Sommer

Aquacell Pty Ltd

  • Tracing three decades of AquaCell in-building water recycling across Australia and the USA since 1996
  • Decoding how NSW and California regulatory leaps unlocked decentralised reuse markets
  • Quantifying the secondary benefits of water recycling beyond cost savings per kilolitre
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON UNLOCKING DECENTRALISED WATER RECYCLING VALUE
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE WATER TREATMENT EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON WATER TREATMENT
14:00 - 14:25
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND AI IN WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS
Ajay Desai
Zealandia Consulting

Ajay Desai

Zealandia Consulting

  • Deploying an AI water quality monitoring pilot to detect process upsets and manage compliance in real time
  • Applying large-scale datasets and machine learning to reduce reliance on manual monitoring in operations
  • Scaling AI-driven insights from field trials to treatment plant chemical dosing and predictive asset management
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND AI IN WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS
14:30 - 14:55
ADVANCES IN PFAS CAPTURE AND DISPOSAL IN LANDFILL AND SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES
Mel Rowe
Rowcon Pty Ltd

Mel Rowe

Rowcon Pty Ltd

  • Profiling the effectiveness of low-cost PFAS filtration media to non-detect across landfill leachate and sewage treatment applications
  • Applying field-validated treatment methods from live Western Australian site deployments including sludge drying bed modification for PFAS control
  • Closing the gap between media performance data and real-world deployment for cash-constrained local authorities managing landfill PFAS obligations
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON LOW-COST PFAS MEDIA AND FIELD DEPLOYMENT IN LANDFILL AND SEWAGE TREATMENT
15:00 - 15:20
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:20 - 15:50
PANEL DISCUSSION ON WATER TREATMENT
15:50 - 16:15
ZERO POLLUTION HYBRIDISED DESALINATION AND BRINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Bader Al-Anzi
Kuwait University

Bader Al-Anzi

Kuwait University

  • Converting reject brine into low-salinity water, dry salt, and green energy via a patented hybrid system
  • Eliminating concentrated brine discharge into Gulf seawater to prevent harm to marine ecosystems
  • Quantifying resource recovery outputs as a replicable model for global desalination plant operators
16:15 - 16:20
Q&A SESSION ON BRINE RESOURCE RECOVERY IN DESALINATION
16:20 - 16:45
SECURING WATER ACCESS FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES: TECHNOLOGIES, MAINTENANCE, AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Ned Holloway
Engineers Without Borders Australia

Ned Holloway

Engineers Without Borders Australia

  • Examining why reliable access requires maintenance systems and a wider enabling environment
  • Deploying appropriate technologies and building local capacity to treat and maintain sources
  • Drawing on First Nations communities in Australia and remote settings in Cambodia and Timor-Leste
16:45 - 16:50
Q&A SESSION ON WATER ACCESS AND TREATMENT IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
16:50 - 17:20
RESERVED PRESENTATION
17:20 - 18:20
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2 :
TUESDAY, 8 DECEMBER, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:30 - 08:40
OPENING ADDRESS
08:40 - 09:10
PANEL DISCUSSION ON WATER TREATMENT
09:10 - 09:35
MICROPLASTICS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT: A UTILITY AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE
Amparo Benito
Captoplastic

Amparo Benito

Captoplastic

  • Monitoring microplastic concentration and distribution in WWTP influent and effluent as a first step toward control
  • Quantifying removal performance from a pilot-scale Sacyr Water and Captoplastic technology validation trial
  • Preparing for emerging EU-aligned microplastics regulation through monitoring and innovation partnership models
  • Strengthening reclaimed water confidence by embedding contaminant monitoring into water reuse planning
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON MICROPLASTICS MONITORING AND CONTROL FOR WATER REUSE
09:40 - 10:05
CREATING A CULTURE OF WATER STEWARDSHIP IN THE SYDNEY DRINKING WATER CATCHMENT
Erin Healy
Mulloon Institute

Erin Healy

Mulloon Institute

  • Building a cross-sector partnership and funding model shaped by decades of evaluation and lessons learnt
  • Restoring water quality, security, and catchment health by working at a community and catchment scale
  • Partnering on nature-based solutions and regenerative agriculture to manage water quality risks at source
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON CATCHMENT-SCALE WATER STEWARDSHIP AND SOURCE PROTECTION
10:10 - 10:30
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
10:30 - 11:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON WATER TREATMENT
11:00 - 11:25
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IN SHALLOW ALLUVIAL GROUNDWATER AT FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITES
Ankita Saxena
ADE Consulting Group

Ankita Saxena

ADE Consulting Group

  • Delineating Cr(VI) distribution from legacy COPR via multi-round monitoring, slug testing, and soil profiling
  • Assessing offsite migration risk to surface water against ANZECC and ARMCANZ trigger values
  • Differentiating natural attenuation from active remediation using redox geochemistry and trend analysis
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON CHROMIUM VI ASSESSMENT IN SHALLOW ALLUVIAL GROUNDWATER
11:30 - 11:55
ARE THE AUSTRALIAN AND NZ DRINKING WATER NITRATE STANDARDS FIT FOR PURPOSE TO PROTECT FROM BOWEL CANCER?
Selva Selvarajah
ENVIROKNOWLEDGE

Selva Selvarajah

ENVIROKNOWLEDGE

  • Interrogating drinking water nitrate as a bowel cancer risk factor in the Australian and NZ context
  • Scrutinising the 50 mg/L WHO nitrate guideline and its adequacy for protecting against colorectal cancer risk
  • Weighing the regulatory implications of nitrate-cancer research for Australian and NZ water professionals
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON NITRATE STANDARDS AND BOWEL CANCER RISKS
12:00 - 12:15
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
12:15 - 12:30
CLOSING REMARKS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH

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