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, JULY 27, 2026
08:00 - 08:50
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:50 - 09:00
OPENING ADDRESS
09:00 - 09:25
WATER REFINING AND THE FUTURE OF CIRCULAR WATER MARKETS
Michael Dyson
Infinity Water Solutions
- Defining water refining as a new industrial model for strategic resource recovery
- Creating market value through the “Water Crack Spread” and circular water incentives
- Accelerating adoption with policy, trust-building, and large-scale reuse case studies
09:25 - 09:30
Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING CIRCULAR WATER VALUE CHAINS
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
SPONSORED BY VEGA AMERICAS
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TREATMENT
- Advancing energy recovery, biological treatment, and AI-enabled sensing for sustainable water treatment
- Pioneering catalytic redox stabilization to condition water for stability with lower chemical use and cost
- Optimizing sequencing batch reactor design to cut footprint, energy use, and sludge disposal costs
- Integrating GIS with asset management systems to streamline inspections, work orders, and lifecycle planning
- Harnessing gray water through on-site capture and treatment systems to displace potable water for toilet
John Smith | VEGA | Moderator
Brian Petty | Geosyntec Consultants
Stephen Greer | CAPE HydroTek
Sheldon Young | Alfa Laval
Suzanne Timani Takieddine | ESRI - USA
Brian Farling | Jones Studio Inc.
11:30 - 11:55
THE WATER QUALITY TRAP: HOW HIDDEN CHEMISTRY LIMITS PLANT EFFICIENCY – AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Jan Koppe
MOLAquaTech
- Reframing water quality as a strategic control parameter to enhance operational performance
- Minimizing unplanned downtime with chemical-free precision conditioning of industrial circuits
Stephen Greer
CAPE HydroTek
- Stabilizing thermal and hydraulic behavior while reducing fouling under fluctuating loads
- Delivering passive inline technology that optimizes systems without chemicals or complex retrofits
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON PRECISION WATER CONDITIONING FOR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY
12:00 - 12:25
ACCELERATING INDUSTRIAL WATER REUSE EXEMPLIFIED BY WATER CIRCULARITY IN A UK BEVERAGE PRODUCTION FACILITY
Michael Skovgaard Jensen
Grundfos
- Demonstrating up to 90% process water reuse via integrated, decentralized treatment solutions
- Applying holistic control and advanced treatment to enable circularity in the food and beverage industry
- Translating research insights into real-world impact across the U.S. industrial water sectors
- Highlighting the Carlsberg Britvic case: closed-loop rinse reuse achieving ROI in < 2 years
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON INDUSTRIAL WATER REUSE STRATEGIES FOR CIRCULARITY
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE WATER TREATMENT EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
SMART ASSET MANAGEMENT IN TREATMENT PLANTS: LEVERAGING ARCGIS FOR PREDICTIVE AND DATA-DRIVEN OPERATIONS
Suzanne Timani Takieddine
Esri
- Unifying BIM, CAD, CMMS, and IoT data into a spatial framework for smarter plant operations
- Enabling predictive maintenance and reducing downtime through geospatial analytics
- Empowering operators with digital twins, 3D asset views, and proactive interventions
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR UTILITY ASSET STRATEGY
14:00 - 14:25
PFAS INVESTIGATION AND REMEDIATION: BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC LPRO
Bill Barber
BW Water
- Architecting an 8-skid 46-MGD low-pressure RO system to reduce PFOS and PFOA to non-detect levels
- Benchmarking 25-year lifecycle costs of low-pressure RO versus granular activated carbon for PFAS
- Weighing treatment efficacy against the unresolved fate of PFAS returned to the environment
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON MEMBRANE VERSUS CARBON PATHWAYS FOR PFAS REMOVAL
14:30 - 14:55
BEYOND THE DESIGN: A CONTRACT OPERATOR’S PLAYBOOK FOR SUSTAINABLE COMPLIANCE
Jeff Maccarella
Veolia
- Applying proven O&M strategies to keep aging infrastructure in long-term regulatory compliance
- Integrating operator know-how, site partnerships, and smart tools for resilient daily operations
- Adapting existing facilities to meet future demands through proactive and people-driven solutions
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON OPERATOR STRATEGIES FOR MODERN COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE
15:00 - 15:20
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:20 - 15:45
TREATMENT OF PFAS-CONTAMINATED WATER WITH PURATECH G400 – A COST AND PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
Neal Megonnell
Puraffinity
- Evaluating PFAS removal efficiency, contact time, and system footprint across media types
- Highlighting G400’s backwashability and reduced need for pretreatment of iron/manganese
- Cutting lifecycle costs and disposal volume to lower the total cost of PFAS treatment ownership
15:45 - 15:50
Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCED MEDIA FOR PFAS REMOVAL AND COST OPTIMIZATION
15:50 - 16:15
FROM COMPLIANCE TESTING TO PROACTIVE PROTECTION: IMPROVING OIL DETECTION IN WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Graham Roeber
Orono Spectral Solutions, Inc.
- Identifying the risks of traditional oil-in-water testing with slow results and low sensitivity
- Demonstrating how solvent-free FTIR analysis improves accuracy, speed, and lab efficiency
- Enabling earlier detection of hydrocarbons to protect assets and enhance water quality response
16:15 - 16:20
Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCES IN OIL-IN-WATER TESTING AND RESPONSE
16:20 - 16:45
NOVEL MICRO-SORBENT ADSORPTION/SEPARATION ALTERNATIVE TO USING RO, GAC, AND IX FOR PFAS REMOVAL
John Dyson
Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
- Introducing high-rate micro-sorbents that outperform GAC and IX in PFAS adsorption
- Reducing sorbent usage, disposal costs, and change-out time with automated slurry design
- Validating effectiveness across drinking water, stormwater, and brine with EPA-level removal
- Comparing pilot and full-scale results with cost data and net production performance
16:45 - 16:50
Q&A SESSION ON COST-EFFECTIVE PFAS REMOVAL WITH MICRO-SORBENTS
16:50 - 17:50
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2 :
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:30 - 08:40
OPENING ADDRESS
08:40 - 09:10
PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN WATER TREATMENT
- Harnessing membrane filtration, anaerobic digestion, and resource recovery for circular water systems
- Navigating persistent PFAS, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics across reuse loops in a one-water framework
- Minimizing spent media waste and extending media lifecycles across PFAS water treatment systems and residuals
- Reframing produced water and industrial wastewater as recoverable sources of water, minerals, and energy
- Safeguarding competitiveness by treating circular water management as strategic infrastructure
Lara Wyss | Responsible Flushing Alliance | Moderator
Harry Chiririwa | Vaal University of Technology
John Dyson | Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
Neal Megonnell | Puraffinity
Michael Dyson | Infinity Water Solutions
Jan Koppe | MOLAquaTech
09:10 - 09:35
ROBUST SOLUTIONS FOR ESSENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
John Smith
VEGA
- Implementing non-contact radar to improve chemical tank safety and measurement accuracy
- Streamlining grit management and pump room pressure monitoring to reduce operational risk
- Enhancing influent/effluent flow tracking for flumes and weirs using open-channel solutions
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON OPTIMIZING INSTRUMENTATION FOR UTILITY OPERATIONS
09:40 - 10:05
SINGAPORE’S NEWATER: ULTRA-CLEAN RECLAIMED WATER AS A NATIONAL SUPPLY STRATEGY
Shalina Shahin
Xavier University of Louisiana
- Explaining NEWater’s advanced multi-barrier process for producing ultra-clean reclaimed water
- Strengthening national water resilience through indirect potable use and industrial reuse
- Positioning Singapore as a global model in circular water management and reuse innovation
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON APPLYING GLOBAL REUSE MODELS TO U.S. WATER STRATEGY
10:10 - 10:30
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
SPONSORED BY QUINN POWER SYSTEMS
10:30 - 10:55
INTEGRATED TREATMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FRAMEWORK FOR LITHIUM-CONTAINING MINING EFFLUENTS
MohammadAli Baghbanzadeh
Natural Resources Canada
- Concentrating lithium in mining effluents using reverse osmosis for resource recovery
- Applying electrocoagulation to achieve over 99% lithium removal and sulfate reduction
- Integrating membrane and EC technologies for scalable treatment in cold-climate mining
10:55 - 11:00
Q&A SESSION ON LITHIUM RECOVERY AND TREATMENT OF MINING EFFLUENTS
11:00 - 11:25
ADVANCING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SOLUTIONS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTP)
Minto Halimuddin
Quinn Power Systems
- Harnessing distributed energy systems to reduce grid dependency and the carbon footprint of wastewater plants
- Powering wastewater treatment plants with resilient on-site distributed energy generation solutions
- Illustrating real-world WWTP energy deployments and operational outcomes via industry case studies
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON DISTRIBUTED ENERGY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATIONS
11:30 - 11:55
“YES, AND” – HOW MODERN TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS LOWER COSTS AND BETTER SUSTAINABILITY OUTCOMES
Sheldon Young
Alfa Laval
- Maximizing water reuse in ZLD and tertiary filtration for municipal and industrial facilities
- Advancing SBR systems to achieve flexible, efficient treatment at previously unreachable scales
- Leveraging biosolids strategies like biochar, thermal control, and dewatering to reduce costs and PFAS levels
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON MODERN TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE TREATMENT
12:00 - 12:25
FLUSHING OUT THE TRUTH: HOW FLUSHSMART IS CHANGING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Lara Wyss
Responsible Flushing Alliance
- Tackling improper flushing through national campaigns and forensic-based education tools
- Engaging the public using videos, digital media, and hands-on outreach partnerships
- Equipping wastewater agencies with free resources to shift long-term consumer habits
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON COMMUNITY STRATEGIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE WATER TREATMENT EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
14:00 - 14:30
RESERVED PRESENTATION
14:30 - 15:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
15:00 - 15:15
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
15:15 - 15:30
CLOSING REMARKS
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