Programme (provisional; subject to change)
Saturday 27 June 2026
Courses
Time
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
13:30–15:00
Session 1
Session 1
Session 1
15:00–15:30
Break
Break
Break
15:30–17:00
Session 2
Session 2
Session 2
Sunday 28 June 2026
Registration
14:00–19:00
Mining Engineering Building – Royal Haskoning
Workshops / Training
Parallel workshops:
- Workshop 1 – Educating the Next Generation of Industrial Water Professionals
- Workshop 2 – Industrial water transition
- Workshop 3 – (Topic to be confirmed)
Time
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Workshop 3
14:00–15:30
Session 1
Session 1
Session 1
15:30–16:00
Break
Break
Break
16:00–17:30
Session 2
Session 2
Session 2
Welcome Reception
19:00–22:00
Mining Engineering Building – Royal Haskoning
19:30
Welcome speech by Executive Director International Water Association
Monday 29 June 2026
Registration
8:00–9:00
Lobby Aula
Opening ceremony – Auditorium
9:00–9:30
Performance
9:30–10:00
Representative European Commission – “Water stress across Europe: challenges for the industry”
10:00–10:45
Keynote 1
10:45–11:15
Break
11:15–12:00
Keynote 2: Industry leader – “The Future of Water-Intensive Industries: Overcoming Challenges in Availability and Quality”
12:00–12:30
Group photo
12:30–14:00
Lunch
Technical Sessions (parallel Session 1–3)
Time
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
14:00–15:30
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
15:30–16:00
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
16:00–17:30
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Technical Sessions
Keynote theme: Energy and Water
Time
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
9:00–10:30
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
10:30–11:00
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
11:00–12:30
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
12:30–14:00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
14:00–15:30
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
15:30–16:00
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
IWA Specialist Group “Treatment of Industrial Waters”
16:00–17:30
Open meeting of the IWA Specialist Group “Treatment of Industrial Waters”
17:30–19:30
Management Committee meeting of the IWA Specialist Group “Treatment of Industrial Waters”
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Technical Sessions
Keynote: Circularity
Session 1 focuses on industrial cases; Sessions 2 and 3 on technical presentations.
Time
Session 1 – Industrial cases
Session 2
Session 3
9:00–10:30
Industrial case presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
10:30–11:00
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
11:00–12:30
Industrial case presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
12:30–14:00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
14:00–15:30
Industrial case presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
15:30–16:00
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Auditorium
16:00–17:30
Keynote: Director of regional water authority
Panel discussion with YWPs
Drink / Pub-quiz
Panel discussion with YWPs
Drink / Pub-quiz
Thursday 2 July 2026
Technical Sessions
Keynote: Water for H2
Time
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
9:00–10:30
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
10:30–11:00
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
Break + Posters + Exhibition
11:00–12:30
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
Technical presentations
12:30–14:00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Company cases
Time
Food & beverage
Energy sector
Chemical sector
14:00–15:00
Company cases food and beverage
Company cases energy sector
Company cases chemical sector
Closing Session – Auditorium
15:00–15:30
Break
15:30–16:00
Awards: Best poster, Best presentation
16:00–16:30
Proposals for WIN2028 and/or Announcement WIN2028
16:30–17:00
Concluding remarks
Conference dinner – New Church
19:00–23:00
Conference dinner – New Church
Executive inspirational dinner address: European industry leader
Executive inspirational dinner address: European industry leader
Friday 3 July 2026
Technical Visits
Site 1
Industrial park
Site 2
Brewery
Site 3
Chemical industry