Programme

08:00 – 14:00 – Registration

09:00 – 11:00 – Assembly

10:00 – 13:00 – Technical Tours

14:00 – 15:30 – Sponsor Lunch

15:30 – 16:00 – Welcome Ceremony

16:00 – 16:30 – Keynote – Wim Audenaert, AM-Team, Belgium, Title TBC 

Introduced by: Harsha Ratnaweera, NMBU, Norway 

16:30 – 17:00 – Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:30 – Technical Presentations’ Session 1 

Moderator: Harsha Ratnaweera, NMBU, Norway 

• Joan Pere Avariento Vicent, FACSA, Spain – IT Road Map Strategies to create a Spatial Digital Twin 
• Grace Kuria, NYEWASCO, Kenya – Smart Metering Technology in DMA (District Metering Area) Management 
• Cristina Fernández, Aganova SL, Spain – Connecting with transport pipelines: Pathways for digitalization  
• Bruce Johnson, Jacobs, UK – Applications of Digital Twins in Practice:  Full Scale Pilot Results 

18:30 – 20:30 – Welcome Reception – Sponsored by AQUALIA 

08:00 – 09:00 – Registration

09:00 – 09:30 – Keynote

09:30 – 10:45 – Technical Presentations’ Session 2 

Moderator: Cathy Xiaojun Liu, Kemira, Germany 

• Friso Postma, Vitens, The Netherlands – The Vitens digital twin distribution: from idea to reality in an agile way 
• Berry Drijsen, Xylem, France – How utilities in different digital maturity stages significantly improved network management 
• Nico Caradot, KWB & Regina Gnirss, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Germany – SEMAplus modelling: efficient rehabilitation planning and maintaining the value of the urban water infrastructure 

10:45 – 11:45 – Coffee Break & InnoHub presentations

• Lucas León, INLOC Robotics, Spain – SEWDEF®-AI: Maximizing the value of sewer CCTV inspections for Cost-Effective Maintenance
• Yuliya Panchy, Hovering Solutions, Spain – Autonomous aerial robots for pipelines comprehensive interior inspections

11:45 – 12:45 – Interactive Session

Moderator: Piers Clark, Isle Group Ltd, UK

12:45 – 14:00 – Technical Presentations’ Session 3 

Moderator: Piers Clark, Isle Group Ltd, UK 

• Cristina Diez Santos, Open Hydro, Spain – Unlocking Water’s Hidden Value: Leveraging Reservoir Emissions Data for Competitive Advantage and Net Zero Success 
• Robert Stevens, Proteus Instruments, UK – Title TBC 
• Manuel Menendez, MITECO, Spain – Lessons from the first phase of Spain’s water cycle digitalization project 

14:00 – 14:45 – Lunch

14:45 – 15:45 – InnoHub Presentations

15:45 – 16:15 – Keynote

16:15 – 17:15 – Live Demonstrations’ Session 1

Moderator: Oliver Grievson, Atkins, UK 

Presenters:

• Nikhilesh Kumar, Vassar Labs, India – Leveraging Digital Water Management with aquaWISE 
• Raul Navas, BuntPlanet, Spain – Innovation and Usability in Water Digitalisation: SiWA LeakPlus in Action 

Panelists:

• Joana Costa, EPAL, Portugal

17:15 – 18:15 – 1-to-1 Networking Session

18:15 –  until late – Pintxo Challenge

08:00 – 09:00 – Registration

09:00 – 09:30 – Keynote – Jorge Helmbrecht, Idrica, Spain – Digital sustainability: looking into the future 

Introduced by: Janelcy Alferes Castano, VITO, Belgium 

09:30 – 10:45 –  Technical Presentations’ Session 4 

Moderator: Janelcy Alferes Castano, VITO, Belgium 

• Diego Naranjo Roldan, Aqualia, Spain – Operational Center, sensorics and Artificial Intelligence in the Water cycle-aWA (Aqualia wáter analytics) 
• Francesco Giuseppe Ladisa, Flowserve, Spain – Pioneering a Sustainable Future: Embracing Digital Predictive Technology in the Water Industry 

10:45 – 11:45 – Coffee Break and InnoHub Presentations 

• Ulrik Højbjerre, Grundfos, Denmark – Grundfos – a Digital partner 
• Victor Ollivier, Purecontrol, France – Title TBC

11:45 – 12:45 – Live Demonstrations’ Session 2 

Moderator: Oliver Grievson, Atkins, UK 

Presenters:

• Joan Carles Guardiola, Idrica, Spain – Title TBC 
• Sergio T. Coelho, Baseform, Portugal – Title TBC 

Panelists:

• Wim Audenaert, AM-Team, Belgium 
• Eva Martinez Diaz, Isle Utilities, Spain 

12:45 – 14:00 – Technical Presentations’ Session 5 

Moderator: Eva Martinez Diaz, Isle Utilities, Spain 

• Lucas León, INLOC Robotics & Antonio Lastra de La Rubia, Canal de Isabel II, Spain – SEWDEF® – a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) platform for inspection management, CCTV video analysis, and automatic report generation for sewer condition assessment 
• Guy Lecurieux Lafayette, Greencityzen, France – Data-driven operation of water networks – Feedback from the deployment of 5,000 sensors in Marseille’s wastewater and stormwater networks 
• Frank Kizito, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda – GIS technologies for enhanced water utility operations in Kampala, Uganda 

14:00 – 14:45 – Lunch

14:45 – 15:45 – InnoHub Presentations

15:45 – 16:15 – Keynote

16:15 – 17:15 – Interactive Session

17:15 – 18:15 – Closing Ceremony

20:00 – 00:00 – Gala Dinner sponsored by Acciona