KWR & Friends @ IWA Copenhagen

During the World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen (11-15 September), KWR is traditionally present with an exhibition booth and a delegation of researchers and management team members.

With the motto ‘KWR & Friends’ at IWA 2022, we will emphasise our long-standing collaboration with Dutch and Flemish water companies. In 2023, we will even celebrate our 40th anniversary with them! Among our friends, we also count our partners from the Dutch, and international water sector, with whom KWR collaborates in Watershare and various other networks.

Meet our Early Careers

Our researchers are contributing to the conference at several sessions during the week. At KWR’s booth, our ‘early career’ researchers Janine de Wit, Lisa Andrews, Nienke Meekel, and Siddharth Seshan are present. They are happy to talk to you and join you during our side events and informal coffee breaks. The KWR side programme will focus on Digital Water, Circular Economy and Water Quality & Health. You can find the programme overview below.

Events at fixed times

The KWR side programme revolves around the themes of Digital Water, Circular Economy and Water Quality & Health. It has a fixed structure; daily events take place at fixed times: at 9.45, 10.00, 12.30, 15.00 and 17.00 hours. You can find the complete programme overview below.

Monday, 12 September

09:45-10:30	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Coffee break networking with experts
10:00-12:00	Side event, Ballroom 180 (Bella Sky Hotel) Circular Economy: Taking stock of waste(water) Discuss the value of and value in (waste)water with particular focus on creating systems solutions, symbiosis and value chains in the transition to a circular economy. Link to more information.
12:30-13:15	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Launch of the KWR Booth Opening of the KWR Booth. Join for a taste of what is to come and discuss with KWR colleagues and friends circular economy, digital water, water quality & health, and more. Special guests: Rob van Dongen (CEO Brabant Water) and Riksta Zwart (CEO Waterbedrijf Groningen)
15:00-15:45	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Intergenerational Dialogues: Circular Economy Informal networking and discussions on how circular economy will evolve in the coming years, and more.
17:00-18:30	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Happy Hour – NWP, KWR & Friends Celebrate Celebration with NWP, KWR colleagues and friends on the collective efforts we have made in the field of research. Special guest: Nienke Trooster, Ambassador Kingdom of the Netherlands in Denmark

Tuesday, 13 September

09:45-10:30	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Coffee break networking with experts
12:30-13:15	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 GWRC & KWR lunch event – Water Quality and Health: Wastewater Surveillance Panel dialogue on the need for collaboration in the field of water quality & health, with stories from panel members on topics such as sewage surveillance, and more. Jay Bhagwan, WRC South Africa; Dan Deere, Water Futures; Kate Medlicott, WHO; Joan Rose, Michigan State University; Stephanie Rinck-Pfeiffer, GWRC. Gertjan Medema & Nienke Meekel as facilitators
13:30-15:00	Workshop, Room B3a How to build integrative, regional strategies for responsible water reuse? Ruud Bartholomeus, Klaasjan Raat
13:30-15:00	Technical session, Room B3d Micropollutants as emerging contaminants of concern >> Presentation: Bioremediation of Rapid Sand Filters for Removal of Organic Micropollutants for Drinking Water Production Peer Timmers
15:00-15:45	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Intergenerational Dialogues: Water Quality and Health Informal networking and discussions on how issues around water quality & health will evolve in the coming years, and more.

Wednesday, 14 September

09:45-10:30	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Coffee break networking with experts
10:30-12:00	Workshop, Room B3d Digital Water: benefits and return on experience for the water sector. Dragan Savic, Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia, (Sid Seshan)
10:30-12:00	Workshop, Room B3g The Road Towards Climate And Energy Neutral Water Utilities Kees Roest
12:30-13:15	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Digital Water: Rapid Fire Question Contest! Rapid fire question gameshow with panel members competing to answer questions on the topic of digital water. Pieter Jan Haest, Innovation Project Manager, De Watergroep; Aitor Corchero Rodriguez, Senior Researcher, Eurecat; Riksta Zwart, CEO of Groningen Water Utility; Irina Pulyakhina, Data Scientist, RHDHV; Siddharth Seshan & Ina Vertommen as facilitators
13:30-15:00	Workshop, Room B4a Health Risk Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Water Systems Gertjan Medema
15:00-15:45	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Intergenerational Dialogues: Digital Water Informal networking and discussions on how digitalization of the water sector will evolve in the coming years, and more.
15:45-17:15	Technical session, Room B4c Fostering innovation and partnerships at utility level >> Presentation: Effect-based Monitoring in Global Water Safety Planning Stefan Kools
17:00-18:30	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Watershare network drinks Informal networking and discussion on circular economy, digital water, water quality & health, and inspired by key message from the Intergenerational Dialogues.

Thursday, 15 September

09:00-09:45	Keynote, Room A1 Wastewater Gone Viral: Pandemic Signals From the Sewers. Gertjan Medema
09:45-10:30	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Coffee break networking with experts.
10:30-12:00	Workshop, Room B3c Microplastics from a water perspective. Stefan Kools
12:30-13:15	KWR Booth, Booth No. C2-331 Lunchbreak networking with experts.

Agenda