Water Knowledge Europe

Water Knowledge Europe
2022

18-19 October 2022

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What is Water Knowledge Europe?

Water Knowledge Europe is the specialized brokerage event of Water Europe (WE) that allows you to network, to exchange knowledge and experiences, and to collaborate with key actors from across the water value chain. Combining expertise and brainpower, Water Knowledge Europe features a range of EU officials and experts who present the European Funding Calls, sharing their insights with you and providing guidance for the successful preparation of project consortia.

This facilitates the setup of project consortia and the development of new project ideas at an international level. Participants have the opportunity to present their project ideas and discuss about them with potential partners in face-to-face meetings.

Why should you join us?

♦ Gain insights and guidance for the successful preparation of project consortia, coming from a wide range of EU officials and experts;
♦ Bring new technologies and ideas to light by getting to see what major innovative solutions the leading actors of the water sector are putting forward
♦ Learn the latest trends and getting inspiration for leading-edge technologies;
♦ Seize the opportunity to pick the right partner for building project consortiums through face-to-face B2B meetings.

Previous Editions of Water Knowledge Europe

Water Knowledge Europe 2021

Water Knowledge Europe 2020

Main Agenda

About WKE2022

Water Knowledge Europe 2022 will help you to build your consortium for your project proposal and help you navigate through the new Work Programmes 2023-2024 of Horizon Europe. Water Europe has identified 120 water-related calls in the HEU Work programme 2023-2024 and speakers from the European Commission will offer you in-depth explanation.

WKE2022 will feature a range of EU officials and key actors from across the water value chain who will share their insights with you and provide invaluable intelligence for your win-win projects consortium. Please note that the main event will take place in-person, in BluePoint Brussels, Bd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030.

🔔 Registrations for the WKE2022 plenary session close on Wednesday, 12th of October at 6 pm.

Tuesday 18 October

🕐 13:15 – 14:15 📝Registration and lunch

🕑 14:15 – 15:20 📢 Welcome and introduction

Durk Krol
Water Europe Executive Director

🕑 14:20 – 14:40 📌 Horizon Europe Cluster 6 – Opportunities for the water sector

Panagiotis Balabanis
DG RTD, Head of Sector, Water Unit

🕒 14:40 – 14:55 📌 Horizon Europe Missions – Opportunities for the water sector: Restore our Oceans and Waters and Adaptation to Climate Change Missions

Ivan Konaktchiev
Head of Sector, HE Climate

🕒 14:55 – 15:10 📌 Horizon Europe Pillar 3: The European Innovation Council for breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovators to scale up internationally and become market leaders

Francesco Matteucci
EISMEA.D.02

Antonio Pantaleo
EISMEA.D.02

🕒 15:10 – 15:25 🎯 How to develop a successful project consortia

Evdokia Achilleos
Head of Sector, REA, Green Europe Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment Project Management

🕓 15:25 – 15:35 💡 WATER4ALL (EU co-funded partnership): the new calls for proposals

Ariane Blum
Partnership Coordinator (ANR)

🕓15:35 – 16:05 ☕ Networking coffee

🕔 16:05 – 16:15 💡 PROCESS4PARTNERSHIP (EU co-programmed partnerships): the new calls for proposals in Horizon Europe Cluster 4

Ludo Diels
VITO, A.SPIRE APG Chair

🕔 16:30 – 16:50 📢 Project ideas presentation

🕕 16:50 – 17:45 👫 Workshop: The integration of the gender dimension into R&I: Horizon Europe guidance, requirements and eligibility criteria for project proposals

Luisa Prista
WE Advisor to the Board

Giulio Pattanaro
Green Europe – Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment – Project Management

Ana Kalin
Forum for Equitable development

Tullia Gallina Toschi
Dept. of Agricultural and Food Sciences at Università di Bologna

🕕 17:45 – 19:15 👏 Conclusions and Open B2B Meetings & Networking Cocktail

Durk Krol
Water Europe Executive Director

🕖 19:30 – 22:30 🥘 WKE2022 Dinner

Side Events

WKE2022 Side Events

On Wednesday, 19 October, Water Europe is organising three side events in different formats: online, hybrid and in-person. The events are free of charge. If you wish to attend one, or all of them, you can reserve your place through the official registration link.

🔔 Registrations for the WKE2022 side events close on Monday, 17th of October at 6 pm.

Wednesday, 19 October

🕘 8:30 – 9:00 ☕ Welcome coffee

🕘 9:00 – 13:00 📢 Water Projects Europe 2022: The EU Digital Transition for the water sector in the EU Green future – the ICT4WATER Action Plan (Hybrid event)

This event is part of Water Project Europe (WPE), a series of Water Europe events designed to learn from and build on the experience of innovative projects and initiatives working on converging topics. The workshop focus is to promote the digitalisation of the water sector, discuss water policies and business models and optimise inclusive stakeholders’ engagement in the water digital uprise for a Water-Smart Society. Check the full agenda to find out more info. Please note that the event’s format is hybrid, it will take place in BluePoint Brussels, room Darwin and it will be also available online.

Dragan Savić
Chief Executive Officer at KWR Water Research Institute

Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia
Director Watershare of KWR Water Research Institute

🕑 13:00 – 14:00 🥘 Lunch break

🕒 14:00 – 17:30 📌 Drinking Water Directive, transposition and beyond (in-person event)

Co-organized by AquaEuropa and Water Europe, the event aims to explore the topics related to the transposition of the Drinking Water Directive into the national laws and regulations of individual countries. Policymakers and stakeholders gather to explore challenges and technological solutions to help the emergence of a coherent regulatory framework supportive of the water-public health.

The event will take place in Brussels, at BluePoint Centre, Darwin room. You can check the full agenda here.

Claudia Topalli
IDEXX

Maria Luisa Ricci
Senior researcher at ISS – Istituto Superiore di Sanita’

Paul Van der Wielen
Principal Microbiologist at KWR Water Research Institute

Cristian Carboni
Market Development Manager innovative disinfection system at Industrie De Nora

Christian Schauer
Director, Center of Excellence Water at Viega

Bert Leemans
Policy Officer, Unit C.2 – Marine Environment & Clean Water Services

Philippe Hartemann
Professor of public health at University of Nancy

Florence Poty
Veolia

🕒 16:00 – 17:30 📌 Governance and finance solutions to tackle water scarcity (online event)

The Group of experts will discuss issues related to the use of governance and finance solutions to tackle water scarcity in the southern European context with a series of short presentations on illegal water use and ways to tackle it, full cost recovery and capping of water rights , followed by a panel discussion with distinguished guests.

Enrique Mesa Perez
University Loyola, EIT Water Scarcity Body of Knowledge expert

Eva Enyedi
Lead of EIT Water Scarcity Body of Knowledge expert group

Stella Tsani
University of Ioannina, EIT Water Scarcity Body of Knowledge expert

Guido Schmidt
Fresh Thoughts Consulting, EIT Water Scarcity Body of Knowledge expert

WGs Meetings

Water Europe Working Groups Meeting at WKE2022

After years of online meetings, Water Knowledge Europe 2022 will hold the next Working Groups meetings in person, on the 18^th of October, at BluePoint Brussels, to offer leaders and co-leaders the opportunity to interact, share updates and enjoy networking moments in Brussels.

Contact

Organizers

If you need more information regarding the event’s registration process or payment settings, please contact Ms. Anca Popa, Community & Events Manager.