Are you working with start-ups or scale-ups in the water sector — and eager to strengthen your entrepreneurial support skills? Join the Water4All Train-the-Trainer Masterclasses this January and learn how to empower future water entrepreneurs across Europe.
Who is it for?
These masterclasses are designed for startup support professionals, especially those working in incubators, accelerators, clusters, or innovation hubs in the water sector. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your approach, you’ll gain valuable tools, contacts and insights.
Why join?
Across Europe, start-ups in the water sector face very different levels of support – depending on where they are.
The Water4All Train-the-Trainer programme helps to close this gap by equipping professionals like you with the latest tools, methods and real-world examples from leading incubators and accelerators.
During three interactive online sessions, you’ll:
- Learn to recognize what entrepreneurs need at each growth stage.
- Gain insight into proven methods from top programmes such as WaterCampus Business Challenge, Imagine H2O and WaterTechTours.
- Work hands-on with practical tools and cases to design effective support strategies for start-ups.
- Connect and exchange ideas with peers from across Europe.
All sessions will be recorded and made available on the Water4All platform.
Program
Each masterclass combines expert insights, best practices, and practical workshops – helping you turn knowledge into action.
Session 1 – Incubation: Problem/Solution Fit
📅 Tuesday, 13 January 2026 · 09:00 -11:15 CET
🎓 Partner: WaterAlliance & Founded in the North · Best practice: WaterCampus Business Challenge
Discover how to guide entrepreneurs in their earliest steps – from refining an idea to identifying real customer problems.
Session 2 – Acceleration I: Market/Solution Fit
📅 Tuesday, 20 January 2026 · 17:00 -19:15 CET
🎓 Partner: Global Water Intelligence
Learn how to help start-ups validate their markets, understand their customers, and scale effectively.
Session 3 – Acceleration II: Investor Readiness
📅 Tuesday, 27 January 2026 · 09:00 – 11:15 CET
🎓 Partner: Clean · Best practice: WaterTechTours
Explore how to prepare founders for investment and help them communicate their impact and growth potential.
When & where
Location: Online
Date: 13, 20 & 27 january 2026
Duration: app. 2 hours and 15 minutes per session
Language: English
Costs: Free
Over Water4All
The masterclasses are part of Water4All Pillar C -Task C2, which focuses on accelerating the uptake of research and innovation by the economic sectors. Together with partners such as Water Alliance, Clean and ImagineH2O we are working towards a stronger European ecosystem for water innovation.
Sign up for the Water4All Train the Trainer Masterclasses
The participation form is closed. If you still want to attend, you can send an e-mail to n.terpstra@wateralliance.nl to check if there’s an open spot.
Organiser of this event
- Roxane Yazdanpanah
- +31 (0)6 394 84718
- Projectmedewerker
- r.yazdanpanah@wateralliance.nl
