Wetsus Congress

Annually the Wetsus Congress gathers keynote speakers from government, industry and science to share knowledge on the latest water technology. The theme of this years edition is “ Environmental resilience to novel entities.” More information to

You can find the programme here together with the registration form. In plenary sessions on Monday October 9, the theme Environmental resilience to novel entities will be addressed from an international context and from the sustainable innovation perspective. Tuesday October 10 is all about science. The 12 parallel sessions are based on Wetsus’ scientific program.

Keynotes Wetsus Congress

• Veronica Manfredi, LLM, Director Zero Pollution, DG Environment, European Commission
• drs. Erwin Nijsse, Director-General for Business and Innovation at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
• Nienke Homan, CEO Impact Hydrogen
• prof.dr.ir. Walter van der Meer, CEO Oasen NV/prof. University of Twente
• Gerrit Veenendaal, director NieuWater
• ir. Carla Frijters, development Manager Flocculent sludge systems Paques BV
• dr.ir. Mateo Mayer, director & co-founder Aqa.earth
• dr.ir. Geert Kessel, Plant Pathologist, Wageningen University and Research,
• ir. Pieter Hack, entrepreneur, chairman of the board Pure Water Group and REDstack.
• prof. Christoph Salzmann, University College London
• dr. Caroline Moermond, RIVM

Parallel sessions Wetsus Congress

• Lake restoration: why and how
• The road to Circular sewage treatment in 2050
• Monitoring and prevention of Emerging Chemicals in waste and drinking water
• Managed aquifer recharge for drought resilience
• Ice insights, a closer look into ice
• Sustainable water management: the challenge of emerging substances
• Lake restoration: why and how: an interactive round table discussion
• Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS): the ubiquitous, multifunctional microbial biopolymer
• Treatment of emerging pollutants in wastewater and drinking water sources
• Advanced membranes for effective water treatment
• Natural Water Production
• From nano plastics to inks, understanding possible contaminants from plastic recycling

Like during our previous Congresses, we will organize an exhibition/demonstration floor. Lunches and other networking moments are all held at the exhibition floor, so plenty of exposure is guaranteed. Interested in a spot? Please send an e-mail to Roely Watzema, without any obligation..