ISLE presents VIVALDI at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2024

At the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2024, our partner Isle Utilities led an impactful workshop on “Boosting the Adoption of Innovation in the Water Sector,” co-chaired by Blanca Antizar and Elvira Serra, PhD. The session focused on advancing a circular economy in water management and was enriched by a distinguished panel and highly engaging roundtable discussions.

Our colleague Juan Antonio Baeza from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, joined the panel to introduce the VIVALDI project! He highlighted the power of partnerships between universities, industry, investors, and policymakers to drive water start-up growth and innovation. Collaborative projects like VIVALDI are critical in transferring knowledge, raising technology readiness levels, and using the EVT (Evaluation and Verification Testing) process to validate the superiority of emerging technologies over existing solutions.

The WWCE2024 was the perfect background for such discussion. The dynamic hub gathered stakeholders across and beyond the traditional water sector. From urban water services to experts in agriculture, industry, architecture, soil, hydrology, ICT, finance, and social science, it's a unique platform for multidisciplinary exchange to advance water innovation and sustainability.