Jean Luc Bertrand-Krajewski has been a member of the IWA for over 25 years. He credits the organisation for his development in academia. He describes his journey in this interview.
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Danish Minister for Environment, Lea Wermelin, welcomes you to Denmark! The 2021 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is focusing on Water for Smart Liveable Cities. During the Congress water professionals from all around the world will highlight the challenges in the water sector, and work together to create innovative solutions. All of this will take place in the picturesque city of Copenhagen, where climate adaptation and an appealing urban landscape meet. #WorldWaterCongress
Join us in Copenhagen from 9 – 14 May 2021. Register here: https://worldwatercongress.org/register/

Adam Lovell started his career in the water sector over 20 years ago as a Chemist at Anglian Water and is now the Executive Director of the Water Service Association of Australia.
Adam believes that the IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities are the binding agent in the global water sector to discuss how to transform all cities into Liveable metropolises for the future.

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Fionn is a project engineer focused on smart water systems and a member of the Institute of Water in the UK. At Anglian Water Services, he serves on the Future Leaders board.
During the video, Fionn gives a snapshot of his journey so far in the water sector and the benefits it has afforded him.

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Chataigne Djuma is a Young water Professional who joined IWA in 2017. She is currently the Secretary of the YWP Chapter in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chataigne is completing her Bacherlor’s Degree in Agriculture at Kenyatta University in Nairobi , Kenya.

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Zoran Kapelan is the Chair of Urban Water Infrastructure at the Delft University of Technology. He has 20 years of research relating to Digital Water. In this interview, Zoran tackles a few questions about the new and exciting technologies in the digital arena, the barriers that may hinder their implementation, and the work being done at University level to prepare the future generation to take up the reins.
Hear what he has to say!

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Open Source refers to software that is free to use for the public. It allows for the quick implementation/adoption of new technologies as well as encourages collaboration.

Listen as Branko Kerkez, Associate Professor, University of Michigan and part of the IWA Digital Water Programme.

The digital transformation presents new business opportunities for the water sector. Listen as Rik Thijssen, Manager of Business Development at Vitens, gives his thoughts on them as well as the ways in which digitalisation can help overcome challenges in the organisation.

For more information about the IWA Digital Water Programme, visit here: https://iwa-network.org/programs/digital-water/

For more information about the IWA Digital Water Summit, visit here: https://digitalwatersummit.org/

One of the biggest concerns about the digital water transformation is privacy. How can utilities ensure that the customers data remains confidential? Who protects it from being stolen or used for the unethical gain? Professor Vladan Babovic, believes it’s the duty of the IWA Digital Water Programme to highlight the right technology in the right context. Do you agree?

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For more information about the IWA Digital Water Summit, visit here: https://digitalwatersummit.org/

The Marselisborg Wastewater Treatment Plant is not the typical WWTP you expect. It’s an old facility that cleans the wastewater generated by about 200, 000 people. But the plant is a climate marvel: it receives no sources of external carbon and neither is it powered by renewable energy. Yet, this plant produces twice the amount of energy needed to clean its influent. How? It has been digitally transformed for energy efficiency and climate neutrality; two goals it has certainly achieved.

Read more about the Maselisborg WWTP here: https://iwa-network.org/how-can-more-water-treatment-cut-co2-emissions/