Prof Sharon Velasquez-Orta, who leads EBNet’s Bioelectrochemical Systems WG, attended the 2026 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition held in Glasgow last month, and has provided feedback for EBNet members. Her summary covers a wide range of events and activities, from keynote speeches to specialist group sessions. We’ll be picking up on some of these in more detail, including items on:
- Wastewater as a resource
- AI/ML
- Decentralised systems
- Nature-based solutions
- Cunliffe Report and A New vision for Water
- Water Innovation Fund
Between hearing presentations and co-Chairing the technical session on Bioelectrochemistry and Nanotechnology for Wastewater Treatment, she also managed to get round the exhibition, attend poster sessions and take part in Water Industry Forum and Women in Water events – to mention only a few of the highlights. You can read the full report HERE.
Many thanks to Prof Velasquez Orta for sharing this – and our warmest congratulations on her recent appointment as Professor of Sustainable Engineering!
