WEX Global 2025

WEX Global is a hub for catalytic communities dedicated to initiating positive change, driving innovation, and transforming sustainable water management to deliver a water positive future in water sheds around the world.

Join us at WEX Global 2025
This year’s summit will be held in the historic city of Valencia

WEX Global occupies a unique place in the water conference calendar. Business discussions and connections lie at the heart of WEX, along with the principle of ‘exchange’; the exchange of ideas, philosophies, business opportunities and methodologies to build the strong networks that will meet the challenges of the circular economy in mitigating climate change, achieving net zero and turbo-charging digital transformation.

The conference for 2025 will take place in the beautiful and historic city Valencia. It is located on the Mediterranean coast and surrounded by beautiful mountains and orange groves. The city is abundant in cultural and historic heritage, and is known for its celebratory spirit. Sites and experiences on offer include:

• City Of Arts and Sciences Monuments
• The Cathedral, Miguelete and Holy Grail
• La Lonja (The Silk Exchange) a Unesco World Heritage site
• Barrio del Carmen
• Central Market
• Albufera Natural Park
• Valencia Aquarium Oceanografic
• Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari y San Pedro Mártir de Valencia
• Turia Garden Valencia
• Marqués de Dos Aguas Palace

Can a Digitally Enabled Circular Economy Deliver a Water Positive Future for Healthy Water Sheds Across the Globe?

Water, Energy & Climate Change
Integrated Solutions to Build a Water Positive Future

Extreme climatic events are here to stay. Their devastating and destructive impacts are seen in every sphere of human activity and in all areas of the natural world.

Water scarcity is at the heart of the problem and there is a growing realisation amongst all stakeholders of the need to build a water positive future. The path ahead will require a collaborative transformation in our approach to the management of water resources and their co-dependent eco-systems, whilst also meeting stringent net zero targets.

A holistic approach to the rapid roll out of digital technology and AI to enable circular solutions such as water reuse, energy recovery and the ability to create value from waste, are the building blocks of achieving a sustainable future for all life on earth.

Monday, February 10th

• 10.30am – 2pm Technical/Site visits
• 3pm – 5pm Pre-conference forum: TBA
• 5pm – 7.30pm Pre-scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings begin
• 7.45pm Welcome reception at the WEX Global Hotel

Tuesday, February 11th

• One-to-One business meetings start at 8am
• Conference begins at 9.15am with the opening keynote at 9.30am
• Exchange Lunch – hosted two hour working lunch spent in round table discussion on a subject of your choice
• Conference sessions and business meetings throughout the day until 7pm
• The Gala dinner and award ceremony is at 8pm

Wednesday, February 12th

• Business meetings begin at 8.30am
• WEX Global Roundtable Utility Session 9.15am
• Conference and Business meetings continue throughout the day
• 2.30pm Networking lunch
• Events closes 4.30pm approximately

• Protecting the Planet: Harnessing Technology and Building Collaboration to Transform Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)
• The Leaders Forum – ‘Resilient Watersheds: Strategies for a Sustainable Future’
• Water Intelligence: Leveraging Digital Tools for Optimal Resource Management
• The Future of Water: Digital Solutions for Energy Efficiency
• Next-Gen Urban Management: Enhancing Water and Energy Efficiency with NB-IoT
• The Power of Partnerships: Unlocking Potential for Sustainable Development
• Climate Finance and Impact Investing: New Frontiers in Development Funding
• Sustainable Urban Water Management: A Pathway to Water Abundance
• Sustainable Solutions: Water Reuse and Non-Traditional Resources for a Water Positive World
• Building Healthy Watersheds: Nature-based Solutions in Regenerating Natural Catchments
• Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Technologies & Healthy Watersheds
• Optimizing Water use in Agricultural Production Systems
• From Biomass to Blue Gold: The Role of Bio-Refineries in Creating Water Abundance
• Innovative Approaches to Water Sustainability: The Role of Water Credits and Offsets
• The WEX Global Utilities Round Tables
• The WEX Global Innovation Forum
• The WEX Global Partnerships for Progress Round Tables

Meet-4-Business at WEX Global
The relaxed but business focused atmosphere at WEX Global offers the perfect environment to grow your international network. A busy timetable of both formal and informal networking events will present you with an array of opportunities to meet everyone that is important to you. However, just in case you should miss anyone, our staff will be there to introduce you to anyone you wish to meet. All you need to do is ask them.

Introducing new and innovative start-ups into the real world of business

This Forum is specifically designed to introduce new and innovative start-up companies to major organisations in the water and energy sectors. The special Innovation Forum package includes the following:

• Presentation in the Innovation Forum
• Delegate accommodation and full hospitality on 10th-12th February
• Company profile & product details online & in the official catalogue
• Prescheduled personal agenda devised in advance of WEX in consultation with our scheduling team.
• 8x 30 minute peer-to-peer Exchange meetings
• Direct delegate contact information
• Networking lunches and dinners
• Conference and Workshop participation
• Airport/Hotel Transfers