Meet our expert speakers for the 2026 conference

Dr. Maria José Farré
Dr. Maria José Farré
Head of Organic Chemistry Department
Aigües de Barcelona
Miquel Paraira Faus
Miquel Paraira Faus
Water Quality Director & Laboratory Manager
Aigües de Barcelona
Regina Gnirss
Regina Gnirss
Head of the Research & Development Department
Berliner Wasserbetriebe
Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen
Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen
Professor
DTU Sustain
Marcus Rink
Marcus Rink
Chief Inspector
DWI
Nikoletta Xanthopoulou
Nikoletta Xanthopoulou
Sr Analytical Chemist, Analytical Laboratories Manager
EYATH - Thessaloniki Water Supply & Sewerage Company
Luigi Santaniello
Luigi Santaniello
Head of the Third-Party Design and Implementation Office
Gruppo CAP
Sanne Brekelmans
Sanne Brekelmans
Senior Advisor for Chemical Water Quality
Het Waterlaboratorium
Ben Tam
Ben Tam
CEO
Isle Group, UK
Jeanette Sheldon
Jeanette Sheldon
Head of Water Quality
Jersey Water
Stefan Kools
Stefan Kools
Researcher and Team Leader
KWR
Ida Holm Olesen
Ida Holm Olesen
Chief Consultant – Water Plan & Project and Head of Secretariat
Novafos and InSa-Drikkevand
Hassan Alradhawi
Hassan Alradhawi
PhD researcher in Chemical Engineering
Queen Mary University of London
Pete Vale
Pete Vale
Carbon & Circular Economy Architect
Severn Trent Water
Mathias Ernst
Mathias Ernst
Head of DVGW-TUHH & Institute Water Resources and Water Supply, Full Prof.
TU Hamburg, Germany
Merijn Schriks
Merijn Schriks
Specialist Drinking Water Quality
Vitens
Eric Chauveheid
Eric Chauveheid
Water Quality Manager
Vivaqua
John Fawell
John Fawell
Visiting Professor, Cranfield University
WHO Expert Group on the Drinking Water Guidelines