• An update on how much we know about PFAS impacts on the human body
• To what extent toxicology should guide UK regulations?
• Comparing impacts of various micropollutants on the human body - are we prioritising the right ones?

• Insight into the latest DWI guidelines and sector's next steps
• Managing competing priorities between PFAS, microplastics, pesticides, lead, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals and more
• Understanding changes to regulatory and financial strategy
• Managing public health risk around viruses and antimicrobial resistance

• How can we balance cost, carbon and customer expectations?
• What more can be done to improve strategic planning processes to manage regulatory pressure and compliance timelines?
• How can we better collaborate amongst water companies, regulators, solution providers and upstream stakeholders?

• An overview of Puragen's award-winning technology for the abatement and destruction of PFAS

• Insight into the investigations in 2025 and 2026 on PFAS treatment and removal using liquid powdered activated carbon 

• Exploring the research into the impacts of water treatment works waste 

• Applying Ozone pre‑treatment to SiC Ceramic Membrane filtration for improved performance and filtrate quality 
• Increasing overall flux rate and recovery whilst reducing irreversible fouling, enabling longer filtration cycles and more effective chemical cleaning 
• Integrating ozone–SiC processes to demonstrate potential to meet tightening drinking water standards  

Introducing our new "Dragons' Den" quickfire solutions session. Hear from our best-in-class partners who will deliver a 90-second pitch, designed to help you identify the latest treatment innovations.?

Pitches will help to create discussion towards tackling sector questions including:

• How can we design flexibility into treatment for unknown future contaminants?
• Which solutions are scalable?
• How can we increase treatment efficiency while prioritising the environment?

• Exploring a stable, long-lasting and effective way of the control of disinfection process.
• Reducing disinfection byproducts (DBPs) through monochloramine monitoring

• Exploring key takeaways from Bourton-on-the-Water's lead incident
• Exclusive insight into the working group on lead

A fast-paced discussion format designed to spark ideas and fresh perspectives to tackle contaminants in water supplies. Choose a table to begin and spend 10 minutes discussing the topic with your group, creating 40 minutes of dynamic brainstorming and cross-pollination of ideas across the room, with the opportunity to carry on conversations over the break. Maximise your discussion time to ensure we're equipped as a sector to tackle a range of contaminants at scale, in budget, and while protecting the environment.

Themes and questions:

Regulatory & Policy

• How can regulation better balance precaution, proportionality and pace when responding to PFAS and other emerging contaminants, while giving the sector confidence to act ahead of formal limits?

Source Control & Catchment

• Where are the biggest opportunities to prevent contaminants entering the water cycle in the first place, and how can responsibility be shared across polluters, industry, regulators and water companies?

Science & Monitoring

• What do we still not know about PFAS mixtures, co-contaminants and long-term impacts, and how should uncertainty be handled in monitoring strategies and investment decisions?

Treatment

• Which treatment and asset strategies are most promising for addressing emerging contaminants at scale, and how can solutions remain flexible as standards and science evolve?

Put yourself in another role's shoes in this role-play style session, designed to strengthen collaboration across the entire drinking water value chain - from source protection and catchment management, through to treatment, regulation and customer communication. The session aims to build shared understanding of the pressures, constraints and opportunities faced by different actors when tackling PFAS and other emerging contaminants.

Conversation points include:

• In your newly assigned role, what would be the most effective first action to reduce the risk of emerging contaminants entering drinking water supplies? E.g. at source, during treatment, through regulation, through monitoring
• How would you work with upstream and downstream partners, as well as out of sector partners (agriculture, pharmaceuticals etc.) to share data and other insight?
• What would successful collaboration across these four roles look like by the end of AMP8, and how would you demonstrate progress to customers and stakeholders?

• Enabling local authorities to collaborate with water companies and problem share to best benefit public health
• Investigating historic pollution sources

Join us for a relaxed drinks reception following the first day of the conference. This is a great opportunity to unwind, network with fellow attendees, and continue the day's conversations over refreshments.