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?