09:00 – 11:30 | Sektor-Roundtable mit der Weltbankgruppe| 📋 Hall B2, Conference Room B21

09:30 – 09:45 | Delegation Visit Oman| 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

10:00 – 11:00 | Official Opening Ceremony IFAT Munich 2026 |Jessika Roswall (EU-Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy), Carsten Schneider (Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety), Thorsten Glauber (Bavarian State Minister of the Environment and Consumer Protection) and Stefan Rummel (Messe München) | 💧 IFAT Blue Stage (B2.215)

11:00 – 11:15 | Political Reception |Carsten Schneider (Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety) and Jessika Roswall (EU-Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy) | 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

11:30 – 12:00 | Launch of the Virtual Index of Members | 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

13:00 – 13:30 | CIPP QA for Gravity and Pressure Sewers | Ashwini Ausekar and Dieter Homann (IKT – Institute for Underground Infrastructure) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

13:30 – 14:20 | Wastewater Directive in Difficult Times – Ambitions, Cost and European Resilience | 💧 IFAT Blue Stage (B2.215) 

13:40 – 14:30 | Why Are Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Recycling Still Not Standard in 2026 – and What Must Change? | Stefan Prakesch, Vera Massie, Sebastiana Roccuzzo and Philipp Alber (ARIS GmbH) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

14:40 – 15:25 | Delegation Visit China| 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

15:30 – 18:00 | Twin Talks Munich at IFAT sponsored by Bentley | 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

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09:00 – 09:30 | Export Initiative Environmental Protection (EXI) – How Does “Team Germany” Support the Export of Your Green Tech Products and Services? | ZUG gGmbH and DIHK Service GmbH Chambers for GreenTech | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

09:30 – 10:00 | Delegation Visit Wallonia | 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

10:10 – 10:40 | Beyond Filtration: Actual Decomposition of Anthropogenic Pollutants (PFAS, Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals) by Plasma Methods | Prof. Jürgen Kolb (Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

10:50 – 11:20 | Future Urban Sewer Infrastructure – Vacuum Sewer Systems to Move and Manage Wastewater | Junija Brandt (Roediger Vacuum) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

11:30 – 12:00 | Operation of Wet Infrastructure of New Capital Cairo in Egypt by Deutsche Wasser | Dr. Michael Beckereit and Christophe Hug (DWI (Tilia)) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

12:30 – 13:30 | Achieving Water Security in Africa: Bridging Science, Policy, and Industry | 💧 IFAT Blue Stage (B2.215)

12:30 – 13:50 | German-Egyptian Water Innovation: Strengthening Policy, Academia, and Practice | Prof. Lars Ribbe (TH Köln), Vice President (Mansoura University / Ain Shams University), Representative of the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation, GWP Representative and Representative Industry | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

13:50 – 14:20 | Industrial Wastewater Treatment Today: Case Examples from Purification to Reuse and Resource Re-covery | Caroline Albers and Belén Rodriguez (DAS EE) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

14:00 – 16:00 | From Projects to Partnerships: Opportunities in IKI-Funded Water Infrastructure Projects in Ukraine| 📋 Hall B2, Conference Room B22

14:30 – 14:45 | Delegation Visit BMFTR| 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

15:00 – 15:50 | WASA Water Security in Africa – Project Presentations | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

16:00 – 18:00 | Get-together | Sponsored by DEHOUST

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09:00 – 09:30 | From Emergency Kits to Sustainable Water Monitoring: Lessons from Mobile, Off-Grid Water Laboratories in Africa | Adrian Letzner (Letztest) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

10:20 – 11:10 | GWP Regional Section Africa – Innovative Solutions for Waterscarce Projects in Africa | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

11:20 – 11:50 | Why Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Resilience Succeed or Fail: Lessons from African Cities | Katharina Rochell (TH OWL) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

13:00 – 13:30 | Risk Management for Sewer Networks | Rafael Sosa Solano and Yongxiang Qiao (IKT – Institute for Underground Infrastructure) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

14:00 – 14:30 | Monitoring Your Water Network Efficiently | Christian Schepers (Hermann Sewerin GmbH) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

14:30 – 15:20 | Strengthening Water and Wastewater Services Worldwide – Opportunities Through International Water Operator Partnerships | Moderation: Boris Greifeneder (GWP) | 💧 IFAT Blue Stage (B2.215)

14:30 – 15:20 |  Water for Hydrogen – Global Projects and Perspectives on Water Treatment | ⚛️ IFAT Hydrogen Stage (A4.117)

14:30 – 15:00 | Export Initiative Environmental Protection (EXI) – How Does “Team Germany” Support the Export of Your Green Tech Products and Services? | ZUG gGmbH and DIHK Service GmbH Chambers for GreenTech | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

15:00 – 15:15 | Delegation Visit UN | 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

15:20 – 15:50 | Avoiding Methane Emissions and Reducing Precipitant Use – A Sustainable Approach for Wastewater Treatment Plants | Rike Pfeufer (ELIQUO Water Groupe (SKion Water)) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

16:00 – 17:00 | Get-together | Supported by KfW | 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

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09:00 – 09:30 | One Hour to the Leak: How AI Transforms Water Network Operations | Jonas Porzelt (Diehl Metering GmbH) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

10:15 – 10:45 | Delegation Visit Vietnam | 🌍 GWP Joint Booth (B2.227)

10:50 – 11:20 | Optimizing Water Treatment Yield: Sand Filters Retrofits and Direct Backwash Recovery Using SiC UF | Tobias Christensen (Membranes Cembrane A/S (SKion Water)) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

11:30 – 12:00 | Umweltpolitik und Bewässerung | Parssa Razavi (Irriport) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

13:00 – 13:50 | Systems-of-Systems Optimization: Integrated Water Management as a Key to Breaking Down Operational Silos | Sebastian Guckelberger (SIEMENS AG) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

14:00 – 14:50 | Von Datensilos zur integrierten Infrastrukturplanung für nachhaltige kommunale Investitionen | KWB | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

15:00 – 15:50 | Advancing the Energy-Water Nexus: Real-World Optimization for Efficiency and Decarbonization | Sebastian Guckelberger (SIEMENS AG) | 📢 GWP Speakers Corner (B2.227)

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