One Water General Assembly 2026
More than 110 participants joined us in Brussels on 17-18 september, coming together from across Europe and even as far as New Zealand to exchange ideas, share expertise and explore new opportunities for collaboration across the water sector.
With the One Water Alliance now bringing together 148 organisations from 30 countries, the General Assembly was an important moment to bring our community together, strengthen connections and look ahead at the opportunities that lie ahead.
A huge thank you to all the exceptional speakers who joined us:
Andreea Strachinescu (European Commission - DG MARE – Head of Unit - Maritime Innovation, Marine Knowledge and Investment).
Antongiulio Marin (European Commission - DG GROW - Head of Unit - InvestEU implementation).
Joachim Maes (European Commission - DG ENV - Team Leader, Sustainable Freshwater Unit).
RAÚL MÉRIDA, Commissioner for the Recovery, Valencian Government.
Chiara Colella Kyriakou (European Commission – DG EAC - Policy Officer - Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture).
Walter Eevers - EIC - European Innovation Council
And a special thank you to all the facilitators and moderators who contributed to making the different sessions so engaging and productive:
Klaus Beetz.
Marta I. De Los Ríos White and Martina De Sole from ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs).
Stamatis Mitropoulos, PhD and Alix Sotiriou from KiNNO INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES,
Claudia Matera, Camilla Paris and Elia Giovacchini from 28DIGITAL,
Rocco Lagioia from TheGreenTech,
Oleksandr Pechenkin from IrRADIARE,
Hanna Persson, Wolfgang Laschet and Nina Westerlund Støen from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Most importantly, thank you to everyone who took part - for your contributions, ideas, questions, openness and enthusiasm. It is the active participation of our members and partners that continues to shape the One Water Alliance.
We look forward to continuing the conversations started in Brussels and turning them into new collaborations, initiatives and opportunities across the One Water community.
