Swiss EurEau Water Summit - Our Water System under Pressure

The Swiss EurEau Water Summit will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, as part of the EurEau Congress 2026. The symposium will focus
on the protection and resilience of water supplies. Here is an overview of the programme highlights:

Time

Theme

 

Speaker

 

Function

09:00 Welcome and introduction – Setting the Flow   Michael Meier   Director SVGW
09:10 Europe's water vault under pressure   Mauro Suà   Co-President VSA
09:20 Navigating Pressure: Securing the Future of Water in a Changing World   Pär Dalhielm   President EurEau
09:30 Key Note   Christoph Hansen   EU Commissioner for agriculture and food
09:55 Inspirational Talk   Evelyne Binsack   Expedition leader, author and coach
           
10:25 Coffee Break        
           
 
Fields & Flows: Building Water Resilience with Farmers
       
10:55 Introduction   Christa Rigozzi    
11:00 Aligning Agriculture and Water: National Approaches in the Czech Republic   Ondrej Benes   Technical and Business Director, SOVAK CZ (Veolia)
11:20 The German Nitrogen Puzzle: Policy, Impact, Perspectives   Martin Weyand   Member of the General Executive Management Board
BDEW German Association of Energy and Water Industries
11:40 Pesticides in Swiss waters – an ongoing challenge   Juliane Hollender and Heinz Singer   Senior Scientists EAWAG
12:00 Q&A   Christa Rigozzi    
           
12:15 Lunch Time        
           
 
Protecting our Water Resources from Pollution: Breaking the Forever Cycle
       
13:45 Introduction   Christa Rigozzi    
13:50 Swiss legislation and its implementation in the context of PFAS and other current water pollution issues   Patrice Eschmann   Head of Division Water, FOEN
14:10 PFAS in the Netherlands: Policy, Regulation, and Lessons Learned   Koen Zuurbier   Strategic Advisor, PWN
14:30 End of Pipe removal of forever pollutants: a big tecnical and financial challenge   Thomas Meier   Head of Water, IWB
14:50 Q&A   Christa Rigozzi    
           
 
Drought, Downpours and Decisions: Adaptation to Climate Change
       
15:05 Introduction   Christa Rigozzi    
15:30 Climate-Smart Water Management in Italy: Challenges and Solutions   Daniel Barbone   CEO Acqua Novara
15:10 Back to a water cycle close to nature: Sponge City and Sponge Landscape   Stefan Hasler   Director VSA
15:50 Q&A   Christa Rigozzi    
           
 
Resilience by Design: Solutions for a Water Resilient Future for Everyone
       
16:00 Podium Panel Discussion   Christa Rigozzi    
           
16:50 Conclusions / wrap up   Michael Meier   Direktor SVGW
           
17:00 Apero / Networking