Swiss EurEau Water Summit - Water Resilience in Europe

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 program 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   President VSA
09:20 Navigating Pressure: Securing the Future of Water in a Changing World   Pär Dalhiem   President EurEau
09:30 Key Note   Christoph Hansen   EU Commissioner for agriculture and food
  Inspirational Talk New issues, new approach        
           
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, Innovation   Martin Wynard   BDEW
11:40 Pesticides an Agricultural issues in Switzerland: Action Plan PSM   Christian Hofer   Director Federal Office of agriculture
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 How much can effective legislation contribute to the elimination of perpetuals from the environment?   Patrice Eschmann, Katrin Schneeberger   Director Water Section, Swiss federal office of environment
14:10 PFAS in the Netherlands: Policy, Regulation, and Lessons Learned   tbd    
14:30 End of Pipe removal of perpetual pollutants: a big tecnical and financial challenge   Christa McArdell   Eawag
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   tbd    
15:10 Sponge City and Sponge Landscape: back to a water cycle close to nature   Stefan Hasler   Director VSA
15:50 Q&A   Christa Rigozzi    
           
 
Resilience by Design: Solutions for a Water Resilient Future for Everyone
       
16:00 Podium Discussion Panel   Christa Rigozzi    
           
16:50 Conclusions / wrap up   Michael Meier   Direktor SVGW
           
17:00 Apero / Networking