The event attracted over 520 experts to Portugal’s capital, alongside 500 additional specialists who participated online.
On October 3rd, the Portuguese beneficiaries Águas do Tejo Atlântico and Instituto Superior Técnico presented the SOLLAGUA project and its nature-based solutions for water reuse at the Innovation Pathway: Expo & Networking event, held at the Fábrica de Água de Alcântara (Lisbon) under the slogan ‘Inspired by the Future’, hosted by Águas do Tejo Atlântico.
The eighth edition of this prestigious annual event, one of Southern Europe’s most important international water management summits, was a resounding success. It attracted over 520 experts to Portugal’s capital, alongside 500 additional specialists who participated online. The event brought together a highly engaged audience eager to explore innovations and best practices in the field.
Margarida Pires & Rita Lourinho (ADTA).
The Innovation Pathway: Expo & Networking conference aims to facilitate a forum for discussion and knowledge sharing among communities, universities, and municipalities from all over Europe, focusing on themes related to water innovation and good practices.
Ana Galvão, an assistant professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico, presented the SOLLAGUA project during the afternoon session titled “Innovation Projects.” While 24 exhibitors displayed creative ideas and sustainable solutions, 18 well-known speakers offered their thoughts and experiences during this one-day event that started at 9:30 h and finished at 17:15 h with an after party as a wrap-up. “The atmosphere was conducive to the exchange of ideas and networking, with the certainty that this multiplication of contacts and thoughts can provoke emotions and even revolutions in the sector,” pointed out Rita Lourinho, the representative of Águas do Tejo Atlântico for the project.