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Global Water Summit 2015
This year’s global water summit will focus on these four themes. In bringing together government and utilities leaders, senior executives from across the global water industry, pivotal corporate water users and investors, the ambition is not to dream. It is a revolution in the role of water in the global economy. It may be happening anyway. In ten or twenty years we will be living in a very different world from a water perspective, but how much longer can you live under Adam Smith’s Paradox of Value? The purpose of high level events like the Global Water Summit, which bring together all the key players in an industry, is to accelerate change.
The Global Water Summit is for those individuals who want to make a difference - to get involved, to join the debate and get things done. Whichever part of the industry you`re in, you`ll find you`re in the right place to meet more key water leaders than you ever thought possible.
- Water ministers and utility chief executives who take responsibility for water infrastructure
- Business leaders who rely on water to maintain their production
- Investors who are concerned about the impact of water risk on their portfolios
- Engineers and water technologists who can provide the solutions
Finance
The financial crisis has forced governments to reconsider the way they price and finance water, just as the investment world is beginning to see the potential for long term yields from the water industry
Customer Engagement
Old state monopoly attitudes in the utility sector are changing. Instead we are seeing utilities actively marketing themselves to consumers, promoting what they can do in terms of greening cities, smart networks, and delivering a branded, modern service offering
Creating Value In Industry
Corporate water users are beginning to look at water in a new way. Rather than a free raw material to be used and abused as they choose, businesses are beginning to see the opportunity to benefit both the environment and their shareholders through better water stewardship
Water for Growth
Bringing together all these themes is the growing link between water and economic development. The emergence of water innovation clusters around the world, increased investment in new water technologies and the simple fact that without investment in water some of the world`s most productive economic regions could misfire, all bear witness to the fact that water is becoming more important as an economic driver.
