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Water is one of the most critical issues facing the world today, with developing and emerging economies facing some of the biggest water challenges and representing some of the biggest opportunities to get our water future right.
For organisations looking to stand out as a leading brand, the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition offers a unique opportunity to profile your organisation and showcase your technical and service solutions amongst water professionals from over 90 countries.
On 8 – 12 December, the 2025 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition expects to bring together over 3,500 people, a global audience of practitioners, utility managers, academia, government officials, consultants and media in Bangkok, Thailand.
The IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition offers a unique opportunity to profile your organisation and showcase your technical and service solutions with thousands of water professionals from around the world.
Innovation
Bridging the space between industry, business, technology, innovation, practice and science to share knowledge and develop networks that will shape the water agenda for decades to come.
Promotion
The event is promoted to a worldwide network of more than 50,000 water professionals through multiple digital channels and international, regional and local media partners.
Partnership
All exhibitors can take advantage of unique, sponsorship and partnership opportunities, tailor-made to meet their needs and enable them to make an impact and play a leading role in an event.
Networking
All exhibitors can take advantage of unique networking facilities. These include matchmaking programmes for exhibitors, meet the delegations programmes, Business Forums and more.
Excellent Reputation
The International Water Association is a trusted professional association with an excellent reputation and track record for delivering high-profile international events around the world.
Lunch and Coffee
All Exhibitors will be located in the main Exhibition hall where all lunch and coffee breaks will be served. The hall will also host other social functions and receptions, enabling full integration between Exhibition and Conference.
Target audience
The key target audience for the exhibition are the congress delegates, water professionals from across the full water cycle from more than 90 countries worldwide. In addition to the congress delegates, the exhibition will attract local, regional and international trade visitors. The 2023 edition attracted close to 3000 participants from the global water sector.
Under the theme of ‘Water, sanitation, and innovation – pathways to progress and a resilient future’, key topics for the IWA WDCE 2025 include:
- Addressing intermittent water supply and achieving 24/7 service
- Circular economy approaches in water and sanitation
- Climate smart approaches to water and sanitation
- Climate- Resilient water and sanitation systems
- Data-driven decision-making in water management
- Flood risk assessment and management in urban environments
- Innovations in sanitation for undeserved communities
- Integrated urban drainage systems for flood risk reduction
- Integrated water resources management (IWRM) for sustainable development
- Low-cost and decentralised water and sanitation treatment solutions
- Nature-based solutions in supply, sanitation, and stormwater management
- New technologies for water treatment and supply
- Non-revenue water and leakage management
- Partnerships and multi-stakeholder collaboration in water management
- Resource recovery and reuse in water and sanitation management
- The role of digital technologies (IoT, AI) in water and sanitation systems
- Water and sanitation safety plans for urban and rural settings
- Water quality monitoring and early monitoring systems
These topics will be brought together under the following thematic tracks:
- Ensure Safe Drinking Water: Innovative approaches for treatment and supply.
- Advancing Wastewater Treatment and Sanitation Services: Sustainable solutions for all.
- Smart Water Management: Integrated approaches for effective water management and planning.
- Enhancing Utility Management and Operations for Sustainable Growth.
- Strengthening Governance and Financial Systems for Long-Term Development.
The networking hotspot during the Congress
The International Exhibition floor will be the networking hotspot during the event. All lunches, coffee and tea breaks will be served in the Exhibition hall providing key opportunities to showcase your brand and to network with delegates. Exhibitors benefit from a discount on the congress registration fee and by being part of the congress sessions and side events you will have the opportunity to use the wider networking opportunities the Congress and Exhibition offers.
IWA will promote this event to its worldwide network of members and associates. This will consist of pre and post-event promotion to more than 55,000 water professionals worldwide. The organisers will promote the event through multiple communications channels, including digital channels and international, regional and local media partners. Your organisation or company will be published in the programme book for delegates. All Exhibitors will also be listed in the Exhibition guide for trade visitors and here on the Congress website.
Reserve a time slot to host a business forum
The Business Forums are a component of the Congress Programme and provide a series of sessions where delegates can interact with national delegations, commercial and non-commercial organizations to discuss and learn about the innovations and new developments (projects, services, research, challenges, and strategic direction) of single companies and countries. Sponsors and Exhibitors of the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition can send an email to apply for session timeslots in the Business Forum programme.