Resilient Water in a Changing World
More details for poster and workshop submissions given below.
LET 2026 programme details
Workshop day
Workshop Sessions
Welcome Addresses & Cultural Event
The Tuesday programme will commence at 8:45 am with a welcome address, followed by a cultural event.
Plenary Keynote Sessions
The plenary sessions will feature multiple inspiring keynotes from leading voices and thought leaders. All the keynote speakers are the top specialists and most prominent figures within the water sector and beyond.
Conference Technical Sessions
Drinking Water Track
See below for Wastewater Track details
Technical Session 1: Advances in Membrane Technologies and Multifunctional Hybrid Systems
Session Chairs: Mikel Duke, Australia & Shihong Lin, USA.
Technical Session 3: Desalination, Decreasing Energy Requirements & Brine Management
Session Chairs: Jonathan Clement, Ramboll, Netherlands & Menachem Elimelech, USA.
Wastewater Track
Technical Session 2: Pushing the limits: Ultra-low nutrient discharges, and intensification in a constrained future
Session chairs: Mark van Loosdrecht, Netherlands and Michelle Young, USA.
Technical Session 4: Modular and Decentralised Treatment
Session Chairs: Ana Soares, Cranfield University, UK & Doulaye Kone, USA.
Conference Technical Sessions
Drinking Water Track
See below for Wastewater Track details
Technical Session 5: PFAS Mineralisation Technologies for Water, Wastewater, Sludge and Brine Treatment
Session Chairs: Mike Wong, USA & Russel Ford, USA.
Technical Session 7: Closing the Water Cycle Towards Direct Potable Reuse
Session Chairs: Shane Trussel, USA & Jörg Drewes, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Wastewater Track
Technical Session 6: Developments in Digitalisation, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Session chairs: Qilin Li, USA & Delph Mak, Singapore.
Technical Session 8: Advanced Solids and Wastewater Management for Energy-Neutral Treatment Plants
Session Chairs: Ajie Wang, China & Richard Lancaster, UK.
Technical Tours
LET 2026 Themes
Joint Drinking Water and Wastewater Themes
- PFAS Mineralisation Technologies for Drinking Water, Wastewater, Sludge and Brine Treatment
- Developments in Digitalisation, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Drinking Water Themes
- Advances in Membrane Technologies and Multifunctional Hybrid Systems
- Desalination, Decreasing Energy Requirements & Brine Management
- Closing the Water Cycle Towards Direct Potable Reuse
Wastewater Themes
- Pushing the Limits: Ultra-low Nutrient Discharges, and Intensification in a Constrained Future
- Modular and Decentralised Treatment
- Advanced Solids and Wastewater Management for Energy-Neutral Treatment Plants
The IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies is designed to be the place for sharing the latest insights into how pioneering science, technological innovation and leading practices will shape the major transformation in water management that is underway.
Key Dates:
Advanced technical programme announcement: 30 January 2026
Workshop proposal deadline: 2 March 2026
Event starts: 1 June 2026
Event ends: 5 June 2026
Call for content – poster submissions still open!
Call for content – workshop proposals
Plenary Keynote Speakers
The LET 2024 speaker line-up will include plenary contributions by world-class professionals working on cutting-edge water and wastewater solutions. More details will be available soon. Meet the confirmed speakers below!
Session Chairs
Meet some of our session chairs below:
Jonathan Clement
Ramboll Water
Singapore
Doulaye Kone
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
USA
Michael Wong
Rice University
USA
Delph Mak
Sand Technologies
USA
Ana Soares
Cranfield University
United Kingdom
Russell Ford
Jacobs Engineering Group
USA
Richard Lancaster
AtkinsRealis
UK
Mark van Loosdrecht
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
Menachem Elimelech
Rice University
USA
Shane Trussell
Trussel Technologies
USA
Jörg E. Drewes
Technical University of Munich
Germany
Michelle Young
Carollo Engineers
USA
Qilin Li
Rice University
USA
Session Keynote Speakers
Meet some of our session keynote speakers below: