10:00 - 10:10 | INTRODUCTION OF WATER SMART TERRITORIES

Francis BERTRAND, France Water Team

Marisa FERNANDEZ, ZINNAE

10:10 - 10:30: SESSION 1 | ZOOM ON EU POLICIES TOWARDS A ZERO POLLUTION FUTUR

How the latest policy developments on innovation aim for a zero pollution future in Europe and beyond, Avelino GONZALEZ GONZALEZ - Directorate General for Research & Innovation – European Commission

10:30 - 11:30 : SESSION 2 | WATER SMART TERRITORIES ANSWERS TO THE ZERO POLLUTION CHALLENGES

>>The insights of the WST micropollutants WG:

• Status update of the Micropollutants Working Group, Pieter DE JONG - Wetsus
• Innovative solutions towards Zero Micropollutants,  Lucia HERNANDEZ LEAL - Theme coordinator Source Separated Sanitation Wetsus & Amit BHATNAGAR - Full Professor at LUT University
• Q&A

>> The insights of the WST diffuse pollution WG:

• Status update of the Diffuse Pollution Working Group, Daniel ISIDORO - Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragón-CITA
• Innovative solutions towards Zero diffuse pollution: a circular approach, Eva Herrero - CITA &  Panu Jouhkimo - Programme Coordinator, Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd
• Q&A

>> The insight of the WST digitalisation WG:

• Digital Water, Hannu NIKURAUTIO - Senior Director, UROS Ltd
• Modeling and economic tools associated to win the challenge of  decreasing the impact of nitrate on groundwater - Nicolas SURDYK & Laurence GOURCY, BRGM
• Q&A

12:05 - 12:40 : SESSION 3 | FINDING FUNDING AND PARTNERS FOR ZERO POLLUTION PROJECTS

• Introduction of the BLUESXchange opportunities - Katherina ULRICH - BalticNet-PlasmaTec, BLUES project coordinator
• Funding opportunities to launch your idea into a project, Marc PATTINSON - Director GAC
• Q&A

12:40 - 12:45 |  CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS

Marisa FERNANDEZ, ZINNAE