BlueTech Breakfast Briefing at WEFTEC 2026
About this Event
Join the best of the best at WEFTEC 2026
Every WEFTEC generates more noise than any one person can process. This is the session that cuts through it, before the halls open.
Over ninety minutes and a proper breakfast, the BlueTech team share what we are seeing across the market: the macro forces reshaping the sector, where corporate money is actually going and why, what the research pipeline is telling us about PFAS, and what AI and datacenter growth mean for water. We will pull out the abstracts worth your attention this week, and give you a first look at what we have been building on the BlueTech platform.
The morning closes with lightning pitches from a hand-picked group of companies working at the edge of the sector, one minute each, no slides to hide behind.
This is an invitation-only gathering of utility leaders, technology providers, investors and corporate water users. Come for the intelligence, stay for the conversations you would not have had otherwise.
Venue: offsite, a short walk from the convention centre. Exact location confirmed to registered guests closer to the date.
Agenda
🕑: 07:30 AM
Doors opening
🕑: 07:45 AM
Welcome and Agenda
Host: Lily Chen
🕑: 07:46 AM
Opening Address
Info: A word from our host sponsor on why this conversation matters to them.
🕑: 07:52 AM
The Macro View: Forces Reshaping Water
Host: Paul O'Callaghan
Info: BlueTech's founder on the structural shifts driving the sector, and what the long arc of water innovation tells us about where we are heading next.
🕑: 08:12 AM
PFAS: Where the Science and the Money Are Heading
Host: Dr. Ali Ling
Info: A five-minute reset on PFAS: what has changed, what is settled, and what the market has yet to price in.
🕑: 08:17 AM
WEFTEC's Standout Research
Host: Jeff Guild
Info: The abstracts worth your time this week, pulled from the full programme so you don't have to.
🕑: 08:22 AM
Follow the Money: What Corporates Are Actually Buying
Host: Saurabh Singh
Info: Beyond the pledges and the pilots, what corporate water users are putting budget behind, and the reasoning behind those decisions.
🕑: 08:27 AM
Datacentres and AI: Water's New Demand Curve
Host: Dr. Vishal Wagholikar
Info: The fastest-moving new pressure on water systems, and what it means for utilities, suppliers and investors.
🕑: 08:32 AM
What's New from BlueTech
Host: Martino Finotelli
Info: A first look at what we have been building: platform developments, our AI assistant, the regulation tracker and more.
🕑: 08:42 AM
Lightning Pitches from the Innovation Pavilion
Host: Lily Chen
Info: Seven companies working at the edge of the sector get one minute each. No slides, no filler, just the idea and why it matters. Speaker order: Scott Burr (Accelerated Filtration), Jesper Munkholm (instrAction), Dan Winter (Leakzon), Eric Hoek (Next TFX), Delph Mak (Sand Technologies), Jose Castro (Segura), Kathy Meney (Syrinx). More information on the innovation showcase companies: www.bluetechresearch.com/weftec2026
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