Worlds & programme
WORLDS & PAVILIONS
Explore the theme worlds
The Aquatech Worlds are groundbreaking focus areas that embrace the current trends in the water industry, providing attendees with a comprehensive experience tailored to their specific interests and challenges. Through its distinct realms of Clean Water World, Waste Water and Resources World, Industrial and Corporate Water World, and Digital World, Aquatech Worlds clusters content, challenges, and solutions, enabling visitors to navigate their way toward the right solutions and partnerships. By shifting from a product-focused approach to a challenge and solution-focused mindset, this event embodies innovation and serves as a hub of educational and inspirational sessions, fostering efficient and effective learning from peers, technology experts, and knowledge partners. The Aquatech Worlds offers a comprehensive platform to improve businesses and discover innovative solutions in the water technology sector.
Clean Water World
Drinking Water treatment needs to keep pace with increasing challenges. From increasing contamination threats to high energy prices and threats from climate change. It’s time for clean water practitioners to assemble and share best practice and knowledge.
Wastewater and Resources World
Driven by Net Zero and circular ambitions, utilities need to reinvent themselves to reuse water and harness energy from waste. This world unites the forerunners leading the resource revolution.
Industrial & Corporate Water World
How are Industrial and Corporate water users changing from a challenge to an opportunity?
Hear case studies from the food & beverage, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and pulp & paper industries.
Digital World
Digital solutions for water are booming but which are right for you? Aquatech’s Digital World connects challenges to solutions, practical implementation case studies to future-gazing discussions on the potential of digital.
Aquatech Innovation Forum 11 March 2025
Explore the programme
AquaStage
Knowledge exchange and networking are an important part of the Aquatech platform. The AquaStage offers visitors networking opportunities and easy access to free educational sessions. Topics include desalination, digital water, innovation, doing business abroad and many more.
Innovation Hub
Research and development in the area of water are vital for the future of many businesses, as well as for a sustainable future of our world. The Aquatech Innovation Hub encourages and rewards organisations that innovate and stand out from the crowd by showcasing the nominees and winners of the Aquatech Innovation Award, Future Water Leaders speak about innovations, and showcasing EU Innovation projects.
Aquatech Innovation Awards
It’s all about innovation at Aquatech Amsterdam and to place the innovations of our exhibitors in the spotlight we organise the Aquatech Innovation Awards. Submit your innovation and benefit from extra visibility online and offline! All the innovations are shown in the Innovation Hub.
EU Innovation Projects
The EU Innovation Projects Pavilion is a special pavilion hosting innovation projects that have received EU funding to further develop. Several of the projects will also give a presentation in the InnovationLAB. Join the presentations in the InnovationLAB and find out more about these interesting projects!
Innovation takes centre stage at Aquatech Amsterdam!
Explore the specialty pavilions and events
Together with a trade organisations, association and other national / governmental organisations, Aquatech organises different specialty pavilions where companies can build a stronger presence on the exhibition floor with the aim to create a national bond and combine marketing efforts.
Water Quality Association (WQA) Pavilion
The WQA respresents 2,500+ manufacturers, suppliers & dealers worldwide within the point of use and point of entry markets: residential, commercial, industrial and small community water treatment industries.
BlueTech Research Innovation Pavilion
This Pavilion is a joint effort with BlueTech Research. The Innovation Pavilion consists of 10 short-listed and specially selected companies and provides them with the opportunity to showcase the latest in cutting edge water technology. Selected participants come from around the globe and their technologies have huge potential in applications across both the utility and industrial sectors of the water industry.
Circular Economy Pavilion
The circular economy pavilion is a joint effort with GWI. Global Water Intelligence is the leading publisher and events organiser serving the international water industry. Over the last 15 years they have built a business around being a trusted interface between clients and their markets, providing customers with high-level intelligence that enables them to make the most informed strategic decisions for their business.
Digital Water Pavilion
SWAN Forum is the leading, global voice for the smart water sector. A membership based non-profit, they bring together water utilities, solution providers, and proactive industry experts to advance the adoption of 'smart', data-driven solutions for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks worldwide. Learn more about Digital Water in this pavilion.
WEF Pavilion
Expand your knowledge about waste water in the WEF pavilion. WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition and Conference, is the largest conference of its kind in North America and offers water quality professionals from around the world with the best water quality education and training available today.
Phosphorus workshop
Join an exclusive one-day workshop at Aquatech Amsterdam on Thursday, 13 March 2025, at RAI Amsterdam. This event will explore the new EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (2024/3019) and its impact on phosphorus removal, reuse, and recycling. Experts will discuss new EU targets, case studies, and innovative recovery solutions. Participation requires free registration for the Aquatech trade show, and the ESPP workshop has a separate pre-registration and fee.
Explore the Country & Regional Pavilions
Aquatech Amsterdam features various Country & Regional Pavilions. Several countries from around the world gather their fellow exhibitors to showcase solutions under one flag, presenting their local products and solutions, knowledge and expertise. Many host networking receptions and presentations showcasing the latest projects (under development) in their region.
Chinese Pavilion (ACE VISION)
Belgian Pavilion
Czech Pavilion
Danish Pavilion
Finnish Pavilion
German Pavilion (Bavarian)
Hungary Pavilion
Netherlands Pavilion
Swiss Pavilion
Taiwan Pavilion
The Netherlands Pavilion
Revolutionizing the water cycle with Dutch water technology
In the Netherlands, water technology plays an important role in transforming a linear economy into a circular one. Innovation is key to this transformation. Water technology innovations are driven by a unique collaboration of renowned knowledge institutes, market leaders, start-ups and government in co-creation with international colleagues and experts. This all comes together at the Netherlands Pavilion. Meet its exhibitors and learn more about their products, innovations, and services. Fully intertwined within the Netherlands Pavilion, surrounded by the best Dutch water sector expertise, the Holland Innovation Park (HIP) is the spot to discover the latest groundbreaking Dutch innovations in the field of water during this year’s Aquatech Amsterdam.
The Netherlands Pavilion is hosted by the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), Water Alliance and Partners for Water. The HIP is an initiative of Water Alliance.
Social events
Make sure your Aquatech is not all work and no play...
AquaRun
Colleagues and clients will be challenged to run the Aquatech 4K charitiy run. Business and sports are combined to enjoy this great opportunity for networking in a very different way. Participants will enjoy the beautiful route through the Beatrixpark and finish in front of the Aquatech entrance, where a healthy breakfast will be presented to them. With your participation you will contribute to charity.
It's happy hour
After the first day of Aquatech Amsterdam will be hosting an exhibitor party. Join us at the exhibitors drinks for networking, opportunities, and a memorable evening.
Connect with industry leaders and expand your business horizons!
Kicking out Aquatech Amsterdam with a roast and a drink!
Get ready for an unforgettable cocktail of comedy and music that'll have you laughing all the way home.
Watch in amazement as our talented ensemble creates hilarious songs and scenes on the spot using your stories and suggestions. Then brace yourself for the highlight — our meticulously researched “Aquatech Roast” that playfully pokes fun at the week's events, industry trends, and those unforgettable fair moments we all shared.
The perfect way to wrap up Aquatech Amsterdam with style – and a drink!
Friday 14 March 2025 at the Innovation Hub Theatre – 14:00 sharp - Be there or be square!
Watch the Dutch Premiere of the movie Our Blue World
Dive into a visually stunning and deeply moving journey that explores humanity’s connection to water and its vital role in life on Earth. Our Blue World, A Water Odyssey, highlights how a shift in mindset, inspired by ancestral wisdom and modern innovations, can help us combat climate change, restore ecosystems, and rebalance our planet.
This documentary is a powerful reminder that water always wins—and so can we.
Thursday 13 March 2025 at 16:30.
Trade missions
At Aquatech Amsterdam, we host trade missions from many countries around the world.
