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29 to 31 January 2027 · HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad

Conference & Training Programme

Three days, three different conversations. Leadership dialogue on day one, a paid professional masterclass on day two, and market access on day three. Conference sessions are free to attend with registration.

Register for the conference One-day masterclass on 30 January

Programme architecture

Three days. Three different conversations.

Day 1 is industrial water leadership. Day 2 is a dedicated technical masterclass. Day 3 is where buyers, government, EPCs, consultants and technology companies meet the market.

Day 1

Industrial Water Leadership Summit

Friday, 29 January 2027 · 10:00 to 17:00

Inaugural leadership session, pharma and life sciences, data centres, and the end-user water leaders' council.

Free with registration
Day 2

Professional Masterclass: ETP, STP & ZLD

Saturday, 30 January 2027 · 10:00 to 17:00

One-day practical and calculation-based training on design, operation, reuse and troubleshooting.

Day 3

Water Business & Market Access Forum

Sunday, 31 January 2027 · 10:00 to 17:00

Market outlook, the buyer's room, women in water, EPC to end-user delivery, and going global.

Free with registration
Day 1 · Friday, 29 January 2027

Industrial Water Leadership Summit

The water infrastructure, technology and leadership agenda behind Telangana's next phase of industrial growth.

10:00 to 11:15Inaugural session

The water agenda for Telangana's next decade

Opening the exhibition with a leadership conversation on water security, industrial growth, investment, technology and collaboration.

Welcome address: Ms. Shivani G., Founder Member, Earth Water Foundation
Vote of thanks: Rtn. Turbashu Bhattacharya, Co-Chair, ASSOCHAM National Council on Water
Chief guest and dignitaries: to be announced

11:15 to 12:30Leadership panel

Telangana water security and industrial growth

From water availability to water resilience: building the infrastructure industry will need next.

  • Water security for industrial clusters and growth corridors
  • Demand planning for pharma, life sciences, data centres, IT and manufacturing
  • Treated wastewater, reuse and circular water systems as strategic infrastructure
  • Public private partnerships and project delivery

Chair: Rtn. Turbashu Bhattacharya, Co-Chair, ASSOCHAM National Council on Water. Panellists to be announced.

12:30 to 13:15

Networking lunch

13:15 to 14:30End-user panel

Pharma & life sciences water leadership forum

Designing water systems for quality, compliance, continuity and future expansion.

  • Process and high-purity water requirements
  • ETP, ZLD, reuse and recovery strategies
  • Validation, monitoring and automation
  • Water risk and business continuity
  • CAPEX, OPEX and lifecycle performance
  • What pharma buyers expect from EPCs and technology partners

Chair and panellists to be announced.

14:30 to 14:45

Tea and networking break

14:45 to 16:00End-user panel

Data centres, AI and digital infrastructure: the water challenge

Cooling the digital economy while improving water efficiency and resilience.

  • Cooling-water demand and water-efficient cooling strategies
  • Closed-loop, recycled and alternative-water systems
  • The water and energy nexus
  • Site resilience and business continuity
  • Monitoring, automation and leak detection

Chair and panellists to be announced.

16:00 to 16:15

Tea and networking break

16:15 to 17:00Executive panel

End-user water leaders' council: from plant performance to business value

What should a modern industrial water strategy deliver beyond compliance?

  • From treatment-plant operation to enterprise water management
  • Reducing freshwater dependence through reuse and recovery
  • Reliability, uptime and operational risk
  • Digital monitoring and performance benchmarking
  • How buyers evaluate technology and EPC partners

Chair and panellists to be announced.

Day 2 · Saturday, 30 January 2027

Professional masterclass, a paid programme.

One-day practical training on ETP, STP and ZLD, 30 January 2027, Hall No. 2, HITEX Hyderabad

ETP, STP & ZLD: design, operation, reuse and troubleshooting

A practical, calculation-based training programme for plant heads, EHS teams, utility and process engineers, consultants and OEMs. Held alongside the expo, so you can combine technical learning with the show floor.

30 January 202710:00 to 17:00Hall No. 2, HITEXLimited seatsPaid programme

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Day 3 · Sunday, 31 January 2027

Water Business & Market Access Forum

Where buyers, government, EPCs, consultants and technology companies meet the market.

10:00 to 11:15Market panel

Telangana water market 2030: where will the next projects come from?

A market-facing conversation around sectors, projects, procurement and demand.

  • Growth sectors driving water and wastewater investment
  • Industrial parks, infrastructure and development projects
  • Pharma, data centres, IT and manufacturing end users
  • Specification, tendering and procurement dynamics
  • EPC, consultant and OEM opportunities

Chair and panellists to be announced.

11:15 to 11:30

Tea and networking break

11:30 to 12:45Buyer panel

The buyer's room: what end users really expect from water technology partners

A candid discussion on performance, service, lifecycle cost and accountability.

  • Performance guarantees and measurable outcomes
  • Lifecycle cost versus lowest initial CAPEX
  • After-sales service, spares and O&M
  • Digital reporting and compliance documentation
  • Pilot projects, references and validation
  • Common project failures and how suppliers avoid them

Chair and panellists to be announced.

12:45 to 13:30

Networking lunch

13:30 to 14:30Leadership forum

Women in water and entrepreneurship: building businesses, technologies and markets

A practical conversation with women building businesses and shaping the water economy.

  • Building and scaling water businesses
  • Access to finance, customers and strategic partnerships
  • Women-led innovation and commercialisation
  • Leadership in technical and infrastructure sectors
  • Mentorship and high-performance teams

Chair and panellists to be announced.

14:30 to 14:45

Tea and networking break

14:45 to 15:45Industry dialogue

EPC, consultant, OEM and end user: from specification to successful project delivery

Why technically strong solutions still fail to become successful projects.

  • How specifications are developed
  • Design intent versus site reality
  • Performance guarantees and commissioning
  • Vendor selection and accountability
  • Retrofit challenges in operating plants
  • Lessons from delays and handover gaps

Chair and panellists to be announced.

15:45 to 16:00

Tea and networking break

16:00 to 17:00Global business panel

Indian water technology going global: exports, partnerships and market access

Building globally credible water businesses from India.

  • International certifications and market credibility
  • Export-ready positioning and partner networks
  • Middle East, Africa, South Asia and other growth markets
  • Technology localisation versus global standards
  • International EPC and distribution partnerships

Chair and panellists to be announced.

Tentative programme, subject to change without prior notice. Final agenda, speakers, chairs, moderators, faculty, partners and session timings will be announced after confirmation. The organiser reserves the right to modify, replace or reschedule any session, speaker, topic or format. Panel sessions run as moderated conversations with short opening interventions, challenge questions and audience participation.
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