Rethinking the Role of Water in your Sector: Introducing the Water Innovation Cross-Sector Challenge

Overview

This webinar is the first in a series of four and will start by introducing the Water Innovation Cross-Sector Challenge, a collaboration delivered by Innovate UK on behalf of the Ofwat Innovation Fund. It is being designed to unlock solutions that deliver mutual benefit across industries, landscapes and communities.

Water is not merely a resource we consume. It is a vital system that underpins our environment, economy and society. As pressures on the water environment intensify, from climate change and pollution to increasing demand across sectors, there is a need for joined-up, cross-sector innovation.

What the first session will cover:

• An introduction to the cross-sector challenge aims, structure and funding opportunities
• Insight into the systemic challenges driving the need for cross-sector collaboration
• Examples of the difference cross-sector innovation can make
• Information on how to engage with the cross-sector challenge and prepare for the upcoming competition launch

Who should attend

If you are working on water-related challenges or opportunities, this is your chance to connect, collaborate and shape the future of water innovation.

This session is open to stakeholders across the water system including utilities, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, digital, local authorities, academia and third sector organisations.

Why attend

• Understand the drivers behind the programme and the opportunities it provides
• Discover how cross-sector working can unlock scalable, systemic solutions
• Learn how to get involved in upcoming workshops, networking events and funding calls

Register now to be part of the conversation to deliver the ground-breaking development of cross sector solutions which support mutually beneficial and long-term systemic change for the water environment.