Industry Showcase
Industrial water and sustainable management
The water transition: innovation and collaboration for the industry of the future
3 june 2026
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Within the context of climate change and increasing water stress, water management is becoming a strategic factor for the competitiveness and resilience of the chemical and process industries. This seminar will address innovative solutions, circularity models and efficient water management strategies in industrial settings. The forum will combine a strategic vision and real-world case studies to drive a water transition based on innovation, collaboration and sustainability.
We’ll discuss…
- Efficient and circular water management strategies in industry
- Digitisation applied to the optimisation of water resources
- Programmes geared towards reuse, regeneration and new water resources
- Technological solutions to reduce the water footprint
- Regulatory, operational and economic challenges facing industrial water management
It will be attended by...
- Companies from industrial sectors such as cosmetics and metallurgy, with real cases of water management and optimisation
- Companies specialising in the industrial management of water and the development of solutions for its treatment, reuse and efficiency
- Public administration, with a strategic vision and experience of water resource management and territorial resilience
- Sectoral associations, clusters and innovation platforms that promote cooperation and the development of sustainable solutions in the sphere of water
Programme
talk
03/06 || 10:45 am - 11:00 am
The water transition: innovation and collaboration for the industry of the future
Xavier Amores Bravo
Director Catalan Water Partnership (CWP)
talk
03/06 || 11:00 am - 11:20 am
BLUESTEEL: Digital twin for the efficient, safe and circular management of industrial water in the steel industry
Clàudia Alfocea
EU Project Manager | Celsa
Oriol Ginès
Head of Business and Digitisation SPIN
Head of Business and Digitisation SPIN
talk
03/06 || 11:20 am - 11:40 am
Drought management in metropolitan areas
Maria Huerta Fontela
Technician from the Water Treatment and Regeneration Service AMB
Technician from the Water Treatment and Regeneration Service AMB
round-table discussion
03/06 || 11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Innovation and Water Circularity in Cosmetics: Transformative Industrial Experiences
Pilar López
Industrial Director Natura Bissé
Alba Recio
Innovation Manager
Feeling Innovation by Stanpa
Maria Rosa Ajenjo Arias
Transformation and Process Analyst
Cantabria Labs
Best in Class
03/06 || 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
L’Oréal Burgos Waterloop: industrial-scale water circularity in the cosmetics industry
Inés Fernández
Plant director L’Oréal
Plant director L’Oréal
round-table discussion
03/06 || 12:15 pm - 13:15 pm
Challenges and recommendations for optimizing water management in industrial environments
Sergi Martí
President
AQUA ESPAÑA
Maria Huerta Fontela
Water Treatment and Reuse Service Technician | AMB
Marc Fargas
Chief Executive Officer
AITASA
Luis Carlos Martínez
Coordinator of the Industrial Water Sector Commission
AQUA ESPAÑA