We're coming back!
Book your seat (in person or remotely) at the leading global smart water event of the year! The SWAN 12th Annual Conference is finally coming back as a live event, to be held, May 24-26, 2022 in Washington, DC. With remote stream options to cater to our fast growing global audience, this much anticipated flagship event will feature dozens of global utility speakers, leading solution providers, and industry thought leaders from around the world.  

We look forward to welcome you in-person or online! 
Join the Interactive Workshops!
Join us May 24th for interactive pre-Conference workshops on "Digital Twins" and "Data-as-a-Service" facilitated by diverse industry experts and partners. We'll uncover how these cutting edge topics apply to dynamic smart water, wastewater and stormwater case studies.

This is your chance to further engage with fellow attendees and share YOUR unique insights with other curious minds.
Conference Keynotes
Carol Browner
Senior Counselor, Sustainability practice
Albright Stonebridge Group (US)
Carol Browner has had a life-long commitment to securing environmental and public health protections. She is the former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy under the Obama administration, and former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1993 to 2001. From 1991 through 1993, Ms. Browner served as Secretary of Environmental Regulation in Florida, where she launched one of the largest ecological restoration projects ever attempted in the United States to restore the natural flow of water to the Everglades. 

Today Ms. Browner works with the private sector helping organizations navigate government policy, including building public-private partnerships. She is a senior counselor in the Sustainability practice at Albright Stonebridge Group, and serves as a board member or advisor for several companies, including Bunge Limited, Nuclear Matters, Lime, and previously Innovyze (acquired by AutoDesk in 2021). Carol's keynote will focus on "The Climate Crisis Demands Smarter Water."
Ted Henifin

​managing director

Hampton Roads Sanitation District (US)
​Ted joined HRSD in 2006, as General Manager. He previously served as Director of Public Works for the City of Hampton. Henifin holds a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Virginia. His career has spanned nearly 40 years focused on public works and utilities in federal, regional, and local government in Hampton Roads. He is a registered professional engineer and has been active in various professional and civic associations throughout his career. He currently serves on the board of directors for VIRGINIAforever, Langley Federal Credit Union and WHRO Public Media. His keynote will focus on cybersecurity issues, titled "Hard Lessons in Hard Times." ​
Lara Olsen

​Managing director

​South East Water (Australia)

Lara is the Managing Director of South East Water. She has extensive experience in the utility sector, focused on customer experience and innovation. Before joining South East Water, Lara was the Global Head of Business Development and Industrial Products at Tesla Energy based in the USA and also led the Business Development and Industrial Products team for Tesla Australia. Previous roles include head of strategy for CitiPower PowerCor and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), Project Leader with the Boston Consulting Group and co-founding Billcap, an energy platform that helps customers and retailers manage their usage and bills.​
Paul Iske

​chief failure officer

​Institute of Brilliant Failures (Netherlands)
Paul is a professor at the School of Business and Economics, University Maastricht, Netherlands, focusing on Open Innovation and Business Venturing. He is a Visiting professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, on Knowledge-driven Innovation. Paul is founder and CFO (Chief Failure Officer) of the ‘Institute of Brilliant Failures’ with the mission to highlight the importance of experimentation to achieve paradigm shifts and breakthrough innovation. He is an international author, consultant and speaker on innovation, entrepreneurship, knowledge management and creativity. He spent 18 years as Chief Dialogues Officer, Head of Innovation and Knowledge Management at ABN AMRO Bank. Before that, he finished his PhD in Theoretical Physics and fulfilled a number of jobs in Strategy and R&D at Shell.

In his talk, Paul will introduce a framework for value creation by accepting and learning from (Brilliant) Failures. Failing is not only inevitable, but also an essential learning process. But are we allowed to fail? And what is the impact of culture on how we deal with failure? Where everyone agrees that we should learn from our failures, no one tells how to do this. The Institute of Brilliant Failures has developed a method and some tools to extract the lessons learned and make it possible to use them at another moment, at another place.
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Why Attend?
Tap into the latest smart water and wastewater insights and vast networking opportunities such as a Virtual Networking Lounge, 1:1 meetings, inbuilt interactive sessions, contests, and more! 

The ​Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) is the leading global hub for the smart water and wastewater sectors. Our flagship event (fueled by a utility-driven agenda) brings together progressive global utilities, regulators, proven solution providers, researchers, consultants, investors, academia, and young professionals to accelerate the smart water sector.
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Testimonials

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"At SWAN Conferences, the speakers are highly informative and the attendees are both collaborative and engaging. It’s a great, global event driving the water industry forward."

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Gary Wong (USA)

Principal, Global Water Industry
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OSIsoft

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"SWAN consistently brings together leading water actors (operators, businesses, authorities & consumers) that serve as key drivers for much needed smart water-led business transformation."


Eva Martínez Díaz (Spain)

Head of Smart Services
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FCC Aqualia

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"A fantastic opportunity to meet  (physically or virtually) like minded people, sharing the vision of what a Smart Water Network could be. This is where I go to hear the latest water sector trends that help me shape my smart water strategy."

Andy Smith (United Kingdom)

Smart Water Strategy Manager
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Anglian Water

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