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Water, Energy and climate change, focal points of the debate at WEX Global 2023
Seville was the setting chosen to host this year’sWEX Global convention, entitled "Water, Energy and Climate Change- Smart circular solutions to build a better world".
More than 200 experts frommore than 40 countries participated in 17 round table sessions to discuss, analyze and share best practices in water and electricitymanagement at themeeting, which is one of the world’smajor water events.
WEX Global was first held in 2007 and this year celebrated its 17th anniversary with a record number of attendees. Over 200 people attended the three-day event, which reflects the interest in talking about water and energy today. In fact,WEX was opened by Teresa Ribera, the SpanishMinister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, who pointed out that water and energy "must become a driving force for change". According to theMinister, this changemust go hand in hand with agreements between the public and private sectors "to provide a better service andmitigate climate change".
This year,WEX Global was co-organised by Idrica, with Global Omniumas the "welcoming utility". According to Jaime Barba, CEO of Idrica, it is a "source of pride to be co-organisers. In his opening speech, Barba pointed out the importance of water and energy in a world "that is constantly changing in an uncertain environment". In this sense, Idrica's CEO described today's society as "vulnerable", although he did point out that despite this vulnerability "robust water and energymanagement can help us to face the future with optimism".
In turn,Mark Barber, CEO ofWEX Global, expressed his satisfaction at having Idrica and Global Omniumback once again to "examine the opportunities created by the rapidly developing green digital nexus and, in particular, the role of digital transformation as an enabler of climate action".
This year’s event was also the ideal showcase to present Xylem Vue powered by GoAigua, the platformcreated as a result of the agreement signed by Idrica and themultinational XylemInc. that combines Idrica's GoAigua technology with XylemVue,
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In highlighting this thematic synergy, Géraud de Saint-Exupéry, Vice President Europe Business Development and Customer Excellence at XylemInc. stated that "we believe that digitalization and smart solutions are accelerators of the circular economy for areas as important as water and energy, so this agreement is exciting, because we combine our expertise, our teams and our solutions in XylemVue powered by GoAigua".
17meetings to build a better world.
WEX Global is an international event which aims to share expert knowledge. Thus, the three days of themeeting included different activities such as discussion forums, a visit to the water utility Aljarafesa, "one-to-one"meetings and theWEX Global Awards ceremony held at the Seville aquarium.
In total, the event featured 17 round table discussions with over 80 experts in different areas fromover 40 countries who analyzed and debated on the topics thatmade up the backbone of themeeting: water, energy and climate change.
According to Jaime Barba, Idrica’s participation inWEX Global reflects the company’s spirit, as it enables us "to continue strengthening an ecosystemin which water, digital technology, sensor technology and instrumentation are at the core of serving society". In turn, de Saint-Exupéry described this event as "crucial to successfully face future challenges and build a better world".
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