“… it’s a sustainability conference around the water industry, but it’s like it’s on steroids …it’s been the most amazing experience meeting people who are thinking outside of the box.”
“Happy to attend the WEX Global conference again, every year it keeps getting better. This year I was a judges at the awards, a lot of great interest and really great technologies’”
From Organic Waste Streams to Circular Value Systems
Unlocking the Circular Bioeconomy
The programme is structured around six interconnected themes that reflect the systems required to unlock the circular bioeconomy:
- Global Drivers, Policy & System Transformation
- Circular Bioeconomy Systems & Resource Recovery
- Science, Research & Innovation
- Digital Infrastructure & AI
- Markets, Finance & Investment
- Collaboration & Deployment Platforms
Each theme focuses on practical pathways to move from concept to implementation at scale.
At the Heart of the WEX Global Philosophy
WEX Global Summits are built on a simple principle: meaningful exchange drives progress.
At its core, WEX Global is not just about convening people, but about creating the conditions for real connection—where ideas, perspectives, business opportunities and practical experience are actively exchanged. This exchange is what builds the trusted relationships and strong networks needed to address the complex, interconnected challenges facing the sector.
From advancing the circular economy to tackling climate change, achieving net zero and accelerating digital transformation, WEX Global is designed to bring the right people together in a way that enables collaboration, unlocks opportunity and drives real-world impact.
WEX-BIO Agenda
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Monday, November 2nd – Sustainability Day
- 9.30am – 12.30pm Technical/Site visits
- 3pm – 5pm Pre-conference forum: Sustainable Water Stewardship
- 5pm – 7.30pm Pre-scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings begin
- 7.45pm Welcome reception at the Global Bioeconomy Hotel
Tuesday, November 3rd – Innovation Day
- One-to-One business meetings start at 8am
- Conference begins at 9.15am with the opening keynote at 9.30am
- Exchange Lunch – hosted two hour working lunch spent in round table discussion on a subject of your choice
- Conference sessions and business meetings throughout the day until 7pm
- The Gala dinner and award ceremony is at 8pm
Wednesday, November 4th – Collaboration Day
- Business meetings begin at 8.30am
- Global Bioeconomy Roundtable Utility Session 9.15am
- Conference and Business meetings continue throughout the day
- 2.30pm Networking lunch
- Events closes 4.30pm approximately
Topics for 2026
Global Drivers, Policy and System Transformation
- The Global Pivot in Biosolids and Waste Management
- The Agricultural Value of Biosolids
- Circular Cities: The Urban Bioeconomy
- Regulation, Public Trust and the Circular Bioeconomy
- The Bioeconomy, Carbon Strategies and Climate
Circular Bioeconomy Systems and Resource Recovery
- Wastewater Plants as Urban Bio‑Refineries
- Closing the Nutrient Loop
- Energy from Biosolids
- Industry and the Circular Bioeconomy
- Designing the Wastewater Bio-Refinery – Beyond the Digestion vs Thermal Debate
Science, Research and Innovation
- Emerging Contaminants
- Breakthrough Technologies Innovation Forum
- Global Research Collaboration
- Digital Infrastructure for the Circular Bioeconomy
Deployment, Markets and Infrastructure
- From Innovation to Infrastructure
- Financing the Circular Bioeconomy – Infrastructure, Investment and Scale
- Creating Markets for Bio‑Resources
- The WEX Global Bioeconomy Utility Round Tables
- The WEX Global Partnerships for Progress Round Tables
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