With just one week to go until WWEM Expo 2026, the water, wastewater and environmental management community is preparing to come together at the NEC Birmingham on 16–17 September.
Bringing together 6,000+ water and environmental professionals, WWEM provides a dedicated space to explore the latest technologies, understand regulatory and environmental developments, and connect with the people tackling some of the sector's biggest challenges.
Whether your focus is water quality, wastewater, monitoring, flood resilience, asset management, environmental compliance or innovation, here's what you can expect at this year's event.
Hear from experts tackling the issues shaping water and wastewater
The 2026 speaker programme brings together regulators, water companies, consultants, technology specialists and environmental experts to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Headline sessions include:
- Protecting Our Waterways with the Environment Agency – Environment Agency
- From Innovation to Impact: Scaling Change Across the Water Sector – Southern Water, Northumbrian Water Group, Jacobs, University of Sheffield and Cura Terrae
- Raising the Bar on Flood Resilience: National Standards in Practice – House of Commons and Environment Agency
- From Storm Overflow to Real-Time Insight – Fluidion
- Run-Off: Roads and Urban Developments – National Highways
- Small Sensors, Big Data: Putting AI to Work for Biodiversity – Wilder Sensing and Bristol Water
- Water Infrastructure Technology Plan – Isle Utilities
- Supporting Citizen Science with the Environment Agency – Environment Agency
- What Makes a City Ready for Water Innovation? – DeBlue Strategic Consulting & Imperial College London
Across the programme, sessions will explore everything from water monitoring, pollution and flood resilience to AI, nature-based solutions, citizen science and the future of water infrastructure.
Discover the latest solutions on the show floor
WWEM brings together 120+ specialist suppliers showcasing products, technologies and services across the water, wastewater and environmental management landscape.
Visitors can discover solutions covering:
- Water and wastewater monitoring
- Pumps, valves and flow management
- Environmental measurement and analysis
- Water quality and pollution monitoring
- Asset management and infrastructure
- Flood and rainwater management
- Digital technologies, data and AI
- Environmental compliance and consultancy
The exhibition provides an opportunity to compare solutions, discover new technologies and speak directly with the companies developing them.
Among the exhibitors you'll find Xylem, Grundfos, Pulsar Measurement and Nivus, alongside more than 120 other suppliers.
Connect with the wider environmental community
WWEM is also about bringing the industry together beyond the exhibition floor.
As part of the wider ESS Expo, visitors can access a range of networking and industry features, including the Environmental Monitoring & Measurement Achievement Awards (EMMAs), celebrating excellence across the air, water and land industries.
The Careers Fair, new for 2026, will also provide opportunities to connect employers with environmental talent and explore the next generation of careers across the sector.
And with 16,000+ environmental professionals expected across the wider ESS Expo, there are plenty of opportunities to meet new contacts, catch up with colleagues and build valuable connections.
Plan your visit to WWEM Expo 2026
WWEM Expo takes place alongside the wider ESS Expo at NEC Birmingham on 16–17 September 2026.
With just one week to go, now is the time to finalise your plans, explore the speaker agenda, discover the exhibitors you want to meet and make the most of your time at the show.
If you're involved in water, wastewater, environmental monitoring, infrastructure or environmental management, register now and join the industry in Birmingham next week.
SECURE YOUR FREE TICKET TO WWEM EXPO 2026
We look forward to welcoming you to Birmingham this September.
