Multihub Finals Livestream
12th of May
Be inspired by 10 bold ideas targeting the future of the water sector pitched by the finalist student teams. Two finalists from each partnering country will be competing for participation in IWA World Water Congress 2022 in Copenhagen. Additionally, there will be awarded acceleration prizes for the most promising idea from each of our five water challenges.
Watch the full finals
Aftermovie
Kenya aftermovie
Korea aftermovie
Program for Global Livestream
| Mexico (CST) | Denmark (CEST) | Kenya (EAT) | India (IST) | South Korea (KST) |
| 06:00 – 9:00 | 13:00 – 16:00 | 14:00 – 17:00 | 16:30 – 19:30 | 20:00 – 23:00 |
| (CEST) | Arrival of invited guests to physical hub venues in Mexico, India, Korea, Kenya & Denmark (find details in your invitation) |
| 13:00 | WELCOME Marie Louise Pollmann-Larsen, Project Manager, DTU Skylab FINALIST ANNOUNCEMENT Björgvin Hjartarson, NGWA Project Coordinator, DTU Skylab Top 2 student teams from Denmark, Korea, India, Kenya & Mexico PARTNER WELCOME Inês Breda, Board Member, IWA YWP Denmark, Emerging Water Leaders, IWA Morten Riis, Group Director – Water Utility, Grundfos |
| 13:30 | PITCH SESSION 10 international student teams solving 5 Urban Water Challenges Facilitated by Jackie Stenson, Director of Practice, DTU Executive Education |
| 15:00 | COMMUNITY ACTIVITY & BREAK Activating those of you joining livestream and hub events! |
| 15:30 | TALKS WHILE JURY AGREE ON WINNERS Leading sustainable Change Jackie Stenson, Director of Practice, DTU Executive Education Shaping our water future – IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 Prof. Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, Executive Director, IWA |
| 15:45 | AWARD CEREMONY & CELEBRATION National winners: 5 teams winning trip to World Water Congress 2022 Water challenge winners: 5 of 23 teams granted Water Challenge Acceleration Grants |
| 16:00 | END OF GLOBAL LIVESTREAM PROGRAM Event picture / Reception at venues |
Jury members
STEVE AHN
Former Director of Startup KAIST & K-School,
KAIST
NADIA SCHOU VORNDRAN LUND
Board Member of IWA YWP Denmark & Industrial Postdoc at EnviDan A/S
HELLE KATRINE ANDERSEN
Chair of IWA IWA Denmark & Vice President,
DANVA
FLEMMING HEDEGAARD
Director of Technology Innovation,
Grundfos
CLAUS HÉLIX-NIELSEN
Head of Department & Professor,
DTU Sustain
SARBAJIT DEB
Executive Vice President – Europe, Larsen & Toubro
Speakers
Jackie Stenson
Director of practice of DTU Sustainable Leadership & Co-Founder of ESSMART
Morten Riis
Group Director at GRUNDFOS Holding A/S
Kala Vairavamoorthy
Executive Director at International Water Association
Inês Breda
Board member, IWA WYP Denmark, Emerging Water Leaders, IWA
Meet the winners of this year!
Water challenge winners
Teams awarded a Water Challenge Acceleration Grant sponsored by their challenge partners
National winners
Teams winning full scholarships to join the IWA World Water Congress in Denmark September 2022
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