WISA 2020 Biennial Conference & Exhibition

Name of business/organisation:

Water Institute of Southern Africa NPC

Date of the conference:

7 December 2020

Location of the conference:

Virtually

Brief description of the conference:

The WISA Biennial Conference and Exhibition is the region’s biggest water conference – bringing together water sector professionals and other stakeholders from across the country and beyond. Next year’s conference is expected to be bigger and better than ever before.

Our past conferences have provided a platform to discuss problems and solutions facing the water and related sectors. Now is the time to create mechanisms and an enabling environment to set us on a path of implementation and impact. Water is everyone’s business and everyone should be involved in ensuring we have water security. This is now more important than ever as we need to navigate issues of climate change, weather variability, demand growth, infrastructure needs and so forth. For this reason, our 2020 conference will be held under the theme ‘All hands on deck’ and our sub-themes which will read as a to-do list:

· Reduce water demand and increase supply

· Manage the resource for a capable ecology

· Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure

· Govern and regulate the sector

· Improve raw water quality and management

· Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors

The conference will consider the broader impacts of water on society and the environment. With this in mind we hope to have as many as eight government departments on board, reflecting the integral role of water in all that we do. The need to close the science-policy-implementation chasm is of a high priority.

As always, the next instalment of the WISA Conference will feature informative site visits, fun social and networking opportunities as well as several conference tracks to ensure that there is something for everyone. Based on your feedback, we will also be increasing the number of workshops for a more interactive experience.

We hope that you will join us virtually in 2020 for an exciting, insightful and educational installment of this premier water meeting on the continent. It is time to action change in the water sector; we hope you will respond to the clarion call to get all hands on deck!

Opportunities for entrepreneurs/innovators at this event:

The WISA Biennial Conference & Exhibition is one of the largest gatherings where people from all spheres of the water sector get together to share their expertise, knowledge and find probable solutions to our ongoing water challenges.

This conference provides a platform / forum to understand and discuss / debate the current water issues we are facing. This is also a great capacity building and networking opportunity.

Why Exhibit?

· Launch new products

· Strengthen current product popularity

· Generate sales leads

· Reach new specific markets

· Meet with sector specific audience

· Be recognised

· Brand trust: if you exhibit then you are more likely to be considered a serious business player

· Visibility: you might have a strong online presence, but to strengthen and grow, there also needs to be a real visibility. People buy from people.

· Train, coach and motivate staff in communication skills

· Market intelligence – get to know your competitors and their products

· Keep up on industry trends and products that compliment your business

Eligibility criteria for exhibiting/speaking at this conference:

Visit: https://wisa2020.org.za/sponsorship-exhibition/

Exhibition/attendance costs for the conference:

Visit: https://wisa2020.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WISA-2019-Prospectus.pdf

Application procedure:

Connect with Jenny Miller from the WISA Sales Team to book exhibition space and sponsorship.