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In our first subscriber-exclusive webinar of the year, we explored our brand-new forecasts for some of the hottest topics in water technology, as well as analysis of where water tech funding has been going throughout 2025, alongside a round-up of the key changes to our forecasts and the top-level outlook for the water sector.

Topics included:

• An overview of the most recent updates and key trends from our utility and industrial forecasts.
• Insights from our new global PFAS drinking water treatment forecast revealing where the major opportunities are as public pressure to tackle PFAS mounts and technology innovation continues.
• Our new forecast for spending on leakage management, an increasing priority for utilities and governments in the face of drivers like regulation and water scarcity, plus analysis of key market dynamics and players.
• The main trends we observed in water tech investment in 2025 in our data, and analysis of initial activity in 2026

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In this session our experts enalysed the most important stories from our recently revised forecasts and our latest research content.

Topics included

• The main stories from the quarterly update to our utility and industrial forecasts, including shifts in spending focus in major European markets like Italy and the United Kingdom and growing water investment in Brazil and Chile.
• A deep dive on the current private finance landscape in the water sector, including a breakdown of our latest forecast for private capital and operational expenditure, insights from our recently updated database of privately financed projects, and analysis of key market players.
• Our analysis of how the latest news and developments in PFAS regulation and testing could impact water market trends and spending.  

Speakers:

• Malin Hedlund, WaterData Manager, GWI
• Sebastian Lennox, Europe Editor, GWI
• Charlie Walker, Research Director, GWI 

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During this session, our experts conducted a deep dive into the impacts of the global explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) on water-related spending, focusing on data centres and power generation!

The webinar will included a breakdown and analysis of:

• Our brand-new data centres forecast, looking at trends in CAPEX and OPEX, and how these feed into water consumption trends
• The push towards specialised cooling and alternative water sources
• How a greater focus on water treatment and efficiency in the sector is opening new opportunities for water technology
• How the growth of AI is also reviving is also reviving investment in gas-fired and nuclear power, with fresh insight into CAPEX trends and the growing role of water treatment in energy resilience.

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Taken from the Global Water Summit 2025 in Paris, this webinar captures our analysts dissecting the latest trends across the global water market. This section explores the industrial sectors expected to see the most growth.  
 
Including: 

• 00:00 Global Industry Overview 
• 07:57 Data Centres 
• 15:08 The Mining Industry 
• 24:00 Semiconductor Manufacturing 
• 31:58 Food & Beverage 
• 40:34 Conclusion 

 
Speakers:  

• Charlotte Oakes, Head of Industrial Research 
• Victor Smith, Industrial Research Analyst 
• Ashi Banerjee, Research Analyst 
• Georgia Bottomley, UPM University Programme Manager 
• Muskaan Arora, Research Analyst

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During the Global Water Summit 2025 in Paris, our analysts unpicked the latest trends across the global water market. In this session, the team presented their in-depth analysis of the geographical markets that are best primed for growth in 2025 and beyond.  
 
Skip between the key topics:  

• 00:00 Global Market Overview and Trade Tariffs 
• 10:32 The US Water Market 
• 20:30 The European Water Market 
• 27:11 The Middle East & North African Water Markets 
• 34:44 The Asian Water Market 
• 40:13 Brazil's Water Market 
• 43:46 Conclusion 

 
Speakers:  

• Sebastian Lennox, Editorial Director 
• Luke Bratt, North America Editor 
• Ed Cullinane, Middle East Editor 
• Charlotte Christian, Asia Editor 
• Mariana Teixeira Quaresma, Brazil Editor