We’re excited to announce that the 20th International Water Association IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies (LET): Resilient Water in a Changing World will be taking place at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA June of 2026.
The 20th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies
Resilient Water in a Changing World
Save the Date: Houston, Texas, USA| 1-5 June 2026
The LET conferences
The IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies is designed to be the place for sharing the latest insights into how pioneering science, technological innovation and leading practices will shape the major transformation in water management that is underway.
Special Guest Appearance
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), USA
Research, Recovery, Recycling, and Resilience – Water on the International Space Station
Welcome Address Speakers
Reginald DesRoches, NAE
President, Rice University, USA
John Whitmire
Mayor, City of Houston, Texas, USA
Plenary Keynote Speakers
Mark van Loosdrecht, NAE
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Wastewater to Materials
Menachem Elimelech, NAE
Rice University, USA
Membrane Technologies for Desalination and Water Reuse: Where Do We Stand?
Amanda Lake
Jacobs, UK
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation from WWTPs
Amy Childress, NAE
University of Southern California, USA
Integrated Treatment of Alternative Water Sources: Enabling Safe and Resilient Potable Supply
Christopher Gasson
Global Water Intelligence, UK
The Future of Desalination
