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​IIChE & Waterpreneur Studio (ICCW)

27 February 2026 | Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai

Part of Water Today Conferences 2026 | Co-located with the 19th Water Expo Chennai 2026

Conference Agenda – Day 2 (27 February 2026)

Time:

Theme

10:30 – 10:45

Inaugural Session

Panelists & Moderator

  • Dr. N. Balasubramanian, Chairman, IIChE-CRC

  • Ms. Kavitha Chinnusamy, COO, WPS-ICCW

10:45 – 11:45 AM

Sustainable Water & Wastewater Management in Process Industries, Healthcare & Research

​Moderator: Mr. Vijay Samuel G, Joint Secretary, IIChE-CRC

 

Panelists:

  • Dr. K. Palanivelu – Professor & Director, Centre for Climate Change & Environment, VIT Chennai

  • Mr. P. Dev Anand – Managing Director, Kankyo-Bert Pvt Ltd

  • Dr. D. Sivakumar – General Manager, Ranitech CETP, Ranipet

  • Dr. R. Parthiban – EC Member, IIChE-CRC

  • Mr. Vignesh – Development Officer, Technology Enabling Centre, Anna University

11:45 – 12:00 PM

Tea / Coffee Break

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Scaling Water Innovation:

From Pilots to Impact

​Moderator: Mr. Nandakumar, Director – WPS / Ms. Kavitha Chinnusamy, COO – WPS

 

Panelists:

  • Naneer Global

  • ParyAI Solutions

  • Realtech GPS  

  • Tellus Habitat

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Poster Session & Networking Lunch 

​Poster themes include water conservation, advanced wastewater treatment, ZLD, microplastics, water-energy nexus, reuse & recycling, and climate resilience. research students

Register to Present: https://forms.gle/JPVCkjmxxmeZT7wYA

One single payment per team/ poster. For eg: If there are 4 in a team, then 4 x 500. 2000 INR to be done in a single transaction.

2:00 – 3:30 PM

An exclusive platform for water-tech start-ups to present scalable innovations to industry experts, investors, and ecosystem enablers.

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*From Ideas to Impact—With Recognition
Top-performing start-ups and researchers will be honoured with cash awards and certificates across both competitive sessions.

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Register to Present: https://forms.gle/JP3eyRiFrCvy1kn26

  • Maximum 4 members per team

  • One single payment per team. For eg: If there are 4 in a team, then 4 x 500. 2000 INR to be done in a single transaction

  • Deadline for start-up pitch submission: 10 February 2026

3:30 – 3:45 PM

Tea / Coffee Break

3:40 – 4:10 PM

Certificate Distribution & Vote of Thanks

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