You can take part in person at Barceló Hamburg or online via livestream for the morning programme; the afternoon workshops, virtual tour experiences and study visit to Jenfelder Au are reserved for on-site participants only. You can expect:
- Inspiring insights from long-running demonstration sites and their new water reuse pilots
- Practical results on operation, environmental parameters and water reuse in the 4 largest European source separation demo sites
- Exchanges with experts and peers across Europe in focused sessions
- Conversations about how cities and utilities can move from idea to practical implementation
We keep the programme below up to date.
Morning Programme (on-site + livestream)
Arrival & Welcome Coffee 09:30–10:00 | |
Opening & Setting the Scene 10:00–10:15 | ANCHOR Project Lead Veerle Depuydt Event Host Diederik van Duuren |
From Pilots to Practice 10:15–10:30
| Lessons from ANCHOR: The three pilot sites share their key takeaways Hamse Kjerstadius Gregor Rudolph-Schöpping Dries Seuntjens |
Protecting Freshwater, Recovering Resources 10:30–11:10 | Panel discussion on the impact of source separation systems: decreasing the spread of micropollutants and recovering energy, nutrients & heat Gregor Rudolph-Schöpping Mario Wolf |
Break 11:10–11:25 | |
Governance, Social Acceptance & Economic Insights 11:25–11:40 | What we learned from the ANCHOR analyses Henk-Jan van Alphen KWR, NL |
Supporting Decision-Makers: 11:40–12:20 | How ANCHOR helps to make supported decisions Maria Lennartson Henk-Jan van Alphen Mario Wolf |
Closing Reflections 12:20–12:30 | Interreg Project Officer Katerina Kring |
Afternoon Programme (on-site only)
Networking Lunch 12:30–13:30 | |
Workshops 13:30–15:00 | Dive deeper into governance, implementation and the future uptake of source separation. Choose one of these workshops when registering:
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Break 15:00–15:30 | |
Site Visit to Jenfelder Au and Closing Drinks 15:30–18:30 | Explore Hamburg’s pioneering neighbourhood for source-separated sanitation and circular resource recovery. Bus transport is included, and the visit is followed by a closing drink. |
What’s in it for you?
The ANCHOR Final Conference brings together practitioners, policymakers and innovators working on the future of sustainable sanitation and water systems. By joining the event, you will:
Gain practical insights from long-running demo sites and their new pilots
Discover what cities and utilities have learnt from implementing source separation solutions in real neighbourhoods.
Understand the wider impact on water and resource management
Explore how source separation technologies can help protect freshwater resources while enabling the recovery of energy, nutrients and heat.
Learn what it takes to make source separation work in practice
Hear insights from governance, social acceptance and economic analyses that support informed decision-making.
Exchange with experts and peers across Europe
Connect with cities, utilities, researchers and policymakers working on innovative sanitation and circular water solutions.
Experience a pioneering neighbourhood in action
Participants joining on-site in Hamburg will visit Jenfelder Au, a flagship district demonstrating source-separated sanitation and resource recovery in practice.
Who should attend?
This event is relevant for professionals and organisations working on sustainable water and sanitation solutions, including:
- Cities and municipalities exploring innovative wastewater and resource management solutions
- Water utilities and infrastructure operators interested in source separation technologies
- Urban planners and housing developers designing sustainable neighbourhoods
- Policy makers and public authorities shaping water, sanitation and circular economy strategies
- Researchers and innovators working on sanitation, water reuse and circular resource recovery