Water Congress Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony on May 12 and 13

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Water Congress Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony on May 12 and 13

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The sustainable use of water as a resource and its long-term protection pose major challenges for the metropolitan regions of Berlin-Brandenburg and Saxony - now is the time to act! Over two days, the 3rd Interstate Water Congress 2025 offers the opportunity to work together with experts from business, science, politics and administration to further develop solutions and drive forward concrete measures.

Get involved, make valuable contacts and provide impetus for a future-proof water supply!
The Water Congress is jointly organized by the Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the Berlin-Brandenburg and Saxony Regional Groups of the Association of Municipal Enterprises and the Verein Berliner Kaufleute und Industrieller .

When:

Monday, May 12, 2025 & Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Where:

Ludwig-Erhard-Haus,
Fasanenstr. 85, 10623 Berlin

Participation:

free of charge

Program

Monday May 12, 2025

15:30-17:30: Excursion with the rainwater agency, sponge city project at Rummelsburger Bucht

18:00-21:00: Joint trip on the Spree and lecture by Dr. Christoph Gerstgraser, Member of the Board of Water Cluster Lusatia

Tuesday May 13, 2025

09:00 am: Admission

10:00 a.m.: Opening

10:10 a.m.: Welcome by Manja Schreiner, Managing Director of the IHK Berlin

10:20 a.m.: Water connects: Strategies for transnational cooperation

Dr. Birgit Fritz-Taute, Head of the Department of Integrative Environmental Protection, Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment

Anke Herrmann, Head of the Water and Soil Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Consumer Protection of the State of Brandenburg

Dr. Christin Jahns, Head of the Department of Mining Water Management, River Basin Management, Saxon State Ministry for Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture

10:40 a.m.: Pitch - Peter Sänger, Managing Director, Vision Seven

10:50 a.m.: Cross-regional cooperation in practice

Christoph Maschek, Managing Director, Wasserverband Lausitz

11:10 am: Pitch - Project WEISS 4PN - Moritz Münch, TU Berlin

11:20 a.m.: Overarching impulse from the Federal Environment Agency
Dr. Christoph Schulte, Head of Department II 2 Water and Soil, Federal Environment Agency

11:40 a.m.: Pitch - Dr. Wolfram Palitzsc, Managing Director, LuxChemtech GmbH

12:00 p.m.: Lunch break

13:00: Parallel forums

Forum 1: Soak it up and store it: How to make the sponge city a success?
Forum 2: 13 years to go until the coal phase-out: Can we make the leap into the deep end?
Forum 3: Nothing works without water: How business relocation projects work sustainably
Forum 4: The future of hydropower

14:30: Coffee break

15:00: Presentation of the results of the forums (panel)

3:15 p.m.: Political panel discussion
Ute Bonde, Senator, Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment

Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch, Minister of State, Saxon State Ministry for the Environment and Agriculture

Gregor Beyer, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Consumer Protection

Frank Bruckmann, Chief Financial Officer, Berliner Wasserbetriebe

Theresa Eggler, External Projects Leads, Tesla

Heiko Zien,Managing Director,Association of North and East German Paper Mills

4:15 p.m.: Closing remarks by Dr. Andreas Sperl, President, IHK Dresden

4:30 p.m.: Get-together