On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, during the next 27th edition of the International Water and Irrigation Salon, Smagua began last year to carry out a series of special acts and actions with which he seeks to commemorate this milestone, among which the presentation of the commemorative book stands out.
The first was held in November, less than four months from the 27th edition of the contest and took place in the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, where presented the commemorative book “Smagua, a look at the past, present and future”.
On March 4 at the Zaragoza Fair: Smagua
In Only two weeks, Smagua 2025 will open its doors at Zaragoza Faircelebrating your 50 birthday as an international meeting point for water, irrigation and environment sectors. In this edition, the contest again bets on innovation, sustainability and impulse of technical knowledge as fundamental pillars.
Of the March 4 to 6its 27th edition will begin, supported again by the firm support from institutions, associations and leading companies in the sector. With more than 600 brands from 29 countries Already confirmed, the Exhibition offer will be complemented with an extensive program of activities, presentations and technical days Designed to promote the exchange of knowledge and the development of the sector.
He SMAGUA 2025 Technical Day Program will be held at the Zaragoza Fair Congress Center And it will start on Tuesday, March 4 with various sessions dedicated to the regulatory challenges of the sector, the modernization of irrigation systems and the management of treatment plant.
Program of the 27th edition of the International Water and Irrigation Salon Smagua
The First day will have the session entitled “Normative challenges of the sector in the Integral Water Cycle”organized by Ie, Zinna y ag-natoat the Zaragoza Fair Auditorium. During this session, the most relevant regulations and regulations will be addressed that affect the water sector, providing a global vision of current and future challenges. At the same time, in Chamber 1 of the Congresses Center, Enrique Cabrera, Professor Emeritus of Fluid Mechanics of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, will present the book “Guidelines on the management of assets in water companies”.
Simultaneously, Chamber 3 will host the day «Modernization and management of irrigation systems», coordinated by Aeraryd, in which the latest innovations in water efficiency and the impact of digitalization on agricultural irrigation will be analyzed. In room 4, Ategrus will lead the session “the management of treatment plant and its energy valuation”, focused on new technologies for waste treatment in the water sector.
He Wednesday, March 5 It will be dedicated to water management efficiency. In the auditorium of the Congress Center the session will take place “Contribution of hydrographic confederations to social progress in Spain from the Cuenca Unit.”, Carried out by the Ebro Hydrographic Confederation. At the same time, a session organized by IBSTT and Ategrus called “Technology without Zanja: a guarantee for sustainable transition” will take place in room 1; and in the Room 3, Tecnoaqua and Aeas-Aga will lead “day on ANR and water losses” In the morning, and in the afternoon, the Water Club and Colegio de Caminos, Channels and Ports will carry out a presentation on new challenges in a context of global change.
He Thursday, March 6 It will focus on the sustainability and future of the water sector. The day will begin in the auditorium with the User day agreed by ferebro, with a presentation called “Posture of Ferebro before the hydrological plans of the fourth cycle.” In parallel, Aesoe will offer in room 1 a day on portable sanitation and water savings. Meanwhile, in rooms 2, 3 and 4, presentations will take place by the CEOE, Adecagua and Aeas- AGA respectively, on environmental commissions, new pollutants and their challenges in the treatment of water and drought.
In it Forum Smagua highlights the day “Protection of groundwater against punctual pollution: experience and application” organized by Agunre and that will feature presentations from representatives of the Ministry for ecological transition and demographic challengeof the Government of Aragon and the Ebro Hydrographic Confederationamong others.
In addition to the technical days of the Congress Center, Pavilion 9 will be enabled as a multidisciplinary space in which They will carry out activities in the Smagua and the space presentations.
He Smagua forum will address the main challenges experienced by the water industry At present, such as infrastructure conservation, aquifer recharge and formation. In addition, innovations in water recycling, pollutant detection and frost control in crops will be presented, together with technological solutions for the early rainy alert and groundwater protection. There will also be debates about the future of irrigation and water sustainability.
He Smagua presentations spacealso located in Pavilion 9, will have various commercial exhibitions by the exhibiting companies during the three days of the contest, through which visitors can discover the latest trends and innovations in the water sector.
In Spaper, which is celebrated in parallel with Smaguathere will also be technical conferences focused on the challenges and advances of the paper sector. The first day of the contest will take place the day “3 paper challenges for 2025: AI people and EU regulations” in which KPMG, Saica, Vicomtech, Aspapel, Repacar, the paper and the paper cluster of the Basque Country collaborate.
The second day will be held VI Papelro Technical Forum of the Basque Country Clusterin which success cases will be presented in technology, diversification and process improvement. In addition, key issues such as sustainable use of resources, sector trends and solutions for impurities formation will be discussed, promoting knowledge and innovation.
Smagua 2025 will have a strong international presence through various initiatives that promote business cooperation and market expansion. On March 4 and 5, a brokerage event Organized by CEOE Aragón and ITA, in collaboration with Zaragoza Fair and the European Commission, within the framework of the Enterprise Europe Network. With the participation of 73 companies from 14 countries, this meeting will facilitate the search for commercial and technological partners in the water, irrigation and environmental sector, promoting the internationalization of SMEs and strengthening the global business fabric.
In addition, on March 5 and 6, Zaragoza Fair will organize commercial missions with the presence of 35 Representatives from countries such as Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Morocco, Paraguay, Tunisia and Uruguay. These meetings will offer exhibiting companies the opportunity to expand their international scope, establish strategic alliances and explore new business opportunities.
With these initiatives, Smagua reaffirms its role as Key meeting point for innovation, internationalization and growth of the Water Sector worldwide.
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