Conference

The drinking water supply sector faces a wide range of challenges. Climate change and declining groundwater reserves increase the risk of drinking water shortages, particularly during dry spells. Against this backdrop, it is essential to take early action, for example by tapping into additional resources or strengthening the interconnection of supply areas.

At the same time, increasing demands on supply security, risk management and crisis management mean that planning and operations must become more holistic, resilient and flexible. Modern technologies such as artificial intelligence and mathematical simulations offer concrete opportunities in this regard and support a sustainable drinking water supply through well-founded decisions.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM is organising the conference »AI and Simulation for Sustainable Drinking Water Management« on 19 November 2026 in Kaiserslautern. Practical presentations will showcase innovative solutions to current challenges. Furthermore, the conference provides a platform for professional exchange and networking.

Speakers

• Rainer Barchet, Technische Werke Ludwigshafen
• Berthold Becker, Berthold Becker GmbH
• Armin Bender, Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure
• Michael Bortz, Fraunhofer ITWM
• Ulrich Dittmer, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
• Christoph Drusenbaum, Zweckverband Bodensee-Wasserversorgung
• Maximilian Hoffmann, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für
  Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI)
• Andreas Klute, Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur
• Michael Krämer, Verbandsgemeinde Loreley
• Helene Krieg, Fraunhofer ITWM
• Markus Roth, Verbandsgemeinde Weißenthurm
• Daniel Schiebold, Becker Büttner Held Rechtsanwälte
• Andreas Sperrfechter, Regionalwerke Neckar-Kocher GmbH & Co.
• Jürgen Storck, Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern
• Helfried Welsch, Stadtwerke Trier
   

Conference Chair

Michael Bortz, Fraunhofer ITWM