The first Smart Water Future Development and Practice Innovation Seminar, also the annual event of Shenzhen Water Association's Smart Water Committee, concluded on December 20, 2024. Representatives from smart water companies across China gathered in Shenzhen to explore industry frontiers, address challenges, and share innovative solutions, demonstrating the remarkable potential of smart water management in diverse scenarios.
Guided by Shenzhen Environment & Water Group, and organized by Shenzhen Municipal Water Supply and Drainage Association and Southern University of Science and Technology, this event, the first of its kind in Shenzhen's water sector to engage smart water - industry peers nationwide, was hosted by the association's Smart Water Committee and the university's Environmental College. Attending and addressing the event were Sun Jun, Shenzhen Environment & Water Group's Operational Director and president of the municipal water supply and drainage association; Wang Xiaohui, director of Shenzhen Municipal Water Bureau's Information Office; Ning Xin, secretary - general of Guangdong Urban Water Supply Association; and Zheng Yan, deputy director of Southern University of Science and Technology's Research Department and chair professor.
Technical experts from over 20 smart water - management tech firms and 100 industry peers joined the comminicate. They used dialogues and cases to share insights on smart water - management tech and future trends, presenting profound industry expertise in a relaxed setting.
Two Keynote Reports, One Launch, and Case - Sharing
The morning event featured three segments: two keynote reports on smart water management, a release of the "Smart Water Industry Case - Selection" compiled by Shenzhen Water Association's Smart Water Committee, and on - site case - sharing sessions with representative smart water - management firms. These activities explored technological advancements and innovative practices in the smart water - management sector.
1. Expert Keynote Report
How can smart water projects be implemented and developed? What challenges will they face in the future? Yin Jiansi, Director of the Information Center of Zhengzhou Water Group Co., Ltd., will guide us to take a developmental and dynamic perspective in viewing the future changes and challenges in smart water management.
Jiping Jiang, an associate professor and doctoral supervisor at the Southern University of Science and Technology, delivered an insightful presentation. He reviewed the development path of smart water management and analyzed the core engineering theories, prompting new thinking among water - industry peers present.
Professor Jiang's theoretical exploration and Director Yin's practical decision - making inspired every participant to dialectically think about smart water management.
2. Case - Selection Launch
In the second part of the conference, Wang Meifang, General Manager of Shenzhen Water Technologies and Director of the Smart Water Committee, launched the "Smart Water Industry Case - Selection".
The case - selection was organized by Shenzhen Water Association's Smart Water Committee. Over four months, nearly 40 cases from 17 cities across 10 provinces were collected. They cover raw - water management, corporate digital transformation, production operations, and innovative technologies, encapsulating successful experiences and best practices in smart water management.
Promote smart water - technology innovation and application
Support standard - setting for industry regulators
Secure a case - selection!
3. Smart Water Management Case - Sharing
During the case - sharing session, representatives from seven smart water - management firms in Guangdong, Anhui, Zhejiang, and other regions took turns on stage to share their outstanding cases. These cases covered a wide range of topics, from water supply scheduling to intelligent operation and management, and from corporate digital transformation to production, operation, and innovative technologies and applications.
Visit Wuzhipa, Share Shenzhen Water's Wisdom.
In the afternoon, representatives visited Wuzhipa Water Plant, built by Shenzhen Shenbao Water Group and featured in the "Smart Water Industry Case - Selection". They had zero - distance access to the advanced outcomes in its construction philosophy, process features, operation management, and smart maintenance.
The integration of "Shenzhen Water Experience" and "Smart Water" has enabled Wuzhiba Water Plant to achieve responding to the real with the virtual, controlling the real with the virtual, and optimizing the real with the virtual.
Closed - door Meeting - Generating Insights through Exchange
In today's highly competitive environment, how can water - tech firms break through and find their own development paths? This event held a closed - door meeting for state - owned water - tech firms, which rarely have exchange opportunities. It provided a platform for demand matching, resource sharing, and in - depth talks. Senior managers from 10 firms in 8 cities participated.
At the meeting, participants explored the future of water - tech firms from the dimensions of development strategy and R&D, reaching a consensus on establishing "four ones": a periodic closed - door exchange mechanism, a comprehensive product roadmap leveraging each firm's strengths, a differentiated R&D model with regular communication, and a business information alliance.
The successful closed - door meeting lays the groundwork for deeper cooperation and an exchange mechanism among water - tech firms.
The event provided a cooperation platform for smart water - industry peers nationwide and showed Shenzhen water firms' innovation. In the future, Shenzhen Water Association will regularly hold similar events across the country to jointly build a new smart water ecosystem that is integrated, green, and focused on development.
