3 Days at the Glastonbury of Water (Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival 2026)
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3 Days at the Glastonbury of Water (Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival 2026)

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 1, 202631 min
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FREE TOOL ➡️ Get your water tech pitch reviewed: https://app.leviathandata.io/pitch-deck-analyzer More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ See how the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival brings together creative minds in Newcastle for collaborative problem solving. Watch the energy of this unique event. This episode takes you inside the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival to show how large groups tackle industry challenges through structured collaboration. You will see firsthand how participants move from concept to practical solu...

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Welcome to Newcastle, welcome to the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival and I have to say I'm quite excited about this one. So I've heard of this thing for years, it's presented to me like the Glastonbury of Water. So this is the year where I eat the ballets. As you can see behind me, the event is held on the Newcastle race course which gives an additional English flair to the

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day. And I don't know yet if it's a plus or a minus but it seems like the heat wave on Europe is over at that point. So for the record, this one goes against all my rules when I go to an event because usually I try to be specific, come with an agenda, know what I'm here for and go targeted at the places and people I expect to take a story from.

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Here, honestly, I have no clue. And it's a good thing as well sometimes to be a bit more loose and to find out on the spot what will surprise me the most.

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