If your work touches financing, planning, climate resilience or systems reform, these are the rooms you’ll want to be in.
Join us as we bring evidence, empathy and urgency to the global WASH agenda at IWA.

These sessions will be facilitated by Ram Paul and Sonia Shahid, from team Athena Infonomics, who will guide exchanges aimed at surfacing grounded insights, lived realities, and practical ways forward.

Across 9–12 December, discussions will span from the cost of inaction in WASH financing, to strategic sanitation planning, climate migration, evidence-based governance, and strengthening water and sanitation systems across Southeast Asia.

Expect insights from sector experts and utility leaders on digital priorities, hands-on examples of AI already improving operational performance, and high-impact use cases that go beyond hype to deliver measurable results.

See you on 10 December!

A session that dives into AI tools moving from pilots to real performance gains.

We’ll explore what 'fit-for-purpose AI' truly looks like for utilities, from choosing the right tools to deploying and scaling them responsibly.

If you’re working at the intersection of service delivery, investment planning or utility reform, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

[bankable pipelines, market intelligence, water utilities, DFIs, systems thinking]

This roundtable introduces a market-first approach and a standard Market Intelligence Protocol designed to fix the choke points in origination, cut transaction costs, and help governments, utilities and investors build projects that are truly finance-ready.

#UrbanWASH #WASHFinancing

We’ll unpack why pipelines look big on paper but collapse under real-world demand, affordability and cashflow tests, and why planning often ignores how people actually access and pay for services.

#WaterInvestments #WASHSystems

We look forward to learning with you and sharing insights that bridge field evidence, operational practice and systems finance, and exploring what it takes to scale what works across the globe.

Come be part of the dialogue & explore opportunities to collaborate. Find us at IWA.

Team Athena will be leading two workshops & participating in five panel discussions, bringing evidence and experience across financing, #governance, and digital & #AI-led utility transformation in #water & #sanitation.

#DigitalWASH #UtilityTransformation #AIforWater

Our State of the Art report maps the global landscape, uncovers evidence gaps, and highlights what must change for AI to drive sustainable, inclusive transformation in food & farming systems.

Read the full report on the GRTD website: www.grtd.fcdo.gov.uk/wp-content/u...

#FoodSystems #DataForGood

🔸 Only a small share of the current literature evaluates equity, gender impacts, or long-term sustainability of AI in agriculture
🔸 AI in agriculture needs context-specific data systems, farmer co-design & strong governance to avoid unintended risks to food security

#EmergingTech #EquityInTech

If you’re passionate about climate & livelihoods, this role puts you at the heart of a fast-growing SBU—working with public, private & civil society partners to drive sustainable solutions. It’s a space for innovation, creativity & building evidence that can truly move systems.

#Hiring

A big thank you to the FCDO team for fostering this platform and for the commitment to building a more inclusive, transparent, and SME-enabling procurement environment. We look forward to contributing actively to the Forum’s ongoing work.

Connecting with other SMEs doing remarkable work around the world reinforced how aligned partnerships accelerate better outcomes — where learning is shared, barriers are addressed together, and innovation is strengthened through dialogue.

#Partnerships #Innovation

The meet offered valuable insight into the FCDO 2030 Commercial Vision and, more importantly, created space for SMEs to share perspectives on priorities, constraints, and opportunities within the procurement ecosystem.

#SMEs #Collaboration