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4, 5 & 6 November 2025
VALENCIA, SPAIN

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Testimonials from the first ever show

Chris Rose

What an incredible few days at Desalination Technology Expo 2025 in Valencia.

It was fantastic to meet so many companies from around the world, each bringing their own vision and expertise to the global desalination and water innovation community. We’ve made some truly valuable connections and left inspired by the range of opportunities now on the horizon. A sincere thank you to all the delegates, exhibitors and visitors who took the time to speak with us, learn about the Integro™ technology, and express interest in becoming part of our journey at this early and exciting stage. We also want to extend our gratitude and congratulations to the organisers of Desalination Technology Expo for putting together such an exceptional first-year event. For a debut year, the quality of the organisation, the calibre of the speakers, and the level of engagement from attendees were simply outstanding.

While the show may have been small in scale, its intimate setting created the perfect environment for meaningful discussions, technical exchange and genuine collaboration. We very much hope to see this event return in future years, and we will certainly be back to exhibit again.

Chris Rose
Managing Director |  Sidon Water
Bijo Abrahams

Wrapping up an insightful week at Desalination Technology Expo 2025 in Valencia!

Incredible discussions around the future of desalination, energy efficiency, and sustainable water management – it’s clear that innovation will play a key role in meeting global water challenges. It’s been a pleasure representing GF Corys and connecting with global experts on how our thermoplastic piping systems enable safer, smarter, and more reliable desalination projects across the GCC and beyond.

If you couldn’t make it, feel free to reach out to us and we’d be happy to share how GF solutions can support your upcoming desalination and industrial water applications.

Bijo Abrahams
Sales Manager |  GF Corys
Raquel Costa

The last few days were marked by an amazing experience at Desalination Technology Expo in Valencia! 

It was inspiring to learn from desalination and brine valorization experts and hear about the innovative solutions that are shaping the future of sustainable water resources.

I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to represent Seamoretech at the event and to share this experience alongside Eva Filipa Sousa. Excited for what comes next.

Raquel Costa
R&D Chemical Engineer |  Seamoretech
Christos Charisiadis

After a good night's sleep, I'm back in my office in Amsterdam! The experience in Desalination Technology Expo in Valencia has been great! It was the first time for me that the key thought leaders and experts for Brine and Desalination, were all gathered in one place! 

It was an amazing two days of intense exchange of invaluable ideas and information that culminated in a great dinner with some eye-opening news about the ongoings in the industry! Two presentations, two panels, and innumerable opportunities to connect with old and new friends! Looking forward to the next event, Andrew Boakes! You got an excellent community to back you up!

Brine Consulting was everywhere in Valencia with some of our key experts providing major insights throughout the first two days! I'm personally thrilled to see to the projects we picked up!

Christos Charisiadis
Founder |  Brine Consulting
Pia Boyer

Returning home from sunny and saffron-toned Valencia for Desalination Technology Expo’s first edition. Wonderful to catch up with the global family of water people and celebrate progress and latest developments in brine valorization.

Thanks to the organizing team who welcomed us to Valencia for a unique and focused conference to explore the ways salts and minerals can be de-watered.

As Dr Markus Pfänder, Executive Director at K-UTEC Salt Technologies, said in his presentation on the second day: Is the tipping point in feasible brine mining here and now?

Pia Boyer
Founder |  Euphrates Energies
Rafael Buendia

Yesterday I came back home from Desalination Technology Expo at Feria Valencia, exhausted after so many interesting presentations, panels, discussions, and so much science behind the new paradigm in the desalination world, brine valorization.

Alongside companies supplying equipment such as crystalizers (not so usual in regular water treatment until now, but more and more needed in brine valorization), new membranes and ERD projects, there were engineers from all over the globe, not only sharing knowledge about how to purify and recover different salts, but also thinking how to do it at reduced cost, how to promote these salts to be sold, how to involve the end users in the process, and, of course, how to convince the investors to invest money on such big and innovative projects! Also present were my colleagues from the AEDyR board; Silvia Gallego, Belen Gutierrez, Elena De La Vieja, Mari Carmen Garcia and Domingo Zarzo, who were part of a panel discussing 60 years of desalination in Spain and ten certainties ahead.

And the paella for lunch was excellent!

Rafael Buendia
Desalination Manager |  Sacyr Agua
Marco Cioffi

Coming back from the Desalination Technology Expo and Conference in Valencia, where I presented to an audience of experts the performed technical and economic analyses on the integration of a small modular reactor with a reverse osmosis desalination plant.

During these days, I had many interesting talks and chats with colleagues and attendees coming from other experiences and with different backgrounds. Some of the most relevant nuclear companies presented their visions and plans for the integration of SMR with water desalination – thanks to Jose Luis San Vicente, Luis Eduardo DePavia, and William Bizollon for the very interesting and fruitful discussions.

Special thanks to Ramón Rubio de Castro, who introduced my session during the Technical Conference, and also the event organisers, especially Andrew Boakes, who invited me to speak.

Marco Cioffi
Strategic Product & Marketing Manager |  Ansaldo Energia

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THE EXHIBITION

Technology, Consumables,
Upgrades, Suppliers

FREE-TO-ATTEND, Access To 60+ Leading Industry Suppliers.

Plus Network & Collaborate With 1,000's Of Global Attendees

THE CONFERENCE

Design, Sustainable Energy,
Brine Mining, Circular Economy, PPP & Investment

Rates Apply

1 DAY PASS FROM €795 / 2 DAY PASS FROM €1,495

THE PROGRAMME

View The 2025 Programme As A PDF

2025 Programme

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Desalination Technology Expo is the New 100% dedicated global exhibition and conference for the design, specification and operation of next-generation Desalination Projects and for upgrading and retrofitting existing desalination plants and facilities. Being held at the Feria Valencia Expo Centre and Conference Forum in Valencia, Spain on 4, 5 & 6 November 2025.

With a global water crisis only set to get worse, construction of new Desalination facilities is essential as is upgrading existing plants. This represents a big growth and investment opportunity which we expect set to spiral in coming years. There is also a major transformative opportunity ahead where there is the potential for widening the scope of Desalination into a broader mining activity. More of that will become apparent as we unfold our Conference Program.

This is a must attend 3-day event for everybody engaged in Design, Development and Operation, Upgrading and Futureproofing. It is the place where current and next generation technologies will be discussed and presented, debated and on show in a world class exhibition.

Desalination Technology Expo 2025 will comprise a Technology Showcase Exhibition with exhibitors from all over the world displaying the latest technologies and consumables for new and existing plants.

A visit to the Exhibition incurs no charges and only industry professionals associated with Desalination will be admitted. The venue offers excellent logistics and parking underground right alongside The Forum and its exhibition hall.

The Conference will focus on The Future and examine opportunities to transition the industry into a broader mining context. It will also address the biggest single concern, especially in relation to energy efficiency focusing attention on Small Modular Reactors and other energy sources including wind and solar. A question we will be asking is whether the future of Desalination is the next offshore industry.

The world population in 1980 was 4.4 billion people. Today it is 8.1 billion. We head towards continued population growth and have the added burden of Global Warming. There are big opportunities, and we will be inviting 'investors in Industry' to attend the Conference and Exhibition to enable them to focus on the sector as one that has huge scope.

Exhibitors Include

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Conference Advisory Board

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Victor Monsalvo Garcia

Head of the Eco-efficiency Area, Innovation and Technology Department, Aqualia
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Christos Charisiadis

Founder & Principal Consultant, Brine Consulting
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Maria Salud Camilleri Rumbau

Researcher, R&D Project Manager Water Separation & Filtration, Sustainability Department, Eurecat
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Belén Gutiérrez López

Head of R&D, Desalination Department, GS INIMA Environment | AEDyR Board Director, GS INIMA Environment
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Randy Truby

Founder, R L Truby & Associates
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Abraham Negaresh

Associate Director - Desalination and Reuse Lead, WRc

    Companies Represented By Speakers In The Conference

    Speaker Brands 2025

    Click HERE To View The Full Speaker Line-Up 

    A WORLD CLASS EXHIBITION AND LEADING CONFERENCE WHERE KNOWLEDGE AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP GO HAND IN HAND

    The Exhibition

    40+ Exhibitors from around the world featuring leading Desalination Technology Companies and Technologies, including SMRs, membrane systems, water treatment, energy recovery, and smart monitoring solutions.

     

     

     


     

    The Conference

    Design • Build • Operate • Upgrade • Future-proof

    3 Focused Conference Themes to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and innovations.

    2 Day • 1 Day Passes Available - From €795

     

     

    Delegates & Visitors

    The Expo is FREE-TO-ATTEND. Open to all experts involved in Desalination Plant Design, Operation & Build, Water Authorities, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Equipment Manufacturers, Materials Developers, Power Generators, Mining & Minerals Engineers & more.

     


     

    Networking

    Take advantage of multiple high-value networking opportunities, including exclusive coffee breaks, catered lunches, evening receptions, and VIP dinners with industry leaders and innovators. Build new partnerships, exchange ideas, and strengthen professional relationships in a focused environment designed to foster meaningful connections and future collaborations.

    3 Focused Conference Themes

    MAIN THEMES

    Conference Rates Apply - Passes Available From €795 +VAT. Limited seats remaining. Entrance to the Expo is FREE to qualifying professionals.

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    Desalination Plant - Design, Build and Operation.

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    Energy - including the potential for SMR.

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    Brine Mining & Valorisation - including recovery of rare earth elements from brine.

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    The World’s Leading Desalination Exhibition with up to 10,000sqm of Exhibitor Space.

    Conference Partners

    Example Technology Types and Sectors for Exhibitors

    • Intake Structures
    • Coarse Bar Screens
    • Dual Media Filters
    • Sedimentation Tanks
    • Cartridge Filtration
    • Chemical Injection Systems
    • Membrane Filtration Units 
    • Spiral Wound Membranes
    • Membrane Chemicals
    • Membrane Cleaners
    • Semipermeable Membranes
    • Membrane Distillation 
    • Energy Recovery Devices 
    • Remineralization
    • Corruption Inhibitors
    • Disinfectant Methods 
    • Filtration Technologies
    • Reverse Osmosis Systems
    • Water Filters
    • Automatic Filters
    • Variable Frequency Drives 
    • High Efficiency Impellers 
    • Pump Multiplexing Arrangements 
    • Pump Supplier Landscape 
    • Membrane Materials and Quality 
    • Configurations and Plant Integration 
    • Multi- stage Flash Distillation 
    • Pressure Vessels 
    • Chemical Feed Systems 
    • Forward Osmosis 
    • Nano Filtration 
    • Chemicals 
    • Cooling Pipe Cleaning 
    • Pipes 
    • Valves 
    • Fittings 
    • Tank Suppliers 
    • Distribution Systems 
    • High Pressure Pumps
    • Heat Pumps
    • Pressure Transmitters
    • Drives
    • Energy Recovery Devices
    • Clarifier Systems
    • Evaporators and Crystalizers
    • Ion Exchange
    • Biological Treatment
    • Biowaste
    • Electrodialysis Technologies
    • Flotation Technology
    • Analyzers and Instruments
    • Industrial Process Treatments
    • Actuators

    4,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE PURCHASING AND SPECIFICATION COMMUNITY

    Desalination Community

     

    • Desalination Plant Operators
    • Desalination Plant Design and Engineering
    • Desalination Plant Build, Operate & Transfer (BOT)
    • Desalination Systems Developers
    • Desalination OEMs
    • Utilities and Water Authorities
    • Desalination Systems Architects & Engineers
    • Consulting Engineers
    • Mining Companies
    • Energy Industry Experts including Renewables and SMR
    • Saline Waste Treatment and Minerals Extraction Experts
    • Investors (Private Equity Funds, Investment Banks, Pension Funds, -Industry Investors)
    • Municipalities
    • Island Community Water Planners
    • Systems Integrators
    • Resellers & Distributors

     

     

    Our Industry Supporters

    Water Positive
    WRc
    World Nuclear Association
    Eurecat
    Fluidex

     

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    Valencia

    Valencia is on the East coast of Spain easily accessible via Madrid from where there are 7-10 flights a day of 45 minutes duration making for easy interconnection for our global visitors. Barcelona offers additional daily flights to Valencia. The facilities at Feria Valencia are first class with excellent conference facilities and a splendid 10,000sq metre hall directly linked to the conference rooms.