IFAT India 2026 ConferenceIndia's Leading Conference on Water, Sewage, Solid Waste and RecyclingBombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai
About the Conference
The IFAT India Conference returns in 2026, bringing together India's leading voices in environmental technologies to drive meaningful dialogue and action in the fields of water & wastewater treatment and solid waste management.
As India's cities continue to urbanize and industries expand, the need for resilient, resource-efficient, and circular solutions has become increasingly critical. Building on the success and momentum of previous editions, the 2026 Conference presents an enhanced, thoughtfully curated platform designed to move beyond discussions and accelerate the adoption of practical, future-ready solutions.
Co-located with IFAT India, the country's leading trade fair for water, sewage, solid waste, and recycling technologies, the conference will convene an influential network of municipal leaders, policymakers, regulators, industry experts, technocrats, researchers, innovators, and solution providers. Through insightful keynote sessions, panel discussions, technical presentations, case studies, global best practices, and policy-focused dialogues, the conference will foster knowledge exchange and collaborative action to address India's evolving environmental challenges.
With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, digital transformation, circular economy practices, and scalable implementation strategies, the IFAT India 2026 Conference offers an unparalleled platform for stakeholders to exchange ideas, build strategic partnerships, and contribute to shaping the future of sustainable waste and water management in India.
Conference Agenda 2026
The 2026 conference agenda will be live soon.
Who Should Attend?
- State municipality representatives from Water & Solid Waste, IT, Public Health, Environmental Management, Land & Estate, Town Planning, Urban Development departments
- ULB, SPCB, Municipality, & Municipal Corporation secretariats
- Corporate EHS & ESG professionals and sustainability teams
- Government & Industry Relations, Regulatory, and Policy heads
- Productivity, Operations, Manufacturing, Process & Digital Excellence unit heads
- TQM, QMS, Sig Sigma & related certified quality professionals
- Manufacturing, Plant operators & site heads
- Ethics & Compliance leaders
- Recyclers, Upcyclers, & Resellers
- Manpower & Fleet operators
- Waste transporters & collectors
- Waste treatment, storage & disposal operators
- Material Recovery & Material Collection Facility operators
- AI, IoT, Blockchain developer teams
- Data Scientists & AI engineers
- City, Town, & Urban planners and architects
- PE/VC & Green Finance teams
Why Attend?
- Get a thorough understanding of how to combat legacy problems in waste movement and how tech, finance, policy, regulation, & legislation come together to solve this
- Not-to-be-missed occasion for corporate India, circularity experts, and sustainability champions to align with what policymakers are thinking, planning & doing
- Sector-focused round tables drawing attention to the pain points, grievances, asks, needs, & demands of industries grappling with the waste menace
- Opportunity for ULB secretariats to rub shoulders with industry & citizenry alike and drill down the importance of adopting sustainable waste management practices
- Understand what bullish policymakers have in mind to develop environment-friendly, eco-conscious, future-ready, city, suburban & rural dwellings
- Learn from regulators on how to better manage finite water resources with exposure to case-study illustrations on water use efficiency & treated water reuse
- Interact with cutting-edge startup teams to learn about tomorrow’s energy-efficient, carbon-conscious, solid waste management & water treatment technologies
