11 innovative demonstration projects will be presented during a one-day event which will take place on 24 January 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. The projects will involve the collaboration of 179 partners from research organisations and private companies (more than 70 partners are SMEs).

The event will also be an occasion to discuss the key challenges of the water-related initiatives at the European and International level and explore the possibilities offered by the leverage of different funding instruments (Horizon 2020, structural funds, etc.). Discussions will be led by representatives from the European Commission.