The 6th edition of the meeting and the 19th Water Economy Forum brought together more than 4,800 attendees, 80 speakers, 300 solutions, 76 speakers, and representatives from the public, private, academic sectors, and civil society, establishing itself as the main space to promote solutions to water challenges.
Over two days, it also included Water Dialogues, a business roundtable, 10 strategic workshops, 20 talks, and a wide exhibition of technological and innovative solutions.
The event was organized and promoted by the Santiago Government, Interexpo, the Metropolitan CORE, and the Santiago-Maipo Water Fund, with sponsorship from the Agency for Sustainability and Climate Change of Corfo, the Chilean Global Compact Network, and the SNA.
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Antonio Walker, president of SNA; Javiera Sotoluque, general manager of Interexpo; Cristina Huidobro, general manager of the Santiago-Maipo Water Fund; Claudio Orrego, governor of Santiago; Adriana Matiz, governor of Tolima, Colombia; Francisco Lombardo, president of the Water Economy Forum; José Miguel Sotoluque, CEO of Interexpo and Nebbia Otárola, regional councilor. Comments The 6th edition of the meeting and the XIX Water Economy Forum brought together more than 4,800 attendees, 80 exhibitors, 300 solutions, 76 speakers, and representatives from the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors, establishing itself as the main space to promote solutions to water challenges. Over two days, it also included Dialogues for Water, a business roundtable, 10 strategic workshops, 20 talks, and a wide exhibition of technological and innovative solutions. The event was organized and promoted by the Santiago Government, Interexpo, the Metropolitan CORE, and the Santiago-Maipo Water Fund, with sponsorship from the Agency for Sustainability and Climate Change of Corfo, the Chilean Global Compact Network, and SNA. Water Expo Santiago 2026 José Miguel Sotoluque, CEO of Interexpo; Cardinal Archbishop of Santiago, Mons. Fernando Chomali, and Francisco Lombardo, president of the Water Economy Forum. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Gustavo Migues, senior executive vice president of Iberia and Latin America at Veolia. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Governor of Santiago, Claudio Orrego. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Javiera Sotoluque, general manager of Interexpo; Cristina Huidobro, general manager of the Santiago-Maipo Water Fund; Adriana Matiz, governor of Tolima, Colombia, and Claudia Papic, content director of Water Expo Santiago 2026. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Antonio Walker, president of the National Society of Agriculture; Andrea Ramos, VP of Water & Climate Partnerships at Kilimo; Cedric Little, associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences UAI, and Maritrini Lapuente, president of AMAGRO. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Estanislao Arana, academic director of the Water Economy Forum; Margarita Ducci, executive director of the Chile Global Compact Network (UN); Pedro Olivares, water resources specialist at Anglo American, and Mauricio Fabry, president of the Santiago-Maipo Water Fund. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Manuel Gallardo, regional administrator of the Santiago Government; Raúl Escárate Peters, head of DIPLADE Biobío; Sara Larraín, board member of the Santiago-Maipo Water Fund, and José Sáez Albornoz, general manager of Aguas Andinas. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Mauro de la Vega, director of the Uruguayan Water Alliance; Paloma Maturana, specialist at Aquafondo, Lima and Callao Water Fund; Andrea Yáñez, executive director of Bogotá Water Fund Agua Somos, and Cristina Huidobro, general manager of the Santiago-Maipo Water Fund. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Martín del Río, founder and director of Ladera Sur, recipient of the “Voice of Water” award, and Tomás Vodanovic, mayor of Maipú, recipient of the “Public Leadership” award. Water Expo Santiago 2026 Dialogues for Water 2026. More about: Water Expo Santiago 2026 Social LT