Day 1 – 26 October 2026

Member- and Partner-led Sessions

08:00-09:30 Registration / Entrance

  • Opening Plenary: From Ideas to Impact – Leading the Path of Implementation

    09:30 am - 11:00 am

11:00-11:30 Coffee & Tea Break / Networking Area

  • AI Empowering Sustainability

    11:30 am - 01:00 pm

  • From Idea to Impact: Lessons from WAITRO Initiatives

    11:30 am - 01:00 pm

  • Water, Climate & Resilience Nexus

    11:30 am - 01:00 pm

    Climate Resilience & Water–Food–Energy Nexus

01:00-02:00 Lunch & Networking / Networking Area

  • Innovation Ecosystems & Governance

    02:00 pm - 03:30 pm

  • Co-Creating Africa’s Innovation Future

    02:00 pm - 03:30 pm

  • Circular Economy as an SDG Accelerator

    02:00 pm - 03:30 pm

    Decarbonizing Industry & Circular Economy

03:30-04:00 Coffee & Tea Break / Networking Area

  • Belmont Forum: Biodiversity CRA Scoping Workshop

    04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

  • Building Bridges: Universities, Knowledge, People & Impact

    04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

  • Welcome Reception & Poster Exhibition Opening

    06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

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Join us in Istanbul from 26–28 October 2026 and help turn ideas into impact.
Connect, co-create, and contribute to climate solutions with global innovation leaders.

Day 2 – 27 October 2026

Integration & Implementation – Facilitated Co-Creation Workshops

Day 2 features a structured series of facilitated workshops led by the Istanbul organizing team with three experienced facilitators. These workshops systematically transform Day 1 insights into concrete deliverables through staged progression.

08:00-08:30 Registration / Entrance

  • Co-Creation Workshop – Stage 1 – Framing & Prioritization

    08:30 am - 10:00 am

    Climate Resilience & Water–Food–Energy Nexus
    Climate-Responsive Societies & Just Transition
    Decarbonizing Industry & Circular Economy

  • Building a WAITRO Accelerator: Institutionalizing Support for Commercialization, Scalability, and Bankability

    08:30 am - 10:00 am

10:00-10:30 Coffee & Tea Break / Networking Area

  • Co-Creation Workshop – Stage 2 – Development & Integration

    10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Climate Resilience & Water–Food–Energy Nexus
    Climate-Responsive Societies & Just Transition
    Decarbonizing Industry & Circular Economy

  • WAITRO Strategic Workshop (part 1)

    10:30 am - 12:30 pm

12:30-01:30 Lunch & Networking / Networking Area

  • Co-Creation Workshop – Stage 3 – Consolidation & Readiness

    01:30 pm - 03:00 pm

    Climate Resilience & Water–Food–Energy Nexus
    Climate-Responsive Societies & Just Transition
    Decarbonizing Industry & Circular Economy

  • Establishing a Global Technology Transfer for Impact (=TT4i) Network for Societal Valorisation of Science, Technology and Innovation

    01:30 pm - 03:00 pm

  • WAITRO Strategic Workshop (part 2)

    01:30 pm - 03:00 pm

03:00-03:30 Coffee & Tea Break / Networking Area

  • Co-Creation Workshop – Stage 4 – Harvesting & Implementation

    03:30 pm - 05:30 pm

    Climate Resilience & Water–Food–Energy Nexus
    Climate-Responsive Societies & Just Transition
    Decarbonizing Industry & Circular Economy

  • Technology Access Pools for LDCs and Humanitarian Contexts for the UN SDGs – a global dialogue

    03:30 pm - 05:30 pm

06:00-06:30 Departure to Dinner

  • Gala Dinner & WAITRO Climate Solution Awards Ceremony

    07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Day 3 – 28 October 2026

Commitment & Continuity

  • Catalyzing Change Together – Outcomes of Co-Creation Workshops

    09:00 am - 10:00 am

10:00-10:30 Coffee & Tea Break / Networking Area

  • Closing Plenary – From Istanbul to the World

    10:30 am - 12:00 pm

12:00-01:00 Lunch (representatives registered for the General Assembly only)

  • 28th WAITRO General Assembly

    01:30 pm - 04:00 pm

Be Part of WAITRO SUMMIT 2026

Join us in Istanbul from 26–28 October 2026 and help turn ideas into impact.
Connect, co-create, and contribute to climate solutions with global innovation leaders.