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Innovation Zero World Congress 2026

Innovation Zero 2024 Main Stage

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Water Stress and Supply Chain Risk

29 Apr 2026
Resilient Supply Chains
Resilience & Adaptation

Water stress is emerging as a major risk to global supply chains, with sectors from agriculture and manufacturing to construction and mining among those most at risk. With trillions of dollars of assets exposed, investors and corporates must begin viewing water stress as a business risk and take action to mitigate these risks.

  • How are investors and corporates quantifying and addressing water risks in supply chains?

  • What new models or technologies are helping businesses manage and reduce water stress exposure?

  • How can integrating water resilience create competitive advantages and unlock new markets?

Moderator
Hannah Spencer, Operations Manager - Future Water Association
Confirmed Speakers
Tom Abel, Director of Sales and Sustainable Solutions - Business Stream
Helen Avery, Director, Nature Programmes - Green Finance Institute
Andy Griffiths, Global Head of Transformational Partnerships - Diageo
Mads Steinmüller, Head of Climate and Nature - Danske Bank Asset Management