The quiet revolution in hydrology.
Free expert-led webinar.

Date

30 June - July 1, 2026

Location

ZOOM

Monitoring networks need to grow. The resources available to grow them haven’t.

Join leading practitioners and academic experts in this 60-minute webinar for an honest conversation about one of the field’s most pressing tensions: water data demand has never been higher, yet the monitoring resources to meet it haven’t kept pace. This session asks why, and whether that’s still true.

This is a structured, candid discussion with people navigating this reality firsthand, exploring why the gap exists, how much of it is still real, and what it means in practice.

The session moves through three layers: a long-view diagnosis of where the field currently stands; a ground-level stress test of how these constraints play out in real deployments; and a clear-eyed look at what’s already achievable today.

English event with optional simultaneous interpretation into German, French and Spanish.

Two sessions to choose from.

• 30 June 2026, 15:00 AEST | 05:00 UTC | 01:00 EDT | 00: 00 CDT (midnight)
• 1 July 2026, 16:00 AEST | 14:00 UTC | 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT

Can’t attend? Register anyway and receive the recording later.

Free to attend – places are limited to preserve the quality of discussion.

First speakers reveal.

 Dr. Anton Felder, Global Director of HydroMet, KISTERS

Dr. Felder is a pioneering global figure in environmental monitoring, combining a rigorous academic foundation as a Hydraulics and Water Science researcher at the Technical University of Munich, with over 35 years’ experience in elite C-level corporate leadership roles at some of the world’s most recognised environmental corporations. He currently also serves as Chairman of Synoptic Data and as a member of the HMEI Council, advising the WMO.

Ashish Raval, Chief Executive Officer, Synoptic Data PBC and Vice-Chair of HMEI

Ashish is a global climate-tech executive and innovator with 25+ years of experience advancing environmental data systems and early warning capabilities. He’d deployed critical monitoring infrastructure across 90+ countries and leads a platform aggregating real-time data from more than 200,000 environmental stations, to deliver 5 billion+ annual API calls to support life-saving programmes. He serves on the Federal ETTAC Charter, advising both U.S. government agencies and the WMO.

Russell Boals P. Eng, Owner/CEO, WMI Water Resource Group Ltd

Ross is an international water resources engineer and hydromete expert with 50+ years of experience directing massive, multi-million-dollar monitoring networks, water governance initiatives, and disaster risk management programmes. He’s strengthened institutional capacity and advanced transboundary water cooperation in complex operating environments. His experience spans senior leadership roles with the Canadian government and advisory assignments for the Asian Development Bank and UNESCO across Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa.

Klaas Schulze, Head of R&D Instrumentation, KISTERS

Klaas sits at the crossroads of product development, engineering strategy, and market application. With almost a decade of experience building embedded systems for sectors including energy and environmental monitoring, he brings deep technical grounding and an instinct for turning innovation into what the market actually needs, while ensuring new solutions are technically sound, commercially relevant, and field-ready.

More speaker announcements will be available in the coming weeks, registered attendees notified first.

Among the questions the panel will tackle:

1. Why do some monitoring networks hit a wall, and where does the real constraint lie: infrastructure, manual intervention, data accessibility, system design or technology?
2. What is already possible today that wasn’t a decade ago, & what is driving how monitoring networks will evolve over the next 10 years?

This session is for you if…

• You manage or design monitoring networks and keep hitting the same ceiling when trying to expand coverage
• You work in field implementation and know first-hand what deployment really costs — in time, budget, and complexity
• You’ve been asked to do more with a budget that hasn’t grown to match
• You’re curious about where sensing technology is heading, and what makes it already possible today

What you’ll take away.

• Keynote from Dr. Anton Felder, one of the most experienced voices in global hydrological monitoring: Over three decades of perspective and a clear view of where things are heading
• Independent expert discussions with leading voices exploring where the real constraints are, and what the sector needs to start doing differently to be ready for what’s next
• A grounded look at current innovations – what’s already possible today
• Live-only Q&A, the replay will be available, but the live discussion is exclusive to registered attendees
• Certificate of participation for all live attendees

Speaker announcements in the coming weeks, registered attendees notified first.

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