From Prediction to Autonomous Action: Advancing Towards AI-Enabled Autonomous Water Operations
Program Name | From Prediction to Autonomous Action: Advancing Towards AI-Enabled Autonomous Water Operations |
| Overview | The water industry faces increasing pressure to improve operational efficiency, reliability, cost performance, and sustainability while managing complex processes, aging assets, and growing resource constraints. Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers significant opportunities to transform operational data into actionable insights and optimized operational strategies. This training program explores how AI can help water utilities advance toward autonomous operations by turning operational data into predictive insights and automated responses. By combining anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and AI-driven optimization, organizations can identify issues early, anticipate future conditions, and support timely operational adjustments with reduced reliance on manual intervention. This AI-enabled approach can be applied across water treatment, desalination, wastewater, and water reuse facilities to reduce operating costs, optimize energy and resource consumption, improve reliability, and support the transition toward smarter, more resilient, and increasingly autonomous water operations. |
| Duration | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Location | R-1, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jeddah |
| Date | Wednesday, 16 December 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM |
| Targeted Audience | • Water utility leaders • Operations managers • Process and control engineers • Automation and digital teams • Data specialists • Plant managers • Professionals responsible for reliability and performance |
| Language | English |
| Level | Advanced |
