Norbert is an associate professor at the Institute for Water Quality, Resources, and Waste Management at TU Wien. He is involved in international postgraduate courses on various aspects of river basin management and the education of Austrian wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operators.

Jörg is a full-time professor for water quality at TU Wien (Technical University of Vienna), where he leads a 40-strong research group for water quality management. His career covers 25 years of experience in biological wastewater treatment, aeration technology, membrane technology, and energy efficiency. He has a wide range of practical experience with different types of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), focused mainly on activated sludge plants and trickling filters.

Damir is the Professor of Sanitary Engineering at IHE Delft and an Endowed Professor at the Delft University of Technology. He is also a Co-founder and Director of the Global Sanitation Graduate School and Co-founder of the Global Partnership of Laboratories for Fecal Sludge Analysis. His areas of expertise include pro-poor and emergency sanitation, fecal sludge management, urban drainage, and wastewater treatment.

Meera is a Professor Emeritus at CEPT University and the Executive Director of the university’s Center for Water and Sanitation. She is also currently a member of the supervisory board of IRC, a global not-for-profit organization, and one of the editors for the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) development journal of the International Water Association.

Alexandra is the Director of Operations at the Toilet Board Coalition, where she leads program and content development to scale up private sector engagement that is aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 6.2 – sustainable sanitation for everyone, everywhere. This entails covering communications, strategy development, and events management, working closely with a team of colleagues around the world.