Connected by water.
United by WISKI.
WISKI User Conference 2026
16-17 September | Aachen, Germany
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Wednesday, 16 September
| Welcome and Keynote | P1 | 008 | 009 | |
| 10:00 | Hello Again – Agenda and Organisational Notes | Frank Schlaeger, KISTERS | |
| 10:15 | Welcome | Klaus Kisters, KISTERS | |
| 10:30 | Smarter Data, Better Drainage, Stronger Communities Anna Fyffe , Southern Water, United Kingdom Matt Moore, Anglian Water, United Kingdom | |
| 10:55 | Coffee break | |
| Roadmap | ||
| 11:25 | AI @ KISTERS – From Buzzword to Business Value | El Mamoun Moqadem, KISTERS | |
| 11:45 | KISTERS Telemetry | Klaas Schulze Dieckhoff, KISTERS | |
| 12:05 | SKED Goes Web: Developing a Web-Native Rating Tool | Steven Roberts, KISTERS | |
| 12:25 | Lunch break and networking | |
| Workshops (choose from six interactive workshops) | ||
| 13:40 | Workshop introduction | |
| 13:55 | Workshop block 1 | |
| Workshop 1 | AI usage in WISKI | El Mamoun Moqadem, KISTERS | P10 | C335 | |
| Workshop 2 | Data Sources in WISKI | Eiji Kudo, Rik Teurlincx, KISTERS | P8 | D350 | |
| Workshop 3 | KISTERS datasphere – Use Cases and Benefits | Johan Jaques, Christoph Schweim, KISTERS | P8 | D155 | |
| Workshop 4 | FieldVisits: See our App in Action! | Gaia Ruggiero, KISTERS | P8 | D156 | |
| Workshop 5 | KISTERS Monitoring Devices | Helmut Hohenstein, Jörg Mickelat, KISTERS | P1 | 008 | |
| Workshop 6 | WISKI – Your Ideas – Our Roadmap and Vision | Uwe Haß, Jens Thorwarth, KISTERS | P8 | D154 | |
| 15:55 | Coffee break | |
| Flood Information Systems | ||
| 16:25 | Irish Flood Integrated Communication System based on WISKI-Web and KISTERS Analytics | Claudia Kemna, Met Éireann, Ireland | |
| 16:50 | Integrated Flood Forecasting and Warning System in Estonia | Johani Hint, Estonian Environment Agency, Estonia | |
| 17:15 | Implementation of the Texas Flood Forecasting System | Matt Ables, KISTERS | |
| 17:40 | Group Photo | |
| 18:00 | End day 1 | |
| from 18:00 | Casino “WUCTOBERFEST” – Networking Evening Event | CASINO |
Thursday, 17 September
| Welcome back and Keynote | P1 | 008 | 009 | |
| 09:00 | Welcome to Day 2 | Frank Schlaeger, KISTERS | |
| 09:10 | WISKI KiWQM in Bavaria – The Path to a Modern Specialist Application for State Groundwater Monitoring Nicole Foullois, Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Germany | |
| Workshops (choose from six interactive workshops) | ||
| 09:35 | Workshop introduction | |
| 09:50 | Workshop block 2 | |
| Workshop 1 | Advanced Data Validation with Smarter Algorithms | Christoph Morgan, KISTERS | P10 | C335 | |
| Workshop 2 | WISKI Portal Apps | Michael Utech, KISTERS | P8 | D156 | |
| Workshop 3 | Scheduling in WISKI (samples or any other purpose) | Andreas Dellen, Gaia Ruggiero, KISTERS | P8 | D154 | |
| Workshop 4 | Transformations in WISKI | Remko Nijzink, KISTERS | P8 | D350 | |
| Workshop 5 | WISKI with KISTERS Telemetry | Klaas Schulze Dieckhoff, Jens Thorwarth, KISTERS | P1 | 008 | |
| Workshop 6 | HydroMaster in Action | John Griffiths, Christoph Schweim, KISTERS | P8 | D155 | |
| 12:10 | Lunch break and networking | |
| WISKI in Action | ||
| 13:40 | Python-Driven Automation around WISKI | Allian Mulder, Waterschap Hunze en Aa’s, Netherlands | |
| 14:05 | Migrating Dam Monitoring into the KISTERS Ecosystem | Yvonne Eckendorf, Jonas Stuth, Ruhrverband, Germany | |
| 14:30 | Managing a Shallow Groundwater IoT Monitoring Network with WISKI | Pieter Cabus, Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij, Belgium | |
| 14:55 | Advancing Hydrometric Data Access in Ireland: WISKI Web Upgrade | Niko Taktikos, Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland | |
| Goodbye | ||
| 15:20 | Thank You and Goodbye | Dirk Schwanenberg, KISTERS | |
| 15:30 | Conference Close | |