On 18 June 2025, the Slovenian city of Domžale will host the INSPIRE project’s Open Day, focusing on technological solutions to address microplastic pollution in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
Organised by the University of Maribor and the Domžale-Kamnik Central WWTP, the event will showcase real-life demonstrations of technologies being tested as part of the Horizon Europe-funded INSPIRE project.
Among the speakers, a representative from Infordata will contribute to the roundtable discussion on emerging technologies and digital tools for microplastic treatment.
Registration for in-person participation is required via the online registration form.
Participation at the event is free of charge, however the number of spots is limited and registration for all participants is mandatory.
Location: Študljanska cesta 91, 1230 Domžale, Slovenia
Event programme
8.45 – 9.30 Arrival and registration
9.30 – 10.00 Welcome speeches (media coverage)
- Introductory presentation of INSPIRE and the demo site (Annamaria Vujanović, University of Maribor);
- Head representatives of University of Maribor;
- Marjetka Levstek, CEO of WWTP;
- Bogo Ropotar, Mayor of the Municipality of Mengeš.
10.00 – 11.00 INSPIRE Domžale use case (Moderator: George Triantaphyllidis, MINDS/HCMR, Greece)
- Presentation of the cascade solution: Annamaria Vujanović, University of Maribor, Slovenia;
- Nikos Katsafados, Waste & Water, Greece: EcoPlex;
- Jeorge Deligiannakis, DELVEC, Greece: Super-TW-Net;
- Kostja Klabjan and Arpad Talasi, CleraOne, Slovenia: Membrane filtration device;
- Prof. Joydeep Dutta, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden: Photocatalytic nanocoating device;
- Q & A.
11.00 – 12.30 On-site showcase of INSPIRE technologies and networking refreshments
- Groups of maximum 10 participants will be organized and accompanied to the installation room for the showcase;
- Each group will participate in a 10-minute visual presentation on the technologies’ operation, led by Annamaria Vujanović (UM) and Špela Erčulj (WWTP Domžale);
- In the meantime, refreshments will be served for networking opportunities.
12.30 – 13.30 Roundtable 1: Addressing microplastics in wastewater treatment – emerging technologies, analytical tools, and digitalization (Moderator: Annamaria Vujanović, University of Maribor)
- George Triantaphyllidis, MINDS/HCMR, Greece;
- Fantina Madricardo, CNR – National Research Council of Italy;
- Nhu Phan, VITO – Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium;
- Marko Petelin, Infordata, Italy;
- Aurelian Danu, Romanian Water Association, Romania;
13.30 – 13.50 Coffee break
13.50 – 14.50 Roundtable 2: Paving the way for future strategies in managing microplastics in wastewater – innovation, policy, and legislation (Moderator: Prof. Joydeep Dutta, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
- Marjetka Levstek, CEO of WWTP Domžale, Slovenia;
- Prof. Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia;
- Lidija Globevnik, Water Directorate of Ministry of Natural Resources, Slovenia;
- Andrej Podkoritnik, Belinka Perkemija d.o.o., Slovenia
- Patrizia Ragazzo, Veritas SpA, Italy.
14.50 – 15.00 Concluding remarks