Our Technology Approval Group (TAG) has been running since 2005 with the mission of bringing companies together with innovators to try to progress the adoption of technologies which will change the water industry for the better. Isle has a global team of technology scouts who identify and track the latest innovations in the market and curate a list for our members to vote on and the selected innovations are subsequently offered the opportunity to present their pitches. Since TAG’s inception, it has grown to be a global offering, with municipal and industrial TAG members all over the world.
If you would like to learn more about adoptable innovation related to the water industry and how we can help you adopt innovation within your organization, please do get in touch with our Head of TAG, Erin Zhang.
TAG Connect 2026: Making Innovation Stick
TAG Connect returns on Tuesday 13 October 2026, hosted at Thames Lido, Reading.
This year’s theme — Making Innovation Stick — looks at what it actually takes to move a successful trial into day-to-day operations. Using a People, Process and Technology lens, the European TAG community will spend the day examining why some innovations become business as usual while others stall after a promising pilot, and sharing what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what they’d do differently.
When: Tuesday 13 October 2026, 9:00–17:00 BST (evening social to follow)
Where: Thames Lido, Napier Road, Reading, RG1 8FR
Who: European TAG community — invite only


























