The Global Water Summit 2010 - Agenda (PDF 354 KB)

1Sunday 25th AprilFROM 5.30pM: REGISTRATION Foyer AtriumFROM 7.30pM: CONFERENCE WElCOME DRINKS. Foyer AtriumDay 1: Monday 26th April 9.00 AM CONFERENCE WElCOME 9.15 - 10.40 AM KEy NOTE SESSIONprofessor Asit Biswas: Water management in 2020 and beyondAs Director of The Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico City and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore Professor Biswas is at the forefront of the global fight for a rational water economy. His advises governments on water issues, and he does not pull his punches. “There is no crisis because of the scarcity of water but because of current and past terrible practices,” he argues. Here he outlines his transformational vision for the future of water.Ek Sonn Chan: Transforming a water utilityWhen Ek Sonn Chan was appointed General Director of the Pnom Penh Water Supply Authority, 72% of the water in the pipes was unac-counted for, coverage was poor and the service was intermittent. Today it offers safe drinking water to the whole city 24/7, and unaccounted for water has been reduced to 7%. In this address, he tells the story of the transformation of a utility, Further Keynote Speakers TBC10.40 AM: COFFEE BREAK Foyer Atrium11.10 - 1.00 pM NETWORKING ROuND TABlESThe conference speakers and specially invited guests host tables of ten to lead discussions on their areas of expertise. Introduce yourself around the table. Listen to the presentation. Take part in the discussion and move on. After three half-hour sessions you will have made the new contacts you need to make the most of the conference. Tables include: 1.00 - 2.30 pM luNCh2.30 pM BIG plANS (IDA SESSION) Public water agency leaders explain outline their water scarcity strategies hE Maysoon Zoubi, Secretary General, Ministry of Water & Irrigation, JordanTim Brick, Chairman, Metropolitan Water District of Southern CaliforniaBelkhasem Dhimi, Secreteriat D’Etat, Water and Environment, Morocco Ahmed El Gumatti, Chairman, General Desalination Company, Libya (TBC)Roberto Salinas, Head of Desalination Projects, Ministry of Public Works, Chile4.00 pM TEA BREAK MONDAy 7.30pM: The Global Water Awards Dinnerher Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan“Water and Security in the Middle East: Jordan’s water story.”l Malaysia water sector reforml Oman’s water strategyl Wastewater in China l US water rights trading l Desalination in Tunisial Indonesia’s water plansl Water projects in Brazil l Climate change in Australial The French water marketl Saudi Arabia’s next stepsl UK water plans to 2015 l EU water regulationl Water issues in South Africal Concessions in Moroccol California’s water futurel Algeria’s desal achievementl The Ras Azzour projectl Opportunities in Chinal Water in Chilel 15 other topics2.30 pM pRIvATE OpERATORS pANEl Private operators fell from fashion in the early 2000s, but the business is bounc-ing back with increased diversity. Denis Byamukama of, APWO, Uganda, Cristino panlilio, of Balibago Waterworks Systems, Philippines, Fernando Reis of Foz do Brasil; Don Corell of American Water, pedro pablo Errázuriz of Essbio, Chile, Marius van Aardt Silulumanzi, South Africa, and Jöel Seché, of Saur, France discuss the new realities, with AquaFed’s Gerard Payen in the chair. 2.30 pM WATER AND ENERGyClimate change has brought energy and water together as never before. It will force changes in the way water uses energy and energy uses water. Speakers include Zbigniew Kundzewicz of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research (TBC) on the impact of global warming on the world’s water systems; Joppe Cramwinckel of Shell on sustainable water use in the energy sector, a representative of EdF on water in power generation, and Dr Justin Zachary of Bechtel on alternative energy in desalination. 4.30 pM pROMOTING WATER REuSE (IDA SESSION) hE loay al Musallam explains Saudi Arabia’s water reuse strategy. linda Mcpherson of CH2M Hill outlines strategies for winning support for indirect potable re-use. Rolf hermann of Schlumberger makes the case for aquifer storage and reuse in the Middle East. heiner Markhoff of GE Water explains how and why GE has made reuse its top priority in the water sector. Khalil Attia on Tunisia’s water reuse programme. 4.30 pM ThE ChANGING FACE OF pROJECT FINANCE ACWA Power’s paddy padmanathan brings together a high-powered panel of execu-tives drawn from the cutting edge of project finance including Dr yahya al yahya of the Gulf Investment Bank (TBC), representatives of Chinese export credit agencies Sinosure and the Chinese Development Bank, who have been leading the Chinese advance on the Gulf power and water market, and other high level invited guests. 4.30 pM ChARTING OuR WATER FuTuRE The International Finance Corporation, presents the findings of its research into strategies for closing the water supply gap. Introduced by the IFC’s usha Rao-Monari and representatives of McKinsey & Co, with high level invited guests from Brazil, China and South Africa to be announced. peter Brabeck-letmathe Chairman of Nestle, will also be presenting his views on what water sustainability means for a global food busi-ness, and how we must transform the way we use water to ensure food security. Day 2: Tuesday 27th April, Morning 9.30 AM KEy NOTE SESSION Dick heckmann: 20 years of change in the water industryThe CEO of Heckmann Corp transformed the US water industry during the 1990s, building up US Filter from scratch before selling it to Vivendi for $8 billion. Now he is back in the water business with a new strategy. Here he explains where he sees the opportunities in today’s world of water. Jean Michel herrewyn: The energy imperativeThe newly appointed CEO of Veolia Water examines the energy and water nexus, and its implications for the way water utilities are run. Further Keynote Speakers TBC10.40 AM COFFEE BREAK11.10 AM WATER TEChNOlOGy IDOl Five new water technologies which have made the biggest claims to change the world of water over the past year present their case in front of a panel of experts led by Tom pankratz of Water Desalination Report and John Tonner of Water Consultants International, ask the questions which uncover the truth behind the claims. The full list of the five finalists will be published after the qualification process is complete. 11.10 AM TRANSFORMING uTIlITIES, Utility leaders speak about their experience of transformationDato Teo yen hua, CEO SPAN MalaysiaJean pierre Ermenault, Lydec, Morocco Representatives, Eaux de Paris & Parisienne des Eaux, France (TBC)Rene Almendras, Manila Water, PhilippiinesSompodh Sripoom, CEO Thai Tap Water1.00 pM luNCh 4.00 pM TEA BREAK4.30 pM: ThE GREAT WATER DEBATEThis year’s conference ends with a high profile media debate on the subject of “Should water provision be run as a business?” Proposing the motion is Bruce Babbitt, formerly Governor of Arizona, and Bill Clinton’s Secretrary of the Interior, who sits on the board of the World Wildlife Fund, who has criticised the “Leninist” system through which people have grown to expect plentiful water without paying for it. Opposing the motion we have Maude Barlow, chair of Food & Water Watch and the Council of Canadians, co-founder of the Blue Planet Network, and author of Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. She is well-known as a passionate critic of private sector participation in water, and an advocate of access to water as a human right. Seconders for each speaker will be announced shortly. 5.30 pM: CONFERENCE WRAp FOllOWED By FAREWEll DRINKS IN ThE FOyER ATRIuM.2.30 pM MARKET pREvIEWGWI publisher Christopher Gasson presents his view of the top ten business propositions for 2010, then the real experts debate. The panel includes:Andy Seidel, Underground Solutionslydia Whyatt, FourWinds Capital ManagementMichael Froud, GLVDebra Coy, Janney Montgomery Scott3