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DAY 1 – TUES MAY 17 |
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07.00 – 08.45 |
Registration |
08.00 – 08.45 |
One-to-One Networking MeetingsYour facility to book key appointments during the Global Water Summit Meet the people you want to meet using our One-to-One networking facility. No more missed opportunities. You arrange it all beforehand and we make it happen. As a registered delegate to the Global Water Summit, you will be able to upload your professional profile, see the list of registered delegates and send requests for structured One-to-One appointments with your target delegates. |
09.00 – 10.30 |
Opening Plenary: Water-Positive, Zero CarbonModerator:
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10.30 – 11.15 |
Networking Coffee Break |
10.30 – 11.15 |
One-to-One Networking MeetingsYour facility to book key appointments during the Global Water Summit Meet the people you want to meet using our One-to-One networking facility. No more missed opportunities. You arrange it all beforehand and we make it happen. As a registered delegate to the Global Water Summit, you will be able to upload your professional profile, see the list of registered delegates and send requests for structured One-to-One appointments with your target delegates. |
11.15 – 12.45
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Roundtables – 40 tables with 4 x 20 minute rotationsThe intense, fast moving roundtable sessions are consistently highly rated by our large constituency of returning delegates. Expert speakers lead tables of 10-12 in tightly focused discussions on what is new and trending in the international water industry.
How are advanced semiconductor giga-fabs pushing the limits of water technology? Alex Milshteen
How is Proctor & Gamble using data to drive water efficiency? Jacques Euler
What can we learn from the roll-out of L’Oreal’s Waterloop factory? Hans-Ulrich Buccholz
How do EDF’s local partnerships raise the value of water? Laurent Bellet
How will MARAFIQ manage its industrial water project delivery programme? Mohammed Berki Al Zuabi
How can we collaborate to deliver the Aqaba-Amman water desalination and conveyance project? Issa Al Wer
What are the top opportunities for desalination and reuse in southern Africa? Suzie Nkambule
What can the world’s water sector learn from NEOM? Gavin Van Tonder
What are the current challenges and opportunities in water transmission? Khalid Al-Habib
What is the future for large-scale desalination in Morocco Selma Jariri
How will Egypt’s new Administrative Capital manage its water and wastewater services? Maged Ibrahim Omar Mohamed
What happened when United Utilities picked up a technology and ran with it? Laura Conroy
Where can digital twins and AI make the biggest difference in the water sector? Johannes Koch
How are digital tools helping utilities prioritise and improve investment decisions? Dan Causley
What is the role of water technology in the low carbon hydrogen industry? Steven Whittall
What is the financial opportunity for wastewater utilities in hydrogen? Susan Moisio
How will the water industry approach the shift from PFAS removal to destruction? Ana Sanchez
How did the UK become the first country to commit to Net Zero emissions in the water sector? Adam Slimin
How is the world’s biggest utility decarbonising? Adriano Stringhini
How are the cities at the forefront of climate change adaptation tackling water challenges? Lykke Leonardsen
How can urban greening in arid countries be sustainable and climate friendly? Werner Redtenbacher
How can you define carbon trajectories whilst implementing sustainability-linked financing? Edmée Cuisinier
Can the Asian Development Bank’s Water Resilience Hub accelerate climate investment in water? Alessio Giardino
How is FIPAG delivering SDG6 to Mozambique? Victor Tauacale
Why will the International Water Bank make a difference? Rashad Al Shawa
What is the trend in the M&A market? Thierry Noel
How is green finance reshaping project finance in the Middle East? Laura de Andres
How can we make the most of the sustainable finance opportunity? Rogerio Pilotto
How are World Bank programmes strengthening institutions to deliver bankability? Patricia Lopez
Where are the opportunities for water financing in the EIB’s Climate Bank Roadmap? Thomas van Gilst
How did the Dhaka WASA Turnaround Program make a dysfunctional utility into a leading utility? Taqsem Khan
What is the rational, and what are the challenges of privatizing Corsan? Roberto Barbuti
What role will the private sector play in Tunisia’s wastewater sector? Abdelmajid Bettaieb
Could sewage warn us against the next health crisis? Mathieu Delahaye
Can Senegal lead the way in sanitation in Africa? Ababakar Mbaye
How will the UK reduce its discharges from combined storm overflows by 80% before 2050? Louise Hunter
How is the World Bank streamlining the development of wastewater reuse projects? Naoll Mary
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12.45 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
13.00 – 14.00 |
One-to-One Networking MeetingsYour facility to book key appointments during the Global Water Summit Meet the people you want to meet using our One-to-One networking facility. No more missed opportunities. You arrange it all beforehand and we make it happen. As a registered delegate to the Global Water Summit, you will be able to upload your professional profile, see the list of registered delegates and send requests for structured One-to-One appointments with your target delegates. |
14.00 – 15.30
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Industrial Corporate Water StrategyDefining Water Positive The concept of being “water-positive” has been gaining currency but what does it really mean? The narrow definition of returning more water to nature than is withdrawn is limited in its usefulness. A broader focus on commitments to enhancing the water resources that industrial end-users rely on may prove more beneficial. A group of leading industrial end-users share their approaches to going beyond just returning water to nature and how the supply chain can be part of the story. Moderator:
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DesalWater Technology Idol What are the big ideas that have the potential to change the face of desalination and water reuse? Picking winners at an early stage is extremely difficult but Tech Idol has a remarkable success rate. We bring together five of the hottest ideas in desalination Judging Panel:
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DigitalThe Smart Way to Zero It is impossible to make sense of zero carbon strategy in the water sector without making it part of a broader digital performance strategy. The synergies between the two are too big to miss. How are the most forward-thinking utilities marking the most of this opportunity? What can the leading technology companies in the sector contribute? Here we map out how the smart technologies are defining the race to zero and vice versa. Moderator:
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FinanceMonetising Carbon for SDG6 Finance (Session 1 of 2) The climate imperative has overwhelmed the development finance sector. It is a huge opportunity for all those involved in delivering SDG 6 for water and sanitation. How do we use climate finance to overcome the long-standing obstacles to delivering improved water and sanitation? This four-part interactive workshop brings together all the most important players to look at the options for monetising the reduction in carbon emissions associated with water projects. Part 1 – Carbon finance strategies for water Where do the major development finance agencies and climate funds see the opportunity in the water/carbon nexus? Part 2 – Understanding carbon’s cost curve Measuring emissions more effectively is the first step to identifying a carbon investment strategy. What are the challenges? Co-Moderators:
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Leading Utilities of the WorldLUOW 5-year Anniversary: Recognising Innovation The Leading Utilities of the World is a global network of the world’s most successful and innovative water and wastewater utilities. Since the initiative’s launch in 2017, 56 Gold Standard utilities have been inaugurated. Utilities that have been members New Members:
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
15.30 – 16.00 |
One-to-One Networking MeetingsYour facility to book key appointments during the Global Water Summit Meet the people you want to meet using our One-to-One networking facility. No more missed opportunities. You arrange it all beforehand and we make it happen. As a registered delegate to the Global Water Summit, you will be able to upload your professional profile, see the list of registered delegates and send requests for structured One-to-One appointments with your target delegates. |
16.00 – 17.30
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Industrial Corporate Water StrategyCircular Water Industrial end-users can no longer ignore the need to implement expansive water reuse regimes in their operations. Ambitious water stewardship goals and the threat to business as usual from growing water scarcity are twin pressures on water management Moderator:
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DesalAccelerating New Models for Desal As reverse osmosis matures, the focus of innovation has moved to new applications and configurations of the technology. The biggest challenge for all of them is scaling up rapidly. How can investors, owners, lenders engineers and end users help accelerate Moderator:
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DigitalThe Next Digital Frontier Advanced utilities and government agencies are thinking big about digitisation. The water sector is starting to reap the benefits of using creative solutions to map and manage resources, distribution, leakage and wastewater. This panel session brings together the proponents of innovative project with industry leader to understand the potential of thinking smart about the entire water cycle. Moderator:
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FinanceMonetising Carbon for SDG6 Finance (Session 2 of 2) The climate imperative has overwhelmed the development finance sector. It is a huge opportunity for all those involved in delivering SDG 6 for water and sanitation. How do we use climate finance to overcome the long-standing obstacles to delivering improved water and sanitation? This four-part interactive workshop brings together all the most important players to look at the options for monetising the reduction in carbon emissions associated with water projects. Part 3 – Making it work How do public water agencies see the opportunities in carbon finance? What would make carbon finance for water more accessible? Part 4 – Action plan How do we move ahead from here? Co-Moderators:
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Leading Utilities of the WorldLeadership Roundtables What makes the ‘Leading Utilities of the World’ innovation network different is the development of a truly innovative culture within and across utilities. In this session, the speakers from the first innovation session will receive prepared and structured New Members:
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19.00 – 23.00 |
Global Water Awards Gala DinnerCelebrating excellence across the international water industry at the La Quinta de Jarama. |