GWS 2025 Presentations
View selected presentations delivered during the Global Water Summit 2025 in Paris, 12 – 14 May.
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12th May | 14:00 – 15:30 | THE FUTURE OF DESALINATION: Opening
David Locke, Executive Program Director – XPRIZE Water Scarcity, XPrize Foundation
Khaled AlQureshi, CEO, Saudi Water Partnership Company
12th May | 14:00 – 15:30 | THE FUTURE OF DESALINATION: Game Changers
Prof Jeffrey McCutcheon, Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, University of Connecticut
David Locke, Executive Program Director – XPRIZE Water Scarcity, XPrize Foundation
12th May | 11:30 – 13:00 | THE FUTURE OF DESALINATION: Roundtables
Gary Crisp, Chief Engineer, Sequana
Mike Walsh, Chairman, Sequana
12th May | 16:00 – 17:30 | THE FUTURE OF DESALINATION: Water Tech Idol
Richard Brunton, CTO, Aquafortus
Martin Hauschild, COO, Blue Brine
Christian Halken, MD & CCO, SaltPower
Nikolay Voutchkov, Executive Director – Water Innovation Center, NEOM
13th May | 09:00 – 10:30 | OPENING PLENARY: Delivering the Economics of Water
Lord Nicholas Stern, Chairman The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Dato’ Sri Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, Malaysia
Thierry Déau, CEO, Meridiam
13th May | 11:15 – 12:45 | THE SAUDI WATER ROADSHOW
Eng. Mohammed ALsheikh, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Local Content, Saudi Water Authority (SWA)
Theb Alkahtani, General Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Saudi Water Authority (SWA)
Ashraf Khayat, Water Sector Director, Ministry of Investment (MISA)
Fahd Al-Haqbani, Head of the Water, Environment and Food Sector, Local Content & Government Procurement Authority
Dr Arafat Al Jabri, Chief Contracts Management, Reliability & Local Content Officer, Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
Ibrahim AlAwadh, Assets & Capital Planning Manager, Water Transmission Company (WTCO)
13th May | 14:00 – 15:30 | WATERING THE NEW ECONOMY
Blair Douglas, Global Practice Lead Water Management and Mine Closure, BHP
Alex Milshteen, FAB Global Commissioning Director and Principal Engineer, Intel
Henrietta Salter, Water Stewardship Principal, Anglo American
Alan Knapp, Senior Director, Microelectronics, Xylem
14th May | 09:00 – 10:30 | OPENING PLENARY: Leadership Visions
Manuel Manjon, CEO Water Business, Acciona
Saroj Kumar Jha, Water Global Director, World Bank
Tze-Ch’in Ong, Chief Executive, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency
Dr. Eva Riesenhuber, Global Head of Sustainability, Siemens
Anne Le Guennec, Senior Executive Vice President for Water Technologies, Veolia
Carlos Piani, CEO, Sabesp
14th May | 14:00 – 15:30 | UTILITY FUTURES
Sasha Geschwind, Management Analyst, Tuscon Water
Gabbie LaFayette, Industrial Investigator, WSSC Water
Elizabeth Heiles, Senior Engineer, Central Arkansas Water
Carlos Medina Arce, Jefe De Area De Hidraulica Y Solar, Canal De Isabel II
Divya Sharma, Engagement Manager, Anglian Water
Jayne Beckmann, Process Engineer, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Taylor Winchell, Climate Change Adaptation Lead, Denver Water