IWS 2013 Speakers

Mohammad Al Hajjiri Head of Water Forecast Section ADWEC,

Thomas Altmann Executive Vice President ILF (IDA Member),

Robert Bradley Senior Policy Advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs UAE,

Uschi Eid Vice Chair UN Secretary Generals Advisory Board on Water,

Mohammed El Ramahi Head of Utilities & Asset Management Masdar,

Mike Kuchenbrod President Water Solutions Xylem,

Mohammed Eid Obaid Water O&M Division Manager Al Ain Distribution Company ,

Sam Ong Group Deputy CEO Hyflux,

Tom Soo Executive Director International Water Resources Association ,

Peter Werner Dean UAE University,

Dr. Farooq Abdullah Minister of New and Renewable Energy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India

Mahmoud Abu-Zeid President Arab Water Council,

Dr. Farrukh Ahmad Associate Professor Water and Environmental Engineering Masdar Institute,

Dr. Sheikha Al Dhaheri Executive Director, Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity Sector Environment Agency Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohamed Yousef Al Madfaei Executive Director, Integrated Environment Policy and Planning Sector Environment Agency Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

H.E Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak Secretary General Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), United Arab Emirates

H.H Abdulla Al Nuaimi Director General ADWEA , United Arab Emirates

H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada Minister of Energy and Industry Ministry of Energy and Industry, The State of Qatar,

H.H. Prince Dr. Turki Saud Mohammed Al Saud Vice President for Research Institutes King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST),

Majid Hasan Al Suwaidi Lead Climate Change Negotiator Directorate of Energy & Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ,

H.E Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani Secretary General Gulf Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf ,

Walid Al Zubari Dean Graduate Studies of Arabian Gulf University ,

Mazen Alami Regional Managing Director Black and Veatch, Saudi Arabia

Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiya Chairman Qatar National Food Security Programme, The State of Qatar,

Suleiman Al-Herbish Director-General and Chief Executive Officer OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Vienna,

HE Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ibrahim Governor The Saline Water Conversion Corporation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Sven Alkalaj Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Switzerland

HE Dr. Khalid Al-Sulaiman Vice President Renewable Energy of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Peter Altmaier Federal Minister for the Environment Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Adnan Amin Director General International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),

Gary Amy Director Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),

Simon Araj WSSA Bethlehem, Palestine,

Leon Awerbuch President LET, United States

Zakia Bahjou Regional Commercial & Marketing Manager Dow Advanced Materials for the Middle East and Africa (ME&A),

Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan Minister of Environment and Water Resources Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Republic of Singapore,

Nancy E Barnes VP Water Business Group CH2MHILL,

Alaa Batayneh Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Hashemite Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Christoph Beier Managing Director German Tech, Germany

Bogachan Benli Global Director UNEP, Sweden

Irina Bokova Director General UNESCO, France

Adil A. Bushnak Chairman & CEO Bushnak Group Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

Michel Canet Executive Vice President Veolia Water,

Nick Carter Director General Regulation and Supervision Bureau, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

William Chang Executive Managing Director Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Company Group,

Men Leong Chew CEO Public Utilities Board Singapore ,

Joan Clos Executive Director UN Habitat,

Heather Cooley Programme Co- Director Pacific Institute,

Carlos Cosín CEO Befesa Agua,

Anthony Cox Head of Division Environment and Economy Integration, OECD,

Joppe Cramwinckel Water Director World Business Council on Sustainable Development,

Digby Davies Advisor GWOPA,

Dr. Mohamed A. Dawoud Water Resources Advisor Environment Quality Sector, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi ,

Bert Diphoorn Senior Advisor Urban Basic Services, UN-Habitat,

Tony Douglas CEO Abu Dhabi Ports Company ,

H.E Fouad Douiri Minister for Energy Mines, Water and Environment Ministry for Energy Mines, Water and Environment, The Kingdom of Morocco,

Ghassan Ejjeh Senior Vice President Besix,

Mohammed El-Ashry Chairman of REN21 and Senior Fellow United Nations Foundation, United Sates of America,

Dr. Faraj El-Awar Programme Director GWOPA,

Asma El-Kasmi UNESCO Chair Holder Water Women and Decision Power UNESCO, Morocco

H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad Minister of Environment and Water United Arabi Emirates,

Dr. Hassan Fath Professor Masdar Institute,

Peter Forssman Chairman Stockholm International Water Institute ,

Carl Ganter Founder and Director Circle of Blue,

Peter Gleick President Pacific Institute,

Matthew Griffiths Director Water Strategy & Reuse RSB,

Thorsteinn Gudnason Managing Director Aquaomnis,

Clairet Guillaume Chair of Humanitarian Committee,Executive VP H2O Innovation,

Malcolm Haddock Planning and Forecasting Department Manager ADSSC,

Anna Halpern-Lande Upstream New Business Development Shell International Exploration and Production,

Colin J Hannan Director of Special Projects-Water Regulation & Supervision Bureau, Abu Dhabi, UAE,

Ramani Hariharan Executive Vice President – Head of Strategy & Communications and Asset Management (Qatar) GDF SUEZ Energy Middle East, Turkey & Africa,

Connie Hedegaard European Commissioner for Climate Action European Commission,

Dave Hillyard Head of Major Partnerships WaterAid , United Kingdom

Torgny Holmgren Executive Director Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) , Sweden

Wu Hongbo Under-Secretary-General United Nations,

Robert Ichord Deputy Assistant Secretary of State US Department of State, United States

Naoko Ishii CEO Global Environment Facility (GEF), Japan

Michel Jarraud Chair UN Water,

Fady Juez Managing Director Metito,

Mohamed Ait Kadi Chairman, Global Water Partnership Technical Committee,

Khaldoun Kashman Secretary General Arab Countries Water Utilities Association ,

Alex Katon Executive Vice President of Strategy & Communications IPR-GDF SUEZ Middle East, Turkey & Africa,

Ilham Khadri Executive Dow Chemicals,

Khaldon Khashman Secretary General Arab Countries Water Utilities Association,

Zoe Knight Director Climate Change Strategy Global Research Centre, HSBC , United Kingdom

Dr. Masaru Kurihara President of Asia Pacific Desalination Association, (APDA), Director IDA, Senior Scientific Director (IDA Member) Mega-ton Water System, Japan

Mark Lane Partner Pinsent Masons,

Daniel Lavanchy CEO IBG Grombach and Chairman Swiss Water Partnership,

Markus Lesemann Director Business Development Center for Energy Technology RTI International,

Martin Lidegaard Federal Energy Minister Ministry of Federal Energy, Kingdom of Denmark,

Peter Loescher Global CEO Siemens, Germany

Diego Lucente Expert Non Revenue Water Suez Environment,

Linda Macpherson Vice President CH2M HILL,

Richard Marles Minister of State for Foreign Affairs State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia,

Franz-Birger Marré Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Rachel McDonnell Water Policy and Governance International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture ,

Lee McIntire CEO CH2MHILL,

Thomas Missimer Visiting Professor KAUST,

Satoshi Miyamoto Deputy Director-General Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Japan

Rabi Mohtar Professor Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University Executive Director, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute ,

Prof. Mohamed Abdel Motaleb President National Water Research Centre, Egypt

Tri Mumpuni Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, Asian Noble Laureate and Ashoka Fellow , Indonesia

Alistair Munro CEO / Managing Director PROJECX (IDA Member), United Kingdom

Dr. Ahmed Ali Murad Associate Professor Hydrogeology, Geology Department UAE University,

Mohana Murali Senior Technical Services and Marketing Development Manager Borouge,

Akram Nassar WSSA Bethlehem,Palestine,

Bekele Debele Negewo Water Resources Specialist World Bank,

Dr. Taha Ouarda Professor & Head - Water & Environmental Engineering Program Masdar Institute of Science and Technology ,

Kadri Ozen Group Public Affairs Director Coca-Cola Eurasia and Africa Group,

Mark Peters Regional Water Advisor Middle East, USAID,

Graeme Pierce Membrane Consultant --,

Ajay Pradhan PhD India Managing Director CH2M, India

H.E. Liu Qi Vice-Minister National Energy Administration, People's Republic of China,

Wim Roels CEO Borouge,

Jeffrey Sachs United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the MDGs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University United States,

Noboru Saito Director for Technical Management Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan

Walid Saleh Regional Coordinator MENA The United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment, & Heath (UNU-INWEH,

Jesus Sancho Director Middle East Acciona Agua,

Miguel Angel Sanz Director of Innovation Development Degremont SA,

H.E. Vice Minister Sasaki Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry METI, Japan

Harry Seah CTO Public Utilities Board Singapore,

Mark Simmonds Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

Corrado Sommariva President IDA , Italy

Achim Steiner Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),

Walter Steinmann State Secretary for Energy Swiss Confederation,

Todd Stern Special Envoy for Climate Change State Department, United States of America,

Adrian Sym Executive Director Alliance for Water,

J.C. Szydlowski-Fernandez - World's Fresh Waters & Waters of Patagonia,

Satoshi Takizawa Professor Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Bob Taylor Business Development Director Sembcorp,

Alan Thomson Managing Director ADSSC,

Maria van der Hoeven Executive Director International Energy Agency , France

David Walton Marketing Manager Borouge,

Dr. Sadao Wasaka Executive Director New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation Japan (NEDO) ,

Sundeep Waslekar President Strategic Foresight Group ,

Gary White Chief Executive Officer Water.org,

Yasar Yakis Former Minister Foreign Affairs of Turkey,

Tetsuya Yamamoto Acting General Manager Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan

Edwin Young Programme Manager Estidama Urban Planning Council Abu Dhabi ,

Kandeh Yumkella Director General UNIDO,

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