Water Leaders Forum
Asia-Pacific Water Leaders Forum (By Invitation)
Driving Resilience and Sustainability in Water Management in Asia-Pacific
Date: 1 November 2019 a.m. (Friday)
Time: 09:05 – 12:50
Venue: The Chancellor Room, level 4, HKCEC
Theme: Driving Resilience and Sustainability in Water Management in Asia-Pacific
With an ever-changing environment and growing water challenges, driving resilience and sustainability would be the key for the water sector. As an alongside event of the IWA-ASPIRE 2019, the Asia-Pacific Water Leaders Forum brings together top water leaders across the globe to share the major success factors and bottlenecks in enabling resilient and sustainable universal access to water and sanitation in practice. Therefore, it provides a good opportunity for water industry practitioners to learn from the experience and vision from the rest of the world, with the aim to shaping a better future of the region. Participation in the Forum is by invitation only. Representatives of water, sanitation and wastewater management service providers worldwide are welcome to request an invitation. Delegates are required to register for the 8th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition.
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09:05 - 09:35 | Networking Reception | Chancellor Room Foyer |
09:35 - 09:40 | Welcome by MC | |
09:40 - 09:50 | Opening Speech Mr Sai Hung LAM – Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), HKSARG |
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09:50 - 10:05 | Keynote Speech 1: A Tale of Two Cities: Comparing Household Water Consumption in Hong Kong and Singapore Mr Peter Joo-hee NG – CEO, Public Utilities Board, Singapore |
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10:05 - 10:20 | Keynote Speech 2: Future challenges and opportunities for water utilities
Mrs Diane D’ARRAS – IWA President |
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10:20 - 10:35 | First Topic: Embracing Nature Resilience in Hong Kong's Stormwater and Wastewater Management Mr Kelvin LO – Director, Drainage Services Department, HKSARG |
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10:35 - 10:50 | Second Topic: BEWG's exploration and practice on resilient water resources system (Presented in Putonghua) Mr Guang YANG – Deputy Executive Director, Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited, China |
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10:50 - 11:05 | Third Topic: The Future for Urban Water Services in Australia Dr Steve CAPEWELL – Head of Water Cycle Innovation, Water Corporation, Australia |
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11:05 - 11:20 | Coffee Break | Chancellor Room Foyer |
11:20 - 11:35 | Fourth Topic: Resilience of Tokyo Water - On cite capabilities cultivated over 120 years history Mr Tomoyuki TANIMOTO – Director, Water Supply Section, Water Supply Division, Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
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11:35 - 11:50 | Thematic Keynote on Smart Solutions for Water Resilience Topic: A Pioneer Role in Shaping Sustainable Environment in Greater Bay Area Mr Victor GARNREITER – Senior Vice President, International Development and Innovation, SUEZ, France |
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11:50 - 12:40 | Panel Discussion Moderator: Mrs Diane D’ARRAS Panelists: • Mr Peter NG • Mr Kelvin LO • Mr Guang YANG • Dr Steve CAPEWELL • Mr Tomoyuki TANIMOTO • Mr Victor GARNREITER |
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12:40 - 12:50 | Closing Remarks by Mrs Diane D’ARRAS |
Simultaneous Interpretation service between English and Putonghua will be provided for this forum.
*Subject to finalization.