Water Regulators Forum
2nd Asia-Pacific Water Regulators Forum (By Invitation)
Policy and Regulation for Sustainable and Resilient Water Management in Asia-Pacific
Date: 1 November 2019 p.m. (Friday)
Time: 14:30 – 18:00
Venue: The Chancellor Room, level 4, HKCEC
Theme: Policy and Regulation for Sustainable and Resilient Water Management in Asia-Pacific
As a follow-up from the 5th International Water Regulators Forum held in Tokyo in 2018, the objective of the Asia-Pacific Water Regulators Forum of IWA-ASPIRE 2019 is to offer an opportunity for regulators in the Asia-Pacific region to share their experience in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and discuss how policies help enable resilient and sustainable universal access to water and sanitation in practice at the various levels of action. Participation in the Forum is by invitation only. Representatives of regulatory authorities and officials with regulatory and supervisory functions related to the provision of water, sanitation and wastewater management services worldwide are welcome to request an invitation. Delegates are required to register for the 8th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition.
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14:15 - 14:30 | Registration | Chancellor Room Foyer |
14:30 - 14:35 | Welcome by Moderator and Introduction Mrs Carolina LATORRE ARAVENA – Senior Officer, Water Policy and Regulation, The International Water Association Global Operations |
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14:35 - 14:45 | Opening Speech Ms Maisie CHENG – Permanent Secretary for the Environment, The Government of HKSAR |
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14:45 - 15:00 | Keynote Speech 1: Water, Connecting the Dots Across the 2030 Agenda Mr Henk OVINK – Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Kingdom of Netherlands |
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15:00 - 15:15 | Keynote Speech 2: Water, Nourishing Beijing & Benefiting Life Mr Jin-huai YANG – Deputy Director, Beijing Water Authority, China |
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15:15 - 15:30 | First Topic: Ensuring Drinking Water Safety in Hong Kong Mr S W CHAU – Deputy Director, Water Supplies Department, HKSARG |
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15:30 - 15:45 | Second Topic: Water Pollution Control in Shenzhen (presented in Putonghua) Mr Limin GONG – Deputy Director, Shenzhen Water Authority, China |
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15:45 - 16:00 | Third Topic: Legal Regulatory Framework: Water and Sewerage Philippines Mr Patrick Lester N. Ty – Chief Regulator of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office, the Philippines |
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16:00 - 16:15 | Coffee Break | Chancellor Room Foyer |
16:15 - 16:30 | Fourth Topic: Analysis of Current Urban Water Management Policies and Plan to Build Resilient Urban Water Systems in Republic of Korea Mr Ki-chul BAE – Deputy Director, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea |
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16:30 - 16:45 | Fifth Topic: The Role of Australian Drinking Water Regulations in Expanding Sustainable Access to Safe Drinking Water Dr David CUNLIFFE – Principal Water Quality Adviser at the South Australia Department of Health, Australia |
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16:45 - 17:45 | Panel Discussion Moderator: Mrs Carolina LATORRE ARAVENA – Senior Officer, Water Policy and Regulation, The International Water Association Global Operations Chair: Mr David WICKENS – Immediate Past President, CIWEM Panellists: • Mr Henk OVINK • Mr Jin-huai YANG • Mr Chung-leung WONG • Mr Limin GONG • Mr Patrick Lester N. Ty • Mr Ki-chul BAE • Dr David CUNLIFFE |
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17:45 - 17:55 | Concluding Remarks Mr David WICKENS – Immediate Past President, CIWEM |
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17:55 - 18:00 | Thanks and Closing by Moderator Mrs Carolina LATORRE ARAVENA |
*Subject to finalization.