Singapore International Water Week 2021 Opens With Plenary Discussions Among Global Water Leaders And Experts

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TW.1 Water Resilient Cities – Lessons from Recent Extreme Events

(Co-

organised with Water Convention

Programme Committee)

The threats posed to water security and the liveability of our cities have been on the rise. In this webinar, experts across globe will share their experiences, solutions and shortfalls in the responses to recent extreme events. The lessons learnt, solutions and broad principles of practice for building resilience in our cities and people.

• Henk Ovink, Special Envoy to UN (the Netherlands)

• Louise Ellis, Associate, Arup (UK)

• Edwin Lau, Chief Engineer, Land Drainage, Drainage Services Department (Hong Kong)

• Geoffrey Wilson, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank (Philippines)

• Suresh Rohilla, Senior Director, Centre for Science and the Environment, New Delhi (India)

• Mark Fletcher, Global Water Business Leader, Arup (UK) – Moderator

TW.2 Lee

Kuan Yew Water Prize Laureates Roundtable: "Game- changing Technologies for a Sustainable Water Future"

(Co-

organised with PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency)

The Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize was established in 2008 to honour the best minds in water solutions. To-date, eight Laureates have been awarded this prestigious Prize to recognise their contributions towards solving the world’s water challenges by developing or applying innovative technologies, policies or programmes which benefit humanity.

This roundtable brings our past Laureates together for the first time in a special webinar as they share their insights on the global trends and advances in science and innovation.

• Professor Rita R. Cowell, 2018 Laureate

• Professor John Anthony Cherry, 2016 Laureate

• Mike Markus, Orange County Water District, 2014 Laureate

• Professor Mark van Loosdrecht, 2012 Laureate

• Dr James Barnard, 2011 Laureate

• Dr Andrew Benedek, 2008 Laureate

• Bernard Koh Eng Wah, Assistant Chief Executive, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Prof Shane Snyder, Executive Director, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute - Moderator

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TW.3 Digital Water Hackathon

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DemoDay@SIWW

(Co-organised with Ripple2Wave Incubator (R2WI) and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS))

Selected applicants go through a week of bootcamp workshop and pitched to get shortlisted into the “3 months Deep Mentoring Phase”.

These finalists are now ready to present their solution in addressing the respective Digital Water Problem Statements to a panel of esteemed judges.

• Dr Helge Daebel, Managing Director, Ripple2wave

• Professor Cheah Horn Mun, Assistant Provost and Dean (College of Lifelong & Experiential Learning), SUSS

• Tan Jiale, Co-Founder, ESGnie

• Choo Jingyuan, Co-Founder, Neptune – WaterFutureTech

• Alex Wong, Co-Founder, Groundup.ai

• Clement Collignon, Fieldbox.ai

• Sumanta Bose, Datakrew

• Wong Liang Jie, Teredo Analytics

• Tyler Huang, Memsing

TW.4 Celebrating Women in Engineering

(Co-organised with Jacobs)

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, we put a spotlight on outstanding female leaders who will discuss their early beginnings in engineering, challenges and highlights of their career journey, how they made their mark in the water industry and how they are contributing to a more sustainable water future across the world today.

• Susan Moisio, Vice President & Global Market Director Water, Jacobs

• Hazel Khoo, Director Coastal Protection, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Dr Holly Shorney-Darby, Head, Technology Application and Piloting, PWNT

• Lucia Cade, Chair, South East Water

• Don McCarthy, Vice President, Growth & Sales Asia, Jacobs - Moderator

TW.5

Sustainability Leadership in Water: Experiences from Industry and Utility

This session invites leaders from both the industry and utility to share their journey on balancing economic growth with sustainable use of precious resources like water. Learn about their imperatives for embarking on sustainability efforts and hear about ongoing and future initiatives that demonstrate their commitment towards the environment.

• Professor Asit Biswas, Honorary Professor, Glasgow University

• Philippe Rohner, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Abic Partners LLC

• Debra Tan, Head, China Water Risk

• Diane D’Arras, Immediate Past President of the International Water Association

• Chua Soon Guan, Deputy Chief Executive (Policy & Development), PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Professor Cecilia Tortajada, Professor in Practice - Environment innovation, University of Glasgow – Moderator

TW.6 Utilities of the Future – Is Smarter Water Better Water? (Session 1)

(Co-organised with Water Convention

Digitalisation offers opportunities for utilities to redefine existing business processes. However, significant risks remain. This two-part webinar aims to assess what problems are best addressed through digitalisation and where they

may not have a place.

• Dragan Savic, Chief Executive Officer, KWR Water Research Institute (the Netherlands)

• William Yeo, Chief Information Officer, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Louise Dudley, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Urban Utilities (Australia)

• Kishia Powell, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, DC Water (USA)

Programme Committee)

This session will cover the lessons learnt from early adopters of “smart water” and take stock of the past decade

of “smart water” innovation.

• Adam Lovell, Executive Director, Water Services Association of Australia (Australia) - Moderator

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TW.7 A

Career in the Water Profession

(Co-organised with Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore (EESS))

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This session welcomes youths and students interested in pursuing a career in the water sector to join us. Find out about the exciting developments in the water industry and hear from a panel of successful young water professionals from the government, industry and academia who will share with you their career journey.

• Dave Flinton, Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation, Technology & Products Officer, Xylem Inc

• Tan Mei Xi, Application Engineer, Xylem Inc.

• Jasmine Hui, Manager, Centre of Excellence, Sembcorp

• Kelven Lam, Sector Specialist (Water), Emerald Technology Ventures

• David Pong, Chief Executive Officer and Co- founder, Wateroam

• Dr Cai Qinqing, Research Fellow, National University of Singapore

• Phua Kian Ming, Planner, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Dr Lim Fang Yee, Senior Research Fellow, NUS Environmental Research Institute - Moderator

TW.8 Utilities of the Future

– Is Smarter Water Better Water? (Session 2)

(Co-organised with Water Convention Programme Committee)

Digitalisation offers opportunities for utilities to redefine existing business processes. However, significant risks remain.

This two-part webinar aims to assess what problems are best addressed through digitalisation and where they may not have a place.

Following yesterday’s webinar, this session will discuss the unanswered questions and unsolved problems with “smart water” implementation in utilities and provide an

outlook for the future.

• Professor Judith Germano, Distinguished Fellow, New York University (USA)

• Michael Arceneaux, Managing Director, Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) (USA)

• Melvin Koh, Director, Joint Operations, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• George Hawkins, Founder and Executive Director, Moonshot Missions (USA)

• David Gadis, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, DC Water (USA)

• Joone Kim-Lopez, General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District (USA)

• Albert Cho, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer, Xylem Inc (USA) - Moderator

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Virtual Denmark- Singapore Dialogue on Water Resource Recovery

Denmark and Singapore have been collaborating in the water space for the past many years, with the most recent five-year environmental collaboration agreement (MoU) between Singapore and Denmark, including water, signed in February 2020.

Join us, as we dive into Singaporean and Danish collaboration during Singapore International Water Week. Do not miss your chance to ask questions on all things water resource recovery related as the event splits into dual panel debates with leading professionals from both Singapore and Denmark.

• Sandra Landi, Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore and Brunei

• Lea Wermelin, Minister for the Environment, Denmark

• Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore

• Finn Mortensen, Executive Director, State of Green

• Kunal Shah, Council Member to the Singapore Water Association and Managing Director of Anaergia Inc

• Mads Leth, CEO at VCS Denmark

• Lars Schrøder, CEO at Aarhus Vand A/S

• Dines Thornberg, Head of Development, BIOFOS

• Carl-Emil Larsen, Executive Director, DANVA

• Dr. Pang Chee Meng, Chief Engineering and Technology Officer, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Dr. Adrian Yeo, Senior Vice President, Sembcorp Industries

• Allan Han-Huei TEO, Managing Director, Quercus Group in Singapore

• Nerea Uri Carreno, Industrial PHD Researcher

• Prof. Shane Snyder, Executive Director, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang University of Technology, Singapore

• Prof. Ng How Yong, Director, NUS Environment Research Institution (NERI), National University of Singapore

• Professor Peter Steen Mikkelsen, DTU Environment, Head of Water, Technical University

of Denmark DTU

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TW.9 Digital Utilities – Preparing for the Future

(Co-

organised with KPMG Singapore)

The session will cover the following broad themes -

1. Technology developments and impact on utility sector

2. Leading and best practices of leveraging technology in water sector / utilities.

3. Future trends - smart meters, remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, AI and block chain amongst others

• Charles Koh, CEO, Sembcorp

• Josh Millen, Associate Partner, IBM

• Patrick Keaney, Worldwide Director of Development AWS Water (US)

• Sharad Somani, Partner & Head of Infrastructure, Asia-Pacific KPMG Singapore - Moderator

TW.10

Dealing with the Deep Uncertainty

There are different types of uncertainties – unpredictability (e.g. global emission scenarios)

incomplete knowledge (e.g. limited data availability) and

• Hazel Khoo, Director of Coastal Protection, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Dr Dale Barker, Centre for Climate Research Singapore

of Sea Level Rise

(Co-

organised with Coastal Protection Department, PUB,

Singapore’s National Water Agency)

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ambiguity (e.g. differing stakeholders’ perspectives). To manage uncertainties, adaptive planning is necessary to safeguard the future and interests of Singapore. This thematic webinar invites you to catch a glimpse of some of the uncertainties associated with sea level rise, decision making tools and building with nature as a future proof strategy.

• Assistant Prof Naomi C. Hanakata, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore

• Dr Laura Vonhogen-Peeters, Deltares Singapore Office / NUS Deltares

• Prof Vladan Barbovic, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore – Moderator

TW.11

Resource Recovery – From Policy to Practice (Session 1)

(Co-

organised with Water Convention Programme Committee)

Conventional waste streams contain valuable resources like nutrients, heavy metals and inorganic minerals that can be extracted for reuse. Resource recovery is necessary to close the gaps in the water, carbon and energy cycles to ensure environmental sustainability.

This session, the first of two, will discuss the broader principles, challenges and economics of resource recovery and explore its application through the Tuas Nexus Integrated Waste and Water Treatment Facility case study.

• Andrew Shaw, Associate Vice President, Black & Veatch (USA) – Moderator

• Professor Kartik Chandran, Columbia University (USA)

• Dr Arne Panesar, Head of Program, giz (Germany)

• Bettina Kamuk, Global Market Director Waste to Energy, Ramboll Group (Denmark)

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TW.12 Climate Change, Water Quality and Health

(Co-organised with Water Convention Programme Committee)

Climate change poses an array of uncertainties that threaten water quality which, if not addressed, could ultimately lead to a deterioration of public health. This webinar discusses these uncertainties and explores adaptation strategies such as the diversification and conservation of water supplies, resilient

• Bruce Gordon, Coordinator of WASH, World Health Organisation (Switzerland)

• Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Team Leader, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation (Switzerland)

• Professor Monica Emelko, University of Waterloo, (Canada)

• Professor Guy Howard, University of Bristol, (United Kingdom)

• Professor Kensuke Fukushi, University of Tokyo, (Japan)

• Dr Raya Muttarak, Program Director, Population and Just Societies Program, International

infrastructure and public health preparedness.

Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Wittgenstein Centre (Austria)

• Dr Robin Price, Managing Director, Water Resources East (United Kingdom)

• Professor Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia (United Kingdom)

• Dr Lim Mong Hoo, Senior Consultant, Water Quality Department, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Dr Tom Panella, Director, Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Board

(Philippines) - Moderator

TW.13 Resource Recovery – From Policy to Practice (Session 2)

(Co-organised with Water Convention Programme Committee)

Conventional waste streams contain valuable resources like nutrients, heavy metals and inorganic minerals that can be extracted for reuse. Resource recovery is necessary to close the gaps in the water, carbon and energy cycles to ensure environmental sustainability.

This session will look more closely at advances in various resource recovery technologies and the applications of the recovered resources.

• Professor Kartik Chandran, Columbia University (USA)

• Peter Fiske, Executive Director, National Alliance for Water Innovation, University of California, Berkeley (USA)

• Nikolay Voutchkov, President, Water Globe Consultants (USA)

• Luc Kox, Commercial Manager, Hazer Group (Australia)

• Professor Willy Verstraete, Ghent University (Belgium)

TW.20 IDA

Business Forum on Desalination and Water Reuse

(Co-organised with International Desalination Association)

The IDA is a founding Strategic Partner of the SIWW and is pleased to present the Desalination and Water Reuse Business Forum covering desalination and Water Reuse solutions to meet water scarcity needs. Distinguished speakers will discuss the global market for non- conventional treatment solutions, financing of such projects, the water-energy- food nexus and the impact these solutions have on meeting current and future water sustainability needs.

• Shannon McCarthy, Secretary General, International Desalination Association (IDA)

• Carlos Cosin, President, International Desalination Association and Chief Executive Officer, Almar Water Solutions

• Nicola Saporiti, Senior Investment Occider, Water Sector Global Product Specialist Transaction Advisory services, International Finance Corporation

• Julie Carles, Co-Chair IDA Financial Institutions Advisory Committee and Principal Investment Officer-MENA, International Finance Corporation

• Devesh Sharma, Vice President, International Desalination Association and Managing Director, Aquatech International

• Professor John Lienhard V, Dean IDA Academy, Officer of IDA Board of Directors; Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Water and Mechanical Engineering, Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Borja Blanco, IDA Board Director and Chief Executive Officer, Aquadvise – Moderator

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TW.14

Singapore Water Exchange (SgWX) Water Utilities Series: Uncovering Water Opportunities in Bangladesh

(Co-organised with PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency and Singapore

Water Association)

Millions of people in Bangladesh are navigating the COVID-19 pandemic with the added challenge of living without access to safe water. Now, more than ever, access to safe water is critical to the health of families in Bangladesh.

This webinar presents the water challenges faces by Bangladesh and explore how investment in infrastructure improvements and technologies can tackle these challenges.

• Taqsem Khan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA)

• Sultana Afroz, Honorable Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh and Chief Executive Officer of Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA)

• Takuya Lamata, Practice Manager, South Asia Water II Unit, Water Global Practice, The World Bank

• Vinod Singh, Director of Growth and Sales (Asia); Director, Digital, Data and Cyber (Asia), Jacobs - Moderator

TW.15 Water Industry Transformation to Achieve SDG2030 –

Overcoming Bottlenecks

(Co-organised with Water Convention Programme Committee)

With 2030 closely approaching, the concern for the global community to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is rising. This workshop will discuss how SDG 6, Water and Sanitation, interlinks with the other goals and identify the barriers, bottlenecks and low- hanging fruit in policy, technology and implementation.

• Tony Wong, Chair, CRC for Water Sensitive Cities (Australia)

• Federico Properzi, Chief Technical Adviser, UN Water (Switzerland)

• Adam Lovell, Executive Director, Water Services Association of Australia (Australia)

• Bertrand Garnier, Applications and Solutions Leader, Technology, Suez (France)

• Chong Mien Ling, Director, Policy and Planning, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

TW.16

Reinventing Membranes – Present to Future

(Co-organised with Water Convention Programme Committee)

This webinar will provide an overview of present membrane technologies, their evolution and the new challenges they aim to address today. Experts from across the globe will discuss the latest in polymeric membranes, ceramic membranes, biomimetic membranes and what the future has in store.

• Professor Gary Amy, Clemson University (USA)

• Craig Bartels, VP Technology, Hydranautics (USA)

• Dr Holly Shorney-Darby, Head, Technology Application and Piloting, PWNT

• Professor Claus Helix-nielsen, Technical University of Denmark (Denmark)

• Professor Eric Hoek, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)

• Professor Wang Rong, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

• Nikolay Voutchkov, President, Water Globe Consultants LLC (USA)

• Jonathan Clement, Global Technology Officer, Nanostone Water (the Netherlands)

• Professor Seungkwan Hong, Korea University (South Korea) – Moderator

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TW.17 ABC

Waters - Embracing Sustainable Blue- Green Solutions for Urban Cities

(Co-organised with Institution of Engineers Singapore and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency)

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Join us in this seminar as we discuss how Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) Design concepts in Singapore are brought to life from design to construction. Awardees of the ABC Waters Gold certificate will also be sharing on how they have managed to successfully integrate the blue and the green into their urban designs.

• Alfred Lee, Director and Landscape Architect, STX Landscape Architects

• Sherman Stave, Principal and Landscape Architect, STX Landscape Architects

• Hoo Xin Yu, Deputy Director (Landscape Implementation), Housing & Development Board

• Goh Eng Kwang, Executive Director (Project Management & Water Services), Keppel Infrastructure

• Leong Tatt Man, Director of Projects, Tierra Design Studio Pte Ltd

• Damian Tang, Senior Director, Park Management & Lifestyle Cluster, National Parks Board – Moderator

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TW.18 Partnering Agility to Achieve Leading Edge Water Management

(Co-organised with SUEZ)

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Discover how the water management inductry is reinventing itself through fruitful partnerships with operators through Joint Venture, DBO, BOT, One- city One-operator to meet their objectives of becoaming best in class of a global sustainable water management on their territory. Listen to testimonials from Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park, Medan BOT and State authorities in India which are the levers for flexibility and more performance!

• Nicolas Bockhoff, Chief Operating Officer, Water Services, SUEZ India

• Sun Jianguo, Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP)

• Herve Lienhardt, Operation Director, SUEZ Japan

• Didier Sachot BOT Vice President, SUEZ

• Kusitarini Trishanti, General Manager, PT. Tirta Lyonnaise Medan (TLM)

• Capt. RR Doddihal, Task Manager, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KIUDFC)

• RK Agarwal, General Manager, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN)

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The Journey of Innovation Implementation: Ceramic Membrane Microfiltration for Surface Water Treatment

(Co-organised with PWNT)

Membranes for filtration during water treatment have been operating for a few decades, but only recently have ceramic membranes been installed for surface water treatment.

This session will feature speakers from PUB, Singapore’s Water Agency and Scottish Water who will share their perspective on the journey of implementing these new technologies into their

utilities.

• Dr Holly Shorney-Darby, Head, Technology Application and Piloting, PWNT

• Puah Aik Num, Chief Specialist (Water Treatment), Technology Department, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Stewart Sutherland, Transitional Risk and Asset Capability Team Leader, Scottish Water

Digital Blueprint for Water Utility Companies – Data Driven Decision Making

(Co-organised with Binnies)

Binnies, water and environment services provider and Aarhus Vand, Denmark’s leading water utility company, are currently implementing a first of its kind digital blueprint across the water utility’s’ business.

Creating a digital blueprint requires an understanding of the organisation’s current digital maturity. The Digital Readiness Level tool can be used by organisations to evaluate their maturity across six key areas.

• Jesper Kjelds, Chief Digital Information Officer, Aarhus Vand

• Keith Gardner, Director of Asset Management Consulting, Isle Utilities

• Mark Kaney, Director of Asset Management, Binnies - Moderator

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Imagine H2O Asia Startups in Action: Case Studies from Singapore, Vietnam & Cambodia

(Co-organised with Imagine H2O Asia)

Successful water technology startups don’t just sell technology – they must deliver a whole solution that solves an urgent and underserved problem for a customer.

This interactive session will feature three practical case studies featuring Imagine H2O Asia startups jointly presenting

• Giridharan Sengaiah, Co-Founder, SmartTerra

• William Puyo, General Manager, Khmer Water Supply Holdings

• Margarita Luis, Vice President of Applications & Inside Sales, Fluid Technology Solutions

• Rodney Chapin, Chief Executive Officer, Ardurra International

• Ngoc Cao Minh, Managing Director, Renewable Technology Solutions

• Dr Shailesh Kharkwal, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Environsens

with their pilot or commercial customers in Singapore, Vietnam and Cambodia. These case studies will showcase a diverse set of innovation projects in progress as well as share insights on the ingredients for successful

startup collaborations in the water sector.

• Gurdev Singh, Deputy Director, Technology Department, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Nimesh Modak, Director, Imagine H2O Asia – Moderator

Increased Efficiency using Digital Water Solutions for Water Utilities

(Co-organised with Netherlands Water Partnership and Kingdom of the Netherlands)

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Water use varies greatly depending on the time of day, location, weather and many other factors. Each morning millions of us take a shower; on hot days we use hosepipes to water our gardens. The challenge is how to predict and meet the demand?

These case presentations will provide utility companies with various actionable information.

• Wouter de Hamer, Chair Singapore-Netherlands WaterHouse and Director Business Development APAC for Royal HaskoningDHV

• H.E. Magriet Vonno, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Singapore and Brunei, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore

• Michel de Koning, Director Sales and Marketing Aquasuite, Royal HaskoningDHV

• Doeke Schippers, Director water production and distribution, Vitens

• Leon Verhaegen, Project Manager ICT & Innovation, Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg

• Jos-Willem Verhoef, Optiqua

• Dr Pang Chee Meng, Chief Engineering and

Technology Officer, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

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Adaptation in South East Asian Cities: Solutions for Heat Stress, Flooding & Planning an Integrated Vision for the Future

(Co-organised with Netherlands Water Partnership and Kingdom of the Netherlands)

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This session will bring together resilience expertise in the Netherlands and southeast Asia in a joint exchange of solutions kicked off by a high- level panel of representatives from Singapore and the Netherlands to reflect on the important role of international knowledge exchange and collaborations to help build resilient cities.

This session will focus more specifically on climate-resilient solutions to two of the most pressing challenges for the future of climate resilience in cities: flooding and heat stress.

• Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

• Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

• Michael Toh, Directory of Industry and Technology Collaboration, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Matthijs Bouw, Founding principal, Eco Shape – One Architecture

• Laura Vonhögen-Peeters, Associate Director Singapore Operations, Deltares

• Dr Winston Chow, Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Singapore Management University

• Stephanie Erwin, Landscape Architect and Urban Designer, KuiperCompagnons

• Kristina Knauf, Associate I Architect, MVRDV

• Sander den Blanken, Managing Director, Delta Marine Consultants

• Dr Rutger de Graaf, Director, Blue21

• Bianca Nijhof, Managing Director of the Netherlands Water Partnership

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Smart Water Safety Technologies for Augmented Capabilities and Performance: Case Studies from Singapore and China

(Co-organised with ZWEEC Analytics)

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Learn how leading water authorities, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency and Yangtze River Monitoring and Scientific Research Centre (Yangtze River Authority), leverage Smart Technologies to augment their operational capabilities and performance in securing water safety.

At this interactive session, you will learn about PUB’s Integrated Smart Biomonitoring Network: Next-generation Water Security Infrastructure for Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring, as well as Yangtze River Authority’s adoption of AI-based Smart Algae Monitoring technology which is revolutionising

traditional algae monitoring approaches.

• Dr Lim Mong Hoo, Chief Specialist (Water Quality), PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Dr Sarah Teng, Director of Water Quality Department, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

• Dr Wang Ying Cai, Chief Engineer, Yangtze River Monitoring and Scientific Research Centre (Yangtze River Authority)

• Foo Say Tun, Chief Executive Officer, ZWEEC Analytics – Moderator

Company

Product

Product Description

DuPont

Dry SWRO, fouling resistant SWRO and B-Free

The new dry SWRO product portfolio is a step-change innovation for the water treatment industry. Dry SWRO solutions will continue to meet or exceed technology performance standards.

FilmTec SW30XFR-400/34 Elements are designed specifically to handle biofouling in seawater desalination plants. Elements are equipped with advanced fouling-resistant and cleanability features, helping plants reduce the number of chemical cleanings, while maintain high rejection and low energy.

DuPont B-Free pre-treatment, a novel vessel-based media technology, offers purity with simple sophistication to cleaner reverse osmosis membranes and efficiently mitigates the effects of

biofouling in Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems.

SUEZ

AQUADVANCED

Plant

The AQUADVANCED Plant is an innovative software platform dedicated to real-time plant control that contributes to the preservation of resources and environment. Operators can understand, improve the performance of the plant in all its dimensions, comply with water quality regulations while optimizing operating costs through detailed monitoring of assets and their

interactions.

Binnies

HELIX

An ecosystem approach to digitisation is key to releasing the full potential of a water utilities data. HELIX is a web based operational intelligence platform that integrates all the disparate data sources and analytics a water utility uses with artificial intelligence services and geospatial insight. Combined HELIX creates a dynamic virtual representation of the physical asset enabling users to proactively control and scenario options for optimised asset management

throughout the water lifecycle.

Nanostone Water, Inc.

Nanostone ceramic membrane

The Nanostone ceramic membrane represents the latest technological breakthrough from Nanostone Water. This unique and patented “segmented monolith” product is the most innovative ceramic membrane technology in the market, providing exceptional reliability and robust performance across a variety of water treatment applications and helped Nanostone Water gain rapid adoption in both municipal and industrial applications.

Wavin Singapore Holding Pte Ltd

Wavin Compact Pipe and Wavin Wavin TSDOQ

With over 1.5 million meters installed worldwide, Wavin Compact Pipe can be considered as a proven and mature system. Wavin Compact Pipe technology offers the rehabilitation technique of renovating the defective pipe system by close fit lining without having to dig up or open trench.

Wavin Wavin TSDOQ is a co-extruded three-layer PE 100-RC pressure pipe. TSDOQ provides maximum reliability and total

security protection against point loads and surface damages without sand embedding needed in all in ground condition.

Aquaporin A/S

Aquaporin Inside FO membrane

Forward osmosis (FO) Membrane technology has shown unique advantages when dealing with wastewater streams which contain high organic contaminant or have water quality fluctuation challenges. Based on Aquaporin Inside FO membrane technology, the FO containerized solution (FOCS) with treatment capacity ranging from 5 to 20 m3/day is developed. This FOCS system could provide robust and simple solution for decentralized wastewater concentration and water recycling. It is suitable for wide

range of applications include leachate concentration, challenging wash-water concentration, valuables recovery, etc.

PWNT-

Metawater

CeraMac

CeraMac is an innovative and cost-effective ceramic membrane filtration process designed by PWNT. This design allows the economically feasible use of ceramic membranes on surface water for large-scale applications, as well as in reuse and desalination pre-treatment applications.

In-Situ

VuLink

VuLink is a global cellular telemetry device for remote water monitoring. The turnkey solution is easy to set up, works from anywhere and delivers long-lasting power. Instrumentation, telemetry and software work together within In-Situ's shared ecosystem to make it easier than ever to collect, access and

manage data.

Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval ALDEC G3 VecFlow sludge centrifuge decanter

Alfa Laval ALDEC G3 VecFlow sludge decanter centrifuge offers unmatched efficiency for wastewater sludge thickening and dewatering. The VecFlow feed zone minimises turbulence, resulting in exceptional separation and 30% lower power consumption compared to traditional decanters.

De Nora

De Nora CECHLO-MS-200

on-site sodium hypochlorite generator

De Nora CECHLO-MS-200 on-site sodium hypochlorite generator uses the ion exchange membrane electrolysis process which enables to generate high concentration sodium hypochlorite of 12% and/or chlorine gas over 90%. By using three simple and common consumables – Salt, Water, and Electricity, this technology provides safe, effective, economical, and sustainable solution for

water treatment needs.

PUB,

Singapore’s National Water Agency

NB-IoT

National Water Agency PUB has called for proposals for the “Development and trial of NB-IoT water meters”. The study will give PUB an understanding of NB-IoT technology, viability, and market readiness for AMI water meter communications across Singapore.

The session will brief tenderers by providing an overview of the approach, scope of work, requirements, evaluation criteria, and timing of the NB-IoT trial.

The intended audience includes meter vendors, system integrators, and telcos that intend to respond to the requirement.

Zweec Analytics

AquaTEC, ) Algapro and BacSENSE

AquaTEC is a smart biomonitoring technology that provides crucial first-line assessment of water quality to provide timely interventions for safeguarding water security.

Algapro is an AI-based, fully-automated Phytoplankton Recognition and Counting System that AI-based automatic algae monitoring system that revolutionises algae monitoring approach.

BacSENSE is a cutting-edge rapid microbial detection

technology that enables early prevention of microbial contamination in water sources, such as E-coli bacteria.

Kurita

Kurita Dropwise Technology

Kurita Dropwise Technology is the awarded energy-saving technology that greatly improves the heat transfer coefficient of a steam heat exchanger. Normally, in a heat exchanger, a water film generated on the metal surface is a factor that hinders heat transfer. This technology can be applied while production

equipment is running, contributing to energy saving and productivity improvement in a wide range of industrial fields.

Delta Marine Consultants (DMC)

XblocPlus

XblocPlus is a single layer armour block which is efficient in material use and sustainable due to its low CO2 emissions. The system is resilient to climate change as tests have shown that it can withstand waves twice as high as the design wave.

ST

Engineering

AGIL Ops Hub

AGIL Ops Hub is an operational intelligence platform that enables you to respond quickly and accurately to any crisis, leading to swift and optimised operations for your business. The company will share how centralising your information and operations into a single view can give situation awareness, real-time insights for better collaboration, how Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

enhances operations to reduce operating costs, and streamline operations through digitalisation and automation.