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THEME: ADDRESSING REGIONAL EMERGING WATER CHALLENGES
Joint Opening of the 6th Arab Water Forum & World Utilities Congress (By Invite Only)
Monday 16 September 2024 10:00 to 10:45
H.E. Suhail Bin Mohamed Al Mazrouei
Minister of Energy and InfrastructureUnited Arab Emirates
H.E. Prof. Mahmoud Abu- Zeid
PresidentArab Water Council
H.E. Prof. Loïc Fauchon
PresidentWorld Water Council
Jasim Thabet
Group CEO & MDTAQA
VIP Exhibition Tour
Monday 16 September 2024 10:45 to 11:30
Track 1
Panel Discussion
High Level Ministerial Dialogue
Monday 16 September 2024 11:30 to 13:00
AWC, UAE
H.E. Prof Hani Sewilam
Minister of Water Resources and IrrigationEgypt
H.E. Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Secretary GeneralLeague of Arab States
H.E. Dr. Aun Dheyab Abdulla
Minister of Water ResourcesIraq
H.E. Madam ZHU Chengqing
Vice MinisterMinister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China
H.E. Eng Awaidha Murshed Al Marar
ChairmanDepartment of Energy, Abu Dhabi - UAE
Amb. AlMotaz Abadi
Deputy Secretary General for Water, Environment and Blue Economy (UfM)Union for the Mediterranean
Dr. Nuria Sanz
Director and RepresentativeUNESCO Regional Office in Cairo
Dr. Manal Benani
Youth Advisor Africa Europe Foundation
Lunch & Networking
Monday 16 September 2024 13:00 to 14:00
Track 1
Panel Discussion
Transboundary water resources management
Monday 16 September 2024 14:00 to 15:30
CEDARE, AWC
Dr. Khaled Abu Zeid
Senior Regional Water Resources DirectorCentre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe
H.E. Amb. Sherif Eissa
Ambassador of Egypt in UAEEgypt Embassy in UAE
Eng. Ali Fadhil Hussein
Director General, General Authority for Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage ProjectsMinistry of Water Resources (MoWR) Iraq
Dr. Ahmed Abouelseoud
Senior Management Mentor for Water and Oceans-HQ UNDP
Track 2
Panel Discussion
Peace, climate change and water security in the Arab region
Monday 16 September 2024 14:00 to 15:30
CCCPA
H.E. Prof Hani Sewilam
Minister of Water Resources and IrrigationEgypt
H.E. Prof Hani Sewilam
Minister of Water Resources and IrrigationEgypt
H.E. Dr. Zeid El Saban
DirectorLAS, Horn of Africa Affairs
Dr. Grazia Pacillo
Climate, peace and security Program DirectorCGIAR
Dr. Jean D'Cunha
Sr. Global Gender, Climate and Migration Specialist UN Women
Dr. Michael Talhami
Senior AdvisorICRC
Track 1
Technical Presentations and Panel Discussion
Climate, water & food security: adaptation and resilience measures
Monday 16 September 2024 15:30 to 17:00
UNDP, AWC
Mr. Ahmad Afaneh
Regional Advisor on Climate Change AdaptationUnited Nations Development Programme
Dr. Martina Jaskolski
Climate, Peace, and Security Policy ScientistMENA Climate Security Hub (CGIAR)
Dr. Waleed Abouelhassan
Senior Water Resources Management OfficerFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Dr. Mohie El Din Omar
Research Associate - Irrigation and WaterICARDA
Eng. Samira El Haouat
Representative of the Director General of Water EngineeringMinistry of Equipment and Water, Morocco
Track 2
Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion
Water & Climate Sustainable Finance
Monday 16 September 2024 15:30 to 17:00
GCF
Prof. Walid Abdelrahman
Vice PresidentArab Water Council
Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin
Water Resources Management Senior Specialist in the Division of Mitigation and AdaptationGreen Climate Fund (GCF)
Prof. Vinay Nangia
Research Team Leader - Soil, Water, and AgronomyICARDA
Mr. Omer Shaikh
Director, Middle EastPricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)
Mr. David Ramos
Acting as Head of SustainabilityMENAT, HSBC Bank
THEME: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE
Track 1
Panel Discussion
Innovative approaches for adaptation and resilience for water scarcity and climate
Tuesday 17 September 2024 10:00 to 11:30
Mr. Andy Biffen
Asset Development Executive DirectorEmirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)
Eng. Ahmed Al Shamsi
Managing Director & CEOSWS Holding
Dr. Jihad Al- Mahamid
Secretary General Ministry of Water & Irrigation, Jordan
Eng. Ali Bin Mohammed Al Abri
Undersecretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Oman
Eng. Mohammed Bin Seliman Al-Fahmi
General Administration for Water Resources Regulation Department Ministry of Environment Water & Agriculture, KSA
Mr. Yasser Nagi
Managing DirectorWilo Middle East and North Africa
Track 1
Presentations and Panel Discussion
Circular water economy for climate security: initiatives for smart & green transition
Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:30 to 13:00
CIHEAM-Bari
Mr. Mosaad Daoud
CEO AgriKEMET
Dr. Aymen Sawassi
Water management and modeling expertCIHEAM Bari
Dr. Bilal Derardja
ConsultantCIHEAM Bari
Dr. Bisher Imam
Regional HydrologistUNESCO Regional Office, Cairo
Mr. Abed Ezz El Regal
Chairman & CEOABU QIR Fertilizers
Eng. Hebah Abbas
Chairwoman Kuwait Water Association
Track 2
Presentations and Panel Discussion
Role of non-conventional water resources in the future of adaptation and resilience to climate change
Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:30 to 13:00
ICARDA, AWC
Prof. Vinay Nangia
Research Team Leader - Soil, Water, and AgronomyICARDA
Eng. Khaled Al Qureshi
CEOSaudi Water Partnership Company
Dr. Mohamed Gad
CEOTechnical Development Solutions (TDS)
Prof. Shiqiang WU
Vice PresidentNanjing Hydraulic research institute (NHRI), MWR, China
Dr. Chen XIE
Deputy Division ChiefNanjing Hydraulic research institute (NHRI), MWR, China
Dr. Mohamed Dawoud
Senior Water Resources Advisor Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Dr. Kamel Amer
Head of the Middle Regional Office, Water Resources Expert Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)
Lunch & Networking
Tuesday 17 September 2024 13:00 to 14:00
Track 1
Presentations and Panel Discussion
WEFE-nexus: best practices and governance
Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00 to 15:30
UFM, PRIMA
Dr. Hussein Al-Atfy
Secretary GeneralArab Water Council
Amb. AlMotaz Abadi
Deputy Secretary General for Water, Environment and Blue Economy (UfM)Union for the Mediterranean
Dr. Arash Nejatian
Officer International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), UAE
Prof. Zhenxin Bao
ProfessorNanjing Hydraulic research institute (NHRI), MWR, China
Dr. Mohamed Al Mulla
Director, Water ResourcesMinistry of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
Prof. Fadi Comair
Professor of applied hydrology, Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), and infrastructure at EEWRC (Energy, Environment, Water and Research Centre)The Cyprus Institute (CYI)
Dr. Amel Azab
Water Resources Management & Capacity Development Expert, Deputy Technical DirectorAWC
Prof. Arwa Abdelhay
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringGerman Jordanian University
Ms. Samar Morkos
Research Assistant, Project CoordinatorThe Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) - Lebanon
Track 2
Interactive Session
Digital transformation & AI for smart water management
Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00 to 15:30
IWMI
Prof. Vinay Nangia
Research Team Leader - Soil, Water, and AgronomyICARDA
Eng. Samer Muhandes
Product ManagerAutoDesk - UAE
Dr. Hazem Gouda
Associate ProfessorUniversity of Wollongong in Dubai - Faculty of Engineering and Information Science
Mr. Amro Asmael
Group Marketing DirectorBaynunah Watergeneration
Mr. John Wendelbo
CEO and President, Flow Science Inc. FLOW-3D
Dr. Amr Refay
Director of Technical Services El Refay for Engineering Services Certified Associate (partner) of FLOW-3DFLOW-3D
Dr. Sajid Pareeth
Director, Water & Climate SolutionsExpo City Dubai
Track 1
Interactive Workshop
Disaster risk reduction: loss and damage in the water sector
Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:30 to 17:00
UNDRR
Dr. Stefan Uhlenbrook
Director Hydrology, Water and Cryosphere, Services DepartmentWorld Meteorological Organization