Global Water Summit 2024 | Global Water Intelligence (GWI) | 14 April 2024 | Terminal 5, London Heathrow Airport, TW6 2GD London, UK

This Summit has been the place for leaders in the global water business to meet their peers and talk strategy. The agenda is designed with one objective in mind: to maximize the opportunities available for our delegates to win business. Its your platform to the people who are making things happen in the global water space, and the format maximizes the opportunity for people to forge new connections and have interesting conversations.

GWI Experts will be presenting on six key regional, industrial and technology markets and trends to watch for 2023-2024 and beyond. Unprecedented amounts of capital are flowing into the Middle East as countries such as Saudi Arabia get serious about utility transformation and private sector involvement. This is all amid the ongoing desalination boom in the region, which is also spreading to major emerging markets such as Latin America and Africa. Meanwhile, dreams of a decarbonised future mean that tapping alternative water sources is a must for the emerging green hydrogen sector and the booming semiconductor industry. Demand for advanced technologies will not be limited to these industries; the climate challenge, emerging contaminants and optimising utility operations will also drive demand for treatment and digital solutions to new levels.

This session will give delegates a steer on the most important market developments over the coming year and a guide to the most exciting opportunities on the Summit agenda.

2024 Speakers

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Melissa Aquino
Senior Vice President, Water Quality Segment, Veralto

Carlos Cosín
Ceo, Almar Water Solutions

Radhika Fox
Former Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Epa

Christopher Gasson
Publisher, Global Water Intelligence

Roger Harrabin
Independent Energy and Environment Analyst, Freelance

Patrick Hill
President, Global Operations, Jacobs

Manuel Manjon
Ceo, Acciona (water Business Line)

SPEAKERS:

Ahmadfaizal Abdulrahman
Ceo, National Water Services Commission of Malaysia

Rowan Adams
Chief Engineer (manager): Engineering Services [water and Wastewater Infrastructure], City of Windhoek

Rohit Aggarwala
Commissioner, Nyc Department of Environmental Protection

Dileep Agnihotri
Chief Technology Officer, Watersurplus

Deepak Agrawal
Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners

Ghufran Ahmad
Managing Director, Water and Sanitation Agency Lahore

Mundhir Al Battashi
Senior Water Management Engineer, Petroleum Development Oman

Khaled Alqureshi
Ceo, Saudi Water Partnership Company

Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, Acwa Power

Issa Al-Wer
Project Manager & Ncpmu Deputy Director, Ministry of Water & Irrigation

Maria Pia Ancora
Senior Urban Development Specialist, Adb

Natasha Avendaño
Ceo Water and Sewerage Company, Eaab-Esp

Ahmadou Bakayoko
Ceo, Sodeci

David Balsar
General Manager of Innovation and Ventures, Mekorot

Omer Bar
Executive Assistant to Ceo, Mekorot

Gareth Barker
Head of Wholesale and Development Experience, Affinity Water

Pablo Bereciartua
Chair Gwp. Minister of Infrastructure, Buenos Aires City, Argentina, Gwp. Buenos Aires City Government

Shaunna Berendsen
Chief Innovation Officer, Anglian Water

Anne-Laure Besnier
Water Advisor in The Sustainable Development Division, Edf

Andy Biffen
Executive Director - Asset Development, Ewec

Ioannis Bitsios
Director, Sciens Capital

Michael Bjorn
Vp, Head of Danfoss High-Pressure Pumps, Danfoss

David Black
Chief Executive, Ofwat

Borja Blanco
Ceo, Aqua Advise

Marco Blazina
Director Wastewater, Mm Spa

Jose Enrique Bofill
Head of The Mena-Asia Region, Aqualia

Anna Bojko
Water Supply Consultant, Wmi (group Vinci)

Sophie Borgne
Segment President, Www, Schneider Electric

Georgia Bottomley
Industrial Research Analyst, Global Water Intelligence

Alyssa Boyer
Chief of Party, Usaid's Wash-Fin 2

Luke Bratt
North America Editor, Global Water Intelligence

Neil Brennan
Ceo, Seqwater

Amanda Brock
Ceo & President, Aris Water Solutions

Nuno Brôco
Chairman & Ceo, Adp-Aguas Do Tejo Atlântico

Hans-Ulrich Buchholz
Environmental Compliance Manager, L'oreal

Maria Del Pilar Caballero
Director of Sanitation Projects, Private Promotion Agency in Peru- Proinversion

Arif Wisnu Cahyono
President Director, Surya Sembada Municipal Water Company

Patricia Calderon
Global Head of Water, Cdp

Carlos Campos
Strategic Advisor and Non Executive Director (ned), K3 Advisors

Adam Cartwright
Industry Strategy Director for Software in Water and Wastewater, Siemens

Emerson Castro
Director - Project Portfolio Division, Proinversion

Marta Ceadel
Methods and Tools for Water & Biodiversity Assessment, Danone

Dorothee Chabredier
Principal, Global Water Practice, Roland Berger

Paul Choules
Ceo, Water Cycle

Piers Clark
Chairman, Isle Group Ltd

Mickael Clement
Water Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Nestlé

Fergus Clifford
Head of Operations, Vortech Water Solutions

Cecilia Coates
Climate and Water Lead, Colgate-Palmolive

Anselmo Collins
Senior Assistant General Manager- Water System, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Antoine Cousin
Partner, White & Case Llp

Carles Crespo
Global Director of Corporate Water Industry Practice, Isle Group Ltd.

Annesley Crisp
Strategic Innovation & Shop Window Lead, Anglian Water

Shaun Cumming
Managing Director, Barwon Water

Alexis De Kerchove
Senior Director, Client Sustainability, Xylem

Victoria Delmon
Head of Pre-Investment, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific, Ifc

Luis De Lope
Chairman, Smvak

Vetrivel Dhagumudi
Director Natural Resources, Nike

Matthew Diserio
President, Water Asset Management

Peter Dooley
Head of Energy and Utilities, Natwest

Deane Dray
Managing Director - Global Water Sector, Rbc

John Durkan
Group Environmental & Sustainability Manager Abp, Anglo Beef Processors

Nick Dyner
Chief Executive Officer, Moleaer

Arian Edalat
Co-Founder & Ceo, Active Membranes

Grant Edwards
Senior Business Partner Commercial and Procurement, Yorkshire Water

David Ehrhardt
Ceo, Castalia Llc

Claire Elsdon
Global Director, Capital Markets, Cdp

Melissa Enoch
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Environmental Planning & Analysis, New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Ralph Exton
Vp, Cmo, Grundfos

Sandy Fabritz
Director, Water Strategy, Freeport-Mcmoran

Tatiana Fedotova
Global Water Lead, Quantis

Tom Ferguson
Managing Partner, Burnt Island Ventures

Ruben Fernandes
Executive Board Member, Aguas E Energia Do Porto

Ramoncito Fernandez
President and Ceo, Maynilad Water Services, Inc.

Luciene Ferreira Monteiro Machado
Deputy Managing Director, Bndes

Mark Fletcher
Director & Global Water Business Leader, Arup

Carlos Foxley
President Board of Directors, Acades

Thomas Fudge
Ceo, Wase

Kenichiro Fukuda
Associate Partner, Ey Japan

Geoff Gage
Global Water Lead, Roland Berger

Javier Garcia
Sales Director, Aqana

Karyn Georges
Managing Director Isle Uk, Isle Utilities Ltd.

Barak Gerber
Director of International Business, Mekorot

Rami Ghandour
Mul Ceo, Metito

Lionel Goujon
Head of Water & Sanitation Division, Agence Française De Développement

Peter Grevatt
Chief Executive Officer, the Water Research Foundation

Gil Groskop
Vp Technology, Mekorot

Helga Halvorsen
Regional Sustainability Analyst, Novonesis

Katie Hancock
Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons

Atter Hannoura
Director, Ppp Central Unit, Ministry of Finance

Zion Harel
Co-Founder, Co-Ceo, Ixden

Christopher Hayes
Sustainability Operations Director, Gsk

Malin Hedlund
Waterdata Manager,

David Henderson
Managing Partner, Xpv Water Partners

Lisa Henthorne
Chief Scientist, Aris Water

Jacinto Hernandez
Board Member, Founder, Aris Water, Cummings Consulting & Management

per Holm
Ceo, Bluekolding A/s

Gilad Horn
Ceo, Aquatis

Ibon Iribar
Investment Advisor, Cemex Ventures

Lewys Isaac
Water Stewardship Manager, Primark

Mudasser Javaid
Director Planning and Evaluation, Water and Sanitation Agency, Lahore

James Jesic
Director of Capital and Commercial Services, Severn Trent

Dave Johnson
Deputy General Manager of Operations, Las Vegas Valley Water District / Southern Nevada Water Authority

Paw Juul
Cto, Lithium Harvest

Eric Kadaj
Sr. Director, Market and Applications Development, Energy Recovery Inc

Kazuki Kaiya
Deputy Director, Jica（japan International Cooperation Agency）

Samrat Karnik
Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey

Irakli Karseladze
Minister, Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of Georgia

Gregg Kennedy
Vp Water Platform, Jacobs

Karen Kennedy
Sustainability Senior Manager, Pepsico

Walid Khoury
President & Ceo, Desalytics

Steve Kloos
Partner, Burnt Island Ventures

John Kmiec
Director, Tucson Water

Ian Knight
Global Sustainability Director Water and Renewables, Mars

Tue Knudsen
Head of Communication, Bluekolding

Noam Komy
Ceo, Miya

Eli Kovler
Ceo, Rapida

Sasha Kramer
Executive Director, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (soil)

Amit Lang
Ceo, Mekorot

Inés Larrea Villanueva
Co-Founder and Ceo, Cimico

Dr Alex Lee
Principal, Hka Global

Xavier Leflaive
Principal Administrator, Oecd

Slava Libman
Ceo, Ftd Solutions

Ana Lopez
Value Chain Manager Danfoss, Danfoss

Joone Lopez
Ceo, Moulton Niguel Water District

Paul Louth
Head of Water Recycling Networks & Alliances, Anglian Water

Xianfu Lu
Senior Advisor on Adaptation and Climate Resilience, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Walid Madwar
General Manager, Metito

Bill Malarkey
Partner - North America, Roland Berger

Jeffrey Manalo
Deputy Executive Director, Public-Private Partnership Center

Maria Manidaki
Technical Director - Decarbonisation, Water, Mott Mcdonald

Oriol Margo
Emea Sustainability Transformation Leader, Kimberly-Clark

David Mcgarry
General Manager, Scfi Ltd

Abigail Mcguckin
Water Impact, Gsk

Sue Mecham
Ceo, Nala Membranes

Verity Mitchell
Gwi Uk Analyst, Gwi

Marc Moliner
Head of Regulation and Strategy, Catalan Water Agency

Victor Monsalvo
Head of Eco-Efficiency, Innovation & Technology Department, Aqualia

Stuart Moss
Managing Director, Europe, Africa & Latin America, Isle

Heidi Mottram
Chief Executive Officer, Northumbrian Water

Lara Nash
Europe Editor, Global Water Intelligence

Viet-Anh Nguyen
Vice President, Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (vwsa)

Lina Nieto
Water Net Zero Manager, Affinity Water

Marco Nörenberg
Maintenance Expert - Wastewater Treatment Plants and Pumpstations [german: Fachexperte Instandhaltungsmanagement Für Klärwerke Und Abwasserpumpstationen], Berliner Wasserbetriebe

Charlotte Oakes
Head of Industrial Research, Global Water Intelligence

Booky Oren
Ceo, Booky Oren Global Water Technologies

Paddy Padmanathan
Vice Chairman Zhero, Zhero

Rafael Palacios Prado
Executive Vice President, Acades

Tom Pankratz
Editor, Water Desalination Report

Pierre Pauliac
Chief Operating Officer Water, Executive Vice-President, Suez

Brooke Paup
Chairwoman, Texas Water Development Board

Itai Peleg
Ceo, Icfr

Bojan Pelivano
Managing Director, Wte Wassertechnik Operations

Alex Plant
Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Water International

Todd Player
Technology Lead, Ceo Water Mandate

Megan Plumlee
Research Director, Orange County Water District

David Ponder
Director of Climate Action, Us Water Alliance

Madeleine Portmann
Deputy Head of The Water and Sanitation Division, Afd

Kishia Powell
General Manager, Wssc Water

Carlos Puente
Director for Water, Energy and Environmental Projects, Banobras Snc/fonadin

Robert Puente
Ceo, San Antonio Water System

Snehit Kumar Rahul
Senior Manager - Corporate Sustainability, Arvind Limited

Phebean Belle Ramos-Lacuna
Director, the Public-Private Partnership Center of The Philippines

Paul Reig
Founder, Bluerisk

John Robinson
Partner, Mazarine Ventures

Frank Rogalla
Director of Innovation, Aqualia

Marco Achilea
Industry Business Manager, Abb - Italy

Simon Adams
Programme Director - Strategic Resource Options, Thames Water

Faiza Al Harthy
Head of Energy and Water Policy, Pdo

Gonzalo Álvarez Zerecero
Chairman, Comisión Estatal De Aguas Gobierno Del Estado De Querétaro

Bill Barber
Technical Director, Cambi

Luis Fernando Bernal Mazò
Ceo, Empresa De Servicios Sanitarios Del Paraguay S.A.

Hugo Birch
Desal & Reuse Editor, Global Water Intelligence

José Miguel Diéguez Garcia
Managing Director, Abastecimiento De Agua Ter-Llobregat (atl)

Kit Elmes
Director of Esg, Wrc Group

Jehanne Fabre
Water and Biodiversity Strategy Director, L'oreal

Orlando Finzi
Director of Fixed Income, M&g Investments

Christopher Flensborg
Head of Climate and Sustainable Finance, Seb

Carlos Galli
Vp Growth & Innovation, Lithium Americas Corp

Alison Gilbert
Water Stewardship Lead, Gap Inc.

Jodi Glover
Ceo, Real Tech

David Grant
Senior Director, Global Climate and Water Solutions, Pepsico

Georg Herborg
Director of Innovation, Danfoss

Michelle Katz
Director of Investor Engagement, Water Program, Ceres

Cristian Mateo Loaiza Alfonso
Gerenete, Empresa De Obras Sanitarias De Caldas, Empocaldas S.A E.S.P

Patrick Lopez
[job Title Not Provided]

Jason Lu
Lead Water Specialist, World Bank Group

Tim Naughton
Cto & Founder, Salinity Solutions

Howard Neukrug
Chairman, Leading Utilities of The World

Madhu Rajesh
Global Vp - Water and Agriculture, Coca-Cola

Usha Rao-Monari
Under Secretary General and Associate Administrator, Undp

Deepak Ravindran
Ceo, Kraken Utilities

Luis Alberto Vega Ricoy
Ceo, Comisión Estatal De Aguas Gobierno Del Estado De Querétaro

John Ringham
Chairman, Leading Utilities of The World

2024 Sponsors and Partners

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Acciona

STRATEGIC PARTNER:
• SWCC

WATER TRANSMISSION PARTNER:
• Water Transmission and Technologies Co.

GLOBAL WATER AWARDS SPONSOR:
• Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies

GLOBAL PARTNER:
• Aqualia

INNOVATION PARTNER:
• Siemens

LUOW FOUNDATION PARTNER:
• Jacobs

CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS PARTNER:
• Suez

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Grundfos
• Stantec
• Skion Water
• ABB
• Schneider Electric
• Almar Water Solutions

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• CAMBI
• Danfoss
• Autodesk
• Roland Berger
• CWC
• Aquatech

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SPONSOR:
• ACWA Power

WATER SUPPLIER SPONSOR:
• Dupont

INTERACTIVE VOTING SPONSOR:
• Thales Water Advisors

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME SPONSOR:
• GS Inima

WIFI & CHARGING STATION SPONSOR:
• Awael

APP SPONSOR:
• Metito

DIGITAL SPONSORS:
• SWS
• IDE Technologies
• Wetico
• Rotec