Americas Business Forum
1 July 2010, Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre
| Time | Programme |
| 2.00 pm | OPENING REMARKS By Forum Chair Mr. Nilaksh Kothari, Past President, AWWA & Mr. Len Rodman, Chairman, President & CEO, Black & Veatch |
| 2.05 pm | THE ROLE OF PRIVATE UTILITIES IN ADDRESSING NORTH AMERICA’S WATER AND WASTEWATER CHALLENGES By Mr. John Young, President, American Water Works Service Company and Chief Water Technology Officer of American Water (Click here to download the presentation slides) |
| 2.25 pm | OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES: WATER & WASTEWATER SECTOR MARKET OVERVIEW By Mr. William Dee, President and CEO, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. (Click here to download the presentation slides) |
| 2.45 pm | OPPORTUNITIES AND CAPABILITIES IN CANADA’S WATER AND WASTEWATER SECTOR By Mr. John Coburn, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation (Click here to download the presentation slides) |
| 3.10 pm | NETWORKING TEA |
| 3.30pm | CEOS ROUNDTABLE Chaired by Mr. Joseph Mantua, President AWWA 1. Mr Charles Gordon, President & CEO, Siemens Water Technologies 2. Mr Randolph L. Truby, Chairman, Global Marketing and Sales, Toray Water Business 3. Mr Tom Baruch, Managing Director and Founder of Chemicals and Materials Enterprise Associates (CMEA) Capital |
| 4.50 pm | CONCLUDING REMARKS By Forum Chair Mr. Nilaksh Kothari, Past President, AWWA & Mr. Len Rodman, Chairman, President & CEO, Black & Veatch |
| 5.00 pm | END |
CO-ORGANISERS
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AWWA is an international nonprofit and educational society and the largest and oldest organization of water professionals in the world. Members represent the full spectrum of the water community: treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and others who hold genuine interest in water supply and public health. Membership includes 58,000 members of which more than 4,600 are utilities that supply water to roughly 180 million people in North America. Through our collective strength we become better stewards of water for the greatest good of the people and the environment. AWWA publishes over 600 technical books, manuals, standards and the Journal AWWA plus 2 other monthly publications. AWWA presents over 30 webcasts yearly along with technical conferences, the largest being the AWWA Annual Conference. www.awwa.org |
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PUB is a statutory board under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. It is the national water agency, managing Singapore’s water supply, water catchment and used water in an integrated way. PUB won the 2007 Stockholm Industry Water Award and was named Water Agency of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2006. About PUB’s tagline: Water for All: Conserve, Value, Enjoy PUB has ensured a diversified and sustainable supply of water in Singapore with the Four National Taps – Local catchment water, Imported Water, NEWater, and Desalinated water. To provide water for all, PUB calls on all Singaporeans to play our part to conserve water, keep our water catchments and waterways clean and build a relationship with water so we can enjoy our water resources. We can then have enough water for all uses – for industry, for living, for life. www.pub.gov.sg |
SUPPORTING ORGANISATION
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High Commission of Canada, Singapore The role of the Trade Commissioner Service is to promote Canada's economic interests in global markets, provide assistance to Canadian companies to assess their export potential, identify key contacts, obtain relevant advice and intelligence in foreign markets, promote investment in Canada and seek strategic alliances, R&D collaboration and technology transfer. www.international.gc.ca/singapore |
CONTACT PERSONS
For more information about the Americas Business Forum, please contact:
Ms. Chong Mien Ling
Email: chong_mien_ling@pub.gov.sg
Direct Line: (65) 6517 2245
Facsimile: (65) 6382 0692
Mr. Vijay Das
Email: vijay_das@pub.gov.sg
Direct Line: (65) 6517 2203
Facsimile: (65) 6382 0692
