Programme for Water Leaders Summit 2009

Plenary Forum

Chairperson:
Professor Tommy Koh

Speakers:
- Mr Len Rodman, Chairman, President & CEO Black & Veatch
- Mr Yue Zhong Ming, President, Pearl River Water Resources Commission, China
- James W Adams, Vice President, East Asia & Pacific Region, World Bank

The Second Singapore Water Lecture

Chairperson:
Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Winner of Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2009
Prof Gatze Lettinga


Roundtable Session 1 - Seeing Light in the Cloud: Investment Opportunities Boosting
Water Infrastructure

Chairperson:
Ms Lisa Henthorne, President of IDA

Speakers:
Mr Fawaz S Bahlas, Privatisation Support Manager, National Water Company, Saudi Arabia
Mr Tang Kin Fei, President, Singapore Water Association and Group President & CEO,
Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Mr Bernard Guirkinger, Senior Executive Vice President, Suez Environnement
Prof Benedito Braga, Vice President, World Water Council and Director,
Brazilian National Water Agency, Brazil

Roundtable Session 2 – Leveraging on Technology: Developing Cost-effective Water Innovations for the Long Term

Chairman:
Dr David Garman, President, IWA

Speakers:
Lord Ronald Oxburgh, UK
Dr Andrew Benedek, Chairman & CEO, Benedek Group of Companies
Mr Tom Searle, Group Chief Executive and President International, CH2MHill
Prof GatzeLettinga, the second Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize winner, The Netherlands