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The Workshop will be held at Room 208, Level 2, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Signages will be put up to guide you to the venue.

Final Workshop Programme as at 16 Jun 2010

Time	Programme	Possible Topics and Speakers
0900 – 0905	Welcome Address by Chairperson	Dr Vladan Babovic Director, Singapore-Delft Water Alliance
0905 – 0915	Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour	Tan Yong Soon Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Singapore
0915 – 1040	Session 1 Integrated Management of River Basins	1. Integrated Management of Mississippi River: Building a Collaborative Approach Prof Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland Institute of Water Resources 2. Integrated Management of Yellow River Prof Shang Hongqi, Director-General, Yellow River Conservancy Commission 3. Integrated Management of Danube River Mitja Bricelj, President, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River 4. Management of the Murray-Darling Basin: Scientific, Environmental, Social and Political Challenges Prof Michael Barber, Vice-Chancellor and President, Flinders University
1040 – 1055	Teabreak
1055 – 1120	Special Lecture	Delta Programme: Adaptation to Climate Change *Mr Wim Kuijken*, Government Commissioner for the Delta Programme
1120 – 1220	Session 2 Climate Proofing Cities	1. Singapore Tan Nguan Sen, Director, Catchment & Waterways, PUB 2. Masdar Ameena Al Kulaib, Water Department Manager, Masdar City 3. Rotterdam Arnoud Molenaar, Programme Manager, Rotterdam Climate Proof Programme
1220 – 1300	Panel Discussion	Co-chair: Wouter Lincklaen Arriens Vice Secretary-General, Network of Asian River Basin Organisations Panelists: Prof Gerry Galloway Prof Shang Hongqi Mitja Bricelj Prof Michael Barber Wim Kuijken Tan Nguan Sen Ameena Al Kulaib Arnoud Molenaar
1300 – 1305	Launch of report	6. Launch of “Himalayan Challenge – Water Security in Emerging Asia” Report Mr Sundeep Waslekar, President, Strategic Foresight Group
1305 – 1400	Lunch
1400 – 1520	Session 3 Water Governance	1. Delta Water Governance Prof Theo Toonen, Delft University of Technology 2. Transboundary Governance of Mekong River HE Watt Botkosal, Deputy Secretary General, Cambodia National Mekong Committee 3. UK River Basins and the Water Framework Directive Mr Simon Spooner, Principal Consultant, EU-China River Basin Management Programme 4. Perspective on Water Governance to Changing Environment Prof Xia Jun, President, International Water Resources Association
1520 - 1535	Teabreak
1535 - 1635	Session 4 River Restoration & Rehabilitation	1. Restoration of Rivers in USA Laurens Van der Tak, Deputy Global Service Leader for Water Resources and Ecosystems Management, CH2M Hill 2. Restoration of Rivers and Urban Catchments in Germany and Singapore Herbert Dreiseitl, Partner & Founder, Atelier Dreiseitl 3. Restoration of Taihu Basin Ye Jianchun, Director-General, Taihu Basin Authority
1635 – 1715	Panel Discussion	Co-chair: Mrs Renske Peters, Director of Water Affairs, Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management, Netherlands Panelists: Prof Theo Toonen HE Watt Botkosal Ahmed Fahmy Prof Xia Jun Ye Jianjun Laurens Van der Tak Herbert Dreiseitl

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