SIWW2021 Spotlight

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SIWW2021 SPOTLIGHT

21 June 2021

The fully virtual SIWW2021 Spotlight took place on 21 June. Held over two high-level plenary sessions, water leaders in governments, utilities, academia and industry shared their perspectives on fostering innovation and collaboration towards a more sustainable water future. A centrepiece that kicked off SIWW2021 Online, this session also identified challenges and opportunities that stakeholders could leverage to achieve water security and sustainability.

Access on-demand session recordings on our Virtual Platform until 31 August 2021.

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Programme Schedule

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Session 1: 0930 – 1130

Opening Address by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Ms Grace Fu

Ms Grace Fu

Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

Ms Grace Fu

Plenary 1: Fostering Innovation and Collaboration: Overcoming Challenges for Water Sustainability

Session will showcase approaches by different stakeholders such as governments, utilities, academia and industry towards innovation, and how embracing an innovative mindset and working collaboratively uncovers opportunities to achieve water sustainability.

Speakers:

Peter Ng Joo Hee Chief Executive, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency Peter Ng Joo Hee	Steve Demetriou Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jacobs Steve Demetriou	Patrick Decker President and Chief Executive Officer, Xylem Patrick Decker	Alan Ryder Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RSK Group Alan Ryder
HP Nanda Global Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Water Solutions HP Nanda	Tan Cheng Guan Head, Group Centre of Excellence, Sembcorp Industries and Chairman, Sembcorp China Tan Cheng Guan	Neeta Pokhrel Chief of Water Sector Group, Asian Development Bank Neeta Pokhrel	Jennifer Sara Global Director, Water Global Practice World Bank Group Jennifer Sara

Moderator:

Sharad Somani

Asia Pacific Head of Infrastructure, KPMG

Sharad Somani

Session 2: 1500 – 1645

Plenary 2: Riding the Wave: Ensuring Security Against Climate Uncertainties

Session will examine how different stakeholders leverage innovation to implement solutions to safeguard urban water systems against shocks caused by climate uncertainties. Case studies will be presented to demonstrate solutions in building resilience to extreme weather events and enhancing resource efficiency.

Speakers:

Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb Mayor City of Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb	Chew Men Leong President/Head, Urban Solutions ST Engineering Chew Men Leong	Steve Clark Chief Executive Officer, Suez Asia Steve Clark	Tan Boon Leng Managing Director, Project Development and Corporate Office, Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd Tan Boon Leng
Carlos Cosín Fernández Chief Executive Officer, Almar Water Solutions and President, International Desalination Association Carlos Cosín Fernández	Hamanth Kasan General Manager (Scientific Services), Rand Water, South Africa and Vice President, International Water Association Hamanth Kasan	Richard Threlfall Partner, Global Head of KPMG IMPACT and Infrastructure, KPMG Richard Threlfall

Moderator:

Scott Dunn

Vice President, Strategy & Growth, Asia, AECOM

Scott Dunn

Session 3: 1700 – 1815

In Conversation with Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat

Jointly organised with World Cities Summit and Asia Infrastructure Forum, this session invites DPM to deliver a keynote address and participate in a moderated dialogue focused on how Singapore can respond to the pandemic, climate crisis and other disruptions to emerge more sustainable and resilient. Moderated by Ambassador Ong Keng Yong (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Executive Deputy Chairman).