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SIWW Keynotes


16 June 2026
11:30AM – 12:50PM
Sands Grand Ballroom, Level 5


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Keynote presentations delivered by scientific and industry thought leaders addressing critical urban water and climate challenges to build a more resilient and sustainable water future. This includes the lecture delivered by the winner of the 2026 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize.

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Programme

11:30AM – 12:00PM 2026 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize Lecture
Prof Joan Bray Rose
Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Michigan State University (United States)
Moderator:
Prof Low Teck Seng, Chair of the LKYWP Nominating Committee (Singapore)
12:00PM – 12:05PM Welcome Remarks by Water Convention Co-Chairs
Bernard Koh and Darryl Day
12:05PM – 12:10PM Welcome Remarks by President, International Water Association
Hamanth Kasan
12:10PM – 12:25PM Keynote 1: Investing in Water Resilience: Turning Climate Science into Climate Security
Dr Winston Chow
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Urban Climate, SMU College of Integrative Studies
Pillar Lead (Urban Systems), SMU Urban Institute, Singapore Management University;
Co-Chair, Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) (Singapore)
12:25PM – 12:40PM Keynote 2: Digital Water: AI, Autonomy, and Why Humans Still Matter?
Prof Dragan Savic
Global Advisor Digital Sciences, KWR Water Research Institute (Netherlands)
12:40PM – 12:55PM Keynote 3: Transformation of the Water Industry in Malaysia
YBhg. Dato’ Seri Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa
Chairman, Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (Malaysia)
12:55PM – 1:05PM SIWW2026 Water Convention – Trends and Analysis of Abstracts
Lovejit Singh Saka
Consultant, BlueTech Research (India)

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