SIWW2026 Opening

16 June 2026
9:00AM – 10:15AM
Sands Grand Ballroom, Level 5

About

The official opening of Singapore International Water Week 2026, attended by over 3,000 guests, delegates and exhibitors. Key highlights will include an opening address from the Guest-of-Honour, a high-level Ministerial plenary and the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize Award Ceremony.

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Programme

9:00AM - 9:05am	Arrival of Guests
9:05AM – 9:10AM	Opening Performance by SOTA
9:10AM – 9:20AM	Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry
9:20AM – 9:40AM	2026 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize Award Ceremony Reading of the Award Citation by CE/PUB Screening of the 2026 Laureate Video Award Presentation by Guest-of-Honour followed by Group Photo Acceptance Speech by 2026 Laureate, Prof Joan Bray Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research and Director of the Water Alliance, Michigan State University
9:45AM – 10:15AM	Morning Coffee Break

Speaker

Gan Kim Yong

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry