Singapore International Water Week EDM

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Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2021 Online is less than two weeks away!

Held virtually from 21 June to 2 July, delegates can look forward to a wide gamut of utility and industry-focused content, with emphasis on innovation and solutions spanning end-to-end of the urban water cycle.

SPECIAL FEATURE: WATER CONVENTION

SIWW’s flagship Water Convention brings together professionals, technology providers and researchers to share their knowledge, experiences, case studies and applied solutions to solve global water challenges.

The virtual technical oral and poster sessions provide an opportunity for sharing knowledge, engaging discussions and debates through high quality presentations showcasing sustainable technological solutions, processes and management strategies that address current and emerging water issues.

Over 300 technical papers will be presented under the following themes and sub-themes. Daily oral sessions would be held at 4.00PM and 7.00PM Singapore time, with poster sessions at 6PM. All sessions will remain on platform for viewing till 31 August 2021.

1. Delivering Water from Source to Tap (Network)

Network planning, design and implementation
Network asset management
Smart water grid
Smart metering

2. Delivering Water from Source to Tap (Treatment)

Basic and advanced water treatment processes
Membrane technologies
Seawater desalination
Water reuse
Brackish groundwater treatment
Digital solutions and artificial intelligence

3. Effective and Efficient Wastewater Management

Overall process sustainability and asset management
Resource recovery
Process sensing, monitoring and control
Advanced molecular tools application

4. Cities of the Future

Regenerative water services
Water sensitive urban design
Basin connected cities
Water-wise communities

5. Water Quality and Health

Water management in a pandemic
Systems approach to drinking water supply and sanitation services
Policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks
Emerging contaminants in water
Wastewater hazards, risks, treatment and disinfection
Water quality in distribution systems and buildings

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TRAINING COURSE

Co-organised with the Singapore Water Association, a training course on “Smart Water Management Using IOT and AI/Machine Learning” will provide insights into emerging IOT technologies and how it can be applied to enhance operational efficiency, safety and resilience in the water sector.

Targeted at water utilities who are interested to embark on their own digital transformation journey, course attendees will benefit from actual use cases. Course will take place on 1 & 2 July 2021, from 1.00pm-5.30pm SGT (GMT+8). Separate course fee of SGD$350 applies.

Don’t miss this training course, registration closes on 14 June.

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SIWW2021 SPOTLIGHT (21 JUNE 2021)

Session 1- 9.30am - 11.30am SGT (GMT+8)

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

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

Speakers:

Peter Ng Joo Hee Chief Executive, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency	Steve Demetriou Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jacobs	Patrick Decker President and Chief Executive Officer, Xylem	Alan Ryder Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RSK Group
HP Nanda Global Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Water Solutions	Tan Cheng Guan Executive Vice President and Head, Group Centre of Excellence, Sembcorp Industries	Bambang Susantono Vice-President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development), Asian Development Bank	Jennifer J. Sara Global Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank Group

Moderator:

Sharad Somani
Asia Pacific Head of Infrastructure, KPMG

Session 2- 3.00PM – 4.45PM SGT (GMT+8)

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

Speakers:

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

Moderator:

Scott Dunn
Vice President, Strategy & Growth, Asia, AECOM

Session 3 - In Conversation with Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat
5:00PM – 6:15PM SGT (GMT+8)

Speaker:

Heng Swee Keat
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies

Moderator:

Ong Keng Yong
Executive Deputy Chairman,
S Rajaratnam School of International Studies

THEMATIC WEBINARS
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TW.3 Digital Water Hackathon – DemoDay@SIWW
23 June 2021 (Wednesday), 2.00pm-3.30pm SGT (GMT+8)
Co-organisers: Ripple2Wave, Singapore University of Social Sciences
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*TW.4 Celebrating Women in Engineering
23 June 2021 (Wednesday), 2.00pm-3.30pm SGT (GMT+8)
Co-organiser: Jacobs

Held to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, outstanding female engineers will share challenges and highlights of their engineering career, how they made their mark in the water industry and how they are contributing to build a more sustainable water future.
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*TW.7 A Career in the Water Profession
24 June 2021 (Thursday), 2.00pm-3.30pm SGT (GMT+8)
Co-organisers: Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore (EESS), National University of Singapore

Targeted at youths and students, this session will highlight new and exciting developments in the water industry beyond traditional engineering fields, and demonstrate why this is an exciting time to work in the profession. Hear from our keynote speaker and a panel of successful young water professionals who will share highlights of their career journey in water.
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TW.14 Singapore Water Exchange (SgWX) Water Utilities Series: Uncovering Water Opportunities in Bangladesh
30 June 2021 (Tuesday), 2.00pm-3.30pm SGT (GMT+8)
Co-organisers: PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency and Singapore Water Association
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*TW.17 ABC Waters - Embracing Sustainable Blue-Green Solutions for Urban Cities
Organised as part of the Urban Sustainability R&D e-Symposia
1 July 2021 (Thursday), 7.00pm-9.00pm SGT (GMT+8)
Co-organisers: The Institution of Engineers, Singapore, and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

Thematic Webinars
(Photo courtesy of Keppel)

Join us in this seminar as we discuss how Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) Design concepts are brought to life from design to construction. Awardees of the ABC Waters Certificate (Gold) will also be sharing on how they have managed to successfully integrate the blue and the green into their urban designs.
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TW.20 IDA Desalination and Water Reuse Business Forum
29 June 2021 (Tuesday), 9.00pm-10.30pm SGT (GMT+8)
Co-organiser: International Desalination Association
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GREEN TALKS – Virtual Denmark-Singapore Dialogue on Water Resource Recovery
25 June 2021 (Friday), 2.00pm – 3.30pm SGT (GMT+8)
Denmark and Singapore inked a five-year environmental collaboration agreement (MoU), including water, in February 2020. This session will cover all things water resource recovery related with the event splitting into dual panel debates led by professionals from both countries.

Separate registration required. Find out more here.

*Denotes free-to-air content, available to trade visitors.

INNOVATION TO PRACTICE (I2P) SESSIONS
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I2P.1 The Journey of Innovation Implementation: Ceramic Membrane Microfiltration for Surface Water Treatment
22 June 2021 (Tuesday), 6.00pm-7.00pm SGT (GMT+8)

Co-organiser:

pwnt

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