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Confirmed Leaders Attending

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Tabassum Abdullah
Tabassum Abdullah
Executive Engineer,
Dhaka North City Corporation,
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Jobayda Akhter
Jobayda Akhter
Senior Assistant Engineer,
Coastal Towns Climate Resilience Project,
Asian Development Bank (ADB),
Bangladesh

Adel Al Marzooqi
Adel Al Marzooqi
Executive Director of Waste and Sewage Agency,
Dubai Municipality,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Samira Al Rais
Samira Al Rais
Assistant Secretary General,
The General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Dubai,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ramon III Arriola
Ramon III Arriola
Project Director,
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),
Manila, Philippines

Atty. Romando S. Artes
Atty. Romando S. Artes
Chairman,
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA),
Manila, Philippines

Chris Baber
Chris Baber
Associate Director,
Healthy Water Plan,
City of Vancouver,
Vancouver, Canada

Prof Vladan Babovic
Prof Vladan Babovic
Professor,
National University of Singapore

Sophie Berard
Sophie Berard
Engineer,
Water Department,
City of Montreal,
Montreal, Canada

Jessica Brooks
Jessica Brooks
Assistant Deputy Commissioner,
Planning & Environmental Services Division,
City of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, United States

Dr Adisorn Champathong
Dr Adisorn Champathong
Senior Expert on Hydrology,
Royal Irrigation Department,
Bangkok, Thailand

Cai Wenyun
Cai Wenyun
Deputy Division Chief,
Public Facility Division,
Fuzhou Municipal Urban Develop Bureau,
Fuzhou, China

Guillermo Escobar Castro
Guillermo Escobar Castro
Director,
The District Institute for Risk Management and Climate Change (IDIGER),
Bogota, Colombia

Chan Hui Chng
Chan Hui Chng
Head of Water Asia,
Jacobs

H.E. Chen Min
H.E. Chen Min
Vice Minister,
Ministry of Water Resources of China,
China

Prof Winston Chow
Prof Winston Chow
Professor of Urban Climate,
Singapore Management University
& Co-Chair
WGII, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Chui Si-kay, Peter
Chui Si-kay, Peter
Senior System Advisor,
Drainage Services Department,
Hong Kong SAR, China

Dr Piers Clark
Dr Piers Clark
Founder and Director,
Isle Group

Alan Cohn
Alan Cohn
Managing Director,
Integrated Water Management,
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP),
New York, United States

Georges Comair
Georges Comair
Lead Water Resources Specialist,
World Bank

Cintia Dotto
Cintia Dotto
Water Sensitive Cities Lead,
City of Melbourne,
Melbourne, Australia

Dr Mark Fletcher
Dr Mark Fletcher
Director and Global Water Business Leader,
Arup

Catarina Freitas
Catarina Freitas
Municipal Director,
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa,
Lisbon, Portugal

Asako Hamasaki
Asako Hamasaki
Director for Planning and International Affairs,
Bureau of Sewerage,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Tokyo, Japan

Jerry Fano
Jerry Fano
Corehead,
Project Manager,
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),
Manila, Philippines

Tomoichi Fujihashi
Tomoichi Fujihashi
Director General,
Bureau of Sewerage,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Fujita
Hiroyuki Fujita
Chief Resilience Officer,
City of Kyoto,
Kyoto, Japan

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Meike van Ginneken
Meike van Ginneken
Water Envoy,
Kingdom of the Netherlands,
The Netherlands

Michael M. Gison
Michael M. Gison
Director,
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA),
Manila, Philippines

Prof Philippe Gourbesville
Prof Philippe Gourbesville
President,
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)

Cameron Griffiths
Cameron Griffiths
Chief Commercial Officer,
Bygen

Joan Carles Guardiola
Joan Carles Guardiola
Business Development Manager,
Xylem Vue and former Water & ICT Projects Coordinator,
Global Omnium

Mark Hegnauer
Mark Hegnauer
Director,
Deltares,
Singapore

Adam Hosking
Adam Hosking
Global Solutions Director,
Resilience and Climate Response,
Jacobs

Patricia Himschoot
Patricia Himschoot
Climate Change Manager,
Directorate of Environmental Policies and Strategies,
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gavin Hutchison
Gavin Hutchison
Head of Three Waters,
Christchurch City Council,
Christchurch, New Zealand

Ip Wai Man Raymond
Ip Wai Man Raymond
Department Head of Sustainable Lantau Office (Works),
Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

H.E. Ishikawa Shin
H.E. Ishikawa Shin
Assistant Vice-Minister,
Minister’s Secretariat,
Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT),
Tokyo, Japan

Sarah Jenner
Sarah Jenner
Head of Catchment Planning,
Conservation and Partnerships,
United Utilities,
City of Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Youhei Kitamura
Youhei Kitamura
Deputy Director for Facility Planning,
Bureau of Sewerage,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Tokyo, Japan

Kobayashi Hiroki
Kobayashi Hiroki
Deputy Director for International Affairs,
Bureau of Waterworks,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Tokyo, Japan

Shigekazu Koike
Shigekazu Koike
Head of the Rivers Section of the Urban Development Department,
River Improvement Division, River Office,
Department of Urban and Public Works,
Osaka Prefectural Government,
Osaka, Japan

Konami Takahiro
Konami Takahiro
Director,
International Affairs Office,
Water and Disaster Management Bureau,
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT),
Tokyo, Japan

Kong Jianhua
Kong Jianhua
Division Chief,
Drainage Management Office of Chengdu Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau,
Chengdu, China

Prof Adrian Law
Prof Adrian Law
Executive Director,
Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore

Lykke Leonardsen
Lykke Leonardsen
Programme Director, Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions,
City of Copenhagen,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Li Jinyang
Li Jinyang
Principal Staff Member,
Water Environment Division,
Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau,
Beijing, China

Li Xinke
Li Xinke
Deputy Director General,
Guangzhou Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau,
Guangzhou, China

Li Yan
Li Yan
Deputy Division Chief,
Water Environment Division,
Shenzhen Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau,
Shenzhen, China

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Fiona Macdonald
Fiona Macdonald
Manager, Flood Risk,
Auckland Council,
Auckland, New Zealand

Stuart McTaggart
Stuart McTaggart
Principal Engineer - Environment & Water,
City Infrastructure & Traffic Operations (CITO),
City of Sydney,
Sydney, Australia

Donnie Ray Marquez
Donnie Ray Marquez
Chief of the Research and Planning, and Special Projects Division,
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO),
Quezon City, Philippines

Jose Leo Martillano
Jose Leo Martillano
Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer,
Quezon City Government,
Quezon City, Philippines

Marina De Matteis
Marina De Matteis
Head of the Public Works Planning and Management unit in the Environment Dept,
Municipality of Milan (Comune di Milano),
Milan, Italy

Baltazar Melgar
Baltazar Melgar
Director,
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA),
Manila, Philippines

Miki	Urisaki
Miki Urisaki
Engineer,
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP),
New York City, United States of America

Susan Moisio
Susan Moisio
Global Vice President and Global Water Director,
Jacobs

Mok Wing-cheong, Ringo
Mok Wing-cheong, Ringo
Director,
Drainage Services Department,
Hong Kong SAR, China

Celeste Morgan
Celeste Morgan
Australasia Integrated Water Management Lead,
Arup

Colin Newberry
Colin Newberry
Technical Director, Water,
Jacobs

Nguyen The Song
Nguyen The Song
Head of Project Investment Division,
Binh Duong Provincial Management Board of Wastewater Projects,
Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Staff, Asset Management Division,
Binh Duong Provincial Management Board of Wastewater Projects,
Vietnam

Christian Nyerup Nielsen
Christian Nyerup Nielsen
Global Director,
Ramboll

Dr Ioan Nistor
Dr Ioan Nistor
Professor,
Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering & IAHR Lead Team on Resilience and Disasters,
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada

Hiroshi Omata
Hiroshi Omata
Director for Reconstruction and Flood Control Promotion,
Bureau of Sewerage,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Tokyo, Japan

Takehiko Otani
Takehiko Otani
Director of the Facilities Planning Section,
Bureau of Waterworks,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Tokyo, Japan

Sanjay Pahuja
Sanjay Pahuja
Senior Water Resources Specialist,
World Bank

Prof Peng Jing
Prof Jing Peng
President,
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR),
China

José Carlos Pimenta Machado
José Carlos Pimenta Machado
President,
Portuguese Environment Agency (Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente – APA),
Amadora, Portugal

Jared Policicchio
Jared Policicchio
Global Director,
City of Chicago,
Chicago, United States of America

Md. Mokhleasur Rahman
Md. Mokhleasur Rahman
Project Director,
Coastal Towns Climate Resilience Project,
Asian Development Bank (ADB),
Bangladesh

Murali Ram
Murali Ram
Regional Director,
East Southeast Asia & Oceania,
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Phil Raynor
Phil Raynor
Director of Water & Environment,
Jacobs

Pedro Schreiber Ribeiro
Pedro Schreiber Ribeiro
Head of Water Programmes,
C40 Climate Resilience Team

Prof	Enrique Cabrera Rochera
Prof Enrique Cabrera Rochera
Expert for the Reconstruction after the Valencia Floods,
Spanish Experts Committee,
Valencia, Spain

Shirley Rodrigues
Shirley Rodrigues
Former Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy (2016-2024),
Greater London Authority,
London, United Kingdom

Emil K. Sadain
Emil K. Sadain
Senior Undersecretary,
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),
Manila, Philippines

Natalie Salkauskis
Natalie Salkauskis
Senior Engineer,
Policy Development Unit,
Water Infrastructure Management Section,
Toronto Water,
City of Toronto,
Toronto, Canada

Norio Saito
Norio Saito
Senior Sector Director,
Water and Urban Development Sector Office,
Sectors Department 2,
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Sato Kiyo
Sato Kiyo
Senior Deputy Director,
International Affairs Office,
Water and Disaster Management Bureau,
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT),
Tokyo, Japan

Aser Sekgoela
Aser Sekgoela
Divisional Head: Bulk Water Services,
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality,
Tshwane, South Africa

Kiyash Sha
Kiyash Sha
Forecast Early Warning System Team Leader,
eThekwini Municipality,
Durban, South Africa

Vinod Singh
Vinod Singh
Senior Director,
Water for Asia,
Jacobs

Dave Sivaprasad
Dave Sivaprasad
Managing Director and Partner,
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Jair Smits
Jair Smits
Managing Director,
Witteveen+Bos South-East Asia Pte. Ltd.

Hakyong Song
Hakyong Song
Deputy Director for Climate and Environment Policy,
Seoul Metropolitan Government,
Seoul, South Korea

Maria Angelica Sotomayor
Maria Angelica Sotomayor
Water Practice Manager,
East Asia and Pacific,
World Bank

Sun Yanjun
Sun Yanjun
Division Chief,
Guangzhou Environmental Technology Center,
Guangzhou, China

Maman Supratman
Maman Supratman
Head of Clean Water Control & Provision Sub-Division,
Water Resource Department,
Jakarta Provincial Government,
Jakarta, Indonesia

Suzuki Satoshi
Suzuki Satoshi
Director General for Technical Affairs,
Bureau of Waterworks,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Tokyo, Japan

Stefan Szylkarski
Stefan Szylkarski
Executive Vice-President,
DHI,
Brisbane City, Australia

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Pedro Teixeira
Pedro Teixeira
Técnico Superior,
Environment, Energy and Climate Change,
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa,
Lisbon, Portugal

Rik Thijssen
Rik Thijssen
Strategic Advisor,
Vitens

Johan Verlinde
Johan Verlinde
Programme Director,
Rotterdam Climate Adaptation Plan,
Municipality of the City of Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Vo Thi Thanh Ha
Vo Thi Thanh Ha
Deputy Director,
Binh Duong Provincial Management Board of Wastewater Projects,
Vietnam

Mariama Whitmore
Mariama Whitmore
Project Manager,
Freetown City Council,
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Meagan Williams
Meagan Williams
Urban Water Policy & Programs Manager,
Office of Resilience and Sustainability,
City of New Orleans, United States

Jelle Wildschut
Jelle Wildschut
Director,
Vitens

Jason Wong
Jason Wong
Head (Water Plants),
Keppel

Xue Zhimin
Xue Zhimin
Division Chief,
Public Facility Division,
Fuzhou Municipal Urban Develop Bureau,
Fuzhou, China

S.M. Afzal Zaidi
S.M. Afzal Zaidi
Municipal Commissioner,
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation,
Karachi, Pakistan