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![]() Tabassum Abdullah
Executive Engineer,
Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka, Bangladesh ![]() ![]() |
![]() Jobayda Akhter
Senior Assistant Engineer,
Coastal Towns Climate Resilience Project, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh ![]() ![]() |
![]() Adel Al Marzooqi
Executive Director of Waste and Sewage Agency,
Dubai Municipality, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![]() |
![]() Samira Al Rais
Assistant Secretary General,
The General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![]() |
![]() Ramon III Arriola
Project Director,
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Manila, Philippines ![]() ![]() |
![]() Juan Azcarate
Deputy Director,
Madrid City Council, Madrid, Spain ![]() |
![]() Chris Baber
Associate Director,
Healthy Water Plan, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada ![]() ![]() |
![]() Prof Vladan Babovic
Professor,
National University of Singapore ![]() |
![]() Benjamin Bautista
Project Director,
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Manila, Philippines ![]() ![]() |
![]() Sophie Berard
Engineer,
Water Department, City of Montreal, Montreal, Canada ![]() ![]() |
![]() Abdul Rahim bin Abdullah
Deputy General Manager,
Bintulu Development Authority, Sarawak, Malaysia ![]() |
![]() Datu Haji Muhamad Yakup bin Kari
General Manager,
Bintulu Development Authority, Sarawak, Malaysia ![]() |
![]() H.E. Ahmad bin Thani
Director General,
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![]() |
![]() Ahmad Burquiba
Head,
Resilience Committee for the Emirate of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![]() |
![]() Jessica Brooks
Assistant Deputy Commissioner,
Planning & Environmental Services Division, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States ![]() ![]() |
![]() Cai Wenyun
Deputy Division Chief,
Public Facility Division, Fuzhou Municipal Urban Develop Bureau, Fuzhou, China ![]() |
![]() Gonzalo del Castillo
Strategic Planning Advisor,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina ![]() |
![]() Dr Adisorn Champathong
Senior Expert on Hydrology,
Royal Irrigation Department, Bangkok, Thailand ![]() ![]() |
![]() Chan Hui Chng
Head of Water Asia,
Jacobs ![]() |
![]() H.E. Chen Min
Vice Minister,
Ministry of Water Resources of China, China ![]() |
![]() Chew Men Leong
President,
Singapore Water Association ![]() |
![]() Prof Winston Chow
Professor of Urban Climate,
Singapore Management University & Co-Chair WGII, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ![]() |
![]() Doris Choy
Senior Engineer,
Drainage Services Department, Hong Kong SAR, China ![]() ![]() |
![]() Chui Si-kay, Peter
Senior System Advisor,
Drainage Services Department, Hong Kong SAR, China ![]() ![]() |
![]() Dr Piers Clark
Founder and Director,
Isle Group ![]() |
![]() Georges Comair
Lead Water Resources Specialist,
World Bank ![]() |
![]() Nathania Rae Z. Cortes
Officer-in-Charge (OIC) - Chief Economic Development Specialist,
Infrastructure Staff – Water Resources Division, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev), Mandaluyong, Philippines ![]() |
![]() Cintia Dotto
Water Sensitive Cities Lead,
City of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia ![]() ![]() |
![]() Jamila El Mir
Strategy Advisor to the Director General,
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![]() |
![]() Essa Juma
Manager of Director General Office,
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![]() |
![]() Dr Mark Fletcher
Director and Global Water Business Leader,
Arup ![]() |
![]() Julia M. Fraser
East Asia & Pacific Regional Practice Director,
Planet Director, World Bank Singapore Office, Singapore ![]() |
![]() Asako Hamasaki
Director for Planning and International Affairs,
Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() ![]() |
![]() Jerry Fano
Corehead,
Project Manager, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Manila, Philippines ![]() ![]() |
![]() Grace Fu
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations,
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore ![]() |
![]() Tomoichi Fujihashi
Director General,
Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() ![]() |
![]() Hiroyuki Fujita
Chief Resilience Officer,
City of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan ![]() ![]() |
![]() Rie Fukuda
Senior Staff,
Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() ![]() |
![]() Aisea Fungavai
Principal Disaster Risk Management Officer,
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications, Tonga ![]() |
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![]() Meike van Ginneken
Water Envoy,
Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Netherlands ![]() |
![]() Michael M. Gison
Director,
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Manila, Philippines ![]() ![]() |
![]() Prof Philippe Gourbesville
President,
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) ![]() |
![]() Cameron Griffiths
Chief Commercial Officer,
Bygen ![]() |
![]() Joan Carles Guardiola
Business Development Manager,
Xylem Vue and former Water & ICT Projects Coordinator, Global Omnium ![]() |
![]() Vugar Hajiyev
Head of the Department of Operation of Electromechanical Devices of the United Water Supply Service of Large Cities,
Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency (SWRA), Azerbaijan ![]() |
![]() Mark Hegnauer
Director,
Deltares ![]() |
![]() Adam Hosking
Global Solutions Director,
Resilience and Climate Response, Jacobs ![]() |
![]() Gavin Hutchison
Head of Three Waters,
Christchurch City Council, Christchurch, New Zealand ![]() |
![]() Ar. Mary Grace G. Ignacio
Planning Officer III,
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ![]() |
![]() Raymond Ip
Deputy Project Manager of South Development and Sustainable Lantau Office,
Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) ![]() |
![]() H.E. Ishikawa Shin
Assistant Vice-Minister,
Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Tokyo, Japan ![]() |
![]() Sarah Jenner
Head of Integrated Water Management,
United Utilities, City of Greater Manchester, United Kingdom ![]() ![]() |
![]() Dato Haji Haidar Khan Bin Asghar Khan
Deputy Chairman,
Bintulu Development Authority, Sarawak, Malaysia ![]() |
![]() Malik Najaf Khan
Chief Operating Officer,
Sindh People's Housing For Flood Affectees, Pakistan ![]() |
![]() Ioseb Kinkladze
Deputy Head of the Department of Hydrometeorology,
LEPL National Environmental Agency, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Georgia, Georgia ![]() |
![]() Youhei Kitamura
Deputy Director for Facility Planning,
Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() ![]() |
![]() Kobayashi Hiroki
Deputy Director for International Affairs,
Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() ![]() |
![]() Shigekazu Koike
Executive Director,
River Management Office, Department of Urban and Public Works, Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka, Japan ![]() ![]() |
![]() Konami Takahiro
Director,
International Affairs Office, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Tokyo, Japan ![]() |
![]() Kubota Akihiro
Engineering Director,
Japan Water Forum, Tokyo, Japan ![]() |
![]() Jhaman Lalchandani
Wash Specialist,
Sindh People's Housing For Flood Affectees, Pakistan ![]() |
![]() Prof Adrian Law
Executive Director,
Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore ![]() |
![]() Lykke Leonardsen
Programme Director, Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions,
City of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark ![]() ![]() |
![]() Li Jinyang
Principal Staff Member,
Water Environment Division, Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Beijing, China ![]() |
![]() Li Xinke
Deputy Director General,
Guangzhou Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Guangzhou, China ![]() |
![]() Li Yan
Deputy Division Chief,
Water Environment Division, Shenzhen Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Shenzhen, China ![]() |
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![]() Fiona Macdonald
Manager, Flood Risk,
Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand ![]() |
![]() YBhg. Datu Sr. Zaidi Haji Mahdi
Director,
Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA) |
![]() Stuart McTaggart
Principal Engineer - Environment & Water,
City Infrastructure & Traffic Operations (CITO), City of Sydney, Sydney, Australia ![]() |
![]() Donnie Ray Marquez
Chief of the Research and Planning, and Special Projects Division,
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), Quezon City, Philippines ![]() |
![]() H.E. Retno Marsudi
United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water
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![]() Jose Leo Martillano
Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer,
Quezon City Government, Quezon City, Philippines ![]() |
![]() 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
Director,
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Manila, Philippines ![]() |
![]() Susan Moisio
Senior Vice President,
Global Water Director, Jacobs |
![]() Mok Wing-cheong, Ringo
Director,
Drainage Services Department, Hong Kong SAR, China ![]() |
![]() Pedro Catalinas Montero
General Directorate of Water and Green Zones Management,
Madrid City Council, Madrid, Spain |
![]() Celeste Morgan
Australasia Integrated Water Management Lead,
Arup |
![]() Colin Newberry
Technical Director, Water,
Jacobs |
![]() Nguyen The Song
Head of Project Investment Division,
Binh Duong Provincial Management Board of Wastewater Projects, Vietnam |
![]() Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Staff, Asset Management Division,
Binh Duong Provincial Management Board of Wastewater Projects, Vietnam |
![]() Christian Nyerup Nielsen
Global Director,
Ramboll ![]() |
![]() Dr Ioan Nistor
Professor,
Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering & IAHR Lead Team on Resilience and Disasters, University of Ottawa Ottawa, Canada |
![]() Dr Virginia Newton-Lewis
Head of Water and Development,
Grundfos Foundation, Sweden |
![]() Hiroshi Omata
Director for Reconstruction and Flood Control Promotion,
Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() |
![]() Takehiko Otani
Director of the Facilities Planning Section,
Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() |
![]() Sanjay Pahuja
Senior Water Resources Specialist,
World Bank |
![]() Eng. Johanna Patiño
Operations Manager,
METROPOLITAN PUBLIC COMPANY FOR WATER AND SANITATION, AGUA DE QUITO (Quito Water), Quito, Ecuador |
![]() Pradip Paudel
Senior Divisional Engineer / Chief of Infrastructure Department,
Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal |
![]() Prof Jing Peng
President,
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), China |
![]() José Carlos Pimenta Machado
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Portuguese Environment Agency (Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente – APA), Amadora, Portugal ![]() |
![]() Jared Policicchio
Global Director,
City of Chicago, Chicago, United States ![]() |
![]() Md. Mokhleasur Rahman
Project Director,
Coastal Towns Climate Resilience Project, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh |
![]() Murali Ram
Regional Director,
East Southeast Asia & Oceania, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group |
![]() Jan Rasmussen
Project Director,
City of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
![]() Phil Raynor
Director of Water & Environment,
Jacobs |
![]() Sri D. Srinivasa Reddy
Senior Infrastructure Planner,
Amaravati Development Corporation Limited, India |
![]() Pedro Schreiber Ribeiro
Head of Water Program,
C40 Cities |
![]() Allan Micheal Rimong
Senior Manager,
Property Development Division, Land Custody and Development Authority |
![]() Prof Enrique Cabrera Rochera
Expert for the Reconstruction after the Valencia Floods,
Spanish Experts Committee, Valencia, Spain |
![]() Shirley Rodrigues
Former Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy (2016-2024),
Greater London Authority, London, United Kingdom |
![]() Emil K. Sadain
Senior Undersecretary,
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Manila, Philippines ![]() |
![]() Abhishek Saha
Senior Data Scientist,
Hydroinformatics Institute |
![]() Norio Saito
Senior Sector Director,
Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Sectors Department 2, Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
![]() Sato Kiyo
Senior Deputy Director,
International Affairs Office, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Tokyo, Japan |
![]() Duane Schlicht
Area Director,
Nihjuis Industries |
![]() Aser Sekgoela
Divisional Head: Water and Wastewater,
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Tshwane, South Africa ![]() |
![]() Ishikawa Shin
Assistant Vice-Minister,
Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Tokyo, Japan |
![]() Kiyash Sha
Senior Engineer,
eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa ![]() |
![]() Khalid Mehmood Shaikh
Chief Executive Officer,
Sindh People's Housing For Flood Affectees, Pakistan |
![]() Ahmad Shuhail
Environment Projects Director,
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
![]() Clara Sidan
Assistant Director,
Stormwater & Permitting, Department of Resilience and Public Works, City of Miami, United States ![]() |
![]() Vinod Singh
Senior Director,
Water for Asia, Jacobs |
![]() Dave Sivaprasad
Managing Director and Partner,
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) |
![]() Jair Smits
Managing Director,
Witteveen+Bos South-East Asia Pte. Ltd. |
![]() Hakyong Song
Deputy Director for Climate and Environment Policy,
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, South Korea ![]() |
![]() Maria Angelica Sotomayor
Water Practice Manager,
East Asia and Pacific, World Bank |
![]() Prof Dr Guus Stelling
Emeritus Professor,
Technical University of Delft |
![]() Beverley Stinson
Vice President & Global Water Business Line Leader,
AECOM |
![]() Sun Yanjun
Director,
Guangzhou Environmental Technology Center, Guangzhou, China |
![]() Maman Supratman
Head of Clean Water Control & Provision Sub-Division,
Water Resource Department, Jakarta Provincial Government, Jakarta, Indonesia |
![]() Suzuki Satoshi
Director General for Technical Affairs,
Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan ![]() |
![]() Stefan Szylkarski
Executive Vice-President,
DHI, Brisbane City, Australia |
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![]() Yusuke Takeshima
Assistant Director,
River Improvement Division, River Management Office, Department of Urban and Public Works, Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka, Japan ![]() |
![]() Pedro Teixeira
Técnico Superior,
Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ![]() |
![]() Rik Thijssen
Strategic Advisor,
Vitens ![]() ![]() |
![]() Johan Verlinde
Programme Director,
Rotterdam Climate Adaptation Plan, Municipality of the City of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands ![]() ![]() |
![]() Vo Thi Thanh Ha
Deputy Director,
Binh Duong Provincial Management Board of Wastewater Projects, Vietnam ![]() |
![]() Mariama Whitmore
Project Manager,
Freetown City Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone ![]() |
![]() Meagan Williams
Urban Water Policy & Programs Manager,
Office of Resilience and Sustainability, City of New Orleans, United States ![]() ![]() |
![]() Jelle Wildschut
Director,
Vitens ![]() ![]() |
![]() Tiffany White
General Manager Strategy & Community,
Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne, Australia ![]() |
![]() Jason Wong
Head (Water Plants),
Keppel ![]() |
![]() Alex Wu
Executive Director,
Water, AECOM ![]() |
![]() Xu Xianning
Deputy Branch Director,
Ecology and Environment Bureau of Qingdao High-tech District, Qingdao, China ![]() |
![]() Xue Zhimin
Division Chief,
Public Facility Division, Fuzhou Municipal Urban Develop Bureau, Fuzhou, China ![]() |
![]() S.M. Afzal Zaidi
Municipal Commissioner,
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Karachi, Pakistan ![]() |