Main Stage 1

16-18 June 2026
10:30am – 06:00pm
Level 1, Hall A

Main Stage 1 focuses on high-level discussions led by key decision-makers shaping the future of water. Sessions will address pressing issues such as urban water supply gaps, financing water and wastewater infrastructure, and strengthening coastal resilience.

Key topics include:

Urban water security • Infrastructure financing • Coastal and flood resilience • Sustainable and nature-based solutions • SDG 6 and water innovation • Disaster risk management

A key highlight is the SWA Southeast Asia Symposium on Coastal Protection, convened by the Singapore Water Association. Building on its successful debut, the symposium focuses on translating strategies into actionable projects, showcasing real-world case studies, emerging technologies, financing pathways, and regional collaborations to strengthen coastal resilience across Southeast Asia.

Programme

Agenda and timing are subject to change.

Day 1 | Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Time	Programme
10:30am – 10:40am	Welcome Remarks Joost Buurman, Project Director - Resilience Economics, Haskoning
10:40am – 11:40am	Panel Discussion: Bridging Asia’s Urban Water Gap: Security, Supply and Delivery Risks Moderator: Joost Buurman, Project Director - Resilience Economics, Haskoning Panellists: Dr. Winston Chow, Associate Professor of Urban Climate, Pillar Lead, SMU Urban Infrastructure; Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow, Co-Chair, Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Aude-Sophie Rodella, Lead Economist, Water Global Practice in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP), World Bank Murali Ram, Regional Director, ESEAO, C40 Cities
11:40am – 12:00pm	Presentation: Business Case for Nature-based Solutions: Challenges and Solutions Andrea Erickson-Quiroz, Global Managing Director- Food and Water Systems, The Nature Conservancy
01:00pm - 02:00pm	Inaugural SWA Regional Water Outlook: Malaysia Reserved for Malaysia
02:00pm – 03:00pm	Panel Discussion: Designing Resilience: How Cities Are Moving from Reactive Response to Predictive Decision-Making to Scale Coastal and Urban Flood Adaptation Sponsored by Panellists: Keith Muller, Senior Director Product Management and Engineering, Water Infrastructure, Autodesk Carolina Vargas Martinez, Senior Manager Business and Industry Strategy, Water, Autodesk Dr. Bapon Shm Fakhruddin, Water and Climate Leadership, Green Climate Fund
03:15pm – 04:15pm	Panel Discussion: Building Urban Water Resilience: Innovative Highlights from Flanders, Belgium Reserved for Flanders Investment & Trade
04:15pm – 05:30pm	SWA & INTCE Regional Water Outlook: Utilisation of Non-Conventional Water Sources Programme: 16:15 – 16:20: Opening Address Chew Men Leong, President, Singapore Water Association 16:20 – 16:35: Opening Address Zu Leiming, Vice-Minister,MWR, China 16:35 – 16:50: Opening Address Ministerial representative from MSE, Singapore 16:50 – 17:00: Technical Keynote Chen Jiwei, Chief Engineer, INTCE, MWR 17:00 – 17:10: Technical Keynote Kelvin Koh, Director of Industry and Technology Collaboration, PUB 17:10 – 17:20: Technical Keynote Wang Rong, Executive Director, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technology University (NTU)
05:30pm	End of Day 1

Day 2 | Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Time	Programme
10:30am – 10:40am	Welcome Remarks
10:40am – 11:40am	Panel Discussion: SDG 6 by 2030: How Can We Move Faster? Reserved for Netherlands Pavilion
11:40am – 12:00pm	Presentation: Beyond the Tap: Air Selangor’s Net Zero 2040 Vision and the Business of Sustainable Water Management Speaker: Adam Saffian Ghazali, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Air Selangor
01:00pm – 02:00pm	Panel Discussion: From Science to Action: Strengthening Resilience and Preparedness for Disaster Risk Reduction Panellists: Ben Churchill, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific, World Meteorological Organization Dr. Bapon Shm Fakhruddin, Water and Climate Leadership, Green Climate Fund
02:00pm – 03:00pm	SWA & INTCE Regional Water Outlook: Utilisation of Non-Conventional Water Sources Reserved for Ministry of Water Resources, People's Republic of China
03:15pm – 04:15pm	Panel Discussion: Mobilising Finance for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: what works, what’s doesn’t work and what need to be change? Moderator: Bertrand Jabouley, Head of Sustainable Finance, Asia-Pacific, S&P Global Ratings Panellists: Martijn Hoogerwerf, Head of Sustainable Solutions Group APAC, ING Jasper Wong, MD, Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group, UOB Victoria Delmon, Manager, Upstream and Advisory, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
04:15pm – 05:15pm	Panel Discussion: Accelerate Investment in Water Innovation Panellists: Zainura Zainon Noor, Commissioner, National Water Services Commission (SPAN) Eva Kerstholt, Regional Director, AMEA Water Management & Water Treatment , Wilo
05:30pm	End of Day 2

Day 3 | Thursday, 18 June 2026

2nd SWA Southeast Asia Symposium on Coastal Protection

Co-organised by

Time	Programme
10:30pm – 12:00pm	Coastal Protection Programme Introduction Coastal Protection Chapter updates Sharing by supporting government agencies PUB Sharing on the Code of Practice (COP) and Flood Resilience Guidebook
12:00pm – 12:45pm	Opening Remarks Senior peer, Singapore Water Association (SWA) Keynote address Zaqy Mohamad, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore Official launch of the Flood Resilience Guidebook Coastal Protection Masterclass Graduation Ceremony
12:45pm – 01:15pm	Networking Reception
01:15pm – 02:00pm	Segment 1: Panel Discussion: Southeast Asia Perspectives and Case Studies
02:00pm – 04:00pm	Segment 2: Industry Case Studies & Panel Discussion
04:00pm – 04:30pm	Segment 3: Presentations: Translating Coastal Research
04:30pm – 06:00pm	Segment 4: Coastal Protection Networking Reception
06:00pm	End of Day 3

Speakers

Dr. Winston Chow Associate Professor of Urban Climate, Pillar Lead, SMU Urban Infrastructure; Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow, Co-Chair, Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)	Aude-Sophie Rodella Lead Economist, Water Global Practice in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP), World Bank	Andrea Erickson-Quiroz Global Managing Director- Food and Water Systems, The Nature Conservancy	Adam Saffian Ghazali Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Air Selangor
Ben Churchill Director, Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific, World Meteorological Organization	Dr. Bapon Shm Fakhruddin Water and Climate Leadership, Green Climate Fund	Martijn Hoogerwerf Head of Sustainable Solutions Group APAC, ING	Jasper Wong MD Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group, UOB
Zainura Zainon Noor Commissioner, National Water Services Commission (SPAN)	Eva Kerstholt Regional Director, AMEA Water Management & Water Treatment , Wilo	Murali Ram Regional Director, ESEAO, C40 Cities	Keith Muller Senior Director Product Management and Engineering, Water Infrastructure, Autodesk
Dr. Carolina Vargas Martinez Senior Manager Business and Industry Strategy, Autodesk	Bertrand Jabouley Head of Sustainable Finance, Asia-Pacific, S&P Global Ratings	Dr. Joost Buurman Project Director - Resilience Economics, Haskoning	Victoria Delmon Manager, Upstream and Advisory, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
Zaqy Mohamad Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore	Chew Men Leong President, Singapore Water Association	Zu Leiming Vice-Minister, MWR, China	Chen Jiwei Chief Engineer, INTCE, MWR
Kelvin Koh Director of Industry and Technology Collaboration, PUB	Wang Rong Executive Director, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technology University (NTU)