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Main Stage 2

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16-18 June 2026
10:30am – 05:30pm
Level B2, Hall D


Innovation, Industry and Implementation

Main Stage 2 highlights practical solutions and industry-driven approaches to water management, with a strong focus on Southeast Asia. Sessions will explore how innovation, digitalisation, and circular economy principles are transforming the sector.

Key topics include:
Resilient water systems • Digital and climate-conscious strategies • Water affordability and efficiency • Circular economy • Industrial and sector-specific solutions • Innovation and low-carbon operations

A key feature is the Industrial Water Solutions Forum, co-organised by PUB and the Singapore Water Association, comprising focused, technology-driven sessions that connect industrial end-users with solution providers, fostering business opportunities and real-world applications.

Programme


Agenda and timing are subject to change.

Day 1 | Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Time Programme
1030 – 1040 Welcome Remarks
1040 – 1140 Panel Discussion: Pathways to Resilient and Sustainable Water Management in Asia

Moderator: 
    • Matthew Toy, Client Director, Water Growth Markets, AtkinsRéalis

Panellists:
    • Datuk Abdul Kadir Mohd Din, Chairman, National Water Services Commission (SPAN)
    • Tamara Singh, Managing Director, Singapore, The Nature Conservancy
    • Agus Umar Yasin, Chairman, Indonesian Water Association (IdWA); Non Governmental Council Member, National Water Resources Council Republic of Indonesia
    • Robert Chan, Vice President, AECOM
1140 – 1200 The Business of Water in a Digital and Climate-Conscious Era

Speaker:
    • Robert Chan, Vice President, AECOM
1300 – 1400 Session details to be confirmed

    • Reserved for Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin)
1400 – 1500 Panel Discussion: Achieving Water Affordability: Aligning Workforce Capacity, Investment Strategies, and System Efficiency

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1515 – 1630 Session details to be confirmed

    • Reserved for German Water Partnership
1630 – 1730 Panel Discussion: Driving the Circular Economy in Water: Turning Innovation into Impact

Panellists:
    • Adrian Sym, Chief Executive Officer, Alliance for Water Stewardship
    • Alejandro Sturniolo, Co-Founder and Partner, Aqua Positive; Head of Sustainability, Impact Filtration
    • Daniele Strongone, General Manager, Amaya Solutions Europe
    • Victoria Edwards, CEO& Founder, Emeritus FIDO Tech
    • Stefanie Woodward, Water Stewardship Lead, Meta
1730 End of Day 1

Day 2 | Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Industrial Water Solutions Forum - Data Centre


Time Programme
1030 – 1040 Welcome and Opening Remarks

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 1040 - 1125 Panel Discussion 1
 1125 - 1225 Panel Discussion 2 
 1225 - 1230 Closing Remarks 
1330 – 1430 Session 2. Water Stewardship in Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Reserved for European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines

Speaker:
    • Meg Anne Santos, Head of Sustainability, Nestlé Philippines
1430 – 1530 Session 3. Country Focus Session: India

    • Reserved India High Commission and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
1530 – 1545 Break
1545 – 1615 Session 4. Case Study: Bridging the Innovation Gap: From Membrane Discovery to Market Deployment

Speaker:
    • Wang Rong, Executive Director, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute; President’s Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Fellow, Academy of Engineering Singapore, Nanyang Technological University
1615 – 1645 Session 5. Presentation: Climate-Resilient Land Drainage for Asia’s Mega-Hubs

Speaker:
    • Rex Liu, Director, Infrastructure, Asia, AtkinsRéalis
1645 – 1730 Session 6. Panel Discussion: Decentralized and Small-Scale Wastewater Treatment Systems

Panellists:
    • Narendran Maniam, Chief Executive Officer, Indah Water Konsortium
    • Jean-Martin Brault, Head of Singapore Water Center & Lead Water Specialist, The World Bank
    • Vinod Singh, Senior Director, Jacobs
1730 End of Day 2

Day 3 | Thursday, 18 June 2026

Industrial Water Solutions Forum - Semiconductor


Time Programme
1030 – 1040 Welcome and Opening Remarks

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1040 - 1125 Panel Discussion 1
1125 - 1225 Panel Discussion 2 
1225 - 1230 Closing Remarks 
1330 – 1415 Panel Discussion: No Water, No Power: Southeast Asia's Hidden Energy Crisis

Panellists:
    • Adrian Marsden, Southeast Asia Water Lead, Arup
 1415 - 1430 Water, Business, and Society: Lessons from Coca-Cola’s Water Stewardship Model

    • Senior peer, Coca-Cola 
1430 – 1445 Fireside Chat: Sustainable Water Filtration in Biomedical Operations

    • Jason Tang, Director, Centre for Environmental Sustainability
1500 – 1600 Panel Discussion: Advancing Water-Efficient, Low-Carbon Value Chains for a Net-Zero Future

Panellist:
    • Dr. Shailendra Mishra, Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability: Food, Feed and Freight, Olam Global Agri
1600 – 1645 Fireside Chat: Harnessing Intelligent Systems for a Water-Secure Future

Moderator:
    • Alejandro Sturniolo, Co-Founder and Partner, Aqua Positive; Head of Sustainability, Impact Filtration

Panelists:
    • Victoria Edwards, CEO& Founder, Emeritus FIDO Tech
1800 End of Day 3

Speakers

Datuk Abdul Kadir Mohd Din
Datuk Abdul Kadir Mohd Din
Chairman, National Water Services Commission (SPAN)
Tamara Singh
Tamara Singh
Managing Director, Singapore, The Nature Conservancy
Agus Umar Yasin
Agus Umar Yasin
Chairman, Indonesian Water Association (IdWA); Non Governmental Council Member, National Water Resources Council Republic of Indonesia
Robert Chan
Robert Chan
Vice President, AECOM
Adrian Sym
Adrian Sym
Chief Executive Officer, Alliance for Water Stewardship
Alejandro Sturniolo
Alejandro Sturniolo
Co-Founder and Partner, Aqua Positive; Head of Sustainability, Impact Filtration
Daniele Strongone
Daniele Strongone
General Manager, Amaya Solutions Europe
Victoria Edwards
Victoria Edwards
CEO& Founder, Emeritus FIDO Tech
Wang Rong
Wang Rong
Executive Director, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute; President’s Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Fellow, Academy of Engineering Singapore, Nanyang Technological University
Rex Liu
Rex Liu
Director, Infrastructure, Asia, AtkinsRéalis
Narendran Maniam
Narendran Maniam
Chief Executive Officer, Indah Water Konsortium
Jean-Martin Brault
Jean-Martin Brault
Head of Singapore Water Center & Lead Water Specialist, The World Bank
Dr. Shailendra Mishra
Dr. Shailendra Mishra
Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability: Food, Feed and Freight, Olam Global Agri