Main Stage 2

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

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
10:30am – 10:40am	Welcome Remarks
10:40am – 11:40am	Panel Discussion: Pathways to Resilient and Sustainable Water Management in Asia 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
11:40am – 12:00pm	Case Study: The Business of Water in a Digital and Climate-Conscious Era Speaker: Robert Chan, Vice President, AECOM
01:00pm – 02:00pm	Session details to be confirmed Reserved for Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin)
02:00pm – 03:00pm	Panel Discussion: Achieving Water Affordability: Aligning Workforce Capacity, Investment Strategies, and System Efficiency Sponsored by Moderator: Van Tang, Chief Executive Officer – Asia Pacific, GHD Panellists: Dr. Nerina DiLorenzo, Managing Director, Melbourne Water Corporation Chris Lichauco, Chief Operating Officer, Maynilad Water Services Nicola Crawhall, CEO, Canadian Water Network
03:15pm – 04:30pm	Panel Discussion: Beneath the Surface: German Solutions for Resilient and Resource-Efficient Water Infrastructure in Southeast Asia Moderator: Roland W. Waniek, Managing Director, IKT – Institute for Underground Infrastructure Panellists: Axel Wenzel, Director Sales Export, NIVUS GmbH Wolfgang Münz, Regional Sales Manager, bgu-Umweltschutzanlagen GmbH Anja Rach, Sales Director, Roediger Vacuum GmbH Helge Haberkern, Business Development \| Sales South-East Asia, SAERTEX multiCom GmbH Senior, Aerzen Asia Pte Ltd
04:30pm – 05:30pm	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
05:30pm	End of Day 1

Day 2 | Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Time	Programme
Industrial Water Solutions Forum - Data Centre 1020 - 1230 Co-organised by
10:30am – 10:40am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Co-organised by
10:40am - 11:25am	Panel Discussion 1
11:25am - 12:25pm	Panel Discussion 2
12:25pm - 12:30pm	Closing Remarks
01:30pm – 02:30pm	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
02:30pm – 03:30pm	Country Focus Session: India Reserved India High Commission and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
03:45pm – 04:15pm	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
04:15pm – 04:45pm	Presentation: Climate-Resilient Land Drainage for Asia’s Mega-Hubs Speaker: Rex Liu, Director, Infrastructure, Asia, AtkinsRéalis
04:45pm – 05:30pm	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
05:30pm	End of Day 2

Day 3 | Thursday, 18 June 2026

Time	Programme
Industrial Water Solutions Forum - Semiconductor 1020 - 1230 Co-organised by
10:30am – 10:40am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Co-organised by
10:40am - 11:25am	Panel Discussion 1
11:25am - 12:25pm	Panel Discussion 2
12:25pm - 12:30pm	Closing Remarks
01:30pm – 02:15pm	Panel Discussion: No Water, No Power: Southeast Asia's Hidden Energy Crisis Panellists: Adrian Marsden, Southeast Asia Water Lead, Arup
02:15pm - 02:30pm	Water, Business, and Society: Lessons from Coca-Cola’s Water Stewardship Model Senior peer, Coca-Cola
02:30pm – 02:45pm	Sustainable Water Filtration in Biomedical Operations Jason Tang, Director, Centre for Environmental Sustainability
03:00pm – 04:00pm	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
04:00pm – 04:45pm	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 Stefanie Woodward, Water Stewardship Lead, Meta
06:00pm	End of Day 3

Speakers

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
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
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 Director, Infrastructure, Asia, AtkinsRéalis	Narendran Maniam Chief Executive Officer, Indah Water Konsortium	Jean-Martin Brault Head of Singapore Water Center & Lead Water Specialist, The World Bank
Dr. Shailendra Mishra Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability: Food, Feed and Freight, Olam Global Agri	Axel Wenzel Director Sales Export, NIVUS GmbH	Roland W. Waniek Managing Director, IKT – Institute for Underground Infrastructure	Van Tang Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, GHD
Dr. Nerina DiLorenzo Managing Director, Melbourne Water Corporation	Chris Lichauco Chief Operating Officer, Mayniland Water Services	Wolfgang Münz Regional Sales Manager, bgu-Umweltschutzanlagen GmbH	Anja Rach Sales Director, Roediger Vacuum GmbH
Helge Haberkern Business Development, Sales South-East Asia, SAERTEX multiCom GmbH	Stefanie Woodward Water Stewardship Lead, Meta	Meg Anne Santos Head of Sustainability, Nestlé Philippines	Vinod Singh Senior Director, Jacobs
Adrian Marsden Southeast Asia Water Lead, Arup	Jason Tang Director, Centre for Environmental Sustainability	Nicola Crawhall CEO, Canadian Water Network