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Thematic Program Speakers
Ms.Shannon McCarthy
Secretary General, International Desalination Association, USA
Mr. Fady Juez
IDA President, Managing Director, Metito Overseas, UAE
H.E. Fouad Makhzoumi
Member of the Parliament – Government of Lebanon, Former IDA President and Board Member, Lebanon
H.E. Teresa Ribera
Former Vice-President and Minister for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Spain
H.E. Prof. Hani Sewilam
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Abdulkarim
Governor of Saudi Water Conversion Corporation, Saudi Arabia
Honorable Radhika Fox
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
H.E. Awaidha Murshed Ali Al Marar
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, UAE
H.E. Hania Pérez de Cuéllar
Minister for Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS), Peru
H.E. Khaled Al Qureshi
CEO, Saudi Water Partnership Company, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Saroj Kumar Jha
Global Director, Water Global Practice, the World Bank Group, USA
Mr. Carlos Cosin
CEO, Almar Water Solutions, Spain
Dr. Gonzalo Delacamara
Director, IE Centre for Water & Climate Adaptation, Spain
Hon. Christian Holmes
Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group, USA
Mr. Marco Arcieri
Vice President Honoraire, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
Mrs. Jantje Johnson
Founder, OrangeBoat, USA
Mr. Zael Sanz
Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank, USA
Dr. Marshall W. Davert
Executive Vice President, Global Major Pursuits Director, Stantec, USA
Mr. Marty Adams
General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, USA
Mr. Jaime Sánchez
Commercial Director, Europe, VEOLIA Water Technologies & Solutions, Spain
Mr. Richard Price
Group Chief Engineering Director, Pennon Group, UK
Ms. Lijun Mo
Head of Future Water Solutions, Western Australian Water Corporation, Australia
Dr. Tariq Nada
Vice President Water Business, ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Angel Alday Mendizabal
CEO, ABENGOA, Spain
Mr. Tatsuya Matsushima
Sales and Marketing Director, Toray, Middle East, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdullah Al Zowaid
Deputy Governor for Production and Transmission Affairs, SWCC, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Oscar Calles
Manager, Desalination & Process, TAQA, UAE
Mr. Michael Bjorn
Vice President, Head of High-Pressure Pumps, Danfoss, Denmark
Mr. Jon Freedman
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs and Policy, Veolia, USA
Mrs. Patricia L. Sinicropi
Executive Director, Water Reuse Association, USA
Mr. Emmanuel Van Houtte
Executive Director, Water Reuse Europe
Mr. Gustavo Saltiel
Global Lead for Water Supply and Sanitation, World Bank
Mr. Eduardo Orteu
Public Law and Regulatory of Counsel at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (GA_P), Spain
Mr. Gavin Van Tonder
Executive Director, ENOWA Water, NEOM, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Ulrich Scott
Director – Water Business Unit, Dornier Group
Mr. Alon Tavor
CEO, IDE Technologies, Israel
Mr. Chris Hill
Senior Vice President, Global Drinking Water Market Sector Leader, AECOM, USA
Ms. Ellen Kohler
Director of Applied Research and Programs, the Water Center, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Mr. Imad Makhzoumi
CEO, ENOIA, UAE
Mr. Mohamed Hemeida
President, Wetico, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Nizar Kammourie
CEO, SAWACO Water Group (SWG)
Mr. Yvan Treal
Development Director, SUEZ Engineering and Construction, France
Mr. Hugh Corrigan
Director, Capital Consulting International (CCi)
Mrs. Patricia Lopez
Senior Water Specialist, Water Global Team , World Bank, Spain
Mr. Naoll C. Mary
Senior Operations Officer, Upstream Municipal and Natural Resources Infrastructure, IFC, USA
Mr. Mohammed Halawani
CEO, International Water Distribution Company (TAWZEA), Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hubert Fleming
Partner, Upwell Water, USA
Mr. Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, Innovation & New Technology, ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Antonella De Luca
Head of Competence Center Environmental Solutions, Omya International AG
Ms. Mariela Cuartucci
Sales Engineer, NX Filtration
Mr. Leon Awerbuch
CEO, International Desalination Consulting Associates LLC., USA
Dr. Emilio Gabbrielli
Independent International Advisor, Australia
Mr. Ghassan Ejjeh
Senior VP BESIX, Director of SIXCO, Besix-Santotec, ASPCL, and SAFI Water, Belgium
Dr. Masura Kurihara
Senior Scientific Director of “Mega-ton Water System”, Funding Program for World Leading Innovation R&D on Science & Technology, Japan
Mrs. Marta Verde
CEO, GS Inima, Spain
Mr. Alejandro Sturniolo
Global Head of Water Reuse and Strategic Partnerships, H2O Innovation
Mr. Leo Park
Vice President of Strategic Development, Capture6, USA
Mr. Pedro Almagro
CEO, Lantania Water, Spain
Mr. Victor Verbeek
ANZ Regional General Manager, Toray Membrane Australia
Ms. Marta Gil de la Hoz
Chief Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability Officer, Sacyr, Spain
Dr. Domingo Zarzo
Innovation and Strategic Projects Manager, Sacyr Water, Spain
Mr. Devesh Sharma
CEO, Aquatech International, USA
Professor Jerome Engel
Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, USA
Mr. Paul O’Callaghan
Founder and CEO, BlueTech Research, Ireland
Mr. José Díaz-Caneja
CEO, ACCIONA Agua, Spain
Ms. Inmaculada Granado Gallardo
Field Sales Representative for Services and Construction, Google Cloud, Spain
Mr. José Manuel González
Assurance Manager, Alliance for Water Stewardship, Spain
Mrs. Sandy Fabritz
Director Water Strategy, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. USA
Ms. Verónica García Molina
Global Marketing Leader, Industrial Water & Energy, DuPont Water Solutions, Spain
Mr. James Assem
EMEA Regional Director, Water, Advisian, UK
Mr. Robb Simm
Head of Industrial, Stantec, USA
Mrs. Ana Lopez
Value Chain Manager, Danfoss, Spain
Mr. Alex Thomson
Solo Round the World Sailor and Team Principal Be Water Positive Sailing Team
Mr. Daniele Strongone
General Manager EMEIA & APAC, American Water Chemicals
Mr. Rory Weaver
IDA YLP Co-Chair, Director of Marketing and Business Development, FEDCO, USA
Dr. Mike Dixon
CEO, Synauta, Australia
Dr. Nikolay Voutchkov
Executive Director, NEOM Research Institute, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Miguel Mateus
Head of Business Development, Desalination, Green H2, ENGIE
Technical Program Speakers
Dr. Nikolay Voutchkov
Executive Director, NEOM Research Institute, Saudi Arabia
Ms. Jantje Johnson
Founder, OrangeBoat, USA
Eng. Tariq Al-Ghafari
Deputy Governor for Research and Execution of Innovative Projects at WTIIRA-SWCC, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Borja Blanco
CEO, AquaAdvice, Spain
Dr. Miriam Balaban
Secretary General, European Desalination Society, Israel
Mr. Mounib Hatab
Vice President Sales and Marketing – GCC,
Future Pipe Group, UAE
Mr. Silvio Oliva
Water Consultant, Italy
Dr. Hoon Hyung
CEO, LG Water Solutions
Dr. Christine Kleffner
Research Associate (Postdoc), TH Köln
Mr. Johnny Obeid
Vice President Middle East, Veolia, UAE
Ms. Marie-Laure Thielens
Research and Innovation Program Manager, ENGIE
Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz
President, MS Water Consult, Spain
Mr. Rachid Ghamraoui
Vice President, BESIX Middle East
Dr. Lars Späth
General Manager, Passavant-Geiger (Aqseptence Group GmbH), Germany
Mr. Jason Dadakis
Executive Director of Water Quality and Technical Resources, Orange County Water District
Dr. Peter Grevatt
CEO, The Water Research Foundation (WRF)
Mr. Craig Lichty
Vice President and Area Director, Black and Veatch
Mrs. Julie Minton
Research Unit Leader, The Water Research Foundation (WRF)
Mr. Angel Bustamante
Wastewater Systems Division Manager in Operations, EPWater
Eng. Ahmed Abdelhakim
Proposal Manager, Metito Water Treatment
Mr. Iñigo Ajuriagogeascoa
Technical Leader, Desalination Project Manager, ACCIONA
Mr. Harith Alomar
Global Desal Marketing Leader & Large Projects Coordinator, DuPont Water Solution
Dr. Mohammad Alshawaf
Assistant Professor, Kuwait University
Mr. Alberto Aranda
Solar PV Expert and Renewable Energy Area Manager, GS Inima
Eng. Khaled Bekair
Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Mr. Giovanni Boschetti
Regional Sales Manager – Europe, FEDCO
Dr. Juan Buceta
CTO, PRONOE
Eng. Beatriz Calderon
Application Engineer, LG Chem
Mr. Simone Callioni
Global Lead Project Development Manager, Aquatech
Mr. Erik Davin Desormeaux
P.E., Director of New Applications – Energy Recovery, Inc.
Dr. Avijit Dey
Technology Professional, Worley, USA
Mr. Tomer Efrat
VP of Research and Development, IDE Water Technologies
Eng. Amichai Felder
VP Process & Innovation, Atlantium Technology Ltd
Mr. Alexander Fuglesan
CEO, FSubsea AS
Mr. Juan García Millán
Desalination Technical Director, Lantania
Dr. Guillem Gilabert-Oriol
R&D Leader, DuPont Water Solutions
Dr. James H. Lambert
Professor of Engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA), USA
Dr. Jenny Lawler
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Senior Research Director, Water Center
Ms. Nicole Lima Fermín
Project Manager, Cetaqua Water Technology Center
Ms. Diana Lorena Lugo
PhD candidate, Pontifical Javeriana University
Mrs. María del Mar Micó
Head of Wastewater and Resource Recovery Area, Innovation Department, ACCIONA
Mr. Mark J. Millan
Principal, Data Instincts
Dr. Victor Monsalvo
Head of Eco-efficiency Area, Innovation and Technology Department, Aqualia
Eng. Gayda Mutahar
AI Researcher, Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
Mr. Takahito Nakao
Team Leader, Toyobo MC Corp.
Dr. Eli Oklejas
Owner & CEO, Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO), USA
Ms. Nuria Peña García
Research Director, Genesys-PWT
Mr. Miguel Ramón
Senior Process Engineer, Abengoa, Spain
Dr. José N. Reyes
Co-Founder, NuScale Power, LLC
Mrs. Maria Elena Rodriguez
Water Engineering Director, Ingeteam
Mr. Philippe Sauvignet
Industrialisation Manager, Veolia
Dr. Christopher Schwaller
Senior Consultant, Ramboll
Mrs. Patricia Terrero
Innovation Manager, Sacyr Water
Ms. Hannah Vandewiele
Growth Leader Water Recovery, Waterleau
Dr. Guillermo Zaragoza
Ph.D. Head of Solar Thermal Applications, CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería
Mr. Bin Zheng
Chief Engineer, SUEZ Environmental Technology (Beijing) Company Limited
Hacienda Program Speakers
IDA Seville Summit on Water and Climate Change 15-18 October 2023, Seville, Spain
Tweets by Idadesal
Due to medical reasons, the Be Water Positive Sailing Team made the difficult decision to withdraw from racing in the Transat Jacques. We wish Skipper Scott Sawyer a speedy recovery.
Read the full press release here: https://www.canadaoceanracing.com/the-be-water-positive-sailing-team-withdraw-from-racing-in-the-transat-jacques-vabre/
