Come and meet us at the Amsterdam International Water Week!
31 October 2019The Amsterdam International Water Week (3-8 November) is all about the implementation of integrated solutions by cities, industries, utilities and financiers: from cases to bankable projects. Global cooperation is key to connect networks and create sustainable solutions across water, waste, urban development, energy and finance. The AIWW sets the scene for new technologies, partnerships, research and innovations to create the conditions for global cooperation and active progress. Join us for a dynamic week of collaboration and action in the city of Amsterdam! We are there! Want to meet us?
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Session: AIWW Meet & Greet
Location: QO Hotel Amsterdam
16:30 to 18:30 hrs
Network meeting and informal kick-off of the AIWW Conference Programme for all AIWW delegates.
Session: AIWW Leadership Dinner (by invite only)
Location: QO Hotel Amsterdam
19:00 to 22:00 hrs
Kick off of the AIWW Conference Leadership Programme.
Monday, November 4, 2019
Session: Financial models for water management
Location: Amsterdam RAI
10:00 to 11:30 hrs
- A demand-driven long-term water authority partnership for implementation of an ambitious water sector reform in the Palestinian Territories. Speaker - Frank Tibben, Waternet
- Aquarating (light) as a benchmarking and loan structuring tool in developing countries. Speaker - Abdoul Aziz Traoré (SOMAGEP SA, Malian partner of World Waternet)
- Shimla (India): An IFI-supported water operators’ partnership for implementation of water supply and sewerage services. Speaker: Leon Kors, Waternet
Session: AIWW Conference Utility Leaders Forum (ULF) – round 1 (by invite only)
Location: Amsterdam RAI
10:00 to 11:30 hrs
The Utility Leaders Forum (ULF) catalysis discussion and partnership between CEOs of water and wastewater utilities. Utility leaders from across the globe will share the challenges they are facing, with the aim of developing ideas to solve those challenges.
Session: AIWW Conference Integrated Leaders Forum – round 2 I & II
Location: Amsterdam RAI
11:45 to 13:15 hrs
- Table 1 : Zhuhai – International Exchange Sponge Cities
- Table 5 : RESILIO: Smart & dynamic micro water management brings blue-green roofs to life
- Table 5: Performance based cooperation for improving utilities
- Table 6 : WaterWorX programme as a tool for increasing access to drinking water
- Table 7 : New Initiatives to catalyst the mobilisation of investment finance
Session: AIWW Opening Ceremony
Location: Amsterdam RAI
17:00 to 18:30 hrs
The AIWW opening ceremony is opened by a representative of the city of Amsterdam as hosting city, followed by speeches of Dutch government officials, representatives from cities, utilities, industry and finance, the recipients of the Sarphati Sanitation Awards () and Aquatech Innovation Award will also be announced.
Session: AIWW Conference Dinner
Location: Scheepvaart Museum Amsterdam
20:00 to 22:00 hrs
Let’s seize the opportunity to meet up and reflect on the first Conference day!
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Session: Amsterdam Agreements
Location: Amsterdam RAI
09:45 to 10:40 hrs
Originated from AIWW 2017, the Amsterdam Agreements support case owners, experts, suppliers and investors for achieving sustainable cooperation, in order to achieve real breakthroughs on water issues. This session is about the progress made, the challenges faced, road blocks and successes.
Chair: Roelof Kruize, Managing Board AIWW and CEO Waternet
Session: Implementation challenges: water utilities working on stormwater and wastewater resilience in cities
Location: Amsterdam RAI
11:00 to 12:15 hrs
Water utilities from Copenhagen (HOFOR), New York (NYC-DEP), Berlin (Berliner Wasserbetriebe) and Amsterdam (Waternet) share their major implementation obstacles and successes of stormwater and wastewater resilience their cities.
Speaker - Daniel Goedbloed, Waternet
Chair - Paulien Hartog, Waternet
Session: Water treatment options and dealing with emerging substances
Location: Amsterdam RAI
11:00 to 12:15 hrs
Learn more about how World Waternet, Acacia Water and Wageningen University and Research successfully improved Integrated water resources management in Bekaa Valley Lebanon.
Speaker: Richard Oudhuis, Waternet
Chair - Gerhard van den Top, Chairman Regional Water Authority Amstel, Gooi and Vecht
Session: Water security – assessment and quantification methodologies
Location: Amsterdam RAI
11:00 to 12:15 hrs
World Waternet and partners present the three resilient city solutions for Zhuhai, China.
Speaker - Xiaocun Ruan, East-West Urban Consultancy
Session: River basin approach and nature based solutions
Location: Amsterdam RAI
13:30 to 14:45 hrs
World Waternet and partners present the best practices of governance for improved basin management in the Ethiopian Ziway basin.
Session: Networking and plenary closing
Location: Amsterdam RAI
16:00 to 18:00 hrs
Let’s meet up and reflect on the outcomes of the Conference!
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Session: Sarphati Sanitation Symposium: Access for all, within reach
Location: Amsterdam RAI, Future Water Theatre, hall 13, 1th floor, booth number 13.120
10:00 to 16:00 hrs
This year, World Waternet, Aqua for All and FMO are honoured to present the first ever Sarphati Sanitation Symposium. This one day free symposium will bring together actors in water and sanitation to discover and explore innovative sanitation methods, funding instruments and ways to increase the awareness and political support for sanitation.
Entrence is free! But please do register for the AquaTech and RSVP via [email protected] ()
