Keynote Speaker: Prof. Shane Allen Snyder, José Domingo Pérez Foundation Chair & Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Keynote Speaker: Eng. Majed Aljeshi Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco

Chairman: Dr. Hussein Basi, Expert at SWCC

• Zero Cost Water Solutions
  Dr. Sarper Sarp, Senior lecturer at Loughborough University Expert at SWCC
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence & Digitization
  Eng. Abdullah Al-Jabri, Engineering Design & AI Application Manager, SWCC
• Carbon Capture Techniques and Mineral Extraction from Saline Solution
  Eng. Youngwook Yoo, Water Expert, WTIIRA/SWCC
• Application of Clean Energy, in Desalination Industry
  Eng. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Renewable Energy Team Leader, WTIIRA
• Development of Ecosystem for Innovation
  Dr. Faisal Al-Osaimi, Director of Innovation Department, SWCC

Chairman: Eng. Mosallam Altamimi, Senior Advisor, Saudi Irrigation Organization

• The contributions of dams to achieving sustainable development goals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  Dr. Yousry Mattar, Senior Advisor, Deputy Ministry for Water, Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture
• The Role of Government and Private Sectors in Dam Water Management
  Eng. Amer Alrajiba, Chief Planning Officer Saudi Water Partnerships Company
• Securing Drinking and Irrigation Water: Challenges and Solutions
  Ahmed Aldwimr, Deputy Governor for Groundwater and Surface, Water Purification Affairs, SWCC
• Innovation in Dam Water Monitoring and Management
  Eng. Alessandro Palmieri, Water Infrastructure Adviser, Independent Advise
• The Omani Experience in Engaging Civil Society in Dam Construction
  Eng. Ali Al-Hamdi, Board Member of the Omani Water Association

Keynote Speaker: Basim Alghamdi, Associate Environmental Scientist Environmental Protection, Saudi Aramco

Keynote Speaker: H.E. Charafat Afailal Water and Climate Expert and Former Minister of Water, Morocco

Chairman: Eng. Raed Al-Rashed, Executive Vice President of Privatization, National Water Company

• National Water Company's Asset Strategy
  Eng. Mohammed Alghamdi, Corporate Asset Management General Manager, National Water Company
• Global Best Practices in Improving Operational Asset Efficiency
  Eng. Yann Nezot, O&M and Performance Director, Veolia
• Global Best Practices in Maintaining Operational Assets and Sustainability
  Javier Diaz Gomez, Acqualia
  
• Magement of Operation and Maintenance Contracts and Assets Operation Performance Improvement
  Dr. Samir Edir, Privatization Contracts Management General Manager National Water Company

Chairman: Dr. Mansour Alhumimidi, President of Minister Advisory and Support Office

• Achieving and Maximizing the Use of Treated Water in the Kingdom, Standards & Foundations
  Eng. Ali Al Motlaq, Projects Expert, UNDP - MEWA
• Water Reuse in Egypt: Current Status and Future Strategic Vision
  Prof. Rifaat Abdel Wahab, Development (R & D), Holding Company for Company for Water & Wastewater (HCWW), Egypt
• The Kingdom’s Experience in Water Conservation in the Urban Sector to Achieve Water Sustainability
  Eng. Turki Al Garni, , Director General of Technical Affairs, National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center
• Sustainability Through Produced Water Reuse for cooling towers at Saudi Aramco
  Eng. Hussain Alhabib, Environmental Engineer, Saudi Aramco

Main Topic: Empowering the private sector in building and operating stations, and enhancing local content in providing safe and sustainable water

Moderator: Eng. Khaled Alqureshi, CEO, Saudi Water Partnership Company

• Raad AlSaady, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Acwa Power
• Nader Antar, President, Saur Internationa
• Eng. Mohammed Halawani, CEO, TAWZEِِA Company
• Eng. Manuel Manjón Vilda, CEO Water, ACCIONA, Spain

Topics:

• The role of the investor and policy maker in sustainable water desalination
• Improving the efficiency of energy use in reverse osmosis processes, and investing in salt waste
• The importance of technical innovation for sustainable water desalination
• The role of clean and renewable technology in water desalination
   

Moderator: Neil Reynolds, Chair of Advisory Board, Saline Water Conversion Corporation

• Ines Strohschein, Vice President Water Development and Investments, TAQA, UAE
• Dr. Dong Suk Han, Associate Professor in Advanced Materials, Qatar University
• Kuteiba Hussein, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald Company, UAE
• Latifa Lahsine, Head of Desalination Center of Excellence & Deputy Head of Engineering and Technical Support, Engie Company
• Mousa Alharthi, Environmental Scientist, Saudi Aramco

Topics:

• The future of water transfer and strategic storage in the Kingdom and its role in water sustainability.
• Enhancing private sector participation in the company's project portfolio.
• Challenges and opportunities in water transfer and strategic storage in the Kingdom.
• Financial solutions for the development of water transfer and strategic storage projects.
   

Moderator: Eng. Khalid Al Habib, CEO of Stratigec Planning and Development, Water Transmission and Technologies Company
 

• Mr. Abdullah Abobakr, Chief Business Officer, National Infrastructure Fund
• Chetan Kapoor, Partner, Synergy Consulting
• Rami Moussilli, Chief Executive Officer Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies

Main Topic: Strategies, initiatives, and lessons learned from partnering with the private sector to reduce production and treatment costs

Moderator: Eng. Zamil Al Zamil, Executive Director - Transaction Saudi Water Partnership Company

• Eng. Dhafer Alshehri, Vice President ISTPs and ISWRs Contracts  Management, Saudi Water Partners Company
• Dr. Tariq Nada, Vice President of Water and Technical Services Sector, ACWA POWER
• Eng. Mohammed Khojah, Director, ISTPs and ISERs Construction, Saudi Water Partners Company
• Eng. Abdelmageed Nasr, Operation Excellence Manager, Miahona Company

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Badruzzaman, Environmental Specialist, Environmental, Protection, Saudi Aramco

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Soroosh Sorooshian, Director, Center for Meteorology and Remote, Sensing, University of California - Irvine, USA

Chairman: Dr. Waleed Zahid, Member of the Water, Agriculture and Environment Committee , Saudi Shura Council

• The Impact of the Water Services Delivery Guide on Achieving Sustainability and Quality in the Sector, and the Role of the Water and Sanitation
  Services Quality Guide
  Fahad Al-Qahtani, Director-General, the General Department of Laws and Committees Secretary, Water Regulator
• The Institutional & legislative Framework Role in Water Resources Sustainability in KSA
  Eng. Mohammed Al-Fahimi, Deputy Director of the General Water Resources Department, Deputy Ministry for Water, MEWA
• The Role of the Water Regulator in Protecting Beneficiaries and Service Providers
  Abdulilah Al-Juhani, General Supervisor of Beneficiary Affairs Water Regulator
• Best practices to improve spending efficiency For water supply
  Dr. Fahd Al Suleiman, Sr. Executive advisor Water, Energy & Manufacturing, Enablement Sector Expenditure and Project Efficiency Authority, (EXPRO)
• Issuance of Licenses and Performance Indicators for Licensed Entities at the Water Regulator
  Badr Al-Dosari, General Manager of Licensing and Compliance, Monitoring, Water Regulator

• Encouraging innovation and adopting technologies to enhance water resource management
  Dr. Latifah Al-Muqren
  Assistant Professor at Princess Nourah University
• Future prospects of artificial intelligence applications in water management in the Kingdom
  Eng. Abdullah Al Sohibani, Consultant, Deputy Ministry for Water, MEWA
• Artificial intelligence applications for weather forecasting and rain seeding
  Dr. Ayman Gholam, CEO, National Center of Meteorology
• A comprehensive approach to intelligent groundwater management system: an ILMA solution
  Manel Ennahedh
  Research Assistant, Digital Petroleum
• The role of remote sensing technologies in water resources management
  Dr. Raed Al-Harbi, Assistant Professor, King Saud University

Chairman: Eng. Mohammed Abu Haid, President, Saudi Irrigation Organization

• Water Security and Reuse of Treated Wastewater
  Prof. Akissa Bahri, Former Minister of Agriculture, Tunisia
• Legislation and Technologies in Reusing Treated Wastewater
  Christophe Tanguy Senior Executive Vice President Key Accounts & Group Major Projects, Saur International
• Mission-Driven Innovation for Future Water Security: Sustainable Water Reuse and Recycling Solutions
  Dr. Mark Smith Director General, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
• Data Analysis and Its Role in Improving Treated Wastewater Management
  Dr. Bandar Al-Musallami General Supervisor of the Geospatial Information and Remote Sensing Unit, Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture
• Treated Sanitary Effluent Reuse for Cooling Plants
  Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Ghowainem, Engineer, Environmental Protection, Saudi Aramco

Chairman: Eng. Ali Alshehri, Director General of Strategic Planning and Corporate Project Management, WTTCO

• Operational Philosophy and Innovative Methods to Improve the Reliability and Dependences of Transportation Systems
  Eng. Ali Alnashri, Project Manager, WTTCO
• WTTC experience in developing supply chain operations
  Abdulaziz Al-Abdulqader,General Manager of Supply Chains, WTTCO
• The WTTC role in enhancing water security
  Eng. Ahmed Alzahrani
  Project Management Director, WTTCO
• WTTCO Role to Enhancing Efficiency of Water Transmission Systems and Strategic Storage,
  Eng. Abdulaziz AlRusayyis Design Management Director, WTTCO

• Concession Contracts
• Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Accessing Concession Contracts
• Technical Requirements for Accessing Concession Contracts
  

Moderator: Eng. Raed Al-Rashed, Executive Vice President of Privatization, National Water Company

• Eng. Awad Al-Otaibi, CEO, Miahona Company
• Eng. Sebastien Lusor, Chief Operating Officer, Suez Middle East
• Ghislain Juvanon, Regional Business Unit Director Medinah, International Water Partners (Saur)

Objective: Enhancing research collaboration in the water sector for urban, industrial, and agricultural consumption by unifying research orientations, enhancing financial support, activating communication, data sharing, and research outputs, aiming to achieve the targets of the National Water Strategy.
Topics:

• Realities of research collaboration (needs, capabilities, gaps)
• Participation and integration of data sharing and research outputs
• Challenges related to funding research projects
• The research aspect in executive projects
• Solutions and recommendations to improve integration between research centers and executive entities.
   

Moderator: Abdulaziz Alsuwailem, Director of Business Incubators and Entrepreneurship Management, Deputy Ministry for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture

• Dr. Manus Ward
  Director of Research Translation and Partnerships, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
• Dr. Abdullah Al-Sultan, Dean of Research Oversight and Coordination King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
• Dr. Khaled Khalid Dehaish, Senior Strategy Advisor. Research & Innovation Strategy Manager, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
• Eng. Ali Al-Sahari, Director of the Water Technology Innovation and Advanced Research Institute, Saline Water Conversion Corporation
• Eng. Awad Al-Anazi, Director of the Irrigation Methods Development Center, Saudi Irrigation Organization

• Integration in implementation for each supply area
• The societal impact of these projects
• Involvement of the private sector
• Impact on achieving development goals and Vision 2030 objectives
• The economic impact of implementing these projects

Objective: Enhancing efforts to support local products and localize the water industry, and aligning educational outputs with the needs of the job market to achieve water security in the Kingdom.

Topics:

• Enhancing local content and localizing the water industry.
• Developing and improving human capital.
• Current status and challenges in aligning educational outputs with the needs of the job market.
   

Moderator: Dr. Raed AlHarbi, Consultant, Deputy Ministry for Water, MEWA / UNDP, University Saud King ,Professor Assistant

• Dr. Majid Altamimi, Dean of the College of Engineering, King Saud University,
• Abdullah Alkathery, Assistant Deputy Governor for Supportive Services, Technical and Vocational Training Corporation
• Ahmed Al- Zahrani, Director of Industrial Development & Strategic Supply, Saudi Aramco
• Eng. Khaled Al-Khaled, Director of the Water Environment & Food Sector, Local Content and Government Procurement Authority
• Ibrahim Al-Babtain, Head of Awareness and Communication Team, National Local Content Committee of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce, Board memeber of the Saudi Polytechnic Institue for Renewable Energy in AL-Jouf
• Dr. Fawaz Al-Ghamdi, Executive Director, Saudi Water Academy, Saline Water Conversion Corporation