Dave Archambault
Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies Dave Archambault II - Former Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Prior to taking office, the Chairman was an Indian Country Workforce Development Director at United Tribes Technical College, and he served on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council, where he focused on economic development, renewable energy, and government reform. Dave also chaired the Mor-Gran-Sou and Sitting Bull College Boards. Dave will give a plenary talk on Tuesday 01 October |
Sergio Campos
IDB Sergio oversees the activities of the Water and Sanitation department, focusing on drinking water, sanitation and water resource management within 26 countries. Additionally, he manages both Aquafund and the Spanish Cooperation Fund for Water and Treatment in Latin American and the Caribbean region. Sergio is related to a variety of initiatives (e.g. Lazos de Agua) and tools (e.g. AquaRating, Hydro-BID) as well as publications related to the WASH knowledge and communications agenda. Sergio will give a plenary talk on Monday 30 September |
Cheryl Davis
IWA Specialist Group on Sustainability in the Water Sector Cheryl's career covers three decades of water management at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, including water supply, storage and treatment. She is co-founder of the Northern California Chapter of WateReuse, BASIC and BAYWORK, contributing to numerous publications. In addition to consulting work, Cheryl chairs the management committee of IWA’s Specialist Group on Sustainability in the Water Sector. Cheryl will give a plenary talk on Tuesday 01 October |
Peter Goethals
Ghent University Peter Goethals is professor in applied water ecology and sustainable water management at Ghent University (Belgium). He focuses on innovation of monitoring, assessment and modelling methods to support decision-making in water management. Fittingly, Peter has long-standing cooperation with universities and governments in Latin-America, Africa and Asia within the framework of sustainability analysis of surface waters and river basins. Peter will give a plenary talk on Tuesday 01 October |
Paula Kehoe
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Paula is responsible for diversifying San Francisco’s local water supply portfolio through the implementation of conservation, groundwater, and recycled water programs. Paula spearheaded San Francisco’s landmark legislation allowing for reuse of alternate water sources in buildings. Paula will give a plenary talk on Wednesday 02 October |
Oliver Maennicke
IWA Specialist Group on Sustainability in the Water Sector Oliver Maennicke is an engineer for water resources management and expert for corporate water risk and stewardship. During his time with WWF, he gained extensive international experience with large multi-national companies on assessing water risk and developing response strategies for direct operations and supply chains. Currently, Oliver is a consultant for water risk, stewardship and sustainability. Oliver will give a plenary talk on Wednesday 02 October |
Juan Pablo Mariluz Silva
Autoridad Nacional del Agua Juan has worked for more than 15 years in water resource management for the National Institute of Natural Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. He is specialised in water resource indicators and coordinator of the Water Footprint Program Evaluation Committee of the National Water Authority. Juan participates in elaborating the water footprint study of the agricultural sector in Peru and contributes to the execution of different projects financed by the IDB, BM, SDC, GIZ and KOIKA. Juan will give a plenary talk on Wednesday 02 October |
Alexis Morgan
WWF Alexis leads WWF’s global efforts on water stewardship, which includes supervising the Water Risk Filter, supporting market standardisation/certification and guiding water value thinking. He helped to develop the global organisation “Alliance for Water Stewardship” (AWS), has experience in cooperation with Global 500 companies and played a role in ISEAL, CDP, GRI and SASB, mainly due to his passion for developing innovative and systemic solutions to water challenges. Alexis will give a plenary talk on Tuesday 01 October |
Jason Morrison
Pacific Institute & CEO Water Mandate Jason oversees the Pacific Institute's activities and focuses on broadening and amplifying its reach and impact. Jason became Head of the CEO Water Mandate initiative after supporting it for over a decade with applied research, event organization, and other services. Additionally, Jason is co-founder of the Alliance for Water Stewardship, a global initiative for a freshwater certification program to advance responsible water practices by water providers and large-scale users. Jason will give a plenary talk on Tuesday 01 October |
Sudhir Murthy
IWA Sudhir Murthy is Innovations Chief for DC Water, where he leads the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Authority’s innovation strategy in coordination with the executive team and other stakeholders. He has been involved in improving the sustainability of the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant and in implementing new commercial processes within public utilities. Additionally, Sudhir is (co-)author of over 100 publications and 6 patents. Sudhir will give a plenary talk on Monday 30 September |
Cecilia A. Paredes
ESPOL Cecilia is president of ESPOL and has, throughout her career, been responsible for a variety of mandates, including member of the Research Council and Production and Director of the Center for Research and Development of Nanotechnology. She has been active in research projects and laboratory implementation both in Ecuador and abroad (e.g. Belgium, USA). Additionally, Cecilia has presided the LACCEI and participated in international forums on Higher Education. Cecilia will give a plenary talk on Monday 30 September |
Will Sarni
Water Foundry Will is an internationally recognised thought leader on water strategy and innovation, acting as sustainability and water strategy advisor to multinationals, water technology companies and NGOs for his entire career. He was a 2016 XPRIZE Bold Visioneer for the Safe Drinking Water Team and, additionally, founder of DOMANI and WetDATA.org. Currently, Will is a Board Member of FloWater, Project WET and Project Board Member of 10.10.10 and author of numerous books. Will will give a plenary talk on Monday 30 September |
Petra Schneider
Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences Petra’s professional experience comprises 25 years of focusing on water, waste and mining. She is professor for International Water Management and study course director for the master course "Ecological Engineering". Petra acted as key expert in numerous interdisciplinary international projects financed by the European Commission, World Bank, and Environmental Ministries of several countries, as well as the private sector. Petra will give a plenary talk on Tuesday 01 October |