09:00 Chair’s Opening Remarks

09:10 Keynote: Safe Treatment and Sustainable Reuse of Wastewater

• Current GCC wastewater policies and regulation
• Implementing standards to enforce sought-after applications of wastewater
• Ensuring effective use of wastewater residuals

Omar Al Wahaibi
CEO
Oman Wastewater Services Company

Safe Treatment and Sustainable Reuse of Wastewater

09:50 Wastewater Reuse - A Viable Water Resource In The Region

• Benefits And Challenges Of Privately Financed Development Projects
• Partnership Strategies And Project Requirements
• Highlighting Solutions Employed In Regional Projects

Dr. Ibrahim Alghusain
Director, Projects Development
Kharafi National

11:00 Urban Development And Its Impact On The Hydrological System

• Understanding the relationship between urban development and groundwater
• Highlighting the problems caused by urban development over recent years
• Analysing the effects of a lowering water table

Dr. Ali A.S. Taleb
Construction Permits Directorate
Abu Dhabi Municipality

Driving the Performance of Water Assets and Infrastructure

11:40 A Fully Integrated Approach To The Design And Modeling Of Water And Sewerage Networks

• Addressing important environmental considerations during the planning of networks
• Mitigating risks by ensuring a holistic approach to implementation of networks
• Integrating water and sewerage networks with key infrastructure including road networks

Senior Representative
Abu Dhabi Pipe Factory

13:20 Exceeding Public Health Requirements With Safe, Cost-Effective Wastewater Utilities

• Addressing microbiological issues
• Implementing cost-effective solutions to protect public health
• Standards and regulations that guarantee safe wastewater utilities

Dr. Saleh Almogrin
Director General, Professional Affairs
Saudi Council of Engineers, KSA

14:00 Privatisation Of Water And Wastewater Utilities – To Centralise Or Decentralise?

• Advantages and disadvantages of decentralizing infrastructure
• Balancing commercial objectives with public necessity
• Successful transfer from centralised model to privatized industry

Nigel Ridgway
Associate Director, Infrastructure & Planning
ARUP

15:10 Securing Funding For Water And Wastewater Projects

• Quantifying the effect of the economic downturn on the ability to secure funding
• Analysing the benefits and disadvantages of current funding models
• Building a business case for the most appropriate project funding model

Peter Neuschaefer
Director, Environment, Water & Energy
Waagner Biro Gulf

Best Practice Industrial Water and Wastewater Management

15:50 Optimising Industrial Water And Wastewater Management

• Sourcing water for industrial use in the GCC
• Quantifying the environmental impact of current disposal methods
• Industrial wastewater treatment and reuse to increase water supply

Aisha Al Abdooli
Technical Services Manager
Ajman Sewerage

16:30 Close Of Conference