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WEX Global 2016Water, Energy & an End to Waste:

Winning Strategies for the Resource Revolution

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29th Feb - 2nd MarchLisbon, Portugal

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Lisbon, PortugalLisbon, Portugal

Monday 29th February 2016

| Business Meeting Session 311.00 - 11.30

Opening Remarks - Jim Southworth; Strategic Partner, Cole Engineering

11.30 - 11.40


| Business Meeting Session 110.00 - 10.30 | WEX Registration08.00

| Lunch 13.25 - 14.25

11.40 - 12.00

Opening Keynote: Afonso Lobato de Faria, President, Aguas de PortugalAs the world’s population grows and the impacts of climate change become ever more apparent the idea that we need to move from an economy in which resources are overused to one where not only are they optimized but also additional resources are made available during times of scarcity is becoming increasingly apparent.

•What is the resource revolution?

•What opportunities does it create for the water sector in terms of the more innovative and ef-ficient use of resources?

•What strategies will companies need to take in order to be successful in the resource revolution?

Water Reuse and the Resource Revolution

chAir: John Batten, Global Director of Water & cities, Arcadis

SPeAkerS:Mark Lane, Director, The Uk Water PartnershipRoberto Zocchi, Senior executive, Water & environment Area, AceA SpARyan Welsh, Supervising engineer, city of cincinnatiJose Silva Ferreira, Director, Lisbon Municipality

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one of the most fundamental drivers of the resource revolu-tion is the need for diversity in water resources for water scarce regions of the world namely the Middle east, north Africa and countries of the northern Mediterranean.

Water reuse has become an increasingly important component of an integrated approach to water resource management. This is especially true in countries where reuse is clearly complimentary to investment in desalination as a means to safeguarding a sustainable and secure water supply for agri-culture, the urban environment, potable use and industry.

in addition to providing additional sources, the implementation of new water reuse projects has the enormous potential to im-proved sustainability within the water energy nexus -- whether through desalination or reuse facilities. however, desalination and reuse are often compared and contrasted on criteria such as efficiency, economic viability and public perception.

12.20 - 13.20

12.00 - 12.15

Water Energy and the Resource Revolution. Professor Francisco Nunes Correia; President, Portuguese Water PartnershipDr Paulo Marcelo; Member of the Executive Board, ERSAR


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16.10 - 17.10

Embracing Change– recent advances in sludge management are concrete examples of the resource revolution

chAir: Harald Kleiven , Vice President, business Development, cAMbiSPeAkerS: Jeff Guild, Vice President business Development, blueTech researchJoost Vliegen, Director Strategic Product Management environmental Technology, GeA WestfaliaChris Peot, Director, resource recovery, Dc WaterSally C. Gutierrez, Directorof environmental Technologyinnovation, U.S. environmentalProtection Agency (ePA)

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The transformation of our view of sewage sludge from a prob-lem to be disposed of to a rich biosolids resource from which maximum value needs to be produced, demonstrates how great science and innovation are leading the way in increas-ing sustainability and energy efficiency, whilst also creating a multitude of commercial opportunities.

Proper sludge treatment is playing a key role in transforming wastewater treatment plants to resource recovery and water reclamation plants.

For example recent presentations at WeX have demonstrated how commodities services and products as diverse as fer-tilizer land treatments, coal, biofuel, biogas, electricity and even heat energy are all produced whilst at the same time reclaiming valuable nutrients such as phosphorous, nitrogen, and micronutrient for future reuse.

•With science uncovering an increasingly wide range of op-tions what is the potential for resource development from bio solids?

• What criteria should be used in selecting the correct option?

• how important is it to adopt an integrated approach to give the producer maximum flexibility in the face of changing options?

15.05 - 16.05

Government Policy, Regulation and the Economics of Integrating Action on Water, Energy and Waste

chAir: Ghassan Ejjeh, Senior Vice President, beSiX Group, Past President of iDA, Director of Ajman Sewage company, Safi Water company.

SPeAkerS: Eryl Edwards, concessions commercial Manager, besix GroupDr Paulo Marcelo, executive board Member, erSArEssam Almulla, Manager Water Department, Sharjah Water and electricity Authority

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Population growth coupled with a rising standard of living across means that there are a multitude of motivations, op-portunities and barriers to an integrated approach to recla-mation, water reuse and waste recycling in all areas of public policy for water resource management. Government and in-vestors have a clear role to play in engaging all stakeholders in building capacity for water reuse as a means to securing future water resources.

•What is the potential for integrated closed-loop systems for recycling water and waste material help to achieve the twin goals of meeting consumer demands whilst bringing about a step change in the improved sustainability of wate resources?

•What is the role of government in planning and integrating waste material and water reuse projects?

•Will innovative changes in public policy be critical in driving the transformation towards a circular economy?

•What are the economic opportunities?

•What will bSaving energy and reducing Air Pollution.

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17.35 - 18.35

The WEX Global Smart Water and Energy Forum: Optimisation in the Resource RevolutionchAir: Oliver Grievson, Flow compliance & regulatory efficiency Manager, Anglian Water and Group Manager WiPAcSPeAkerS: Jorge Malfeito, r&D and innovation, Acciona AguaAndrew Thornton, head of project development northern europe, hAchSimon Mazier, Marketing Director, Perceptive engineering

by 2050, the world’s population is projected to be more than 9 billion, with roughly 70% of people residing in urban areas. With more people flocking to cities, there is an urgent de-mand for smarter, more sustainable cities.

optimisation as a result of the effective selection and deploy-ment of smart technologies will be a key component of the toolbox for every utility seeking a step change in productivity in the resource revolution.

The WeX Global smart water and energy forum will examine how to manage growth and development in a sustainable way that minimizes disruptions and ensures the realization of world class infrastructure with sessions examining the fol-lowing key areas:

• Smart cities• choosing the right infrastructure – Securing the long term

future of Utilities•Water industry Process control and Automation –

challenges and benefits of Smart Data• Smart operations and Wastewater• Smart technologies, nrW and intelligent asset management

19.30 WEX Global Welcome Cocktail ReceptionSponsored by

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09.15 - 10.15

Tuesday 1st March | Business Meeting Session 708.00 - 08.30


The Contribution of Desalination and Reuse Technologies to the Resource RevolutionchAir: Miguel Angel Sanz, Director of Strategic Development, Treatment Solutions, SUeZSPeAkerS: Abdulrahman A. Alshehri, Senior Manager of Water operations, national Water companyKhalid Tahri, Technical and engineering Senior Manager, oneeAbderraouf Nouicer, Technical Director, SoneDeKenneth Tan, Senior Manager at the industry Development Department, PUb Singapore

increasing water scarcity, coupled with continued population and industrial growth, climate change and environmental degradations are making water a precious resource which is driving the mandate for water reuse and desalination throughout the world.

There is a dramatic growth in Direct and indirect Water reuse in industries such as Gas and oil, Mining, Power, Food &beverage and Agricultural recycling. ZLD and environ-mental considerations have therefore become major focuses of the Water industry with interconnected energy issues playing an increasingly critical role.

The rapid expansion of reuse capacity has been made possi-ble by quantum leaps in the development of new technologies covering the evolution of membranes, improved energy ef-ficiency, a reduction in the use of chemicals and the improved carbon footprint of the next generation of thermal plants.

Water Security, Non Revenue Water and the Resource RevolutionchAir: Alexandra Serra, executive board Member, Aguas de PortugalSPeAkerS: Andrew Donnelly, Advisor to the board/head of network Monitoring Unit, ePALSergio Coelho, Founder, baseformElizabeth Corona, Special Assistant, U.S. environmental Protection Agency (ePA)

in most parts of the world, water infrastructure can be char-acterized as outdated, overused and under serviced. Mani-festly, high levels of nrW are a common theme throughout the globe and the annual cost of nrW worldwide is estimated at $14 billion.

24% of all potable water in the USA is lost to leaks and the picture is similar for most developed countries and manifestly worse in many emerging economies. it is almost universally true that most water infrastructure is overburdened, obsolete and in most cases unfit for purpose as far as future water security is concerned.

• is investment by the private sector the only realistic solution to overcome these major chal-lenges in most parts of the world?

•What is the role of regulators and investors in driving better compliance with nrW targets?

•What is required to manage the challenges most effectively and in so doing provide the private sector with a predictable rate of return which will enable them to invest?

• can the private sector provide the innovative models for investment that will facilitate the resource revolution and provide greater water security in the field infrastructure development and asset management?

• optimisation and innovation are critical drivers of the resource revolution. What role do they have to play in the field of nrW and asset management?

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Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Recovery and ReclamationchAir: Enrique Cifres, engineering expert, iMe (Mediterranean Water institute)SPeAkerS:Stefan Urioc, Senior Water Technology research Analyst, bluetech researchCaroline Huo, Principal Process engineer, bluewater bio

Phosphorus is one of the vital building blocks for life, and is essential for food production, animal feed, and biofuels. 95% of the phosphorus we use is imported from outside the eU and yet we are wasting what we have due to inadequate wastewa-ter treatment and poor nutrient recycling.

in fact more than 30% of the entire phosphorous requirements of the eU could be met by improving recovery from this source. The wasted phosphorus also causes eutrophication in rivers, lakes and oceans resulting in algal blooms and depletion of oxygen in the water.

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) dictates good chemical and ecological status in all water bodies, as a result, waste-water treatment plants are required to meet more stringent Phosphorus consents to minimise eutrophication in the receiv-ing water bodies. in response to this challenge, advanced treatment technologies are being implemented and evaluated.

10.20 - 11.20

Desalination and the Resource Revolution chAir: Leon Awerbuch, President and cTo of Leading edge Technologies, chairman of iDA Programs. Past President of iDASPeAkerS: Joost Vliegen Director Strategic Product Management environmental Technology, GeA WestfaliaCorrado SommarivaManaging Director, iLF consulting engineers

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The iDA has recently participated in the efforts to draft the Global Water Desalination Alliance, an international initiative to reduce carbon dioxide (co2) emissions in the desalination industry. The initiative was launched at the 2015 United na-tions climate change conference coP21 Paris, which sought to achieve a universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°c above pre-industrial levels.

Many areas are today covered by such initiatives. however, very little has been undertaken on the water-energy nexus, despite the fact that we know that the worldwide demand for potable water is going to increase further and become even more im-portant in the light of global warming. From that perspective, it is critical to substitute conventional fossil fuel-based desalina-tion with highly energy efficient desalination powered by clean energy resources. This will ensure that the promising efforts done in other areas to reduce co2 emissions are not compro-mised by emissions in the desalination sector. The proposed initiative will set up a framework for action aimed at fostering a speedier transition to use clean energy for the production of desalinated water, capable of meeting the growing needs of potable water worldwide. iDA is one of the founding members of GWDA and fully supportive of this initiative.

Water desalination belongs at the forefront of today’s global water, energy, and climate debate. iDA advocate actions to reduce co2 emissions stemming from water desalination.

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12.00 - 13.00

Membrane TechnologyEnabler of the Resource RevolutionSPeAkerS: Christoph Thiemig, european Process engineering Manager Water & Wastewater, koch MembraneFrank Rogalla, Director of innovation and Technology, AqualiaFrancisco Mariz Machado, ceo of Sisaqua & President of Aepsa

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only as a result of the rapid development of new membrane technologies have water professionals been empowered to find new ways of producing potable water and transforming our view of the value of products that can be obtained from wastewater before it is returned to the water cycle

Membrane technology has led the way in research into ways in which waste can be transformed into value. it has made waste water treatment processes safer, less expensive and less energy intensive and as a consequence it has made the benefits of such technologies a reality for the for the econo-mies of the developing world.

Latin AmericaBusiness Forum chAir:Joao Simao Pires, executive Director, Portuguese Water PartnershipSPeAkerS:Gesner Oliveira, Partner, Go Associados

Claudia Lucia Hernandez Martinez, Sr. Planning Specialist, international bank for reconstruction and Development

•Thechallengeofimprovingwaterandsewagenetworks

•Emergingopportunitiesforinvestmentanddevelopmentatan international level

•Regulatoryinconsistencies:whatcanbelearntfromsuc-cessful models?

•Political,climaticandfinancialinstability:whatdoesitmean for the future of the water, wastewater and energy industry?

| WEX Exchange Roundtable Lunch13.05 - 14.35

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14.40 - 15.40Asia Business Forum

SPeAkerS: Sahanna Singh, editor, Asian Water MagazineSally C. Gutierrez, Director of environmental Technology innovation, U.S. environmental Protection Agency (ePA)

• key policies for adaptation to climate change and popula-tion growth to maintain sustainability.

•What do they mean for the future of the water, wastewater and energy industry?

• effectiveness of the local regulatory frameworks and institutions

• The importance of recognising the strategic importance of water and “co-creating “ solutions

• investment in the development of sustainable, alternative and renewable technologies

Water 4.0 and Resource Efficiency

SPeAkerS: Dirk Wittenberg, General Manager, remondisDieter Ernst, Member of the board, German Water PartnershipRalf Bulfer, Managing Director, GkW consult

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Most of us give little importance to the complexity of the sys-tems that bring us water and take it away when we are done with it. To make the best decisions for the future we need to learn from the three revolutions in urban water systems that have happened over the past 2,500 years and adapt to our time. Water 4.0 uses the digital world to run and control sys-tems in a way that has never been done before.The results: positive impacts on all types of resources including energy.

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15.45 - 16.45

Revolutionising Energy Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment Plants

chAir: Bert Dirks, business Development Manager eMeA blowers and Low Pressure compressors,Atlas copco Airpower n.v.

SPeAkerS: Nuno Broco, engineering Director, Águas de PortugalJoao Carvalho, Product Specialist, Atlas copcoMiguel Angel Sanz, Director of Strategic Development, Treatment Solutions, SUeZRalf Bufler, Managing Director, GkW consult

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The reliance of the wastewater sector upon resource and en-ergy efficient intensive infrastructure means that technology advances in this area are essential steps in the transition to a circular economy.

The more sustainable use of energy within wastewater treat-ment plants will see great opportunities for the more imagina-tive and efficient use of resources. not everyone is aware of the ongoing technology developments and the differing technolo-gies which are available in the market. in areas such as aera-tion, the right choice of blowers will optimize the processes and decrease the costs of the total plant.

nevertheless implementation of the advanced technologies which will successfully meet the demands of an ever growing urban population will involve the active engagement of clients, engineers, designers, regulators and financiers.

This session brings together experts from these key stake-holders to debate the opportunities in the future design, con-struction and operation of wastewater treatment plants and their place in the circular economy.


Central and Eastern Europe Business Forum

chAir: Pavel Policar, chairman of the board, czech WaterSPeAkerS: Marek Gromiec, chief Advisor, Polish ParliamentTadeusz Krezeuski, Managing Director, krevoxIvan Ivanov, President, bulgarian Water Association

• key policies for adaptation to climate change and popula-tion growth to maintain sustainability

• Private foreign operators / mixed municipal ownership and operations concept (effectiveness of each)

• PPP opportunities in future

• effectiveness of the local regulatory frameworks and institutions

•Moving Towards More Sustainable and competitive com-panies.

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17. 25 - 18.55

The Innovations Forum at WEX Sponsored by Aqualia

JUDGeS: Fiona Griffith, Group Director, isle UtlitiesFrank Rogalla, Director of innovation and Technology, AqualiaPiers Clark, chairman, isle UtiltiesMokhtar Jaait, research & Development Director, onee

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This well established and popuiar interactive forum features short presentations by panelists relating to innovation in the water sector. These will be followed by presentations of 6-8 in-novative technologies from selected companies and questions, analysis and debate involving both audience and panel. The aqualia WeX innovation Forum Award will be presented to the winner at the WeX Gala Dinner on the night of the 1st of March 2016.

The competing companies for the innovation Award are:

•Justyna Jandura, international Sales Manager, controlPoint LLP

•Martin Hochedlinger, head of Water Treatment, hawle

•John McConomy, Global Sales Director, environmental Dynamics international

•Juan Luis Sobreira Seoane, business Development Manager, Fundación instituto Tecnológico de Galicia

21.00

WEX Gala Dinner and Awards CeremonyWe are celebrating the 5th year of the WeX Global Awards of innovation. The ceremony re-wards international organisations that have made a significant contribution to the water and energy sectors with specific emphasis on environmental considerations, a sustainable future, financial resilience and innovation.

| WEX Gala Dinner Cocktail20.00

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Wednesday 2nd March| Business Meeting Session 1108.25 - 08.55


09.00 10.00

The Middle East Business Forum

chAir: Richard Menezes, ceo, Utico

SPeAkerS:Alaedin Idris, Planning coordinator, Sharjah electricity & Water AuthorityEid Bin Eid, Senior economist, Saudi Fund for Development Mubashir Ali, business Development & Strategic DirectorDr. Abdulrahman A. Alshehri Senior Manager of Water operations, national Water company

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Securing an abundant supply of water and energy for the fu-ture is fundamental to the sustainable economic development of the region. A revolution in the management of natural re-sources is clearly discernible in parts of the Middle east, such as the UAe, where public policy initiatives have combined with private sector expertise to drive the move towards a circular economy based on the integration of water, power and waste management. This business forum discusses opportunities created within the region by initiatives currently in the pipeline with an examination which will include the following key areas:

• changes and developments in regulation and policy making

• Guaranteeing the security and supply of water and energy resources to meet the demands of population and industry by improving interconnection between countries

• in areas of acute water shortage will Zero Liquid Discharge design help optimize the overall facility life cycle costs?

• investment in the development of sustainable infra-structure which incorporates alternative and renewable technologies

10.05 - 11.35

North Africa and West Africa Business ForumchAir:Nuno Aguilar, commercial Director north Africa, SUeZ

SPeAkerS:Mohamed Chaffi, Deputy Director, benisaf Water company AlgeriaAhcene Ouzane, Director General & Mohamed Taibi, Projects Director, Algerian energy companyMokhtar Jaait, head of r&D, onee Morocco Abdrahamane Dembele, Director General, SoMAGeP, Mali

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in common with the rest of the world demand for water in Af-rica has been steadily expanding, driven by economic growth, rising populations, urbanization, improving standards of living and changing lifestyles. Desalination in Africa’s coastal regions is increasingly being seen as the answer to securing water supplies.

• Financing Water, Sanitation and energy infrastructure in north Africa

• The future of Desalination in north Africa

• Potential for utilisation of renewable energy

•Water reuse and Wastewater Treatment

• irrigation and Agriculture

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| Closing lunch14.20

12.15 - 13.05

Financing the Resource Revolution

chAir: Alistair Clark, Director, environment and Sustainability, european bank for reconstruction and DevelopmentSPeAkerS:Peter Lembrechts, head of concessions Me, besix and beSiX-Sanotec Water company Dieter Ernst, Member of the board, German Water PartnershipEid Bin Eid, Senior economist, Saudi Fund for Development Americo Ferreira, Member of the board, Aguas de Portugal

As the world experiences a paradigm shift from an era where increased productivity and efficiency led to a steady decline in commodity prices throughout the 20th century to a real-ity where governments and companies face high and volatile commodity prices, which threaten social cohesion if the needs of the world’s poor are not met, then new perspectives will be required on how to finance a resource revolution which will not be cheap. it has been estimated that meeting the future de-mand for “steel, water agricultural products and energy would require roughly $3tn (about £2tn) average capital investment per year [which is] $1tn more than spent in recent history.”

•What are the opportunities for investors in the resource revolution?

•What new financial models will be required?

•Will traditional risk management strategies protect inves-tors in the resource revolution or is new thinking required?

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14.10 - 14.20 Final remarks: Jim Southworth, Strategic Partner, Cole Engineering

13.10 - 14.10

Urban Infrastructure, District Heating and the Resource revolution

chAir: Mark Bond, ceo, breivoll inspection Technologies SPeAkerS:Alexey Yunkevich, ceo, Unicon Group

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cities such as copenhagen where 98% of the population are connected to heat energy networks, and where the technology is regarded as integral to attaining the target of a fossil free electric-ity supply by 2025, means that an increasing number of northern hemisphere cites are looking to municipal scale heating infrastructure.

critically once a city has installed a piping system, the ability to change what is connected to either end of it, will enable engineers to innovate for the future, provided that the infrastructure is sup-ported by advanced data processing techniques and the application of innovative technologies for effective, resource-efficient management of the network.

For municipal and utility leaders the resource revolution re-quires a fundamental review of the contract between planners and citizens in the provision of key resources such as heat, water and energy. Good planning and better municipal infra-structure are at the heart of managing the water energy nexus and are seen as key factors in improving urban sustainability.

Whilst much of the focus has been on high profile initiatives such as smart networks, one already well established urban infrastructure technology is enjoying a renaissance of interest, based on an increasing awareness of its real efficiency gains and carbon savings.

District heating systems enable the continual recycling of water, heat and energy and therefore ought to be regarded as a key strategic tool for the resource revolution. The success of

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