Tuesday 14 May 2019
Tackling the escalating drought threat: Emarking on climate change resilience
Chairperson: Paul Yillia, Guest Research Scholar (Water Programme), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
| 14:00 | Water security and the road towards knowledge transfer Rose Alabaster, Co-Chair: Group on Earth Observation Global Water Sustainability Initiative, GEOGLOWS, Switzerland |
| 14:15 | Progress towards universal access to water in KwaZulu-Natal Thami Hlongwa, CE, Umgeni, South Africa |
| 14:30 | Panel Discussion: Assessing Best practice for integrated water management critical to meet Sustainable Development Goals in climate change adoption • An update on innovative climate change projects building utility resilience • Supply and demand options with regards to climate change adoption • Affordability vs sustainable towards going green • Investment in ecological infrastructure opportunities to secure key water source areas • Latest strategies driving water efficiency • The role in nature based solutions in improving resilience in the African context Panellists: – Hamanth Kasan, General Manager – Scientific Services Division, Rand Water, Vice President – African Water Association, South Africa -Tumelo Gopane, Managing Director, ERWAT, South Africa -Thami Hlongwa, CE, Umgeni, South Africa – Jay Bhagwan, Executive Manager: Water Use & Waste Management, Water Research Commission, South Africa -Dorcas Onyango, Head of Sustainability, Coca-Cola Southern and East Africa Business Unit, Kenya |
COCA-COLA water Sustainability initiative
Moderator: Dorcas Onyango, Head of Sustainability, Coca-Cola Southern and East Africa Business Unit, Kenya
| 15:45 | The Water Track programme is proud to announce a partnership collaboration with Coca-Cola who will be launching leadership opportunities in preparation for their 2030 water strategy. The roundtable format session will comprise of water sector industry experts and stakeholders, facilitated by Coca-Cola. |
Wednesday 15 May 2019
AFRI-ALLIANCE INNOVATION BRIDGE EVENT
Moderator: Dr Uta Wehn, IHE, Project Director, AfriAlliance, Netherlands
Programme:
The purpose of AfriAlliance Innovation Bridge Events (IBE) is to serve as a matching platform for universities, science councils and companies in water and Climate Change with potential collaborators, funders and investors to facilitate commercialisation, awareness and better uptake of their innovations. The topic of the Innovation Bridge Events follows from the overarching theme of the AfriAlliance project which is to foster social innovation related to climate change and water. Social Innovation in AfriAlliance means tackling societal, water-related challenges arising from Climate Change by combining the technological & non-technological dimensions of innovation. Utilising social innovation and its four dimensions as the backbone of the Innovation Bridge Event (IBE) session, the 2nd IBE will gather diverse stakeholders across all levels of government and the sectors of climate, water, environment, sustainability and innovation, inter alia
| 09:30 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 09:35 | Opening remarks: Key note address -Dhesigen Naidoo, CEO, Water Research Commission, SA – Jag Bhagwan, Executive Manager: Water Use & Waste Management, Water Research Commission, SA |
| 09:45 | Innovation showcasing |
| 10:00 | Technology and Innovation demonstration and matchmaking session |
| 10:45 | Networking Break |
| 11:15 | Plenary feedback from demonstration and matchmaking session |
| 11:45 | High level panel: Innovation for water and climate through finance, policy, water innovation for supply and demand and research |
| 12:25 | Closing: delegates are invited to stay for a networking lunch |
Water metering and monitoring
Moderator: Dr Jo Burgess, Senior Technology Consultant, Isle Utilities, United Kingdom
| 14:00 | Advances in smart water metering roll outs Simon Dart, Product Management leader, Honeywell, South Africa |
| 14:15 | Case Study: Creating Water Warriors – Using IoT to Make Better Collective Decisions Phathizwe Malinga, Managing Director , SqwidNet, South Africa |
| 14:30 | Panel discussion: Exploring the market potential for municipal scale metering • Opportunities for private sector funding in raising capital costs for associated metering infrastructure • A closer look at impactful water monitoring devices detecting leakages • Innovative strategies for increasing consumer knowledge on smart meters Panellist: -Simon Dart, Product Management leader, Honeywell, South Africa -Phathizwe Malinga, Chief Solutions Officer, SqwidNet, South Africa – Jan Kürstein, Consultant, Ramboll, Denmark -Senior Representative, Utility Systems, South Africa –Petrus van Heerden, Country Manager, Kamstrup Africa, South Africa |
Water treatment advancements
Moderator: Rose Alabaster, Co-Chair: Group on Earth Observation(GEO) Global Water Sustainability Initiative, GEOGLOWS, Switzerland
| 15:45 | Reviewing the artificial recharge to groundwater Jan Kürstein, Consultant, Ramboll, Denmark |
| 16:00 | Improving the quality of effluent discharged into receiving freshwater resources Musa Shongwe, Quality Assurance Manager, Swaziland Water Services Corporation, Eswatini |
| 16:15 | Reserved Presentation Dr Jo Burgess, Senior Technology Consultant, Isle Utilities, United Kingdom |
| 16:30 | Reserved Presentation Jens Husted Kjær, CEO, Owner and Co-founder of Norlex, Denmark |
Thursday 16 May 2019
Water sector funding and incentives
Moderator: Paul Yillia, Guest Research Scholar (Water Programme), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
| 09:30 | Unlocking water investment in South Africa Alex McNamara, Programme Manager: Climate & Water, National Business Initiative (NBI), South Africa |
| 09:45 | Uncovering the latest funding and procurement models for the smart water utility Anton Earle, Director: Africa Regional Centre, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), South Africa |
| 10:00 | Panel discussion: The role of financial institutions towards water project financing • leverage private finance and promoting the use of PPP • adjusting revenue models Panellist: -Alex McNamara, Programme Manager: Climate & Water, National Business Initiative (NBI), South Africa -Anton Earle, Programme Manager, Stockholm International Water Institute, South Africa – Jørgen Larsen, Counsellor: Water, Energy, Research and Innovation, Danish Embassy, South Africa – Louise Stafford, Director Water Funds South Africa, The Nature Conservancy, South Africa -Lena Warming, Team Manager: Commercial Services, Kamstrup, Denmark |
Best practice for demand response management for the African Municipality and Utility
Moderator: Jason Mingo, Task Manager: Ecological Infrastructure and Bioremediation, Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, South Africa
| 11:15 | A look at the affordability of water as population demands increase Nandha Govender, General Manager: Water & Environmental Operations, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa |
| 11:30 | Improved service delivery in water sector through the use of mobile platform and IOT Martin Nangole, ICT Director, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya |
| 11:45 | Panel discussion: A guide for how the African municipality and utility can step forward in becoming sustainable • optimizing efficiency through incentive schemes • investigating alternative service delivery models • dealing with decentralized networks of water treatment • delivery of sanitation solutions which are dignified and cost effective Panellist: -Dhasi Naidoo, Chief Strategy Officer, Ontec, South Africa -Martin Nangole, ICT Director, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya -Michele Kruger, Executive, CSVwater Consulting Engineers, South Africa -Nandha Govender, General Manager: Water & Environmental Operations, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa -Philip Oyamo, Senior Project Manager, Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor, Kenya |
