ACWUA 4th Best Practices Conference (Water and Wastewater Utilities Reform: Changes & Challenges) 7-8 December 2011 Detailed Program Day (1) Wednesday 7 December 2011
Time Conference Official Opening Session
09:00-10:00
H.E. Eng. Khaldon Khashman, Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) Secretary General H.E. General Sayed Naser, Chairperson of Holding Company for water and wastewater, Egypt Word from the League of Arab States H.E. Dr. Stefan Girod, Chairman of German Water Partnership, Germany H.E Mr. Jörn Winkels, Chairman of the advisory board, Ms. Cornelia Wolff von der Sahl, WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL Patronage speech (Prime Ministry of Arab Republic of Egypt): H.E. Dr. Abdel Qawi Khalifah (Cairo Governor), H.E. General Khaled Foudah (South Sinai Governor) ACWUA Honorary Membership Award: H.E. Prime Minister of Arab Republic of Egypt (representative) and H.E Eng. Khaldon Khashman Coffee Break
10:00-10:30 10:30-11:30
Plenary Session (Keynote Speakers) Eng. Mamdouh Raslan, Deputy Chairman of Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Egypt “Water Sector Reform in Egypt” Mr. Ahmad Tahboub, Chairman of the National Law Center, Jordan “The framework of procurement and contractual relationships in the light of water sector reform”
11:30-13:00
Session (1) The Paradigm Shift in Managing Water Utilities (I) Chairperson: Dr. Walid Abdel Rahman, Mihaona, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1. Experiences from the Modernization of the Syrian
Session (2) Challenges Prohibiting a Successful Utility Reform Chairperson: Eng. Sa’ad Abu Hammour, Jordan Valley Authority, Jordan 1. Aqaba Water Changes Made, Challenges Met, Naem Saleh,
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Day (1) Wednesday 7 December 2011 Water Supply and Sanitation Sector. Ahmad Aqaba Water W.L.L, Jordan AlKasir, Water Programme of the German Technical 2. Water Sector Reform in Lebanon and Impact on Low Income Cooperation (GIZ), Syrian Arab Republic Households, Ahmad Nizam, South Lebanon Water 2. Performance Based Contracts as Water Loss Establishment, Lebanon Reduction tools at water utilities, Contract (Case 3. Improvement management of the water sector in Oman, Salah Study: Madaba), Feras Matar, Jordan Al Mahrooqi, Public Authority of Electricity & Water, Oman 3. Building Institutional Capacity during the 4. Setting up Northwest Jerusalem Villages New Water and Assessment Stage of the Project Cycle: The Case Wastewater Department, Results and Progress. Fayez Abu of Four Affiliated Companies in Egypt. Tony De Hilou, Palestinian Water Authority, Palestine Seta, RODECO Consulting GmbH, Germany 20 min Discussion 20 min Discussion Lunch Break
13:00-14:00 Session (3) German Water Partnership sessionorganized with inter 3
Session (4) Best practices in water utilities reform (I)
Chairperson: Mohamed Badran, Inter 3 GmbH 1. Integrated Water & Wastewater Services Programme (IWSP) Keith Brooke, Dorsch Consult,Egypt
2. Ways of Describing Best Technology and How 14:00-15:30
to Develop it Further Into a Technical Standard Roland Knitschky, DWA e.V.
3. Strategies for a successful utility reform - the example of a German water utility from Leipzig. Jürgen Wummel, Sachsen Wasser GmbH
4. Highly Efficient and Sustainable Water Supply in Jordan. Amer Mokbel (Wilo)
Chairperson: Eng. Ahmad Nizam, Southern Lebanon Water Establishment, Lebanon 1. Approach for water network resource management (WNRM); synthesis of GIS, hydraulic analysis, and strategic planning. Ahmad Moawad, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Egypt. 2. Improving Water Efficiency in Stone and Marble Industry through Private Public Community Partnership. Bassam Hayek, Al Hayek for Environmental Consultancy, Jordan.
3. The Economist of Supplying Water in Sultanate of Oman Khalid Al Saadi, Public Authority of Electricity & Water, Oman. 20 min Discussion
20 min Discussion 15:30-16:00
PM Coffee Break
Day (1) Wednesday 7 December 2011
Time Session (5) German Water Partnership sessionorganized with inter 3
Chairperson: Azmi Ghneim, German Water Partnership Head Office. 1. Enhanced Water Cycle Systems and Water Saving Concepts. Marcus Lopp, Ingenieurbüro Lopp GmbH
Session (6) Capacity building in water utilities reform Chairperson: Mostafa Biad, ACWUA Capacity Building & Training technical working group, Morocco 1. Capacity building challenges in Water and Wastewater sector, Mohamed Moawad, Egypt 2. Sustainable Water Improves Tomorrow’s Cities Health Managing Water for the City Of Future, Noha Sabry, Alexandria Water Company, Egypt
2. DEMAPLAN - Demand-Oriented Management and Planning for Water Utilities. Mohamed Badran, inter 3 GmbH 16:00-17:30
3. Ways towards a Centralized Management of decentralized Wastewater treatment Clusters: A new approach to enhance investments in innovative infrastructures for Jordan. Roland A. Müller, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research 4. Energy Optimisation of a 2.1 Million PE WWTP Against The Background Of General Cost Increase, Decreasing Water Consumption And Demanded Stability Of Charges. Mathias Stief, Consulaqua Hamburg GmbH
3. Delegation – The Quickest and Easiest Way to Improve your Organization, Nancy Barnes, USA 4. AQWA Academy – export of German knowledge on water to Arab countries using a blended learning concept
20 min Discussion
20 min Discussion 20:00
Gala Dinner
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09:00-10:30
Day (2) Thursday 8 December 2011 Session (7) Best practices in water utilities reform (II) Session (8) GIZ Regional Dialogue: Regulation and Water Chairperson: Dr. Ahmad Moawad, Holding Company for Sector Reform – Learning from Experiences from Zambia, Kenya and Egypt Water and Wastewater, Egypt Chairperson: Mr. Ahmad Tahboub, National Law Center, Jordan 1. Information and Communication Technology for Water Utility Management. Nabil Chemaly, German Presentations from: 1. Peter Mutale, Chief Inspector, National Water Supply and Agency for International Cooperation , Lebanon Sanitation Council (NWASCO), Zambia 2. Amendment of the Organizational Structure of North 2. Malaquen Milgo, CEO Athi Water Service Board, Kenya Lebanon Water Establishment, Challenges and 3. Hisham Gafaar, General Manager, Egyptian W&WW Opportunities, Jamal Krayem, North Lebanon Water Regulatory Agency (EWRA), Egypt. Establishment, Lebanon 3. Automation of Program Management for Investment Programs, PMIS in the Egyptian Water Sector Clemens Mauel, CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH, Germany
40 min round tables and moderated discussion
4. ecoBETA help you saving 30% of your water consuming, Mohamed El Sayed, Egypt 20 min Discussion 10:30-11:00
AM Coffee Break
Session (9) IWA Session‐Strategic Asset Management – critical steps towards effective O&M 11:00-12:30
Chairperson: Ms. Kirsten de Vette, International Water Association (IWA), The Netherlands 1. Enabling the environment for a better Strategic Management for the sector , Mona Salem 2. Utility reform and the link to Strategic asset
Session (10) GIZ Dialogue: The challenge of decentralized sanitation for water utilities – experiences from MENA, Africa and Germany Chairperson: Dr. Thomas Petermann, GIZ Human Capacity Development Short presentations from 1. Hans Hartung, Germany. Sustainable on-site sanitation.
Time management, Joao Feliciano
Day (2) Thursday 8 December 2011 Technical alternatives for faecal sludge management.
3. Strategic Asset Management - Egyptian experience, Moustafa Mousa
2. Status of Sanitation in MENA: the main challenges for decentralized options, Mostafa Biad, Morocco 3.
20 min Discussion
Jürgen Wummel. Demonstration Center for decentralized sanitation concepts, Leipzig BDZ
40 min round tables and moderated discussion Lunch Break
13:00-14:00
Session (11) Best practices in water utilities reform (III) Chairperson: Dr. Rifa’at Abdelwahab, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Egypt
Session (12) KfW Session-"Adaptation to Climate Change through water utilities reform" Chairperson: Ms. Claudia Bürkin, KfW, Egypt
1. Operator Certification: Striving for Excellence AbdelRahman Al-Omari, Jordan Water and Wastewater Sector Services Team, Jordan 14:00-15:30
1. The impact of climate change on utilities: How to adapt. Martin Kerres, KfW office, Germany 2. Climate Change and Utilities. DAWSSA - Case Study. Mohamad Kayyal, KfW office, Syria
2. Creation of a Customer Service Center in South Lebanon Water Establishment. Nidal Hachicho, South Lebanon Water Establishment, Lebanon 3. Best Practice for Energy Management at Nubaria WTP in Alexandria Water Company, Faten Alkhouly, Alexandria Water Company, Egypt.
20 min Discussion
20 min Discussion
15:30-16:00
PM Coffee Break
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Day (2) Thursday 8 December 2011 Session (13) The paradigm shift in managing water utilities (II) Chairperson: Eng. Ra’ed Daoud, ECO Consult, Jordan 1. Making Commercialization Work (What businesses are we in anyway?) John Sitton, Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd, USA.
16:00-17:30
2. How to get water from the Nile to the desert? Reforms, water networks and strategies in Khartoum, Sudan. Laure Crombe, CEDEJ Khartoum, France 3. Integrating Management Initiatives under Total Quality Management Approach: A Case Study in Alexandria, Egypt Siham Shoukry, Alexandria sanitary Drainage Company, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Egypt 4. Water sector transformation in Jordan – the path from fragmented governmental structures towards integrated utility management , Stephan Kugler, Dorsch International Consultants GmbH, Jordan
17:30-18:00
20 min Discussion Conference Closing Session Speakers: Chairperson of each session 5 min conclusion per each