5th Water Loss Forum and Exhibition

5th Water Loss Forum and Exhibition

  • 09-11 October 2019
  • Congresium - ANKARA
The 5th Forum hosted the 1st Water Management Awards, an important milestone for the sector. The technical scope of the forum expanded with the addition of new sessions on “Reducing Water Losses in Irrigation Systems” and “Trenchless Technologies.”
Statistics:
  • Total Participants: 1,250.
  • Participant Distribution: National Participant Ratio: 88% | International Participant Ratio: 12%.
  • Institutional Profile: 120 Municipalities, 30 Water Administrations, 54 Exhibitors, 45 Speakers, 14 General Managers, 62 Academicians.
TimeSession / EventSpeakers / Content
9 October 2019 - Wednesday
09:00 - 10:00REGISTRATION
10:00 - 11:00OPENING SPEECHES
Yasin TORUN, Chairman of AKATED TSITT
Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, General Director of ASKI
Bilal DİKMEN, General Director of Water Management
Akif ÖZKALDI, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
11:00 - 12:00EXHIBITION OPENING AND VIP TOUR
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 15:30I. SESSION: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN WATER MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, General Director of ASKI
Ümit CANTÜRK, TEKSU
Kürşat ÇAKIR, TBM Endüstri
R. Esra TÜRKER, SENSOR Group
Muhammed KUMCU, TİS DUYAR
Yasin DEMİRDELEN, SCHNEIDER Electric
15:30 - 16:00COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00II. SESSION: FUTURE OF WATER: LEADERSHIP AND POLICIES
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Hasan Zuhuri SARIKAYA, Undersecretary (R), Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, General Director of ASKI
Dr. Şafak BAŞA, Deputy General Director of ISKI
Hüseyin SÖNMEZLER, General Director of GASKI
Dr. İlyas DEMİRCİ, General Director of SASKI
18:00 - 19:00CEREMONY OF 1ST WATER MANAGEMENT AWARDS
10 October 2019 - Thursday
10:00 - 12:00III. SESSION: GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES IN WATER MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Dr. Yakup KARAASLAN, Deputy General Director of Water Management
Ümit ÇORBACIOĞLU, BOREALIS
Yasemin ARSLAN, GF HAKAN Plastik
Dr. Mehmet SONGUR, IT Department Head of ASKI
J. Alberto COLINO, TYPSA-EGIS EAU-DOLSAR
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 15:00IV. SESSION: FINANCING OF STRUGGLE WITH WATER LOSSES
Moderator: Emrah BAYDEMİR, Deputy General Director of Province Bank
Canan YILDIZ, World Bank Group
Massimo PETRONE, Asian Development Bank
Emilie HUANG, Agence Française De Développement
Meryem KECOGLU ORS, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
15:00 - 15:30COFFEE BREAK
15:30 - 17:30SPECIAL SESSION: TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY
Moderator: Yasin TORUN, Chairman of AKATED TSITT
Cengiz BAŞSA, KANALTEK
Özgür Savaş ÖZÜDOĞRU, E-BERK
Tolga ŞENTÜRK, TECHVADI SUBTERRA
Ardalan MAHSHANIAN, ZHARFKAREJAM Engineering Co
Dr. Amir TABESH, DAL-TECH Engineering Inc.
11 October 2019 - Friday
10:00 - 12:00V. SESSION: DECREASING WATER LOSSES AT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS-1
Moderator: Dr. M. Uğur YILDIRIM - State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Ahmet ŞEREN - State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
H. Uğur KOLSUZ - State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Hakan ÖZDAL - Kayacık Irrigation Union
Selçuk SEZER - SUKONT
Muhammed İmran KULAT - State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Mehmet Halit ŞARALDI - State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Rahmi ÇAKARIZ & Pınar PARMAKSIZ - NETAFIM
12:00 - 14:00LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 16:00VI. SESSION: DECREASING WATER LOSSES AT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS-2
Moderator: Yusuf BAŞARAN - General Directorate of Water Management (SYGM)
Burak EKİNCİ - General Directorate of Water Management (SYGM)
Murat GÜDEK - TYPSA-DOLSAR
Sinan DEMİRBAŞ - State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Ali Çağlar ÇELİKCAN - General Directorate of Agricultural Reform
Dr. Nüvit SOYLU - Turkish Union of Irrigation Cooperatives
Bayram HOPUR - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
16:00FORUM CLOSING

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