2nd Water Loss Forum

2nd Water Loss Forum

Held after the publication of the Communiqué on Technical Procedures, the 2nd Forum strengthened knowledge and experience sharing among water administrations, municipalities, the private sector, and academia. With national and international support, innovative solutions, good practice examples, and financing in water management came to the fore.
Statistics:
  • Total Participants: 740.
  • Participant Distribution: National Participant Ratio: 70% | International Participant Ratio: 30%.
  • Institutional Profile: 112 Municipalities, 27 Water Administrations, 15 Exhibitors, 16 Speakers.
TimeSession / EventSpeakers / Content
28 September 2015 - Monday
08:30 - 09:30REGISTRATION
09:30 - 10:30OPENING SPEECHES
Yasin TORUN, Chairman of the Board, AKATED
Prof. Jens HOELTERHOFF, Chairman of the Board, GSTT
Derek CHOI, Chairman of the Board, ISTT
Khaldon KHASHMAN, ACWUA Secretary General
Christine von LONSKI, GWP General Manager
Lokman ÇAĞIRICI, Bağcılar Mayor, Acting President of MBB
Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, General Director of Water Management
Prof. Dr. Veysel EROĞLU, Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs
10:30 - 11:30PRESENTATION: TECHNICAL PROCEDURES COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE REGULATION ON THE CONTROL OF WATER LOSSES IN DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI - General Director of Water Management
11:30 - 12:30EXHIBITION OPENING AND PROTOCOL TOUR
12:30 - 13:30LUNCH BREAK
13:30 - 15:00I. SESSION: NEW APPROACHES IN WATER MANAGEMENT
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, General Director of Water Management
Speaker-1: Peter van THIENEN, KWR Water Cycle Research Institute
Speaker-2: Laszló VARGA, Budapest Water and Sewerage Administration
Speaker-3: Khaldon KHASHMAN, ACWUA Secretary General
Speaker-4: Dr. Zafer GEMİCİ, ACQUEAU Board Member
15:00 - 16:00BREAK
16:00 - 17:30II. SESSION: PLANNING OF DRINKING WATER NETWORK MODELS
Session Chair: Dr. Mustafa Cumhur ÖZGİRGİN, Infrastructure Systems Consultant, AKATED
Speaker-1: Davide RUSSO, B.M. Tecnologie Industriali Idrostudi
Speaker-2: Onur BEKTAŞ, ALTER Engineering
Speaker-3: Dr. Deniz AYDIN, ODAKENT
Speaker-4: Gökhan CİNGÖZ, Water Loss and Leakage Consultant, AKATED
29 September 2015 - Tuesday
09:00 - 10:30III. SESSION: WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING FOR WATER?
Session Chair: Dr. M. Cemil ARSLAN, Secretary General of MBB
Speaker-1: Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, General Director of Water Management
Speaker-2: Dr. Rüstem KELEŞ, SASKİ General Manager
Speaker-3: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mahmud GÜNGÖR, DESKİ General Manager
10:30 - 11:30BREAK
11:30 - 13:00IV. SESSION: DETECTION AND CONTROL METHODS FOR WATER LOSS AND LEAKAGE
Session Chair: Yasin TORUN, Chairman of the Board, AKATED
Speaker-1: Bora METİN, TESKİ General Directorate
Speaker-2: Ümit ÇORBACIOĞLU & Norbert JANSEN, BOREALIS AG
Speaker-3: Burcu EKMEKÇİ & Marijn KUNST, ARCADIS Nederland BV
13:00GROUP PHOTO AND CLOSING

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