6th Water Loss Forum and Exhibition

6th Water Loss Forum and Exhibition

  • 02-03 November 2022
  • Istanbul
In this major post-pandemic gathering, the digital transformation of water administrations was evaluated through GIS-based smart management platforms, advanced operational software, and good practice examples. Successful practices were awarded within the scope of the 2nd Turkey Water Management Awards.
Statistics:
  • Participation Scope: Water and sewerage general directorates affiliated with 30 metropolitan municipalities.
  • City Scope: Municipalities from 81 provinces.
  • Institutional Profile: More than 100 companies, administrations, institutions, and organizations | 2nd Turkey Water Management Awards.
Time Session / Event Speakers / Content
2 November 2022 - Wednesday
09:00 - 10:00 REGISTRATION
10:00 - 11:00 OPENING SPEECHES
Yasin TORUN, Chairman of the Board, AKATED
Dr. Klaus BEYER, GSTT Executive Director
Semih VATANSEVER, TiS Türkiye General Manager
Khaldon KHASHMAN, ACWUA Secretary General
Dr. Şafak BAŞA, İSKİ General Manager
11:00 - 12:00 EXHIBITION OPENING AND PROTOCOL TOUR
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 15:30 I. SESSION: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN WATER MANAGEMENT
Session Chair: İsmail AYDIN, Head of Water and Waste Water Technologies Department, İSKİ
Sinan ORUÇ, TiS Türkiye Sales Manager
Abdurrahman YEŞİLOĞLU, VIVAVIS Project and Technical Services Director
Hüseyin HALICI, HALICI Group General Manager
R. Esra DOĞUSAL, SENSOR Group Country Manager
Altuğ BİLGİÇ, XYLEM Türkiye General Manager
15:30 - 16:00 BREAK
16:00 - 18:00 II. SESSION: THE FUTURE OF WATER: LEADERSHIP AND POLICIES
Session Chair: Akif ÖZKALDI, Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Bülent SOLMAZ, İSKİ Deputy General Manager
İzzet GÜNAL, BASKİ General Manager
Dr. Mehmet SONGUR, MARSU General Manager
Ercan ERTAŞ, ACIGÖL Mayor
18:00 - 19:00 2nd WATER MANAGEMENT AWARDS CEREMONY
3 November 2022 - Thursday
10:00 - 12:00 III. SESSION: BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES IN WATER MANAGEMENT
Session Chair: Yasin TORUN, Chairman of the Board, AKATED
Serhat KAYA, ESRI Türkiye Technical Solutions Sales Manager
Ahmet DABANLI, BAŞARSOFT Deputy General Manager
Samet KIRAN, İSKİ Asia Water Losses and Pressure Management Branch Manager
Dr. H. Onur BEKTAŞ, Middle East Technical University
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 15:00 IV. SESSION: FINANCING THE FIGHT AGAINST WATER LOSSES
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Erdem GÖRGÜN, Istanbul Technical University
Ali BEKİN, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Mehmet Emre HAKYEMEZ, French Development Agency
Canan YILDIZ, World Bank
15:00 - 15:30 BREAK
15:30 - 17:30 SPECIAL SESSION: TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES
Session Chair: Abdulkadir AYDIN, Vice Chairman of the Board, AKATED
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mücahit NAMLI, Istanbul Medeniyet University
Cengiz BAŞSA, KANALTEK General Manager
Georgi BARZANOV, PROKASRO Sales Representative
Emre DİNÇ, KANALİZE Project Engineer
17:30 CLOSING

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