7th Water Loss Forum and Exhibition

7th Water Loss Forum and Exhibition

With participants from 23 countries, the forum focused on a critical technical need under the theme “Earthquake-Resilient Infrastructure Pipelines.” Water management, good practice examples, and trenchless technologies were addressed from the perspective of post-disaster infrastructure management and service continuity.
Statistics:
  • Total Participants: 1,405.
  • Number of Participating Countries: 23.
  • National Participants: 1,208 (86%) | International Participants: 197 (14%).
  • Institutional Profile: 83 Municipalities, 32 Water Administrations, 39 Exhibitors, 33 Speakers, 37 General Managers, 48 Academicians.
Time Session / Event Speakers / Content
31 October 2023 - Tuesday
08:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION
09:30 - 11:00 OPENING SPEECHES
Yasin TORUN, Chairman, AKATED TSITT
Faizal OTHMAN, Chairman, MATT
Prof. Jens HÖLTERHOFF, Chairman, GSTT
Prof. Keh-Jian SHOU, Chairman, ISTT
Semih VATANSEVER, General Manager, TİS Türkiye
Dwike RIANTARA, Managing Director, PERUMDA TIRTA MAYANG
Ali TEKATAŞ, General Manager, TİSKİ
İzzet GÜNAL, General Manager, BASKİ
Ahmet DEMİR, General Manager, KOSKİ
11:00 - 12:00 EXHIBITION OPENING AND VIP TOUR
12:00 - 13:00 NOON BREAK
13:00 - 15:00 I. SESSION: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN WATER MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, Istanbul Technical University
Semih VATANSEVER, General Manager, TİS TÜRKİYE
Muhammed GÖKGÖL, General Manager, ENELSAN
R. Esra DOĞUSAL, Country Manager, SENSOR GROUP
Ahmet GEZEK, Segment Head, Industrial Coatings, CRAS SOLUTIONS
Haluk Emre AKSOY, Water Segment Leader, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
15:00 - 15:30 BREAK
15:30 - 18:00 II. SESSION: FUTURE OF WATER: LEADERSHIP AND POLICIES
Moderator: Akif ÖZKALDI, Deputy Minister (R)
Dr. Şafak BAŞA, General Manager, İSKİ
İzzet GÜNAL, General Manager, BASKİ
Ahmet DEMİR, General Manager, KOSKİ
Ali SAĞLIK, General Manager, İSU
Ali TEKATAŞ, General Manager, TİSKİ
1 November 2023 - Wednesday
10:00 - 12:00 III. SESSION: GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES IN WATER MANAGEMENT-1
Moderator: Yasin TORUN, Chairman, AKATED TSITT
Erkan ŞAHİN, Project Coordinator, SPG Water
Ahmet DABANLI, Deputy General Manager, BAŞARSOFT
Dwike RIANTARA, Managing Director, PERUMDA TIRTA MAYANG
Peter LORENZ, International Account Manager, PRIMUS Line
Tuna URAZ, Environmental Engineer, Technical Consultant
12:00 - 13:00 NOON BREAK
13:00 - 15:00 IV. SESSION: GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES IN WATER MANAGEMENT-2
Moderator: Prof. Dr. H. Erdem GÖRGÜN, Istanbul Technical University
Hüseyin SÖNMEZLER, General Manager, GASKİ
Halil İbrahim GİRGİN, Branch Manager, KOSKI
Dr. Tuğba AKDENİZ, Branch Manager, ASAT
Cosmin RADU, NRW Chief, RAJA
Ali İhsan ÖZANEK, Civil Engineer, NRW Department of ISKI
15:00 - 15:30 BREAK
15:30 - 17:30 V. SESSION: TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES: EARTHQUAKE RESILIENT UNDERGROUND PIPELINES
Moderator: Prof. Keh-Jian SHOU, Chairman, ISTT
Faizal OTHMAN, Chairman, MATT
Cengiz BAŞSA, General Manager, KANALTEK
Seyhan DÖNER, General Manager, BORTEK
Takaaki KAGAWA, Senior Engineer, KUBOTA Corporation
Thorsten SCHULTE, Trenchless Development Manager, TRACTO
17:30 - 18:00 CLOSING SPEECHES

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