Voices of IDWS 2025 2025 Speakers Image H․E․ Eng. Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Abdulkarim President Saudi Water Authority Image Dr․ Abdulaziz AlShaibani Deputy Minister for Water Ministry of Enviornment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) Image H․E Dr. Mansoor Al Hinai Chairman Authority for Public Services Regulation Image Mohamad Ali SVP and Head of IBM Consulting IBM Image Denis Bilodeau President Orange County Water District Image David Gadis CEO & GM DC Water Image Dr․ Mahmoud Mohieldin United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda United Nations Image Kirsten Williams Chief Administration Officer & EVP DC Water Image Prof․ Vera Eiro CEO / Chair ERSAR Image Bryan Harvey Vice President ME Jacobs Image Valter Caccia Vice President, EMEA BW Water Image Lei Zhang Vice President Shenzhen Water and Environment Group Image Eddy Moors Rector / President IHE Delft Institute of Water Education / Water Museums Global Network Image Adrian Sym Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alliance for Water Stewardship Image Gustavo Saltiel Water & Sanitation Expert Image Michael Toh Managing Director Singapore Water Association Image Richard Cheruiyot Ag․ Chief Executive Officer Water Services Regulatory Board Image Laura Vecvagare Regional Head - Infrastructure and Natural Resources International Finance Corporation Image Ma Shuishan Vice Commissioner Changjiang Water Resources Commission (CWRC) Image Dr․ Harutoki Shimura General Manager, ME Water Treatment Technical Center TORAY Image Hein Molenkamp Managing Director Water alliance Image Jon Freedman President / Global Head, Policy & Stakeholder International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) / Veralto Image Jason Morrison CEO & President Pacific Institute Image Ben Tarbell Co-Founder & CEO Ebb Carbon Image Arthur Valkieser CEO & Co-founder Hydraloop Image Gigi Karmous-Edwards CEO and President, Karmous Edwards Consulting Founder & Co-chair, SWAN Image Eng․ Ebrahim Al Kaabi Vice President of Water Affairs Electricity and Water Authority, Bahrain Image Sam De Boo Executive Vice President & President - Global Markets Ecolab Image Diana Vrigovicova Founder & CEO Xatoms Image Cai Guangyu VP , Global Public BU MECA Region Huawei Image Rami Ghandour CEO Metito Utilities Image Shannon McCarthy Secretary General-Executive Director International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) Image Bryan Stubbs President and Executive Director Cleveland Water Alliance Image Sherif Desouky Founding Partner & CEO GP Holding Image Kunal Shah Senior Vice President-Global Asset Outsourcing Aquatech Image Tom Ferguson Managing Partner Burnt Island Venture Image Asim Bhalerao CEO Fluid Analytics Image Faisal Alosaimi GM of Innovation Saudi Water Authority Image Sandro Hansen Application Specialist Turing Company Image David Pong CEO & Co-Founder Wateroam Image Ong Key Wee Chief Specialist (Potable Water Treatment) PUB Singapore's National Water Agency Image Christopher Gasson Executive Director GWI Image Jinkai Xue Associate Professor University of Regina Image Stefan Szylkarski Executive Vice President DHI Group Image Richard Druce Senior Managing Director NERA Economic Consulting Image Morten Kjolby Product Portfolio Manager & Business Owner DHI A/S Image Mai-Lan Ha Director Private Sector Policy WaterAid Image Glen Daigger Distinguished Fellow and Professor of Engineering Practice Michighan University Image Ben Ernst Director of Digital Operations SUEZ Digital Solutions Image Fahad AlFahad Chief Technology Officer GI Aquatech Image Yosua Ng Director Envirocare Water & Wastewater Engineering Image Luis Neves CEO Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) Image Helen Robinson CEO & MD Aquarius Resources Image Neil Reynolds Strategic Advisor Saudi Water Authority Image Marko Gajic Co-Founder & CEO International Bled Water Forum Image Zhiping Lai Professor KAUST Image Majdi Al-Hjouj Global Sales Director NX Filtration Image Joaquim Beleza Managing Director DouroECI Image Hamzah AlGhamdi Sr․ Director - Engineering Technical Excellence Government Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority (EXPRO) Image Sultan Alshayie General Manager Kumulus Image Dusun Kim CEO & Co-Founder MediSun Energy Image John Kennedy General Manager Orange County Water District Image Saad Aljlil Chief researcher King Abdullaziz City for Science and Technology Image Maram Alghamdi Innovative Catalytic Performance of Biomass-Based Activated Carbon and Its Composites for Hydrogen Generation and Water Contaminant Reduction King Abdulaziz University Image Dana Amin Regional Sustainability Manager – MEA ABB Image Samy Achour President Integration Objects Image Nuria Pena Garcia Director of Scientific Global Service H2O Innovation Image Maidah Khan Manager Community Engagement Asian Development Bank Image Hussein Mughrabi Analytical Evaluation Manager - RO Membrane Desalination TORAY Image Krishna Prashanth Global Product Line Manager EMF ABB Image Katherine Nightingale Global Director of International Affairs WaterAid Image Wayne Griffith Chief of Staff & EVP, Strategy & Performance DC Water Image Abdullah Dehwah Global Water Treatment Technology Manager Air Products Image Joun Lee CEO Pani Clean, Inc. Image Nizar Kammourie CEO SAWACO Water Group Image Majdal Shahin Digitalization Consultant - Energy Management Siemens Energy Image Alyaa Alyammahi Research Engineer Siemens Energy Image Dominic Haas Global Product R&D Manager for Data Driven Applications ABB Image Mohanned Alatallah Water, Environment & Food Business Development Sr․ Specialist Local Content & Government Procurement Authority Image Mohammad Alzeer GM of Infrastructure Quality Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Image Alex Money CEO & Founder / Principal Investigator & Founder in Residence Watermarq / Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford Image Victoria Edwards President & Founder FIDO Tech Image Jaehyang So Chair of the TEC (Technical Committee) Global Water Partnership Image Amrit Om Nayak Co-founder & CEO Indra Image Ghulam Mohammad Mustafa Water Expert Saudi Water Authority Image Arian Edalat Co-Founder & CEO Active Membranes, Inc. Image Omar Daoud PhD Researcher University of Oxford Image Chen Xiaojuan Deputy Director Institute of Hydrogeology, Ministry of Water Resources of China & Chinese Academy of Sciences Image Zhao Liangyuan Deputy Director Water Environment Department, Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute (CRSRI) Image Yassir AlAssafi Executive Director of infrastructure sectors Government Expenditure & Projects Efficiency Authority (EXPRO) Image Mohammed Alwohaibi Business News Presenter, Saudi Broadcasting Authority and Co-founder of Thohoor Image Fahad Althafiri Assistant Undersecretary for Water Operation and Maintenance (Assigned) Ministry of Electricity, Water, & Renewable Energy, Kuwait Image Shaima AlSaif Director of Technology Adoption Enablement Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Image Taghrid Alhowish Journalist/ TV Presenter Image Saroj Sharma Associate Professor IHE Image Sherif ElRefaie INP Chark Al-Awsat Image Charles Blackbeard Digital Sales Specialist ABB Image Brad Donohue President and CEO IHRDC Image Werner Redtenbacher Water & Environment Business Group Director ILF Consulting Engineers Image Asma Alghamdi Eng․ (Engineer) WTIIRA Image Konstantin Makarov Expert Process Product Manager, MEA HACH Image Alaa Kamal Managing Director INP Chark Al-Awsat Image James Davie Global Product Manager, Digital Products HACH Image John Albert Deputy CEO AWWA Image Michaela Sterl Head of Engineering Department ILF Consulting Engineers Image Andrea Richmond Global Competence Manager for Sustainable Solutions ILF Consulting Engineers Image Prof․ Abdullah AlKhudhiri VP for Sustainability & Environment Sector King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST) Image Professor․ Rupert Merson Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship London Business School Image Prof․ Bruna Arruda de Oliveira Insper Institute of Education and Research Image Prof․ Tânia Fernandes Professor of Ecotechnologies for Circular Economy IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Image Muna Khris, P․Eng Environmental Innovation Director, Environment & Sustainability Red Sea Global Image Mohammad Bilal Business Development Manager Image Dr․ Bushra Alabdullatif Sustainability and Advanced Materials Researcher WTIIRA Image Dr․ Abdulaziz Al Swailem CEO Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property Image Dr․ Ali Abbassi Monjezi Founder and CEO Waterwhelm Image Dr․ Abdulaziz Alzahrani Assistant Professor Al-Baha Uiversity Image Dr․ Omar Bamaga Associate Professor Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, King Abdulaziz University Image Dr․ Abdel Samei Felfel Economic Advisor Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Image Dr․ Ahmed Maghrabi Director of the Engineering Department for Parks and landscaping projects Ministry of Municipalities and Housing Image Dr․ Gerald A. Corzo Pérez Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Image Dr․ Christian Goebbert Managing Director, CSO, VP R&D Acuriant Image David Bekok Project Manager ILF Consulting Engineers Image Markus Klingenschmid Department Manager Water Pipeline Engineering ILF Consulting Engineers Image Thomas Seeberger Process Engineer and Competence Manager ILF Consulting Engineers Image Richard Barwell Sales & Marketing Director Italmatch Image Sami AlRabiah Commercial Transactions Director Water Transmissions Company Image Daniele Ciferri Global Technical Development Italmatch Chemicals Image Andrew Osadchyi CEO & Founder Melt Water Inc. Image Fakhreddine Mrabet GM/CTO Digital Petroleum Mohammed Alarifi CEO Modern Alliance Group Image Naser AlShoukani General Manager of Research and Innovation Planning Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture Image Dr․ Mustakeem Ahmad Researcher SWCC Image Dr․ Grant Kopec VP of Technology Operations IntelliSense.io Dr․ Iqbal Ahmed Mojden Associate Professor King Abdulaziz University Image Dr․ Fethi Lebdi Advisor Saudi Irrigation Organization Image Dr․ Shadi Hasan Professor, Center Director, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Khalifa University Image Sofyan Bouday Engineer Saudi Irrigation Organization Image Muhammad Shettima Lawan Solar-Driven CaTiO3/CuO Perovskite Heterojunction with Enhanced Optical Absorption for Chlorophenol Degradation in Water King Abdulaziz University Image Ahmad Al Ghamdi Renewable and Green Energy Group Leader WTIIRA Image Muhammad Hussain Post-doc fellow WTIIRA Image Salman Yusuf International Team Leader, Project Readiness Financing Asian Development Bank Image Eng․ Mohammed Al Sheikh Deputy President for Strategic Partnerships and Local Content Saudi Water Authority Image Dr․ Mohammed Al Rashidi Director of Energy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Image Dr․ Sarper Sarp Senior Expert Saudi Water Authority Image Dr․ Ibrahim Hendy CEO Water Engineering and Environmental Consultations Image Prof․ Rahul Raveendran Nair Professor The University of Manchester Image Dr․ Zhenyu Li Expert Saudi Water Authority Image Eng․ Saif Al Kuait QHSE and Compliance Director SSEM Image Eng․ Mohammad AlHarthi COO TOYOBO MC Middle East Industries Image Eng․ Abdullah AlJabri Executive Director of Engineering and smart OT Saudi Water Authority Image Dr․ Mohammed Sulaiman Assistant Professor Al-Baha University Image Dr․ Lan Yihong Executive Director Suntar International Group Image Dr․ Newsha Ajami Chief Strategy & Development Officer for Research Berkley Lab Image Eng․ Youngwook Yoo Senior Expert WTIIRA-SWA Image Satoshi Tanaka CEO Toyobo MC Middle East Industries Image Eng․ Abdulrahman Abutaleb Process Innovation Department Manager WTIIRA Image Dena Zedan Public Affairs and Communications Director Coca-Cola Company Image Marco Ciarlantini Head of Global Business Development Acea SpA Image Simon Baker Vice President, Wastewater Market Sector Leader AECOM Image Waleed Alkhateeb Chemical Engineer specializing in Wastewater Management and Sustainable Water Solutions ARAMCO Image Abdulaziz Sharaf Chemical Engineer in Circular Economy & Sustainable Resource Management ARAMCO Image Dr․ Taeshin Cho Vice President Techwin Image Dr․ Abdallatif Abdalrahman Water Expert Image Khaled Almedbel VP of Business Development ACWA Power Image Mohit Sibal President, Marine Services / Desalination Bahri Image Rashed AlAsmari Executive Director of Production Planning and Operational Excellence Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) Image Mohammed Alyousif Executive Director - Business Development & Growth Saudi Water Partnership Company Image Mohamed Askar Regional Director - MEA Veolia Image Abdelnasser Mabrouk Professor Gulf Core Energy Company Image Fahad Aljamaan General Manager of Technical Affairs National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center (MAEE) Nasser Al-Dalham Key Accounts Manager SESCO Mishari Al-Rumi Samnan Ventures Mohammad Alzahrani Image Ziyad Alharbi Project Engineer and Design Specialist Water Transmission Company Image Prof. Trevor Bishop Managing Director H2Outcomes Ltd Image Dr. Varaha Sarvothaman Research Scientist King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Image Mohamed AlFahmi Department of Water Planning Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture Image Moteb Alqahtani General Manager Water Planning Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture Image Adnan Ghosheh Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist The World Bank Group Prof. Mohammed Almoiqli Chief Researcher in Sustainability and Environmental KACST Image Mustafa Alalawi Corporate Accounts Manager and Mechanical Engineer ECOLAB Image Mohammad Alzahrani Automation Expert Siemens Image Imad Sharif VP, Desalination Sales Energy Recovery Image Dr. Othman Alnajdi General Manager of Sustainable Technologies AlKhorayef Group Image Julien Katchinoff Water Team Lead U.S Department of State Dr. Luc Julia Chief Scientific Officer Renault Image Tariq AlGhaffari VP Research & Promising Technologies Saudi Water Authority Image Majid Mohammed Al-Sayer GM of Marketing and Social Responsibility Saudi Water Authority Image Abeer Saud Al-Shunifi Chief of Staff Saudi Water Authority Image Abdulaziz Bin Ghaib VP of Human Capital Saudi Water Authority Image Saad Hamad Al-Muqrin Assistance to the President for Beneficiaries affairs Saudi Water Authority Image Abdulilah Al-Jehani Deputy for Beneficiary Affairs Saudi Water Authority Image Oliver Berger Corporate Accounts Lead Nalco Water – Manufacturing and GHT Divisions
Image Dr․ Abdulaziz AlShaibani Deputy Minister for Water Ministry of Enviornment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)
Image Dr․ Mahmoud Mohieldin United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda United Nations
Image Eddy Moors Rector / President IHE Delft Institute of Water Education / Water Museums Global Network
Image Laura Vecvagare Regional Head - Infrastructure and Natural Resources International Finance Corporation
Image Jon Freedman President / Global Head, Policy & Stakeholder International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) / Veralto
Image Shannon McCarthy Secretary General-Executive Director International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA)
Image Hamzah AlGhamdi Sr․ Director - Engineering Technical Excellence Government Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority (EXPRO)
Image Maram Alghamdi Innovative Catalytic Performance of Biomass-Based Activated Carbon and Its Composites for Hydrogen Generation and Water Contaminant Reduction King Abdulaziz University
Image Mohanned Alatallah Water, Environment & Food Business Development Sr․ Specialist Local Content & Government Procurement Authority
Image Mohammad Alzeer GM of Infrastructure Quality Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Image Alex Money CEO & Founder / Principal Investigator & Founder in Residence Watermarq / Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford
Image Chen Xiaojuan Deputy Director Institute of Hydrogeology, Ministry of Water Resources of China & Chinese Academy of Sciences
Image Zhao Liangyuan Deputy Director Water Environment Department, Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute (CRSRI)
Image Yassir AlAssafi Executive Director of infrastructure sectors Government Expenditure & Projects Efficiency Authority (EXPRO)
Image Mohammed Alwohaibi Business News Presenter, Saudi Broadcasting Authority and Co-founder of Thohoor
Image Fahad Althafiri Assistant Undersecretary for Water Operation and Maintenance (Assigned) Ministry of Electricity, Water, & Renewable Energy, Kuwait
Image Shaima AlSaif Director of Technology Adoption Enablement Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Image Prof․ Abdullah AlKhudhiri VP for Sustainability & Environment Sector King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)
Image Professor․ Rupert Merson Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship London Business School
Image Prof․ Tânia Fernandes Professor of Ecotechnologies for Circular Economy IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Image Muna Khris, P․Eng Environmental Innovation Director, Environment & Sustainability Red Sea Global
Image Dr․ Omar Bamaga Associate Professor Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, King Abdulaziz University
Image Dr․ Ahmed Maghrabi Director of the Engineering Department for Parks and landscaping projects Ministry of Municipalities and Housing
Image Dr․ Gerald A. Corzo Pérez Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Image Naser AlShoukani General Manager of Research and Innovation Planning Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Image Dr․ Shadi Hasan Professor, Center Director, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Khalifa University
Image Muhammad Shettima Lawan Solar-Driven CaTiO3/CuO Perovskite Heterojunction with Enhanced Optical Absorption for Chlorophenol Degradation in Water King Abdulaziz University
Image Eng․ Mohammed Al Sheikh Deputy President for Strategic Partnerships and Local Content Saudi Water Authority
Image Waleed Alkhateeb Chemical Engineer specializing in Wastewater Management and Sustainable Water Solutions ARAMCO
Image Abdulaziz Sharaf Chemical Engineer in Circular Economy & Sustainable Resource Management ARAMCO
Image Rashed AlAsmari Executive Director of Production Planning and Operational Excellence Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
Image Mohammed Alyousif Executive Director - Business Development & Growth Saudi Water Partnership Company
Image Fahad Aljamaan General Manager of Technical Affairs National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center (MAEE)
Image Saad Hamad Al-Muqrin Assistance to the President for Beneficiaries affairs Saudi Water Authority
