Session One: Water in scarcity and excess

 

Opening remarks from the conference chairman: Tim King, deputy editor, European Voice

Communication on water scarcity and droughts

• Peter Gammeltoft, head the protection of water and marine environment unit, European Commission directorate general for environment
• Johannes Blokland MEP (IND-DEM – NL), vice-chairman of the environment, public health and food safety committee, European Parliament
• Richard Seeber MEP (EPP-ED – AT), member of the environment, public health and food safety committee, European Parliament

The competition for water resources & reducing the water footprint of agriculture, industry & urban life

• Sergey Moroz, water policy officer, WWF European Policy Office
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• Pierre-Yves Monette, Secretary-General, EUREAU, the European union of national associations of water suppliers and waste water services

Session Two: Water Quality

Chairman: Tim King

Threats to water quality (surface water and ground water)

• Beate Werner, head of water and agriculture group, European Environment Agency - EEA
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• Anne Laperrouze MEP (ALDE – FR), member of the environment, public health and food safety committee, European Parliament

Land use: a presentation of TOPPS – Train the Operators to Prevent Pollution from Point Sources - an EU LIFE co-funded project to protect water from pollution by pesticides used in farming

• Manfred Roettele, LIFE-ECPA Project Manager, European Crop Protection Association – ECPA
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Technologies for cleaning polluted water

• Andrea Tilche, head of unit, environmental technology – pollution prevention, directorate general for research, European Commission and member of the Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform – WSSTP
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Water and public health

• Roger Aertgeerts, regional adviser on water and sanitation, WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
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Chairman: Tim King

The role of business in water supply

• Lionel Platteuw, executive director, European Water Partnership – EWP

How are businesses approaching their water consumption?

• Ulrike Ebert, corporate responsibility director - environment, Coca Cola European Union Group
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Solutions for more sustainable use:

• James W. Hotchkies, market development executive, GE - Water & Process Technologies
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Water: public or private service?

• David Hall, director, Public Services International Research Unit
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Closing remarks

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