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Invited guest speakers
1. Prof. David Butler
(University
of Exeter, UK)
2. Mary Ann Dickinson
(Alliance for
Water Efficiency, USA)
3. Dennis Mwanza
(World
Bank, Kenya)
4. Prof. Ralf Otterpohl
(Hamburg University
of Technology, Germany)
5. Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
(Sulabh International, India)
6. Prof. Vijay P. Singh
(Texas A
& M University, USA)
 Prof. David Butler is based at Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter. Formerly, he was professor and head of the
Urban Water Research Group at Imperial College London. He specialises in
sustainable urban water management, water conservation and recycling,
integrated modelling of urban water systems, spatial water management,
operational management of stormwater runoff and flooding, in-sewer processes
and decision support tool development. He is a chartered civil engineer and a
chartered environmentalist, and a Fellow of both ICE and CIWEM. He has some
25 years experience in the water industry. He was Director of EPSRC's
Sustainable Urban Environment Programme Water Cycle Management for New
Developments (WaND) consortium, Director of the WATERSAVE network, a member
of EPSRC's Peer Review College and CIRIA’s Water Engineering Advisory Panel
and is editor-in-chief of the Water & Environment Journal (CIWEM) and the
Urban Water Journal. He currently sits
on the Built Environment Panel of the Hong Kong Research Assessment Exercise.
(Top)
Mary Ann Dickinson is Executive Director of Alliance for Water Efficiency. It is North
America's only organisation promoting water efficiency programs and practices
and providing assistance to water utilities in their planning for sustainable
water resource management. Prior to that, she was Executive Director of
California Urban Water Conservation Council - the first state-wide
professional conservation organization, composed of over 400 water supply
agencies, environmental organizations, and professional firms. Her past
management experience includes the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California, the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, and the
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. A graduate of the University
of Connecticut with a degree in environmental and natural resources planning,
she has authored numerous technical papers and publications on water
conservation, land use planning, and natural resources management, and has
co-produced two films which have aired on public television and community
cable stations. She is past President of the Lake Arrowhead Community
Services District Board, is a Trustee and past Chair of the American Water
Works Association Water Conservation Division, is a member of the International
Water Association Efficient Operations and Management Specialist Group and a
member of the Water Loss Task Force. She has presented numerous papers on
water conservation in Spain, France, Australia, Chile, Jordan, Italy, China,
Korea, South Africa, Canada, and all across the United States. (Top)
 Dennis Mwanza is currently a Senior Water and
Sanitation Specialist in the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) of the World
Bank based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has extensive experience in water supply and
sanitation issues having spear headed the water sector reforms in Zambia –the
results which led to the establishment of the pioneer water services
regulator in Africa and also commercialisation of urban water services –a
model that Zambia is currently following. He later was in charge of a
regional capacity building program for water utilities in Africa –the Water
Utility Partnership based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Prior to joining the
Water and Sanitation Program Mr Mwanza was the Managing Director of the
Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company in Zambia where he instituted a number of
internal reforms leading to decentralisation of service delivery, a highly
motivated workforce etc. His expertise includes institutional and utility management
aspects of water and sanitation provision in developing countries. (Top)
 Prof. Ralf Otterpohl has been
the Director of the Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection
at Hamburg University of Technology, Germany since 1998. The majority of
Professor Otterpohl’s time is dedicated to research programmes; working with
25 researchers, he leads activities focused on source control systems, black
water, yellow water, and specific technologies for water treatment. Prior to
his position at Hamburg University of Technology, he founded and developed a
consultancy group that specialised in computer simulation of large wastewater
treatment plants and innovative sanitation concepts. His chosen field of
interest and specialism is wastewater management, with a particular interest
in new and innovative concepts and eco sanitation. He has a long career in mathematical
modelling and computer simulation of wastewater treatment plants. (Top)
 Dr.
Bindeshwar Pathak is the
founder of the Sulabh International Social Service Organisation and is known
around the world for his wide ranging work in the sanitation field to improve
public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights in India and
other countries. He recipient of several awards including Padma Bhushan (one of the highest civilian
awards in India) and
2009 Stockholm Water Prize. His accomplishments span the fields of
sanitation technology, social enterprise, and healthcare education for
millions of people in his native country, serving as a model for NGO agencies
and public health initiatives around the world. Dr. Pathak has led the
development of cost-effective and culturally appropriate toilets and related
treatment systems to replace the traditional unsanitary bucket latrines in
poor communities throughout India. His most prominent innovations include:
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The twin pit, pour-flush toilet system now in use in more than
1.2 million residences and buildings built by Sulabh. This technology has
been declared a Global Best Practice by United Nations HABITAT and Centre for
Human Settlements, and is now recommended by the UNDP for use by more than
2.6 billion people around the world.
·
Public toilet and bath facilities based on that system at 7500
locations, together serving more than 10 million people daily. These
pay-per-use public facilities provide an economically sustainable
ecologically, and culturally acceptable solution to hygiene problems in
crowded slum communities and public places. 200 of these public toilets are
attached to biogas digester which generates energy for cooking, lighting
lamp, generated electricity and warming body in winter.
·
Optimised water conservation in the Sulabh Shauchalaya systems,
requiring only 1.5 litres of water per use to flush, in contrast to
conventional toilets that require a minimum of 10 litres. This has
significant additional benefits for health and quality of life in water-poor
regions.
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Environmentally balanced wastewater treatment based on a
duckweed and fish raising (pisciculture) ecosystem that provides economic
opportunities for rural poor communities. (Top)
 Prof. Vijay P. Singh currently holds the Caroline and William
N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering, and is also Professor of
Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Professor of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at Texas A & M University. He obtained a Ph. D.
in Civil Engineering in 1974 from Colorado State University; and a D. Sc. in
Engineering in 1998 from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
He is a registered professional engineer, a registered professional
hydrologist, and an honorary diplomate in water resources engineering,
American Academy of Water resources Engineers. He has 35 years of teaching,
research and professional service experience. He has had faculty appointments
at Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University the George
Washington University, and New Mexico Tech. Professor Singh has authored 15
text books, edited 49 reference books, authored 70 book chapters, and
published more than 500 refereed archival technical journal articles, and 320
conference proceedings papers and 70 technical reports the area of water and
environmental resources. He has been serving as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of
Hydrologic Engineering for over 5 years now. Previously he served as an
associate editor of the journal since its inception. He is also Editor‑in‑Chief
of Water Science and Technology Library Book Series of Springer, and
Editor-in-Chief of Water Science and Engineering; and is a member of 18
journal editorial boards dealing with water and environment. Professor Singh
has received more than 50 national and international awards and numerous
honors, including the Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award, given by
American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002; Distinguished Research Master
Award from Louisiana State University in 2003; Ven Te Chow Award,
given by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005; Ray K. Linsley Award, given by American Institute of Hydrology,
2006; Honorary Ph.D. in Environmental
and Territorial Engineering, given by the University of Basilicata,
Italy, 2006; Founders Award, given
by American Institute of Hydrology, 2009.
He is a fellow of ASCE, AWRA, IE, IAH, ISAE, and IWRS.
He is a member/fellow of 10 international science and engineering academies. (Top)
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