2nd Wastewater Summit, Dubai

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Dr Walid Abderahmann, Miahona, KSA Chairman

HE Dr Mohammed Al Najjar, Ex Minister of Water & Irrigation, Jordan

Khaldon Khashman, Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA), Jordan Secretary General

Matthew Griffiths, Regulation & Supervision Bureau, Abu Dhabi, UAE Wastewater Manager

Rashid Al Jalajil, National Water Company, KSA Senior Manager – Corporate Performance

Dr Ibrahim Alghusain, Kharafi National, Kuwait Director Project Development – Infrastructure Project Development Utilities Development Company General Manager

Hamid Ali Furaj Qawooq, Salalah Sanitary Drainage Services, Oman General Manager – Technical Affairs

Dr Jamal Shamas, CH2M Hill, UAE Senior Industrial Water/Wastewater Technical Manager International Business Development Leader MENA

Didier Lahalle, Jeddah Water Services Suez Environnement, KSA O&M Director

Joseph Sebastian, Siemens Water Technologies, UAE Manager Middle East Hub

Ahmad Al-Shuha, Corodex Industries, UAE Technical Director

Mohanned Awad, Concorde - Corodex Group, UAE Director of Business Development

Dr Ibrahim Elwan, Tanqia FZC, UAE Chairman

Richa Prasad, SMBC Europe Limited, UK Global Head of Utilities

Dr. Matthias Rebhan, SIPOS Aktorik, Germany Managing Director

Mikael Bohm, Sweden Water Export, Sweden Sales Manager

Dr Muwaffaq Saqqar, Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development, Kuwait Water & Environment Consultant Engineer

Eng. Colin Christie, Wastewater-PURAFIL Inc., Doraville, USA Market Manager

Sarfraz Dairkee, Mahy Khoory & Co. LLC, UAE General Manager – Corporate Development & Engineering Emirates Green Building Council, Founding Member

Sade Fawehinmi, Mott MacDonald, UAE Senior Wastewater Process Engineer

Increase your knowledge on the latest global water industry science, technologies and standards.

Get updates on current projects and challenges/benefits of implementing new technology

Understand the requisite technical and policy conditions to create a conducive environment for Wastewater Treatment

Plants

Glean the latest views and forecasts of key industry speakers along the water value chain

Seize an opportunity to network with Government authorities and leading industry experts in an appropriate forum

The Gulf and GCC regions are in need of water security and conservation strategies to address scarcity and depleting water resource issues. Coupled with the rising demand of the population and industrial growth, water and wastewater treatment emerges as the major and potentially the most effective solution towards these challenges.The recent investment announcements are only an indication of the times to come for the region, with the latest being the $66bn infrastructure spend announced by the National Water Company in water & wastewater projects for the next eight years. The world class water company Miahona with its local presence and knowledge of the region’s water needs is working together to support this cause.As the implementation of wastewater infrastructure for the Gulf and GCC continues to grow, regional leaders are making the extra effort to encourage the private sector to finance water projects, hand in hand with the government through Public Private Partnership (PPP). Development plans for water projects gives rise to a new world in enhancing investments to match the rapid requirements and necessities of the wastewater markets in the future. Our 3 day program encourages all wastewater, water reuse and supply water industry professionals to network and interact with representatives from the government, ministry, water project development, EPC/BOT/BOOT/BOO contracting, plant operating/owning, financial advisory, private and public finance segments. The distinguished speakers and leaders aim to highlight the most sought after issues that need to be addressed pertaining to the financial aspects, potential growth of the Gulf wastewater markets and its paved path to achieve project standards in line with enforced regulations and environmental guidelines.

2nd Annual

Gulf Wastewater Summit

24 – 26 April, 2012, JW Marriott, Dubai

Wastewater Project Financers, developers, contractors, government shareholders on water reuse and wastewater projects in each of the GCC countries. Senior decision makers from public and private water and waste water utilities/water supply companies, water ministries & authorities, environmental agencies & ministries, municipalities, utility operators, private sector companies, water professionals, consultants, wastewater treatment solution providers, and educational institutions internationally and across the region.

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8:30 Registration and coffee

8:55 Welcome note from Fleming Gulf

9:00 Opening remarks from the Event Chair

9:10 Keynote address

Dr Walid Abderahmann, Miahona Chairman

9:50 Reduction of Capital and Operating Costs in Wastewater Treatment using Innovative Technologies

• AeratedAnoxicPrincipletoreduceprocesscomplexityand energy costs

• HighEfficiencyClarifierstoreducecivilconstructionandpiping costs

• BiologicalOdourControltoreducechemicalcostsJoseph Sebastian, Siemens Water Technologies Manager Middle East Hub

10:30 Issues on the Pricing of Treated Wastewater

Dr Ibrahim Elwan, Tanqia FZC Chairman

11:10 Morning coffee and networking

11:40 Case study on novel wastewater technology applications in the region

• CaseStudy:AlBarariDevelopmentSTPandPolishingPlant in Dubai. The use of biological nutrient removal technologies on treated sewage effluent for use in water causeways.

• CaseStudy:OdorControlforSharjahPumpingStation.The use of biological odor control treatment technology in Sharjah central pumping station.

Ahmad Al-Shuha, Corodex Industries Technical Director

12:30 Bridging the Gap on Water Reuse between Municipal & Industrial Users – Opportunities & Challenges

• Opportunitiesforwaterreuseintheregion• Statusofwaterreuseeffortsintheregion• Waterreuseissuesanddriversfromtheperspectiveof

municipal facilities• Waterreuseissuesanddriversfromtheperspectiveof

industrial facilities• Waterreusesynergiesbetweenindustrialandmunicipal

users• TreatedSewageandIndustrialEffluentreuse-constraints

and challenges.• Theroleoftechnologyinadvancingwaterreuse

applications.Dr Jamal ShamasCH2M HillSenior Industrial Water/Wastewater Technical ManagerInternational Business Development Leader MENA

13:00 Prayer Break & Luncheon

14:00 Kharafi National Presentation


14:40 Biological Air Treated (BAT) technology

• Gasesremovedbybiologicalfiltration• Purafilmixedmediaforbiologicalodorcontrol• Configurationofsystems• PolishingwithPurafilodorcontroldrymediaEng. Colin Christie, Wastewater-PURAFIL Inc., Doraville, USA Market Manager

15:20 Afternoon coffee and networking

15:50 Panel Discussion: Wastewater could be a Resource rather than a Liability

• Capture&reusematerialsinwastewater• Apotentialrevenuestream?

17:00 Networking Cocktail Reception

Day 1, 24th April 2012

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9:10 Water - Increasing Demand: Diminishing Resources: Conventional Approach & Alternatives to Face the Challenges• Presentparadigm

• Conceptsofwaterfootprint

• Softpathapproachandenvironmentaleffect

• Correctiveactionstoaddressasanindividual&asasociety

Sarfraz Dairkee, Mahy Khoory & Co. LLC General Manager – Corporate Development & EngineeringEmirates Green Building Council, Founding Member

9:50 Investment and Financial Aspects of Successful PPP in Wastewater Treatment/ As-Samra WWTP Plant in Jordan• Financialset-up

• Guarantees

• Riskallocationandsharing

• Lessonslearned

HE Dr Mohammed Al Najjar Ex Minister of Water & Irrigation

10:30 Morning coffee and networking

11:00 Treatment systems for small communities & large urban areas• Selection,operation&maintenanceofsmallwastewater

treatment systems

• Recoveringoforganicwastewaterfromurbanareas

• Naturalsystems

• Biologicalfilters

11:40 Multimedia concerns in wastewater operations : cases studies in Europe and Middle east • Air/odouremissions:diagnosis,treatmentsand

communication tools

• Effluentdischarge:energyrecovery,

• Residualsmanagement:biosolidmanagementandreuse


12:20 Variable speed actuation in water and wastewater applications• Variablespeedactuation:Benefitsinavoidingwater

hammer in distribution networks, minimum stress on the valves, high accuracy positioning

• Integratedpowerelectronics:Highimmunitytovoltagefluctuations

• Programmablesoftwareoptions:Versatility–customizedsolutions

Dr. Matthias Rebhan SIPOS Aktorik Managing Director


14:00 Regulatory framework for Wastewater• WastewatersectorinAbuDhabi

• Developmentandimplementationofwastewaterregulations

• Theimportanceoftradeeffluentcontrol

• Regulationtomaximisereuseofrecycledwaterandbiosolids

Matthew Griffiths, Regulation & Supervision Bureau, Abu Dhabi Wastewater Manager

14:40 The Use of Vacuum Sewerage Technology as an Alternative to Gravity Sewers for the Transmission of Wastewater• GeneraloverviewofVacuumSewerageTechnology

• Factorsinfluencingtheselectionofthetechnologyovergravity sewers, and the associated commercial and technical benefits

• CaseStudyExample:PalmJumeriah,Nakheel

Mohanned Awad, Concorde - Corodex Group Director of Business Development

15:00 Afternoon coffee and networking

15:30 Water Demand Management• Examplesoftools/technologyimplemented/utilizedfor

management of water demand

• EffectsinregulatingcarbonemissionandthefutureoftheKyotoProtocolvis-à-viswaterproductionandWWreuse

16:10 Panel Discussion: Role and impact of Public Private Partnerships (PPP)• Bringingtogetheroffinancial,managementandtechnical

resources

• Improvementinsupply,provisionandmaintenanceofinfrastructure facilities & services

Panelists:

Khaldon Khashman, Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA)Secretary GeneralHamid Ali Furaj Qawooq, Salalah Sanitary Drainage ServicesGeneral Manager – Technical Affairs

17:10 Closing remarks from the Event chair


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9:10 Safety in wastewater treatment plant operations.• Confinedspaceentry

• Lockout/tagout

• Personnelprotectiveequipment

9:50 Improving Integrity in the Wastewater Sector• WhyFocusonIntegrityintheWastewaterSector

◦ Benefits of the Good Governance

◦ Corruption Costs to the society

• WaysandformsofCorruptionduringtheWastewaterprojectcycle

• MeasuresneededtostrengthenIntegrityintheWastewatersector

◦InstitutionalReform ◦ Public and Media Participation

Dr Muwaffaq Saqqar, Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development Water & Environment Consultant Engineer

10:30 Morning coffee & networking

11:00 Panel Discussion: New Trends in the Wastewater Sector• Financialaspects:EmployingGreenGrowthModelsintheWastewaterSector

• TowardsfinancialsustainabilityinWastewaterservices

• Managementaspects:Institutionalreforms&publicparticipation

Panelists:

Richa Prasad, SMBC Europe Limited Global Head of UtilitiesDr Muwaffaq Saqqar, Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development Water & Environment Consultant EngineerSarfraz Dairkee, Mahy Khoory & Co. LLC General Manager – Corporate Development & Engineering Emirates Green Building Council Founding Member

11:50 Advanced Anaerobic Treatment of Wastewater and Digestion of Sewage Sludge for Energy Recovery • Overviewofenhancedanaerobicwastewatertreatmentofsewage

• Overviewofadvancedanaerobicdigestionofsludge

• Potentialforenergyrecovery

• Relevancetothemiddleeastregionandpotentialdriversforwideradoptionofavailableanaerobictechnology.

Sade Fawehinmi, Mott MacDonald Senior Wastewater Process Engineer

12:30 Wastewater Conveyance, the Gravity Tunnels• Amoresustainableandefficientsolution

• Reducedcarbonfootprintandoperatingcosts


14:10 Workshop


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Meet our Valued Speakers

Dr Walid Abderahmann, Miahona Chairman

Prof. Walid Abderrahman, is the Chairman and CEO of Miahona, and a Professor of Water Resources at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, (1980-2008) Saudi Arabia. Since the establishment of the company, he has been leading major activities of the company including business development, and the creating and growth of four subsidiary companies of Miahona. The comprehensive technical expertise of Prof. Abderrahman has been instrumental for the success of the business and technical Divisions of the company and its subsidiaries. Prof. Abderrahman has served as the elected Governor of the IHE-UNESCO Institute for Water Education representing 22 Arab countries, Governor of the UNESCO Regional Center for Water Training and Studies for Nile Basin and Arab countries, Cairo, Egypt, Member of International Advisory board & steering committee of Global Institute for Water Environment and Health (GIWEH), Genève - Switzerland , Member of Executive Board and Governor of the Arab Water Council, Cairo, Egypt, Governor of Arab Water Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Member of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) of the International Network for Water, Health and Environment (INWEH), of the United Nation University (UNU), Hamilton, Canada (2002 to 2008), and Member of the Groundwater Protection Network for Arab Countries (UNESCO-IHP), Cairo, Egypt and Ex Director of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA), and Executive Board Members of Arab Healthy Water Association (AHWA), Cairo-Egypt. He obtained his PhD from University of Reading, England in 1977. His major qualifications, teaching and research experiences are in water resources management especially in arid regions. Prof. Walid has been working as a part time consultant to several international organizations such as ESCWA/UN, UNESCO/UN, FAO/UN, UNEP/UN, World Bank/UN and Arab League. Prof. Walid has won the prize as the Best Water Scientist in Arab Countries by the Council of Arab Ministers for Environment in 1996, Prince Sultan International Water Prize, 2006 (for management of ground water in coastal zones) in addition to five awards in recognition for his scientific achievements. He has managed more than 65 major applied research projects and contributed to writing 13 international books and more than 165 technical papers.

H.E. Dr Mohammed Al Najjar ExMinisterofWater&Irrigation,Jordan

Mohammad Najjar began his post-secondary education at Krasnodar University in Russia where he obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and completed his education with an MSc. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. He started his work with the Water Authority of Jordan in 1981 as a project engineer then went through various promotions at the Water Authority then later on at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. His latest position before joining the Cabinet as / minister of Water and Irrigation in December 2009 was the Director of the Project Management Unit with full responsibility for developing the ministry’s strategic policy on Public Private Sector Participation. He resigned from the Cabinet in October 2011 and since then started his own business as a freelance project development consultant.

Khaldon Khashman, Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) Secretary General

Khaldon Khashman is a senior water utilities management expert, who served the water sector in Jordan for more than 25 years, where he started his career at Jordan Drinking Water Corporation in the early eighties, then filled many vital positions at the Water Authority of Jordan in different service areas in Jordan. Eng. Khaldon Khashman is a member of board of directors at the Water Authority of Jordan, municipal councils, Jordan Engineers Association and other professional organization and a former board member in Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna), Northern Governorates Water Administration and Aqaba Water Company. He attended more than 40 local and international professional training programs covering technical, financial, legal and administrative issue in water utilities. Since 2009 and currently Eng. Khashman is working as the Secretary General for the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA), where he strongly believes in the importance of knowledge and experience transfer between Arab water utilities and promoting ACWUA as regional center of excellence which will partner with water supply and wastewater utilities in Arab countries to provide best practice service delivery to their customers.

Matthew Griffiths, Regulation & Supervision Bureau Wastewater Manager

Matthew Griffiths has been the Wastewater Manager with the Regulation and Supervision Bureau since February 2006. Originally from the UK, Matthew began his career with Anglian Water where he spent 6 years working on a wide range of wastewater processes and technologies including a number of research projects examining grey water treatment and the reuse of treated effluent. Prior to moving to Abu Dhabi, Matthew spent 3 years working for Purac Ltd., a process contracting company, and was involved in process engineering and technology development. Matthew has been responsible for the development and introduction of Abu Dhabi’s Trade Effluent Control Regulations and Recycled Water and Biosolids Regulations which included management of stakeholder consultation and the launch of the new Regulations.

Dr Jamal Shamas, CH2M Hill Senior Industrial Water/Wastewater Technical Manager International Business Development Leader MENA

Dr. Shamas, a licensed professional environmental engineer, is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Technical and Business Development Manager as well as the Global Technology Leader for the Oil & Gas Water Market Sector at CH2M HILL. In his current role, Dr. Shamas serves both industrial and municipal clients with all issues relating to water including process water supply and treatment, wastewater treatment and reuse, and integrated water management solutions leading to sustainable practices. He holds a doctorate degree in Water Quality Management from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, a Masters degree in Environmental Pollution Control from Leeds University, UK, Graduate studies in civil engineering at the Louisiana State University, and a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences from the American University of Beirut. Over his 25 year career, Dr. Shamas held many technical and managerial positions with small to large consulting and engineering companies serving clients in Central and North America, Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Europe. In addition to his consulting background, he taught extensively for both Tulane University Graduate Civil Engineering program as an assistant lecturer and Louisiana State University Graduate Civil and Environmental Engineering program as an adjunct professor.


Didier LAHALLE, 53 years old, is a hydraulic Engineer from Toulouse Engineering school (France), He is now working as Operation &Maintenance Director in National Water Company in Jeddha, KSA. He has spent more than 20 years in the Suez Environnement Group as a specialist in Water and Wastewater

Operation and Maintenance Activity. His main experiences were located in Paris, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Bordeaux, Mulhouse and finaly in the Head Quarter of Suez Environment in Paris as a Technical Director for wastewater.

Joseph Sebastian, Siemens Water Technologies, UAE Manager Middle East Hub

Joseph Sebastian heads the Siemens Water Technology business for the Middle East and is based in their UAE office. He has a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras and a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Mr. Sebastian has a been working in the field of wastewater treatment and re-use for over 18 years of which the last 13 years have been in the Middle East. He has worked on several water and wastewater projects in the region including membrane systems for producing a treated wastewater suitable for re-use in irrigation, district cooling and other relatively high grade re-use applications.

Ahmad Al-Shuha, Corodex Industries Technical Director

Mr. Ahmad Al-Shuha joined Corodex Industries in 1999. In his role, Mr. Al-Shuha is responsible for water and wastewater treatment systems which include the supervision of comprehensive design, engineering, fabrication and assembly. Mr. Al Shuha earned his Master’s Degree in Environmental Isotopes Hydrology, Chemical Engineering from the Jordan University of Science and Technology. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Yarmouk University. Prior to joining Corodex, Mr. Al-Shuha gained a strong technical experience in design, construction, and systems installation as a Process Design Engineer. At Corodex, Mr. Al Shuha has been instrumental in the development of a robust range of water and wastewater treatment products under the Corodex umbrella. Under his stewardship and leadership, and leveraging the strength of Corodex and Eflo engineering teams, he was able to place Corodex as premier provider of water and wastewater solutions in the Middle East. From 1993-1998, Mr. Al Shuha served as Technical and Sales Manager with the Middle East Environment Technology L.L.C. where he successfully established two new divisions: Sewage Treatment Plants design and construction, and Reverse Osmosis Plants.

Mohanned Awad, Concorde - Corodex Group Director of Business Development

In his current role as a Director of Business Development for Concorde-Corodex Group, Mohanned Awad drives both the Marketing and Sales functions within the group. Since 2003 Awad has been spearheading the group’s intelligence and research effort along with driving business development, product development, formulation of yearly business plans, and review of market position of the entire Concorde-Corodex Group of companies (i.e. Corodex Industries, Corodex Fire and Safety, Bristol Fire Engineering, Corodex Electromechanic, Concorde Trading, and Corodex Trading). In his nine years with the Concorde-Corodex group, Awad was instrumental, along with his executive team, in developing a market brand that was attuned to the local market conditions yet able to compete at a global level. This role was facilitated by Awad’s educational background in the field of Chemical Engineering and his two bachelor degrees Chemical Engineering Science and Environmental Science from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Dr Ibrahim Elwan, Tanqia FZC Chairman

Ibrahim Elwan is presently the Chairman of Tanqia and the Chief Executive Officer of the Elwan Group (Previously ICG), a Company created to develop and finance infrastructure and real estate projects. To date, Elwan Group has developed projects in power, wastewater, and real estate in the United States, Europe, and the UAE amounting to about AED 2 billion, one of which is Tanqia, FZC, a privately owned wastewater utility in the Emirate of Fujairah. Elwan Group is currently well advance in developing commercial and hospitality real estate and a number of privately owned wastewater and Municipal solid waste treatment plants. Mr. Elwan was the architect of the Private Sector Energy and Infrastructure Fund to provide long term subordinated debt for privately owned projects which was successful in mobilizing in 1993-1995 over US$ 1.6 billion in commercial bank debt and equity investment from the international capital markets. Mr. Elwan studied engineering for his undergraduate degree, and economics for his masters and doctoral studies

Eng. Colin Christie, Wastewater-PURAFIL Inc., Doraville, USA Market Manager

Colin Christie is the Wastewater Market Manager for Purafil. He is responsible for overall expansion in the areas of odor control, corrosion control, and emergency gas scrubbers in the municipal water and wastewater market. A Purafil employee since 2002, the Calgary native has given technical presentations on emergency gas scrubbing, odor removal, and corrosion control at industry tradeshows in the United States and Canada. He has worked diligently to expand Purafil‘s wastewater product line to include vessels for higher airflows and contaminant load applications. Mr. Christie received his bachelor’s degree in geological engineering from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada


Dr. Al-Ghusain has a B.S., M.S. and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering, specializing in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources plus 29 years of experience first in teaching, research and administration at Kuwait University, and then with the private sector. He has served as a consultant for various local, regional and international organizations. He has been with Kharafi National since 2003 initially as a consultant and eventually as Director, Projects Development at Infrastructure Project Development (IPD) responsible for projects development and business development activities for privately funded projects within IPD. He is also the General Manager of Utilities Development Co. (UDC), the SPC for the Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment Plant. Dr. Al-Ghusain serves on the boards of four shareholding companies and is a member of several local, regional and international professional bodies committees and organizations.

Sarfraz Dairkee, Mahy Khoory & Co. LLC General Manager – Corporate Development & Engineering Emirates Green Building Council, Founding Member

A hands-on professional with over 30 years practice in a wide range of technologies with multidisciplinary experience in management, design & development, manufacturing, operation and maintenance. He is a Mechanical, Marine engineer and an alumni of Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad. Sarfraz

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Meet our Trusted Partners

has been passionately involved with Appropriate Technology, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Systems for more than 30 years; and recipient of Legend in Energy -2010 award. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, Certified Energy Manager, Certified Building Commissioning Professional, and a Qualified Trainer for Pumping System Optimization (Hydraulic Institute-USA) He was instrumental in launching India’s first commercial Windmill, and in developing Solar Tower Collector (CSP), Vapor Absorption Refrigerator and computer for simulation programs for air-conditioners in 80’s and was awarded Voltas Excellence Award in ’83. During mid eighties he developed computerized pump selection program, pump testing programs with graphics using Lotus123 regression analysis and macros and published papers on the computer applications for designing pumps and motors appropriate to the Indian industry at that time. Presently he is working with MAHY Khoory & Co. LLC, Dubai, as General Manager, Corporate Development & Engineering and was instrumental in initiating Energy Audits, Commissioning, Water Efficiency and several other ground breaking ideas suited for the region delivering profitability and sustainability. He is one of the founding members of the Emirates Green Building Council; he is also a Senior Member of the Association of Energy Engineers, ASHRAE and International Desalination Association.

Dr. Matthias Rebhan, SIPOS Aktorik Managing Director

Dr. Matthias Rebhan received his diploma (Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.)) in Electrical Engineering at University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany and his doctorate (Dr.–Ing.) in Electrical Engineering at Technical University Braunschweig, Germany. Dr. Rebhan started his professional career 1987 as R&D engineer with SIEMENS. His first jobs were situated in the field of digital real-time simulation. These topics served as basis for his doctoral thesis. Later he worked in software and electronics development for frequency converters. In 1997 he switched to the electric actuator division as R&D manager. He remained in that position when the electric actuator division left SIEMENS and formed SIPOS Aktorik GmbH in 1999. Main field of his work has been to establish variable-speed capabilities in electric actuators. Since 2001 he also took over the position of managing director of SIPOS Aktorik.

Dr Muwaffaq Saqqar, Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development Water & Environment Consultant Engineer

Dr Muwaffaq Saqqar is a Civil Engineer, who got his PhD in Water and Environmental Engineering, from Newcastle University, England in 1990. He is working since 1997 as a Consultant Engineer at the Arab Fund in Kuwait, supervising water and sanitation projects in the Arab countries. Before that, he worked from 1984 to 1997 as a senior water engineer in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in Jordan. He prepared and published reports and papers addressing technical, financial and institutional aspects related to the water and sanitation sector in the Arab countries.

Hamid Al Qawooq, Salalah Sanitary Drainage Services Company General Manager – Technical Affairs

Hamid Al Qawooq has 22 years of extensive multi-disciplinary managerial and technical experience on a wide range of construction management Project in Oman. He has worked as the Executive Director of Dhofar Municipality, which is one of the major agencies under the Office of the Minister of State & Governor of Dhofar. His work involved presiding the Municipality, setting up the internal principles for work progress in all Departments and sections and executing the Municipality duties. Currently he is working as a General Manager – Technical Affairs and leading the Operation & Maintenance and Projects and Planning Unit with Salalah Sanitary Drainage Services Company. His responsibilities include overall execution, administration, monitoring & control of all operation and maintenance activities, coordination with CEO / Board for Directors for obtaining necessary resources/ approvals, Attending progress meetings with clients & consultant, dealing with contractual matters related to project – pre and post tendering works, liaising with consultants and contractors, ensuring the QHSE policy is implemented, analyzing deviations, change of contract scope or delays in coordination with the Projects and Planning Manager.

Sade Fawehinmi, Mott MacDonald Senior Wastewater Process Engineer

Sade is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with several years of experience in wastewater and sludge treatment. Her specialisation is in the use of Membrane Bio-reactors coupled with anaerobic treatment, a subject area in which she has a doctorate degree. She has managed and had key inputs to numerous projects including feasibility studies, design and specification of wastewater (sewage) and sludge treatment plants, odour treatment plants, design reviews, commissioning and performance test monitoring. Her experience covers projects in the UAE, Qatar, Afghanistan, Iraq, US, UK and continental Europe.


Miahona

Miahona provides management and concession services for urban utilities including water supply, waste water collection and treatment facilities; EPCO/BOO/BOT basis for water and waste water treatment plants. As leading holding company, Miahona also offers urban utility engineering consultation in water and wastewater disciplines in Saudi Arabia and MENA region.

The company has the following added values to be a World Class Water Company:

The well-known history of the founding members in water business and industry in KSA and in the region during the past decades.

Leading scientific and technical expertise and accumulated local know how in water and wastewater sector in KSA. This includes surface water resources conditions, surface and groundwater in aquifer systems, dams, wastewater and reuse in different regions and cities, water use and demands.

Deep knowledge of water and wastewater industries and stakeholders.

MIAHONA has strong business sense and a mature business culture in water and wastewater sector.

Partnership with leading and reputed international companies in water and wastewater industries.

Major Business Areas of Miahona & Subsidiaries Urban Water Management, O&M and Concessions

Domestic and Industrial Water & Wastewater Treatment & Reuse

Brackish Groundwater Development, Treatment, O&M and Distribution

Consulting Engineering for different disciplines for water and wastewater sectors including:

•Waterresourcesassessment,development&management

•ProgramManagement

•MasterPlanning

•FloodControl

•Designofwaterandwastewatersystems

•Processsimulationoptimization

•Constructionengineeringandmanagement

•Capacitybuildinginwaterandwastewatersector

Leakage Detection & Repair

Siemens Water Technologies

Siemens Water Technologies is the world leader in products, systems, and services for water and wastewater treatment for industrial, municipal, laboratory, commercial and aquatics and leisure customers. Every day, millions of people and thousands of companies rely on Siemens Water Technologies to help them meet their needs for clean water. Through its time-tested brands like Envirex, RJ Environmental, Jet Tech, Wallace & Tiernan, Permutit, Stranco, Zimpro, Memcor, and many more, Siemens Water Technologies delivers cost-effective, reliable systems and services to municipal, industrial, aquatic and institutional customers worldwide. Siemens Water Technologies is organised under the Industry Automation Division of the Industry Sector, within the Siemens organisation. http://www.siemens.com/water

Concorde Corodex Group

Corodex is one of the first companies in the region to offer water treatment services. Since the early 1970‘s we have been carefully following the development in the technologies of Water purification, Wastewater treatment and Odor Control. By the year 2000, after extensive research of our regional market demands in the field of water purification and wastewater treatment, Corodex Industries was established in Dubai, with the goal of engineering, manufacturing, assembly and fabrication of various water purification, wastewater treatment equipments and odor control equipment. Corodex Industries core activities are: Water Purification Equipments & Plants, Wastewater Treatment Equipments & Plants and Odor Control Treatment Technologies Some key references for Corodex Industries are: Al Mafraq 50,000 M3/day SBR STP, Dibba 7,000 m3/day MBR STP, Sharjah PS Odor Control Plant (Utilizing state of the art biological odor control technology), and ADWEA 7 Million Gallon per day Seawater Desalination Plant. Corodex Industries holds a licensee agreement with the reputed EFLO International, UK to fabricate and assemble packaged sewage treatment plants in UAE. More recently after a considerable investment in research and development Corodex Industries has introduced a robust range of odor control treatment technology for the municipal markets and biogas conditioning markets. Their product range includes adsorption technologies, chemical scrubbers and biological treatment for odor control. They most recently partnered up with Biorem of Canada under a manufacture under license for the biological odor control systems after their success of several installations in the market.

Tanqia FZC

Tanqia is the first and sole privately held wastewater collection and treatment system in the United Arab Emirates & the Middle East. The wastewater treatment system has been uniquely designed to maximise efficiency and to minimise the environmental footprint. With cutting-edge technology, Tanqia will make a significant environmental contribution, generating high-quality effluent to replace valuable groundwater in irrigation and industrial activities. Tanqia is helping to create superior and groundbreaking waste management solutions for the City of Fujairah, with ambitious plans to extend this innovative model throughout the Emirate and overseas. Tanqia was established in 2003 as a privately owned limited liability company under the Fujairah Free Zone Law No. 6 of 1987 to design, finance, construct, own, operate, maintain and expand the Wastewater Treatment System for the City of Fujairah and its environs. The success of the design, construction and commissioning of Tanqia‘s initial investments in the wastewater treatment system is attributable to the success of the developer in building a team comprised of a number of internationally reputable contractors, consultants, lenders and guarantors who collaborated to bring the investment to fruition.

CDM Arabia

CDM Arabia is a joint venture between Miahona and CDM International of USA. Through this collaboration, CDM Arabia pursues Brackish Groundwater Development Projects, Groundwater Studies including evaluation, treatment & distribution, Groundwater Contamination & Remediation, Aquifer Storage & Recovery and Wastewater Reuse Consulting. Additionally, CDM Arabia will execute projects such as Master Planning; Environmental Management; Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Project & Program Management, Geotechnical Studies, Soil Remediation, Wastewater Treatment Plants design & consultancy.

Ranhill Arabia

In partnership with Ranhill Utilities of Malaysia, Ranhill Arabia specializes in leakage detection, control and repair in order to reduce Non-Revenue Water (NRW). The company uses latest technologies for leakage detection and is currently executing leakage detection contract for the city of Riyadh.

Jeddah Water Services

Jeddah Water Services Company, a joint venture with SUEZ ENVIRONMENT, providing management expertise for water supply and wastewater collection services for the National Water Company‘s Jeddah City Business Unit (JCBU) in the city of Jeddah.

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Jazzirah Environment

Jazzirah Environment was formed late in 2007 and specializes in the operation and maintenance of wastewater plants in industrial cities. This involves Operation and Maintenance of water and wastewater treatment plants and reuse in industrial cities in Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam & Al-Hassa by BOT approach.

SIPOS Aktorik

SIPOS Aktorik is a manufacturer of electric actuators.

The main focus of the corporate activities is:

•Designanddevelopment,manufacturingandsalesofelectricactuators;

•Conceptualdesignandrealizationofsolutionsinwater/wastewaterplantsandpowerplants

•Developmentoftailor-madecustomersolutions;

•Worldwideservice.

Sweden Water Export

It was 1903 when the Christensson family began trading and shipping flammable oils. For more than a century now, the family has run a variety of businesses at sea. The managing director of Sweden Water Export has also been involved in aid work in several developing countries. Shortages of clean water around the world have become so acute that the company’s managing director decides to start Sweden Water Export, with a vision of ‘Water for all nations’. We believe we have what it takes to deliver on that vision. Everything from the water resource in almost unlimited quantities, to skilled engineers and contractors who can provide assistance from start to finish.

ITT-Innovations, Purafil Inc. UAE Representative

ITT-Innovations, is a leading UAE company in the field of Air Filtration and Corrosion Control. Established in 1997, ITT-Innovations was committed to introduce to the Gulf and Middle East market the most innovative technologies in this field. In 2010 ITT-Innovations associated with AMEGTECH (Alpha Middle East Green Technologies Co Ltd) of Aqaba-Jordan to offer a wider Middle East market coverage to manufacturers it represents and to expand their markets. Among them and at the core of ITT-Innovations operation is Purafil Inc, the leading US manufacturer of gas phase filtration and industrial odor control equipment. For over 40 years Purafil has led the air purification industry by manufacturing gas-phase filtration media, systems and instrumentation with a commitment to quality through ISO 9001 Certification and compliance. Purafil Inc, part of Kaydon Corporation, is a single Source Manufacturer of Equipment, Media, Instrumentation, and Testing Services for gas phase filtration systems for the protection of people, electronic, documents & artifacts. Purafil Inc has over 2,000 Local, Factory Trained Sales Representatives across the Globe and over 20,000 installations worldwide. Holder of numerous awards, among them the 2004 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award, Purafil Inc technology captivated the audience by winning three awards at the 5th Annual Strategic Manufacturers Awards (SMA) held in October 2011 at the European Manufacturing Strategic Summit in Dusseldorf, Germany, and hosted by the World Trade. The latest of Puafil technology is the Biological Air Treater (Bat) which will be presented at the 2nd Annual Wastewater Summit in Dubai.

AstenJohnson

AstenJohnson designs, manufactures and markets FILTRATION fabrics to the Municipal sludge, Pulp, Nonwovens, Building Products, Chemical, Filtration and Food industries and also PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING. With global resources as well as our knowledge of best practices, we provide our customers with the most up-to-date product development and technologies. Our ability to optimize your performance allows us to provide true value to our customers. AstenJohnson is a global supplier with a dedicated team of experts in all regions of the world We provide you with product solutions for all of your processing needs. We have a full line of high performance products in all the market areas that we service. Our products have proven themselves under the most demanding conditions throughout the world. All of our products incorporate the latest technologies in both structure and materials.

International Aramoon Corp. (IAC)

International Aramoon Corp. (IAC) has been found in Riyadh since 1990. It is established and owned by Eng. Faiz Al-Elweet. IAC is specialized in No-Dig Leak Detection and Test and Repair of Water and Sewer Network. Accordingly, it is considered to be the first specialized Trenchless Technology contractor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region. IAC has expanded in Saudi, beside its Head Office in Riyadh, it has branch offices in Dammam / Al-Khobar, Ahsa, Madinah, Tabuk and Abha. As a specialized contractor IAC uses latest hi-tech instruments and equipment along with experienced staff to provide the required services in Water & Sewer Network as follows:

•LeakDetection

•FlowMeasurementAnalysis

•WaterLossSurveyandStudies

•WATCHLEAKWaterManagementSystem(DMAandDMZLeakageMonitoring)

•JetCleaning&CCTVInspection

•PipeRehabilitation:

o Internal Spot Repair

o Manhole to Manhole Internal Lining

Bluwater Bio

Bluewater Bio is an established specialist in cost effective water and wastewater treatment technologies, founded in 2007 to develop its patented ‘HYBrid Activated Sludge’ technology, (HYBACS®).

Through an ambitious international expansion programme, including the acquisitions of Water Innovate Ltd (from Cranfield University) and FilterClear Ltd, Bluewater Bio has grown its range of products and capabilities beyond HYBACS®, e.g:

•FilterClear–highthroughputmultimediafiltration

•N-Tox–nitrificationandgreenhousegastoxicitymonitoring

•ZR-Coag–watertreatmentcoagulant

•MC-R–membranechemicalreactor

•Projectdesign,installation,operation&maintenance

These complementary technologies and skills are focused primarily on the monitoring, optimisation and upgrading of industrial and municipal wastewater treatment plants, with a particular emphasis on reducing CAPEX, OPEX, energy usage, chemical consumption and physical footprint; whilst also helping to control greenhouse gas emissions. Bluewater Bio is actively involved in projects across the Middle East. At the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, our FilterClear product has been successfully operating on an 8800 m3/hr Reverse Osmosis desalination plant since March 2009. On the US$ 20 million upgrade at the Tubli Bay wastewater treatment plant in Bahrain, Bluewater Bio is not only providing its HYBACS technology and 42 SMART® reactor units, but is also acting as main contractor. For more information on our global experience, please see: www.bluewaterbio.com

GEA Westfalia Separator Group

GEA Westfalia Separator Group is one of the leading and most innovative manufacturers of decanter centrifuges for municipalities and industry in the world.More than 3000 installations are responsible for improvement of recovering drinking water, processing waste water, dewatering and thickening of sewage sludge as well as the recovery of valuable substances from production streams.

LiqTech

Future filtrationInternational

LiqTech is a Danish based technology company, who for the last 11 years has been at the leading edge in manufacturing products to the environmental industry. At is its core its ability to manipulate Silicon Carbide (SiC) – one the most durable of manmade materials - which has allowed it to make a high value, high performance product for liquid and gaseous filtration products. In recent years, ceramic liquid membranes have been replacing their polymeric counterparts, sand filters and other separation technologies in many applications. Our cutting-edge SiC ceramic membrane elements, for micro- and ultrafiltration of liquids, are set to redefine membrane performance they are characterized by:

•Highestfluxofanymembranetechnologyavailabletoday

•Exceptionaltolerancetochemicalsandhightemperatures

•Exceptionaldurabilityallowingforlonglifetimesandlowmaintenance

•Thewidestrangeofapplications

HUBER Technology

Innovative machines, plants and stainless steel equipment for municipal and industrial water, wastewater and sludge treatment

Competent in stainless steel - Leading in wastewater technology

HUBER SE, headquartered in Berching, Germany, is a worldwide active company in the field of water, wastewater and sludge treatment. At our headquarters in Berching, more than 600 employees develop and manufacture products, manage projects and develop system solutions for municipalities and industries. With more than 28,000 installations worldwide, HUBER is one of the internationally leading companies in this field. HUBER‘s adapted treatment processes contribute to the solution of the global water problems. The company has been family owned for more than 175 years and today utilizes at its headquarters modern production facilities where a wide range of high quality products for the international markets are manufactured with the most advanced manufacturing technology and by highly qualified employees. HUBER supports its customers in about 60 countries around the world through subsidiaries, offices or representatives by providing know-how and innovative products for water, wastewater and sludge treatment.

Invent Middle East FZC

INVENT Umwelt- und Verfahrenstechnik AG develops, produces and globally implements innovative technical components, systems and processes for water and wastewater treatment. INVENT was founded in the mid- 1980s by a group of fluid mechanics experts, as a spin-off from the department of Fluid Mechanics at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany). INVENT became known in the early 1990s with the development and launch of its energy-saving hyperboloid mixing technology for wastewater treatment. The INVENT HYPERCLASSIC® -Mixing and Aeration System has in the meantime been globally successful, and in many markets is already regarded as the standard for vertical mixers. Today INVENT offers a wide range of mixers for all applications in water and wastewater treatment. INVENT is represented in all of the world’s most important markets by commercial representatives, licensed partners, and its own branch offices.

The focus of our activities is on applications in municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. Our product range encompasses the following fields:

•Innovativemixingtechnology

•Innovativeaerationsystems

•Intelligentsystemsolutions

•Engineering&Design

With its branch office in the Gulf Region INVENT can offer also installation, service and maintenance over the complete product life cycle.

Koch Membrane Systems Inc.

For more than four decades, Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. (KMS) has led the way in developing innovative membrane technologies that serve a diverse range of industries and applications around the globe. KMS provides solutions to markets including industrial and municipal water and wastewater, food and life sciences and industrial processes, helping thousands of customers reduce their water footprint, increase productivity, and reduce costs. With an installed base approaching 20,000 systems throughout the world, KMS is setting the standard as a comprehensive membrane solutions provider. For more information on Koch Membrane Systems and its full line of membranes and accessory products, visit www.kochmembrane.com, or write to us at [email protected].

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