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BRISBANE 2020

5-7 August 2020

Australia’s contribution to strengthen water nexus sectors in the Asia-Pacific region

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CO-ORGANISING PARTNERS

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PARTNERS

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SPONSORS

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SUPPORTERS

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DETAILED PROGRAMME

Find out more about the full program, themes and speakers.

SOLUTIONS PRESENTED

This e-book contains information about the challenges,
needs and solutions presented by 127 participants
operating in water and water-dependent sectors in
Australia, Asia and Asia Pacific.

FACTS & FIGURES

PARTICIPANTS

127 participants presented over 3 days, joining, mostly online, from 19 countries around the globe. Due to COVID19 restrictions the format of the Forum was hybrid (online and in-person).

THEMES

15 themes were addressed over the 3 days, addressing critical needs, fostering sustainable development, aiming to accelerate innovation and investments at the water nexus in Australia and Asia Pacific.

THEMES & SPEAKERS

THEME 1 - ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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PANDORA HOPE

Bureau of Meteorology

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EVA ABAL

International River Foundation

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VJEKO MATIC

Bureau of Meteorology

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FLORIJAN SILIC

Emission Logistics Pty Ltd

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WILL SOUTAR

Climate-KIC Australia

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DARREN GROVER

WWF Australia

THEME 2 - NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS

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GREGG BRILL

Pacific Institute

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DAVID HAMILTON

Griffith University

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ADRIAN VOLDERS

Queensland Trust for Nature

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SIMON TANNOCK

AlgaEnviro

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NEIL BULL

RGA

THEME 3 - INNOVATIVE FINANCE

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PETER VANDERWAL

Stratigos

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KRISTY GRAHAM

DFAT

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AAKIF MERCHANT

Convergence Blended Finance

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AIDA KARAZHANOVA

UN Economic and Social Commission

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SANDY BLACKBURN

Social Outcomes

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DINA PONS

Incofin AM

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ANOUJ MEHTA

Asian Development Bank

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SUSHMA KAUSHIK

Aavishkaar Capital

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ASHISH SHUKLA

WaterEquity

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PRACHI MAHESHWARI

Investing in Women

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JENNIFER BUCKLEY

SEAF

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NICOLAS PASCAL

Blue Finance

THEME 4 - FROM RESILIENCE TO PROSPERITY

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GERARD CHEONG

DFAT

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ALISON BAKER

Water for Women Fund

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NITIN UNNI

Susta Life Foundation

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GREG LESTIKOW

iDE

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GABRIELA DE OLIVEIRA

Social Finance

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SAMEER KARKI

iDE Bangladesh

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NUTAN ZARAPKAR

RTI Global India

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MICHEL DAUGUET

iDE Cambodia

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RUMAT ASHRAF

HappyTap Bangladesh

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TONY WONG

Cooperative Research Centre for Water Senitive Cities

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CITRY BAIQ

Government of Central Lombok

THEME 5 - SOLUTIONS FOR OUT-OF-THE-BOX CONTEXT

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PETER VOLLERT

Ecoflo Wastewater Management

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KRISTEN ROY

Zero Mass Water

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SANJAY BANKA

Banka BioLoo

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DAVID MONNIER

Fonto de Vivo

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JANICE WHITEHEAD

Zerho Waste Management

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SANJAY DESHPANDE

Clearford

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MITRA ARDRON

Folia Water

THEME 6 - EXPORTING AUSTRALIAN INNOVATION & EXPERTISE

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MARIAN NEAL

Australian Water Partnership

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SUDIPTO SARKAR

World Bank

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ANTONIO LOVISI

TIQ

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VEITANIA LEPANI

Australian Water Partnership

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MEGAN MCLEOD

AWS Asia Pacific

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JAMES JOHN

Renmark Irrigation Trust

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CRAIG MCVEIGH

Similie

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WALTER IVISON

World Environmental Solutions

THEME 7 - EMBRACING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

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JOYANNE MANNING

ARUP

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PAUL DAVIES

Think Sustainability

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HEMANT CHAUDHARY

Circular Economy Alliance Australia

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TIM SIMPSON

Austrade

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ROBERT PRESTIPINO

Vital Places

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ERIC GARCIN

SUEZ

THEME 8 - INNOVATIVE FINANCE

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GRAHAM DOOLEY

Water Utilities Australia

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MICHAEL GARDNER

Aqaix

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SABINA CURATOLO

Impact Investing Australia

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KIM MORISON

Argyle Capital Partners

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PHILIP BATEMAN

Bravo Charlie

THEME 9 - EFFICIENCY IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

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BLAIR DOUGLAS

BHP

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JASON CARR

ARUP

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VIRGILIO (PERRY) RIVERA

Manila Water

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NEIL DHOT

AquaFed

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MICHAEL MURRAY

Cotton Australia

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BRAD SMITH

BHP

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MICHAEL GARDNER

Aqaix

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ROHAN KOENIG

GHD

THEME 10 - AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

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AMANDA SIQUEIRA

VAPAR

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QUENTIN BECHET

Veolia

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CALLUM HICKEY

Iplex Pipelines

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CHRIS EVANS

Detection Services

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DAVID BRADY

Abyss Solutions

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BEN GUNNESS

VeroLaser

PANEL - AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

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MONICA BENNET

Global Infrastructure Hub

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GRAHAM DOOLEY

Water Utilities Australia

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MARK PASCOE

International Water Centre

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ROD NAYLOR

GHD

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LUCIA CADE

South East Water

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DANIEL LAMBERT

ARUP

THEME 11 - SUSTAINABLE PLANNING

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ERIC GARCIN

Suez

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ANNA POBEREZHNA

Smart4Tech

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KATRINA DONAGHY

Civic Ledger

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TOBY GRAY

Infrastructure Sustainability

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JASON MINGO

Water Services Association of Australia

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JEROME LERAY

InFarm

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FRED HOOPER

Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations

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KATE MEYRICK

Urbis

THEME 12 - EARLY-STAGE TECHNOLOGIES

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ANDREW IZADYAR

Aquor

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CRAIG SHAPIRO

Blue River Group & Bridge Hub

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CHAD HARDY

Snowater Solar

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PETER KOVALSKY

Mincarb

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ALI TEHMAN KHAN

Innovative Nozzle

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MARK TREMBATH

Full Cycle Solutions

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THEME 13 - OFF-GRID & DISTRIBUTED SOLUTIONS

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ALAN YU

Providence Asset Group

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SIMON TANNOCK

AlgaEnviro

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TIEN SHIAO

Pacific Institute

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NICK PROBERT

Low Impact Technologies

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ANDREW CRIMSTON

Geosentinel Australia

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RAY BORG

BioGreenTech

THEME 14 - INNOVATIVE FINANCE

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BERIS GWYNNE

Incitare

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MICHAEL GARDNER

Aqaix

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WILL SOUTAR

Climate-KIC Australia

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CAMILLE SOCQUET-CLERC

Bloom

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PHILIP CORMIE

Mosaic Advisory & Capital

THEME 15 - INNOVATION & COLLABORATION

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ANDREW KINGSFORD

WaterStart

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MYLES COKER

GHD

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MELISSA MELLADO RUIZ

Veolia

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MERRICK SPAIN

Civic Analytica

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VJEKOSLAV MATIC

Bureau of Meteorology

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YVES ANDRE

Veolia

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LEA FOSTER

Innovate Wisely

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ANTONELLA VAGLIENTE

Young Water Solutions

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VICTORIA SMANIOTTO

Solar Impulse Foundation

Playlist of Presentations

CO-ORGANISING PARTNERS

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watercentre.org

With a vision to create water leaders for the future, the Australian-based International WaterCentre (IWC) fosters innovative thinking in the water sector to build the capacity of water professionals, globally and in Australia, to lead the changes needed in the water sector.

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www.waterpreneurs.net

Based in Switzerland, Waterpreneurs is a global for-impact organisation  supporting the scaling-up of impact investments financing the growth of “water nexus” businesses. 

 

Waterpreneurs mobilises versatile expertise and a global network of key stakeholders, locally, around the 5 continents.

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www.businessmodelsinc.com

Business Models INC. is a global business design agency specializing in strategy and innovation.

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