Water Challenge Forum Cebu 2014

A CHALLENGING WATER SITUATION

The WATER CHALLENGE FORUM highlights the challenges that the Philippines face as far as managing its water resources is concerned. It will bring together in one forum water policymakers, water suppliers and distributors, water technology and service providers, international and local business organizations, academe and other water stakeholders to exchange information, discuss the priorities of the water sector and provide recommendations on how to address the water challenges.

The Forum will also include a WATER TECHNOLOGY SHOW that will exhibit companies providing the latest water technology and solutions as well as showcase various water initiatives and programs existing in the country.

FORUM OBJECTIVES

• PROMOTE a better understanding of the importance of water to the environmental and economic future of the Philippines;
• INCREASE the awareness of participants of the water situation and challenges faced by the country and the need to take action to address these challenges;
• ENGAGE the public and private sectors in an active cooperation to promote better water stewardship by promoting technologies, techniques, practices and policies that are geared towards a wider water access and greater water efficiency; and
• SHOWCASE the latest water technologies and solutions that can help overcome the problems being encountered in the water sector

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• C-Level Executives
• Directors and Heads of Facilities, Engineering and Environment
• Operations Managers
• Building Administration Managers
• Government Officials engaged in Water Policy and Infrastructure Development
• Heads of Local Government Units
• Architects & Contractors
• Engineers
• Water Service and Wastewater Treatment companies
• Water Solutions Providers (Technology & Services)
• Academe
• Non-Government Organizations
• International Organizations
• Real Estate Developers and Property Managerment Firms
• Property Owners-Buildings, Eco-Zones, Business Districts, Subdivisions, etc.

CEBU PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Time Topic 08:00 AM Registration 08:15 AM-09:00 AM Ribbon cutting and opening of Technology showcase (Start of Plenary Session 1) 09:00 AM-09:15 AM Opening Remarks: "The Water Challenge" 09:15 AM-09:20 AM Introduction of Keynote Speakers 09:20 AM-09:40 AM Water and Cebu: meeting the challenge for a sustainable water resource towards social and economic growth 09:40 AM-10:00 AM Keynote Speech 1: Managing the Competing Uses of Water: the National Water Management Masterplan 10:00 AM-10:20 AM Keynote Speech 2: Water Security: A situation on water resources in the Philippines 10:20 AM-10:40 AM The Case of Water Quality in Visayas and Mindanao Regions 10:40 AM-10:55 AM Open forum and Morning break 10:55 AM-11:10 AM Managing the Nation's Water Resources: Policies and Frameworks 11:10 AM-11:25 AM Sustainability Remote Community Water 11:25 AM-11:40 AM The Provincial Environmental Code of Cebu 11:40 AM-12:00 PM Open Forum 12:00 AM-01:00 PM Lunch Break   Time Breakout Session 1: Conservation and management towards water security: challenges and opportunities Breakout Session 2 : Sustaining economic benefits in Industries through Water efficiency 01:00 PM-01:15 PM Overview of the session Overview of the Session 01:15 PM-01:30 PM The Water Situation in Cebu Water valuation: identifying the relationship between business and water 01:30 PM-01:45 PM Protected Area Management The Energy-Water Nexus: An insight from the energy sector on water use efficiency 01:45 PM-02:00 PM Compliance on water regulation: a quick look on the clean water act (RA 9275) The benefits of the wastewater treatment facility in MEZ ecozones 02:00 PM-02:15 PM Issues and Concerns on Central Cebu River Basins: Investment Roadmap The advantages of rainwater and rainwater harvesting: a business case 02:15 PM-02:30 PM Open Forum 02:30 PM-02:45 PM The Cebu City Ordinance 2013: Milestones and future initiatives Water use efficiency in the food and beverage industry 02:45 PM-03:00 PM Challenges of Floods and Innovation Solutions Reduction of Non-Revenue Water 03:00 PM-03:15 PM Open forum 03:15 PM-03:30 PM Presentation of proceedings from breakout sessions 03:30 PM-04:00 PM Water Stewardship starts with you Ms. Joy Martinez Onozawa (Urban Planner and Environmentalist) Environmental Designs, Inc. 04:00 PM-04:15 PM Closing Remarks EXHIBITION PACKAGE REGISTRATION FORM >> Download here << DELEGATES PRE-REGISTRATION FORM >> Download here << For further inquiries please contact Karen Pintac Call +63 32 253.3389 Fax No. +63 32 412.1194 Email karen.pintac@eccp.com