Water Conference Agenda

 

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8 - 9 a.m. Registration
9 - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks, Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., President, NYIT
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote Presentations, UN and China Government Officials
  • Honorable Ning LIU, Ph.D., Vice Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, PRC: “Study on Integrated Approach to Conventional and Contingent Management of China’s Water Resources”
  • Kenza KAOUAKIB-ROBINSON, Secretary of UN-Water and Senior Sustainable Development Officer, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: "Challenges of Access to Water and Food Security"
  • Xikun YUAN, Distinguished Artist; Standing Member, Chinese People's Political Consultative (CPPCC); Goodwill Ambassador, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Coffee Break
10:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Global Water Challenges and Solutions
  • Abdallah I. Husein MALKAWI, Ph.D., President and Professor of Geotechnical and Dam Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST): "The Red to Dead Sea Conveyance System (RSDSC-Project): Bridging the Water Shortage and Prospects for Desalination"
  • Tianzhu ZHANG, Ph.D., Professor and Head of the Institute of Agricultural Planning Sciences, China Agricultural University (CAU): “Changing Agricultural Practices: Are New Urban Models the Answer?”
  • Chunmiao ZHENG, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Water Resources and Director, Center for Water Research, Peking University: “Can China Cope with its Water Crisis?”
  • Paul ANID, Ph.D., Vice President, Water Quality Management Services, HDR Inc.: “Operational Marine Forecasting and Warning System for Dubai Coastal Zone”
12:10 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch 
1:30 - 2:10 p.m. Panel: Water-Energy Nexus: Breakthroughs and Interventions
  • Weidong ZHANG, Programme Manager, Energy and Environment Team, United Nations Development Programme in China: “The Water Balance - 15 Years of UNDP Interventions in China”
  • Junguo LIU, Ph.D.,  Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources, Beijing Forestry University: “Water Footprint and Virtual Trade in China”
  • Sarah MEYLAND, J.D., Associate Professor, NYIT: “Water and Energy Generation: Solutions for Sustainable Systems”
2:10 - 3:30 p.m. Industry Innovations and Research Advances in the Water Sector
  • Jasmine TIAN, Director of Sustainability, Coca-Cola Greater China: “A New Business Model to Protect and Conserve Water in Local Communities”
  • Erda LIN, Ph.D., Professor, Chief Scientist, and  Former-Director General, Agro-Environment and Sustainable Development Institute; CPPCC Member: "Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS): “Climate Change Impacts and GHG Emissions Mitigation in Agriculture”
  • Xiaoliang MENG, Ph.D., International School of Software, Wuhan University: “GIS and Water Resource Management”
3:30 - 3:50 p.m. Coffee Break
3:50 - 5:10 p.m. Case Studies I
  • Lingzhen DONG, Ph.D., Director, Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, Asia Pacific, The Dow Chemical Company: “Dow and The Nature Conservancy -- Collaborating to Benefit Ecosystems”
  • Nada Marie ANID, Ph.D., Dean, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, NYIT: “Water Conservation and Clean Production: From Concept to Application”
  • Sayko LAW, CEO, Weide Biological Engineering Co. Ltd.: “A New Saving Water Electroplating Processes- Nano-meter Chromium Replacement Electroplating”
  • Xiaohui CUI, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, NYIT: "Harvesting Water at the Edge of the Desert -- Bringing Communities Together to Improve Water Detection and Management in Western China"
5:10 - 6:30 p.m. Case Studies II
  • Xinghui XIA, Ph.D. Professor, School of the Environment, Beijing Normal University: “Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Surface Water Quality”
  • Denghua YAN, Ph.D., China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower (IWHR), "
    Water Resources Allocation Based on Low-carbon Development Model
    "
  • Flemming F. PEDERSEN, Head of Department for Water and Environment, ALECTIA Denmark: ”Experiences with Groundwater Mapping and Administration in Denmark”
  • Xin’an YIN, Ph.D., Lecturer, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University: "Reservoir Operating Rules for Environmental Flow Provision"