DETAILS
Date: June 18, 2024
Location: Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre
Organisers: SWAN APAC Alliance & SIWW
Sponsor: Turing
OVERVIEW
The 3rd SWAN APAC Workshop was held at Singapore International Water Week 2024 in partnership with PUB covering topics on digital transformation, generative AI, digital decarbonisation, and more. The event featured insightful panels, expert keynotes, interactive roundtables and an exciting shark tank session, followed by a fun drinks reception hosted by Turing.
PROGRAMME
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9:30–9:40 AM Welcome and Introduction
- Dr. Amir Cahn, CEO (SWAN Forum)
- Harry Seah, Deputy Chief Executive – Operations (PUB Singapore)
10:00–11:00 Waterside Chat: Capturing the Value of Digital Transformation
Moderator: Jenny Francis, Executive Manager, Digital (Hunter Water, Australia) & SWAN APAC Chair
- George Theo, CEO (TasWater, Australia)
- Chris Toop, Director of Digital & CIO (Scottish Water, UK)
- Mirla M. De Leon, General Manager (Philippine Hydro, Inc.)
- Thomas Perianu, International Business Development Director (SUEZ Digital Solutions)
11:00–11:30 AM Tea Break & Networking Session
11:30–11:40 AM SWAN Update
- Gayathri Bharadwaj, Asia-Pacific Manager (SWAN Forum) & Mark Nicol, Sales Lead APAC (Mobiltex)
Moderator: Victoria Edwards, Co-Founder & CEO (FIDO Tech)
- Dr. Peter Prevos, Manager Data Science (Coliban Water, Australia)
- Elizer Nacpil, Head/VP of Digital Transformation (Balibago, Philippines)
- Ari Bimo Sakti, Senior Manager of Commercial and Customer Relations (PDAM Surya Sembada Surabaya, Indonesia)
- Robert Bornhofen, Director of Innovation (DC Water, US)
- Martine Watson, Chief Digital & Information Officer (Urban Utilities, Australia)
1:00–2:00 PM Lunch Break & Networking Session
2:00–3:15 PM Interactive Roundtable Session
Digital Twins and AI in Water: Moving from Mirage to Reality Led by Deepak Pitta, Chief Revenue Officer of Water Networks (Turing)
Partnering to Support Digital Transformation Led by Emma Milburn, Acting CEO (Iota Services)
Unchartered Waters: Emerging Technology that will Revolutionise Wastewater Led by Gerhard Loots, CEO (Kallipr)
XaaS – Which Service Model Suits You? Led by Arun Mahadevan, Assistant Director, InfoTech and Digital Transformation Department (PUB Singapore)
From Frustration to Flow: Streamlining the Customer Experience to Reduce Billing Complaints Led by Geoff Childs, General Manager, Asia (Gentrack)
Leveraging Digital Technologies to Accelerate Decarbonisation Led by Thomas Debruyne, APAC Future of Water – Technology Integration (GHD)
Reimagining Water Reuse Solutions in the 21st Century Led by Dr. Yasuhiro Matsui, Deputy General Manager – Water Business Development Department, Energy Business Development Center (Yokogawa)
3:15–3:30 PM Roundtable Rapid Fire Recap
3:30–4:00 PM Tea Break & Networking Session
4:15–5:15 PM SWAN Shark Tank
A pitching session designed to connect start-ups and innovators with municipal end-users to accelerate the adoption and commercialisation of new water technologies.
Featuring: TeamSolve (Singapore), Ontoto (Australia), Clean Groundwater Tech (South Korea), Aumsat Technologies LLP (India), WaterShed Monitoring (Canada), NatureDots (India), Movements (South Korea)
5:30–7:00 PM Drinks Reception Sponsored by Turing
Thank you to Our Sponsor!
