Event Details

The SPANISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RSA is pleased to invite you to the Water Management & Sustainable Energy conference, which intends to gather industry leaders, discipline experts in their fields, senior government representatives and decision makers, to discuss possible approaches to improve the current situation of South Africa's management of water and its infrastructure and its sustainability thereof.


This is an opportunity to gather big companies related to the water and infrastructure to network and deepen relationships with both South African and Spanish, Israeli, Belgian and Italian operators, CEOs and executive teams that will be in attendance.


The conference will add significant value in terms of the President's vision in driving a far-reaching economic reform agenda for South Africa's energy and water sectors.


To register as an attendee or exhibitor, please click on "REGISTER".


(Please take note that the program is subject to change).

Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration / Coffee & light snacks
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Marcos Pelegrin-President of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce RSA and CEO of LaLiga Africa
H.E. Mr. Eli Belotsercovsky - Ambassador of Israel in the Republic of South Africa
9:15 AM - 9:55 AM
Session 1 - Overview from the Department of Water and Sanitation
Thoko Sigwaza , Acting Deputy Director General – Department of Water Sector Regulation/Eustathia Bofilatos, Director: Institutional Governance at Department of Water and environment AffairsQ...
Thoko Sigwaza , Acting Deputy Director General – Department of Water Sector Regulation/Eustathia Bofilatos, Director: Institutional Governance at Department of Water and environment Affairs

Q&A
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9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
Session 2 - Overview from the Israeli water security industry
Yechezkel Lifshitz, Director General and Chairman of the Board of the Governmental Authority for Water and Sewage of Israel

Q&A
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee break and networking session
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session 3 - Overview from the Spanish water security industry
Luis Blanco – Managing Director - Almar Water South Africa

Q&A
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Impact on investment: State of Water Infrastructure in South Africa
Chris Hattingh - Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA)

Q&A
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Session 5 - Overview from Spanish investment expert
Saul Pretel - Acció Catalonia Trade & Investment (Overview of sector in Catalonia)

Q & A
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 5 - Overview of a South African expert
Cobs Pillay – Deputy Director Investment Promotion (TISA)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch and networking session
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Bridging the Divide for Water Security and Resilient Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future
Facilitator: Siyabonga Mbanjwa - Chairman Pace Property Group (Infrastructure, Energy, Property)Laurenz Devers (Waterleau South Africa) BelgiumDr. Yehonatan Ben Yosef (Jewish national fund (...
Facilitator: Siyabonga Mbanjwa - Chairman Pace Property Group (Infrastructure, Energy, Property)
Laurenz Devers (Waterleau South Africa) Belgium
Dr. Yehonatan Ben Yosef (Jewish national fund (KKL)) – Israel
Chris Hattingh (Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA)) – South Africa
Mogan Padayachee (Randwater) – South Africa
Ashwin Seetal (Council for Scientific and Industrial Reseach(CSIR)) – South Africa
Thoko Sigwaza , Acting Deputy Director General – Department of Water Sector Regulation/Eustathia Bofilatos, Director: Institutional Governance at Department of Water and environment Affairs - South Africa
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3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Refreshment break and networking session
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Breakaway Session
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Recap of the day
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Closing remarks & Vote of thanks
Mr Marcos Pelegrin- President of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce RSA
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Networking Reception

Documents

Water Security & Infrastructure Conference 11 July 2023.pdfdownload

Venue

KnightsBridge Office Park

KnightsBridge Office Park, 33 Sloane Street, Bryanston
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa

If you have any questions please contact Manuela (Manola) Sanchez Aragu

Contact Organizer

+27740331111

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