September 23, 2020, Boston, MA – The IDRA Industrial Water Advisory Committee in partnership with the IDRA Young Leaders has curated for the IDRA Academy a series of six (6) webinars focused on addressing the diverse issues facing industrial water users.
This IDRA Academy webcast series is free to IDRA members and open to all stakeholders for a nominal registration fee. The industrial sector is a large user of water and with this comes a great responsibility of managing the risk associated with this important resource, be it in terms water availability, discharge, storage or recycle.
“IDRA is proud to present this dynamic online exchange featuring participation from some of the leading industrial water experts from the oil & gas, chemicals, mining, textiles, food & beverage, and semi-conductor industries” said Shannon McCarthy, IDRA Secretary General.
Devesh Sharma, IDRA’s First Vice President and Chair of the Industrial Advisory Committee added “We are very excited about this webinar series which will address a variety of issues such as technology and new business models evolving in the industry . We will hear from leading technology experts as well end-users about their experiences in desalination and water reuse. We want the IDRA to cultivate thought leadership around the issues of industrial water risk management and hope these webinars will offer the springboard to achieve that goal.”
All webinars will take place at 10:00 EST USA
October 14th
Industry Success Stories: Turning Wastewater into Value
Moderated by Verónica García Molina, Dupont
November 10th
Collaboration for overcoming challenges: BHP Tailings Challenge
Moderated by Robert Owens, Bechtel
December 09th
Water Management in the Mining Industry
Moderated by Manish Backliwal, Aquatech
January 13th
Desalination for Industry: Owner Requirements and Key Design Criteria
Moderated by Kelley Vendeland, ERI
February 10th
Business Model innovation: Industrial Outsourcing
Moderated by Bastien Simeon, KPMG
March 10th
Industrial End-User Case Study on Water Reuse
Moderated by Michael Warady, Sylmar Group
The first webinar in this series, “Success Stories of Industries Turning Wastewater into Value” will address the costs associated with the management and treatment of wastewater. Wastewater management has a strategic impact on the operations and budget of many industrial facilities, and can be viewed as either ‘grudge a spend’ or a profit-driving / cost-saving opportunity across a facility’s P&L. Cost savings, operational resilience, flexibility, and sustainability are all areas where wastewater management improvements can be realized. Due to the situational variances that exist across facilities throughout the world (quality, quantity, energy, budgets, compliance limitations, etc.), every wastewater reuse project retains its own individual, unique challenges. Selecting the proper technology suite and designing the correct treatment scheme is a craft that requires quality data, knowledge and experience. This webinar will showcase advice from leading engineering professionals about data and experience in implementing reuse projects across a range of different industries and scenarios to better understand how to unlock the intrinsic value of wastewater.
To register for the IDRA Industrial Water Webinar Series, please visit https://idadesal.org/training/academy-events/ida-academy-webinars/
About IDRA
The International Desalination and Reuse Association (www.idadesal.org) is the point of connection for the global desalination and water reuse community. A non-profit association, IDRA serves more than 2,600 core members in 60 countries and reaches an additional 4,000 affiliate members. Its membership comprises scientists, end-users, engineers, consultants and researchers from governments, corporations and academia. IDRA is associated with the United Nations as part of a growing international network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
About IDRA Academy
IDRA Desalination Academy is a global program for higher learning and professional development in all aspects of desalination, water reuse, and the advanced water treatment industry.
The mission of the IDRA Desalination Academy Program is to provide the highest level of training, education and instruction to individuals, utilities, companies, institutions, universities and other organizations interested in desalination and the advanced water treatment industry, in all its aspects. Our vision is that the IDRA Desalination Academy will be the world’s foremost source for professional training and continuing education program on desalination, water reuse, and the advanced water treatment industry.