IDRA Talks
A series of short videos posted on IDRA social media platforms, and stored on the IDRA YouTube channel and the IDRA website. The aim of the program is to share knowledge on essential topics in desalination, water reuse, recycling, and relevant energy solutions. These talks will also be a dynamic way for members and stakeholders to interact with the IDRA community and a global audience. We will invite stakeholders from different sectors of our industry to talk about research and innovation, project development, finance, legal frameworks, operations and maintenance, incorporation of renewable energy, and many more topics through short recordings of up to 3-5 minutes.
January 25, 2023
Hon. Sebastian Piñera, Former Chilean President
Topic: Special Remarks at IDRA 2022 World Congress
January 25, 2023
Hon. Minister Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment & Water, Australia
Topic: Special Remarks at IDRA 2022 World Congress
January 9, 2023
Mr. Govind Alagappan, President of Gradiant
Topic: Gradiant, the Most Innovative Company at IDRA 2022 World Congress Awards
December 27, 2022
Mr. Carlos Cosin, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, and Dr. Juan Carlos de Pablo, Managing Partner of Ecoinversol
Topic: Desalination to Produce Water for Green Hydrogen
December 9, 2022
Eng. Carmine Ciccocioppo, CEO and Managing Director, Osmoflo
Topic: Aligning the Desalination Industry to the Circular Water Economy
November 30, 2022
Prof. John H. Lienhard V, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor and the founding Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab at MIT(J-WAFS) and IDRA Board Member
Topic: Desalination by Atomic Power
November 24, 2022
Mr. Fady Juez, Managing Director of Metito and and the new IDRA President, for the board term 2022-2024
Topic: Desalination and Water Reuse to Face Climate Change
November 16, 2022
Eng. Amer A. Alrajiba, VP Capacity Planning & Analysis, Saudi Water Partnership Company
Topic: SWPC and the Water Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
November 2, 2022
Mr. Gavin Van Tonder, Executive Director of Water, NEOM
Topic: Water Challenges in NEOM
October 27, 2022
Mr. Jose Diaz-Caneja, CEO, ACCIONA Agua
Topic: The ESG in the Future of Public-Private Partnership
October 20, 2022
Eng. Mohammed Aldawsari, Director of Strategical Planning, SWCC
Topic: Global Water Challenges in Saudi Arabia and SWCC Vision
February 14, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy
Topic: U.S. Department of Energy Water Research Initiatives
September 17, 2021
Dr. Domingo Zarzo, Innovation and Strategic Project Manager, Sacyr Water and IDRA Board Member
Topic: Desalination for Agriculture
August 25, 2021
Professor Enrico Driolli, Institute on Membrane Technology, University of Calabria, Italy
Topic: Trends in Desalination Membranes for the Next Decade
August 19, 2021
Professor Rong Wang, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
Topic: Latest Development on RO Membranes
June 9, 2021
Topic: Training Desalination Operators
June 2, 2021
Dr. Marcio José, CEO of Aquapolo Ambiental S.A.
Topic: Water Reuse in Latin America
May 26, 2021
Dr. Guillermo Zaragoza, Head of Solar Thermal Applications R&D at PSA (CIEMAT)
Topic: Solar Powered Membrane Distillation
May 19, 2021
Dr. Emilio Gabbrielli, Member of the IDRA Honorary Council and Independent Consultant
Topic: The Post Treatment of Desalinated Water
May 5, 2021
Head of Automation and Control Department, Acciona Agua
Topic: Digitalization of Water Assets
May 5, 2021
Topic: Beneath the Timeline: An Early Decade
April 14, 2021
Mr. Devesh Sharma, IDRA First Vice President, CEO of Aquatech International
Topic: Industrial Water
April 22, 2021
Ms. Elena de la Vieja Molina
Commercialization Director, Aqua Advise
Topic: Subsea Desalination
April 28, 2021
Eng. Sergio Iorio, CEO of Italmatch
Topic: CEO Point of View on Challenges and Opportunities in Desalination
March 31, 2021
Dr. Ahmad S. Al-Amoudi, President, Desalination Technology Research Institute (DTRI) of SWCC
Topic: Non-conventional Methods of Water Production to Secure Supply
March 24, 2021
Prof. John H. Lienhard V, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Water & Mechanical Engineering at MIT and Officer of the IDRA Board serving as Dean of the IDRA Academy
Topic: Meeting Water Sustainability Challenges
March 17, 2021
Mr. Carlos Cosin, President, IDRA and CEO of Almar Water Solutions
Topic: The New Water Era
March 10, 2021
Mrs. Shannon McCarthy, Secretary General, IDRA
Topic: Sharing Knowledge on Water Solutions – IDRA Talks
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