Past Academy Webinars

IDRA Public and Private Utilities Special Advisory Committee Webinar Series

“Saudi Arabia’s Water Sector Decarbonization & Sustainability Efforts”

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Moderated by Bastien Simeon, Global Head of Water at KPMG

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Moderated by Kelley Vendeland, ERI & IDA Young Leaders Program

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Moderated by Manish Backliwal, Aquatech

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Online – Zoom Webinar

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Moderated by Robert Owens, Bechtel

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Moderated by Verónica García Molina, Dupont

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8:30 am – 8:40 am IDRA Welcome Remarks – Moderated by Dr. Malak Al Nouri, Provost at Effat University, IDRA Academy Committee Member

• Dean of the IDRA Academy and Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Water and Mechanical Engineering at MIT, USA
• Mr. Carlos Cosin, President of IDRA Board of Directors and CEO of Almar Water Solutions, Spain

8:40 am – 8:45 am  Welcome Address

• HE Eng. Abdullah Al-Abdulkarim,  Governor of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation of Saudi Arabia (SWCC)

8:45 am – 8:50 am Overview of Webinar and Moderator of Technical Program

• Dr. Ahmed Al Amoudi, General Director of the Desalination Technology Research Institute (DTRI) of SWCC

8:50 am – 10:20 am Technical Program

8:50 am – 9:05 am  Extracting Value from Ocean Brine – Overview

• Dr. Christopher Fellows, Senior Desalination Expert, DTRI, Saudi Arabia

9:05 am – 9:20 am  Innovative Dual Brine Concentrator – Harvesting Pure Sodium Chloride from Brine

• Dr. Seungwon Ihm, Senior Desalination Expert, DTRI, Saudi Arabia

9:20 am – 9:35 am  Oceans as Open Sky Mines for Minerals and Water Extraction via Advanced Integrated Membrane Systems

• Prof. Enrico Drioli,  Institute of Membrane Technology, Italy

9:45am – 10:05 am  A Commercial Full-Brine Recovery Desalination Facility

• Eng. Paul Wallace, CTO, Enviro Water Minerals Company, USA

10:05 am – 10:20 am  Challenges and Advancements for Ultra High Pressure RO in Brine Recovery

• Dr. Craig Bartels, CTO, Hydranautics, USA

10:20 am – 10:30 am Q&A Moderated by Eng. Nikolay Voutchkov, Senior Expert Advisor, SWCC, Saudi Arabia

10 AM EST

“Latest innovation in de Field of Efficient Sustainable Desalination”

Mr. Julio de la Rosa, ME Business Development Director, Water, ACCIONA, and Mr. Jesús Ortiz, ME Business Develpment Manager, Water, ACCIONA.

Moderated by IDRA YLP Member Mr. Michael Warady

11AM EST

Mr. Scott Jenne, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mr. Jordan Macknick, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Dr. Avi Shultz, U.S. Department of Energy and Prof. Tzahi Cath, Professor of Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.

Moderated by IDRA YLP Member Ms. Kelley Vendeland

10AM EST

Dr. Guillermo Zaragoza, Senior Researcher, CIEMAT

Moderated by IDRA YLP Member Ms. Alessandra Piaia

10AM EST

Professor Hassan Arafat, Director, Center for Membrane & Advanced Water Technologies, Khalifa University

Moderated by IDRA YLP Member Mr. Motasem Abushaban

10AM EST

Mr. Gianni Chianetta, Founder & Director of Greening the Islands – Chairman Global Solar Council, and Dr. Emilio Gabbrielli, Independent Consultant and Partner of Greening the Islands

Moderated by IDRA YLP Member Dr. Giancarlo Barassi

10AM EST

Mr. Gavin van Tonder, Executive Director, Head of Water, NEOM; Mr. Rob Garner, Director of Water Supply, NEOM

Moderated by IDRA YLP Member Dr. Giancarlo Barassi

10AM EST

Associate Professor Amos Winters, Mechanical Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Moderated by IDRA YLP Member Mr. Jungbin Kim