Africa Water Forum

Driving water sustainability and security in the region

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Supporting partners

Event overview

The forum provides an empowering platform where ministries, government authorities, consultants, solutions providers and resellers collectively identify and solve pressing water-related challenges in Africa, using the most innovative and sustainable technologies and techniques.

The African region is facing multi-dimensional water challenges which can lead to massive health issues, food insecurity, poverty, imbalance in the ecosystem, human conflicts, and mass migration.

On the other hand, water trends in the region also suggest that there is potentially adequate water and means to meet the basic needs of the region and sustain ecosystems if planned for and managed properly and with priority. This creates an overarching need for intervention from local and regional authorities to come forward and collaborate with various water stakeholders across the continent for a better future.

Hence, to address these critical issues and topics, the Africa Water Forum is hosted on 2-3 October 2023 in Rabat, Morocco, to bring together thought leaders from across the water sector and relevant industries.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

Event in numbers

1 +
High-Profile Conference Delegates
1 +
Speakers
1 +
Project showcases and country briefings
1 +
Sponsors and exhibitors
1 +
Countries represented
1 +
Media
partners

Technical Advisory Committee

Charafat Afailal

Steering Committee Member

Global Water Partnership and Former Minister in Charge of Water

Morocco

Youssef Brouziyne

Regional Representative & CGIAR Water System Lead - MENA Region

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Egypt

Forum Speakers

Forum Chairwoman
Ehsan Elmaknassi
Charafat Afailal

Steering Committee Member

Global Water Partnership and Former Minister in Charge of Water

Morocco

Youssef Brouziyne

Regional Representative & CGIAR Water System Lead - MENA Region

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Egypt

Marouan El Khattabi

Middle East Director

GS Inima Environment

Mohamed Farhaoui

Head of water production Department

National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, ONEE

Mohamed Bouaam

General secretary

ANAFIDE

Dr. Tahani Sileet

Head of Central Department for External Cooperation

Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation

Egypt

Prof. Dr. Béchir Hamrouni

Founder and President

Tunisian Desalination Association TDA

Tunisia

Ismail
Alaoui

Principal & Africa Lead

Amane Advisors, a global Management consultancy specializing in the Water industry and resources recovery

Haytham Ahmed

Engineering Manager

FEDCO 

Jim Matharu

Senior Vice President Enterprise Services

Aquatech 

Sumaya Nassiep

Chief Operating Officer

Sun Africa LLC 

Prof. Chaker Necibi

Associate Professor and Researcher of Innovative desalination technologies

Mohamed VI Polytechnic University

Khalid Barkouki

General Manager

BHS Engineering

Dr. Adebayo

Lead Irrigation Expert in the West Africa Office

IWMI

Fernando Suarez

Technical director

MMSA Water

Adil Touyeb

Managing Director

Wilo

Lahcen Hasnaoui

Consultant in Water treatment and quality control

Tanvir Ahmed

Managing Director

Kf Unternehmensgruppe GmbH

Rachid
Serraj

Director of Strategy

Africa Initiative

Morocco

Peter Kibet Biwott

Managing Director

Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company

Kenya

Hicham Fenniri

Vice President, and Research Foundation MAScIR

Morrocan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation

Morroco

Ehsan Elmaknassi

International Water Consultant

Dr. Mohamed El Hadraoui

Strategic Studies Manager and Decision Support Expert

Dr. Redouane Choukr-Allah

Professor and Head of the salinity and plant nutrition Laboratory

Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Hassan II

Morocco

Imteyaz
Ahmad

Managing Director

FWPC

United Arab Emirates

Forum Agenda

  • Day 1 | 2nd October 2023
  • Day 2 I 3rd October 2023

8:30 - 9:00

Registration and Networking

9:00 - 9:15

Opening Ceremony of the Africa Water Forum

9:15 - 10:00

Panel Discussion: Strengthening regional cooperation and partnership for water security in Africa

Speakers

Moderator

10:00 - 10:45

Panel discussion Unleashing the potential growth of desalination opportunities in countries experiencing high levels of water stress with long coastlines

Speakers

10:45 — 11:15

Industry innovations showcase sessions

This session will highlight the latest technologies in desalination. The session will consist of two 15-minutes presentation from an industry expert who will provide insights and case studies on successful application of innovative desalination technologies.

10:45 - 11:00

Industry innovations showcase session 1 by Haytham Ahmed, Engineering Manager, FEDCO

11:00 – 11:15

Industry innovations showcase session 2 by Fernando Suarez, Technical director, MMSA Water MMSA

11:15 — 12:00

Coffee break and networking

12:00 — 12:15

Case study: Successful desalination project showcase in Africa 

12:15 - 12:45

Panel discussion: Tackling sanitation, wastewater and reuse challenges by leveraging the use of innovative technologies

Speakers

Moderator

12:45 — 13:20

Industry innovations showcase sessions

This session will highlight the latest technologies in wastewater treatment. The session will consist of a 15-minutes presentation from an industry expert who will provide insights and case studies on successful application of innovative wastewater treatment technologies.

12:45 — 13:20

Industry innovations showcase session 3 by Tanvir Ahmed Kf Unternehmensgruppe GmbH

13:00 – 13:20

Industry innovations showcase sessions 4 by Dr Gabin Koucoi – Sun Africa and Sushil Bajaj – Aquatech

13:20 – 13:40

Presentation: Water and sludge reuse in water treatment plant by Mohamed Farhaoui, Head of water production Department, National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, ONEE.

13:40

Closing remarks by Forum Chairwoman: Mrs. Ehsan Elmaknassi, International Water Consultant

13:45

Networking lunch and end of Day 1

8:30 - 9:30

Registration and Networking

9:30 - 9:45

Opening remarks by Forum Chairman

9:45 — 10:15

1 on 1 discussion: Implementing and scaling digital water solutions to enhance water management

Speaker

Moderator

10:15— 11:00

Panel discussion: Advancing sustainable irrigation practices to enhance agricultural water productivity in Africa

Speakers

Moderator

11:00 - 11:45

Coffee break and networking

11:45– 12:30

Panel discussion: Fostering public-private partnerships for sustainable water solutions

Exploring the potential of collaboration in addressing water challenges, focusing on innovative solutions, financing mechanisms, and regulatory frameworks.

Speakers

Moderator

12:30

Closing remarks by Forum Chairwoman: Ehsan Elmaknassi, International Water Consultant

12:45

Networking lunch and end of Forum

Upcoming water development and expansion projects in Africa

$462
million

approved by the Moroccan government for the National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water to increase production capacity to 450,405m3 per day, and build 14 new wastewater treatment plants 

$71
million

worth contract for the construction of several drinking water facilities was awarded by Uganda’s National Water & Sewerage Corporation to Sogea-Satom, a subsidiary of the French group Vinci

$18.88
million

Conakry wastewater treatment project in Guinea, financed by Islamic Development Bank, to upgrade the capacity of existing plant from 5000m3 per day to 25,800m3 per day by 2035

$114
billion

is the target investment set by Africa’s Small Water Enterprise (SWE) sector to achieve the region’s SDG targets for water and sanitation

€133
million

to be invested by Ghana in new water supply infrastructure

Multi-billion
dollar

water investment programme has been launched by Zambia

First PPP water desalination project

in Senegal announced between Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and the National Water Company of Senegal

Key Themes for Discussion

Who Should Attend?

Sponsors

Official Water & Energy Partner
Official Pump Partner
Associate Sponsor
Associate Sponsor
Associate Sponsor
Lanyard sponsor
Strategic Partner
Strategic Partner
Strategic Partner
Industry Partner
Industry Partner

Why Partner?

Who should exhibit and sponsor?

If you provide technologies and solutions for optimal water management and is interested to explore the sponsorship packages and opportunities, please contact us on  partnerships@gmevents.ae

or contact

Bencily Thomas - bencily.thomas@gmevents.ae | +971 52 969 7209

Media Partners

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