About the Conference:
The Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) and Water Today Pvt Ltd. are organising a Seminar on “Sustainable Solutions for Urban Water Management: Challenges and Innovations” on February 26, 2025, between 11.00 am and 1.30 pm at the Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, as part of Water Today’s Water Expo 2025.
The Seminar will focus on the current state of water infrastructure, promoting sustainable water and wastewater management including rainwater harvesting, innovative technologies and solutions, the concept of circular economy principles towards wastewater management, community engagement, etc. Further, a few good practices from other countries will be shared.
Invited Speakers List & Programme Schedule: Day 1 - 26th Feb 2025
| S.NO | TOPIC | SPEAKERS | TIME |
| 1 | Welcome Address | Ms. K.Saraswathi Secretary General - MCCI | 11.00am: 11.10am |
| 2 | Keynote Speaker The current Water landscape and Emerging Trends | Shri. Sanjay Sharma - President, IWQA & Chief Water Analyst | 11.10am: 11.30am |
| Smart Infrastructure for Efficient Water Management | Technical Session -1 | ||
| 3 | • Designing Sustainable Urban Water Supply Networks • Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems for Urban Areas • Building Resilient Infrastructure to Mitigate Urban Flooding | Mr. S.Varadharajan - Director & Chief Growth Officer, VA Tech Wabag Dr. Paromita Chakraborty - Professor& Head (Reach), SRM Institute of Science and Technology Dr. Balaji Narasimhan - Professor, HWRE Group Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras | 11.30am: 12.15pm |
Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Urban Water Management | Technical Session – 2 | ||
| 4 | • Smart water management using IoT and AI • Water Credit initiatives | Mr. Prakash Rao - Managing Director, Jumo India Ms. R Vidhya - Vice President – Process & Proposals, Paquesglobal, Chennai | 12:15p – 12.45pm |
Technical Session – 3 | Panel Discussion | ||
| 5 | • Building Resilience to Urban Water Challenges. • Climate change impacts on urban water availability. • Community perception of water risks and resilience. • Circular economy in urban water systems. | Moderator – Mr. N.K. Ranganath, Former MD, Grundfos Pumps Dr. Nambi Appadurai - Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India Ms. Anjana Vencatesan - World Resources Institute (WRI) India. Mr. Sanjeev Srivastava - Chairman and Managing Director, Aktion Waughter Private Limited | 12 30 – 1.20 pm |
| 6 | Q and A | 1.20 – 1.30 pm |
WATMAN International Conference 2025: Day 1 - 26th Feb 2025
| S.NO | TOPIC | SPEAKERS | TIME |
| 1 | Delegate Spot Registrations | 2:45 pm - 3:10pm | |
| 2 | Welcome Note | Ramya N, Editor, Water Today | 3:00pm - 3:10pm |
| 3 | Water Recycling & Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) for Sustainable Manufacturing | Ketav Consultants | 3:15pm - 3:35pm |
| 4 | Chemical Industry: Advanced Effluent Treatment Technologies | KWS Evaporators | 3:50pm - 4:00pm |
| 5 | IOT-based Automation for Sewerage Treatment Plants | Espure Water Solutions Private Limited | 4:00pm - 4:10pm |
| 6 | Automation and Upgradation of WTP Plants: Retrofit and upgrade your valves | Cair Euromatic Automation Pvt Ltd | 4:10pm - 4:20pm |
| 7 | Greywater Recycling & Sustainable Water Practices in Hotels & Resorts | Murgappa Membrane | 4:20pm - 4:30pm |
| 8 | Water Recycling & Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) for Sustainable Manufacturing in the Automobile Industry | NK Square Solutions | 4:30pm - 4:40pm |
| 9 | Odour Control for ETP, STP, MSW and Hazardous Waste Sites | Amalgam Engineering | 4:40pm - 4:50pm |
| 10 | Vote of Thanks | 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm |
