PROGRAM
Days: Monday, April 28th Tuesday, April 29th Wednesday, April 30th
Monday, April 28th
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09:00-09:30 Session OS: Opening Session
- Andreas A. Gregoriou, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
- Prof. Pantelis Sklias, Rector of the Neapolis University Pafos
- John Bellos, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Neapolis University Pafos
- Ed Smeets, Chair, IWA Statistics and Economics SG
- Oliver Nachevski, Chair, IWA Strategic Asset Management SG
Chairs:
Konstantinos Tsagarakis (Technical University of Crete, Greece)
Iosif Kapellakis (Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus)
Iosif Kapellakis (Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus)
Location: Akamas C
09:30-10:30 Session KS1: Keynote Session1
Chair:
Ed Smeets (Edmadi BV, Netherlands)
Location: Akamas C
09:30 | Infrastructure in Flux: Building a Resilient and Circular Water Future |
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
Akamas Foyer of Conference Center
10:30-11:00 Session PS: Poster Session
Location: Foyer Akamas
Enhancing Water Management through Performance Monitoring: A Case Study of Yarmouk Water Company (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohammad Al-Shloul |
Water Resources Management in Jordan valley Authority (abstract) |
11:00-13:00 Session LESAM S1: Integrated Asset Management (1)
Chairs:
Location: Aphrodite
11:00 | Integrated Asset Management – An Effective Way of Increasing Service Reliability and Overall Business Performance for Service Providers (abstract) PRESENTER: Petros Kolovopoulos |
11:20 | Improving the resilience of water supply systems through asset and system level assessments (abstract) |
11:40 | Main Aspects of the New Methodology for Evaluating the Assets of “Sofiyska Voda” Ad, Part of Veolia Bulgaria (abstract) PRESENTER: Vassil Borissov Trenev |
12:00 | Advancing Sewer Asset Management with Data-Driven Solutions (abstract) PRESENTER: Lukas Guericke |
12:20 | How can Infrastructure Asset Management (IAM) support EU water operators in implementing the Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive? (abstract) PRESENTER: Rita Ugarelli |
12:40 | Exploring strategic asset management of water infrastructure through grounded theory of sensemaking – a Swedish case study (abstract) PRESENTER: Martin Bjarke |
11:00-13:00 Session WESF S1: Water Economics PartA
Chair:
Matthias Freiburghaus (SVGW, Switzerland)
Location: Akamas C
11:00 | 10 Years of Reform in the Romanian Water and Wastewater Sector (abstract) PRESENTER: Augustin Boer |
11:20 | Saving water, one drop at a time: exploring the determinants of consumer behavior and intentions (abstract) PRESENTER: Paulo Ramisio |
11:40 | Determinants of Water Affordability in Portugal (abstract) PRESENTER: Micaela Antunes |
12:00 | Circular economy and sewage sludge management: Assessment the biomethane production under an economic, environmental and social point of view (abstract) PRESENTER: Francesc Hernandez-Sancho |
12:20 | Exploratory analysis of willingness-to-pay determinants for water quality and continuity (abstract) PRESENTER: Rita Martins |
12:40 | Economic regulation in the water and wastewater sector in Romania (abstract) PRESENTER: Iulia Titoiu |
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
Armonia Restaurant (the same restaurant where the Breakfast is held)
14:00-16:00 Session LESAM S2: Integrated Asset Management (2) / Asset Management of Blue-Green-Infrastructure
Chair:
Zeyad Shawagfeh (GIZ Jordan, Jordan)
Location: Aphrodite
14:00 | Evaluating the Impact of Real Time Control of Pressure on Leakage Reduction in a Real Water Distribution Network (abstract) PRESENTER: Camillo Bosco |
14:20 | Hydraulic Analysis of 3400 mm. Transmission Tunnel Maintenance: A Case Study of MWA, Thailand (abstract) PRESENTER: Nichakul Chunsawang |
14:40 | Interactions between urban water services and natural areas for asset management and resilience assessment (abstract) PRESENTER: Rita Brito |
15:00 | Assessment the impact of water ecosystems renaturalization: A quantitative analysis of the benefits generated (abstract) PRESENTER: Lledo Castellet Viciano |
15:20 | Leveraging synergies between asset management of stormwater systems and natural areas to increase resilience to climate change (abstract) PRESENTER: Rita Brito |
15:40 | Towards targeted maintenance of green infrastructure: proxy data paves the way (abstract) PRESENTER: Mahdi Bahrami |
14:00-16:00 Session WESF S2: Water Governance, Regulation and Institutional Frameworks
Chair:
Jörg Rehberg (BDEW German Association of Energy and Water Industries, Germany)
Location: Akamas C
14:00 | CSRD Sustainability Reporting in the Water Sector / Subtitle: Join Us to Explore the Path to Sustainability in the German Water Sector (abstract) |
14:20 | An Adaptative Regulation Model in a Heterogeneous Context (abstract) PRESENTER: Joao Cabrita |
14:40 | Benchmarking: an essential tool for utilities and stakeholders to improve water services (abstract) PRESENTER: Peter Dane |
15:00 | Overview of the Utilities Performance Monitoring Unit in Jordan's water sector (abstract) |
15:20 | Equity in water payments in Portugal over two decades (abstract) PRESENTER: Carlota Quintal |
16:00-16:30Coffee Break
Akamas Foyer of Conference Center
16:30-17:30 Session LESAM S3: What can we learn from other infrastructures?
Chair:
Petros Kolovopoulos (Hydro-Comp Enterprises Ltd, Greece)
Location: Aphrodite
16:30 | Ancient Hydraulic Engineering and Urban Development: Insights from the Roman Aqueduct of Gortyna in Crete (abstract) PRESENTER: Iosif Kapellakis |
16:50 | An AHP Asset Management Modelling Framework for International Tourist Airports: Integrating Water and Infrastructure Sustainability (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitrios Dimitriou |
17:10 | Evaluation of Asset Management Performance for Ports: The Case of Corfu Port in the Mediterranean (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitrios Dimitriou |
16:30-18:30 Session WESF S3: Water Statistics & Data Collection Methods
Chair:
Lígia Pinto (iBMS, University of Minho, Portugal)
Location: Akamas C
16:30 | Advanced Data Collection Solution for Addressing Water Scarcity: Miyauna’s Role in Sustainable Management (abstract) |
16:50 | Quantifying Model Uncertainty in Water Demand Time Series (abstract) PRESENTER: Bernhard Jonathan Sattler |
17:10 | Lessons from Economic Sustainability of Urban Water Services in Portugal (abstract) |
17:30 | Diagnosis of residential water consumption in different tariff structures (abstract) PRESENTER: Andreza Kalbusch |
17:50 | The influence of national water infrastructure on the happiness index: Economic and Social Analysis, case of Morocco (abstract) PRESENTER: Ayman Banouar |
19:30-22:30Gala Dinner
Dr. Christian Barnard Restaurant (nearby the Aphrodite amphitheater)
Tuesday, April 29th
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09:00-10:00 Session KS2: Keynote Session2-Round Table 2
Chair:
Iosif Kapellakis (Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus)
Discussants:
Location: Akamas C
09:00 | Water Management Evolution: Balancing Economics, Innovation and Community Needs towards a Sustainable Future (abstract) |
10:00-10:30 Session EP: Elevator Pitch
Chair:
Maria Bakatsaki (Technical University of Crete, Greece)
Location: Akamas C
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
Akamas Foyer of Conference Center
11:00-13:00 Session LESAM S4: Data and AI in Asset Management
Chair:
Adrian Uhlenbroch (STEIN Infrastructure Management GmbH, Germany)
Location: Aphrodite
11:00 | Integrating Physical Inspections and AI-Enhanced Data Analysis for Improved Asset Management and Strategic Decision-Making: A Case Study of ETRA SpA Water Utility in Northern Italy (abstract) PRESENTER: Pierre Bonardet |
11:20 | Analysis of the impact of AI on sewer assessment results towards an AI-data-resilient sewer assessment (abstract) PRESENTER: Adrian Uhlenbroch |
11:40 | Reducing Asset Maintenance Burden with GIS: Value-Based Approach to Hydrant Layout Optimization (abstract) PRESENTER: Gints Dakša |
12:00 | Infrastructure Inspection using Unmanned Surface Vessel (abstract) PRESENTER: Takayuki Sawai |
12:20 | Artificial Intelligence Models for Prioritizing Active Leak Detection Activities - The Case of a Water Utility in Southeast Asia (abstract) PRESENTER: Andre Marques Arsenio |
12:40 | Strategic planning towards a water-smart society: Insights from B-WaterSmart and the Bodø case study (abstract) PRESENTER: Camillo Bosco |
11:00-13:00 Session WESF S4: Water Economics PartB
Chair:
Lledo Castellet Viciano (University of Valencia, Spain)
Location: Akamas C
11:00 | Economic Impact of Water Reuse Projects on Sustainable Development Goals (abstract) PRESENTER: Lledo Castellet-Viciano |
11:20 | Saving water in households: a literature review on behavioural interventions in recent years. (abstract) PRESENTER: Lígia Pinto |
11:40 | Consumers perspectives on the value of water and water services (abstract) PRESENTER: Lígia Pinto |
12:00 | Is the Moldavian Water Sector Sustainable? (abstract) PRESENTER: Augustin Boer |
12:20 | Exploration of hidden aspects of water crisis in social media opinion-based data (abstract) PRESENTER: Konstantinos Tsagarakis |
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
Armonia Restaurant (the same restaurant where the Breakfast is held)
14:00-16:20 Session LESAM S5: Changes in global context and trends & Case studies and success stories
Chair:
Didier Sinapah (VEOLIA, France)
Location: Aphrodite
14:00 | Transforming Asset Management Strategy with Multicriteria approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Cláudia Costa |
14:20 | Success Story for Managing Strategic Assets in Arid Regions, Disi Jordan (abstract) |
14:40 | Wastewater Management in desert climate: Qatar Example (abstract) PRESENTER: Aisha Al-Kubaisi |
15:00 | Inspection strategies as a sewer management plan for a German city (abstract) PRESENTER: Nathalie Rodriguez |
15:20 | A framework aiming to optimize water utility’s investment planning (abstract) |
15:40 | Prioritization of network renovation projects - case study (abstract) |
16:00 | Water demand forecasting based on changes in social conditions (abstract) PRESENTER: Sena Hasegawa |
14:00-18:00 Session RTEOAL: Roundtable of Limassol District Local Government Organisation
Private roundtable
Location: Akamas A
14:00-16:00 Session WESF S5: Water Resources Management
Chair:
Adam Saffian (AIR Selangor Malaysia, Malaysia)
Location: Akamas C
14:00 | Resistomap Water Biosecurity Platform: A Solution for Managing Antimicrobial Resistance and Pathogen Pollution (abstract) PRESENTER: Windi Muziasari |
14:20 | Analysis of the water use in the concrete production sector of eastern Limassol area (abstract) PRESENTER: Ioannis Tsountas |
14:40 | Spatial variation in willingness-to-pay for wastewater system modifications: The Mille-Îles River as a case study (abstract) PRESENTER: Maxence Collado |
15:00 | Developing Three SOPs to Improve Wellfield Management in Jordan (abstract) |
15:20 | Tackling the PFAS Challenge in the Water Sector (abstract) |
15:40 | The Cost of Water and Wastewater Inefficiencies (abstract) PRESENTER: Joao Cabrita |
Wednesday, April 30th
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09:00-10:00 Session KS3: Keynote Session3-Round Table 3
Chair:
Oliver Nachevski (Engineers without Border Macedonia, Macedonia)
Discussants:
Rita Ugarelli (SINTEF, Norway)
Joao Cabrita (ERSAR - The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority, Portugal)
Joao Cabrita (ERSAR - The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority, Portugal)
Location: Aphrodite
09:00 | A growing field: Urban drainage asset management – from grey to green (abstract) |
10:00-11:00 Session TT: Think Tank
Chairs:
Rita Brito (LNEC, Portugal)
Jörg Rehberg (BDEW German Association of Energy and Water Industries, Germany)
Jörg Rehberg (BDEW German Association of Energy and Water Industries, Germany)
Location: Akamas C
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
Akamas Foyer of Conference Center
11:30-13:30 Session LESAM S6: Best Practice in Asset Management
Chair:
Takayuki Sawai (NJS Co., Ltd., Japan)
Location: Akamas A
11:30 | Acoustic signals for anomaly and structural features detection in sewer pipes (abstract) PRESENTER: Suneeta Kakati |
11:50 | Asset Management of Industrial Water Treatment Processes: Enhancing Resilience and Adaptability with Mobile Solutions (abstract) PRESENTER: Antonin Mommay |
12:10 | Why are water networks insufficiently rehabilitated on a systematic basis? Evidence from the Portuguese experience (abstract) |
12:30 | The Technical Sustainable Management (TSM) system (abstract) PRESENTER: Hind Al Shdaifat |
12:50 | Development and Application of the Asset Management System(K-AMS) to Determine the Optimal Time to Replace Old Water Supply Facilities (abstract) PRESENTER: Hyeongki Lee |
13:10 | Retrospective Analysis and Insights from Asset Management Studies on Water Networks in SUEZ Water France (abstract) PRESENTER: Mehdi Ahmadi |
11:30-13:30 Session LESAM S7: Sewers Asset Management
Chair:
Nicolas Caradot (Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin, Germany)
Location: Aphrodite
11:30 | Modelling Pipe Deterioration or Defect Evolution? (abstract) PRESENTER: Lukas Guericke |
11:50 | Risk-based prioritization of inspection and rehabilitation of large sewers (abstract) PRESENTER: Catarina Jorge |
12:10 | Best Practices in Wastewater Asset Management: The Case of Qatar (abstract) PRESENTER: Talal Al-Sulaiti |
12:30 | Sewerage Report Analysis for Report-Based Failure Prediction in Pipes (abstract) PRESENTER: Nicolas Caradot |
12:50 | Inflows into wastewater systems and the water-energy-greenhouse gases emissions nexus: opportunities and challenges for asset management (abstract) PRESENTER: Catarina Jorge |
13:10 | Improving the Asset Management of Urban Water Systems: A Framework for Condition Assessment of Vertical Assets in Portuguese Water Utilities (abstract) PRESENTER: Alice Ganhão |
11:30-13:30 Session WESF S6: Water Utility Management
Chair:
Thomas Herkner (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V.(BDEW), Germany)
Location: Akamas C
11:30 | Impact of Quality Management Systems on Customer Service Performance: Evidence from Portuguese Retail Water Utilities (abstract) PRESENTER: Ana Filipa Novais |
11:50 | Analysis of the energy profile of Limassol District Local Government Organisation and steps towards a more sustainable future (abstract) PRESENTER: Gregoris Panayiotou |
12:10 | Risk Management integrated in Asset Management through ISO 55001 implementation (abstract) |
12:30 | Aqaba Water Company as a Utility of Future (abstract) |
13:30-14:00 Session CS: Awarding Ceremony and Closing Session
Chair:
Helena Alegre (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC), Portugal)
Location: Akamas C
14:00-15:00Lunch Break
Armonia Restaurant