Webinar On-Demand

IWA Emerging Water Leaders Virtual Forum 2021: Online Panel B

IWA

Young Water Professionals

Target Audience

Young Water Professionals

Description

The IWA Emerging Water Leaders 1^st Virtual Forum, which took place on 9-11 November 2021, is a virtual event setting an open platform for YWPs to connect with their peers from around the world. The Forum is a place to share professional experiences and to highlight the important responsibility of Young Water Professionals (YWPs) working on the solutions for a water wise future.

The current pandemic has created many challenges for all. In order to move forward, we need to openly address these and revaluate current approaches to collaboratively create solutions to the constantly transforming water sector. For this to happen, cross-sectoral and transgenerational collaboration is required.

This online panel of the Virtual Forum highlighted a very significant question: How are young professionals leading the water industry through disruptive change?

Within this context, the following topics were debated:

Disruptive change. Pandemic Perspective (Joone Kim-Lopez)
Evolving Technology. Evolving Leadership (Walid Khoury)
Fundamentals, ingenuity, and being data- driven: Lessons for 21st century water professionals (Siddhartha Roy)

Learning objectives

Following this online panel, participants will be able to:

Find out the importance of applying trans-generational and diverse approaches in the face of disruptive changes
Learn about the significance of communication and connections
Applying or developing leadership at all levels
Identify how data-driven approaches may enhance connectivity as well as improve existing monitoring technologies
Learn about the importance of social media presence and the ways to establish and maintain meaningful connections
Advance knowledge on digitisation and data-driven strategies relying on machine learning

Panelists

Joone Kim-Lopez

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joone-kim-lopez/

General Manager of Moulton Niguel Water District (United States)

Walid Khoury

https://www.linkedin.com/in/walidkhoury/

General Manager at Desalytics (United Arab Emirates)

Siddhartha Roy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidr/

Research Scientist at Virginia Tech University, IWA Young Leadership Award Winner & Ambassador 2020-2022 ( India & United States)

Moderator: Liudmyla Odud

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liudmyla-odud-8a41a8122/

UN Mission in South Sudan (South Sudan & Ukraine)

Moderator: Jacob Amengor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobamengor/

Ghana Water Company Ltd & University of Calgary, (Ghana)

Free

Start time 14:40

Language English

Format

keynote speech, panel discussions,leadership

Certification

N/A