In an innovative departure from business as usual, the International Water Association (IWA) is joining forces with Water New Zealand to create an event that combines IWA-ASPIRE 2025 with the annual Water New Zealand Conference and Expo. It will provide a meeting platform for international water and sanitation professionals and practitioners and New Zealand WASH professionals, scientists and experts around common themes.
The programme will highlight areas where New Zealand has special expertise and knowledge to share – indigenous knowledge and approaches, and environmental sustainability.
Marion Savill, Chair IWA NZ and IWA Fellow
Marion Savill is a water scientist with 35 years’ experience, an IWA Fellow, Chair of IWA NZ 2017 and has been on numerous other IWA Committees and specialty groups. She was on the programme committee for IWA Aspire in Japan in 2011 and has been on the science programme committee for Singapore Water Week for nine years.
Gillian Blythe, Chief Executive Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand is a national not-for-profit organisation which promotes the sustainable management and development of the water environment, with particular focus on drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. Gillian joined Water New Zealand in July 2020, and during this time she and the team have increased membership numbers by more than 50% and are seen as the trusted industry voice on water matters in New Zealand. Gillian is on the Advisory Board for the Building Innovation Partnership, and is an independent director of Electricity Networks Aotearoa. Prior to joining Water New Zealand Gillian held head of strategy and regulatory affairs roles at NZX listed Meridian Energy - New Zealand's largest generator retailer, generating electricity 100% from renewable sources.
Headline issues will be elaborated and confirmed into sub-topics by the programme committees for IWA ASPIRE 2025 and for the Water New Zealand Conference & Expo. The IWA ASPIRE 2025 programme comittee is co-chaired by Dr Robert Bos (former Coordinator, Water, Sanitation and Health at WHO, and Senior IWA Advisor) and Professor Joan Rose (Co-Director, Center for Water Sciences, Michigan State University, USA) and the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo by Ian Garside (Managing Director ProjectMax)
There are 6,000 hotel rooms within walking distance of the new New Zealand International Convention Centre, Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau including one with direct airbridge access.
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