Programme Committee

The quality of the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is ensured by a Programme Committee formed by leading experts in water and development from around the world.

2023 Programme Committee Members

WDCE_Doulaye Kone

Chair – Doulaye Kone

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA

WDCE_Ligy Philip

Ligy Philip

Indian Institute of Technology, India

WDCE_Cherifa Abdebaki

Chérifa Abdelbaki

University of Tlemcen, Algeria

WDCE_Osward M Chanda

Osward M. Chanda

African Development Bank, Côte d’Ivoire

WDCE_Juan P R Sanchez

Juan P. R. Sanchez

University of Los Andes, Colombia

WDCE_Jay Bhagwan

Jay Bhagwan

Water Research Commission, South Africa 

WDCE_Miriam Otoo

Miriam Otoo

Tetra Tech, USA

WDCE_ Simeon Kenfack

Siméon Kenfack

African Water AssociationCôte d’Ivoire

WDCE_ Charles Niwagaba

Charles Niwagaba

Makerere University, Uganda

WDCE_ Md. Tahmidul Islam

Md. Tahmidul Islam

WaterAid, Bangladesh

WDCE_ Becaye Sidy Diop

Bécaye Sidy Diop

DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives, Senegal

WDCE_ Caroline Delaire

Caroline Delaire

Aquaya, France

WDCE_ Tanuja Ariyananda

Tanuja Ariyananda

Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum, Sri Lanka

WDCE_ Marcelo Kenji Miki

Marcelo Kenji Miki

Sabesp, Brazil

Isha_PC

Isha Basyal

Global Water and Sanitation Center, Thailand

WDCE_ Min Yang

Min Yang

National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Detoxication and Resource Recovery, China

WDCE_ Olutayo Bankole-Bolawole

Olutayo Bankole-Bolawole

WaterAid, Rwanda

WDCE_ Francois Xavier Tetero

François Xavier Tetero

World Bank Group, Rwanda