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.
2025 Programme Committee Members
Co-Chair – Ligy Philip
Indian Institute of Technology, India
Co-Chair – Chérifa Abdelbaki
University of Tlemcen, Algeria
Charles Niwagaba
Makerere University, Uganda
Isha Basyal
Global Water and Sanitation Center, Thailand
Marcelo Kenji Miki
Sabesp, Brazil
Siméon Kenfack
African Water Association, Côte d’Ivoire
Md. Tahmidul Islam
WaterAid, Bangladesh
Juan P. R. Sanchez
University of Los Andes, Colombia
Roshan Raj Shreshtha
Gates Foundation, USA
Qian Li
Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Hezekiah Pireh
UN-Habitat, Kenya
Loga (Sunthri) Veeraiah
National Water Services Commission (SPAN), Malaysia
Viet- Anh Nguyen
Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam
Esper Jacobeth Ncube
Rand Water, South Africa
Tripti Kharel
Valley Water Supply Management Board, Nepal
Mtchera Johannes Chirwa
AFDB, Malawi
Angelica Euara Manrique
Maynilad Water Services, Philippines
Alejandro Conza Salas
Hidrika, Peru
Tjandra Setiadi
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Kwanrawee Joy Sirikanchana
Chulabhorn Research Insititute, Thailand
Paula Cecilia Soto Rios
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia
Bécaye Sidy Diop
DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives, Senegal
Jessica Tribbe
Independent Consultant, United States of America
Norio Saito
ADB, Japan