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WEX Africa 2014El Jadida, Morocco

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Wednesday 12th November 2014

9:00 - 9:20SPEAKERS: Samir Bensaid, Director General, IEA – ONEE, Morocco; Sylvain Usher, Secretary General,

African Water Association (AfWA)

Conference Session One: Welcome Address and Opening keynote session.

08:00 WEX Africa Registration

10.55 - 11.20 Coff ee Break

Business Exchange Meeting 0111.25 - 11.45


12.15 - 12.35 Business Exchange Meeting 03

09.25 - 09.55

SPEAKERS: Honourable Prof. Jumane A.Maghembe (MP), Minister for Water of The United, Republic of Tanzania; Hon. D.C. Mavhaire, Senator, Minister

of Energy and Power Development, Government of Zimbabwe

Conference Session Two: Ministerial Keynote Presentations

CHAIR: Maxence Mirabeau, Country Director Morocco, representing West and Central Africa, SNC LAVALINSPEAKERS: Patrick Andrew Mullen, Global Water and Sanitation Specialist, IFC, World Bank Group; Samir Belrhandoria, Director General, MIF, (Moroccan Infrastructure Fund); Ouidad Benhaddou, Head of Water Programme, Agence Japonaise de Coopération Internationale (JICA); Mohamed Ouahabi, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, AFDB (AfricanDevelopment Bank)

Many developing countries need improved water and energy infrastructure to improve the livelihoods of their citizens and their quality of life and nowhere is this more acute than in Africa. While there are many

obstacles to delivering improved infrastructure, one of the most obvious factors that hampers delivery is project costs. Access to fi nance is the lifeblood of water infrastructure delivery, as is the packaging of the funding model for each project or groups of projects.

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Conference Session Three: Creative Financing Tools to Fund New Water, Sanitation and Energy Infrastructure in Africa: Panel Debate:Infrastructure in North Africa

10.00 - 10.50

Conference Session Four: Water, Energy, Infrastructure, Sustainable Development and the Role of The Private SectorCHAIR: Mark Etheridge, Director of Operations, JACOBS EngineeringSPEAKERS: Hon. D.C. Mavhaire, Senator, Minister of Energy and Power Development, Government of Zimbabwe; Honourable Prof. Jumane A.Maghembe (MP), Minister for Water of The United, Republic of Tanzania; Engr. Benson Ajisegiri, Head of Water Reform and Public Private Partnership atFederal Ministry of Water Resources, NigeriaDr. Kadri Ozen, Group Public Aff airs Director, Coca-Cola Eurasia & Africa Group; Mamadou Dia, DIrector

General, Senegalaise Des Eaux• Overview of water and energy markets in Africa highlighting regional variations• What is the role of major corporations in mitigating water and energy risk and combating climate change• How can we initiate (more) collective action to reduce shared water and energy risks and to support sustainable growth?• How can public and private sectors work together to ensure more money is found for the provision of basic infrastructure

12.40 - 13.25

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Coff ee Break16.40 - 17.05


WEX Africa Gala Dinner20.00 - 23.00

15.20 - 16.10

CHAIR: Karim Nasr, Managing Director, Middle East Operations, RWL WaterSPEAKERS: Mohamed Chaffi , Deputy Director, Beni Safi Water Company; Khalid Tahri, Technical and Engineering Senior Manager, ONEE; Professor Azzedine El Midaoui, President, Moroccan Desalination and Membranes Society; Hocine Chibane, Projects Director, Algerian Energy Company; Saad Al Harthi, CEO, Arabian Japanese;

In common with the rest of the world demand for water in Africa has been steadily expanding, driven by economic growth, rising populations, urbanization, improving standards of living and changing lifestyles.

Desalination in Africa’s coastal regions is increasingly being seen as the answer to securing water supplies. Desalination is already widespread in both North and southern African countries and this year the fi rst

desalination project in sub-Saharan Africa will begin to supply water to the people of Ghana’s capital city Accra.

• Is Desalination the answer for Africa?

• Water availability and demand assessment of climate change impacts on both resources and demands

• Energy Needs assessment of desalination and the potential for utilizing renewable energy (primarily CSP)

Conference Session Five : Desalination and Sustainable Development

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Conference Session Six: Water Reuse, Wastewater Treatment for Industrial Processes, Sludge Management and Irrigation in Africa

17.10 - 18.10

CHAIR: Jack Noble, Commercial Director Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, Koch Membrane SystemsSPEAKERS: Adil Daoudi, Chief Planning and Investment offi cer, RADEEMA (Regie Autonome de Distribution D’Eau et D’Electricite de Marrakech); Abdelmajid Hammouda, Director General, ONAS (National Sanitation Utility of Tunisia); Bourras Abdeljalil, Project Director of Desalination, OCP; Mme. Selma Jariri, Head of Division for New Technologies, ONEE

What are the types of processes implemented, their effi ciency, compared with the standards values, and the current outcomes of the treated water?

• What are the common challenges restricting investment in wastewater treatment processes across Africa?• How can public and private sectors work together to enable better treatment of

wastewater both from municipal and industrial sources?

• What should be the role of large commercial users of water in pioneering the use of new technology in the treatment of their own produced water?

• What are the opportunities for Africa in the WWT sector?

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Roundtable Working Lunch

Interactive debates with each table devoted to an individual project/subject and hosted by an expert

13.30 - 15.10

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Coff ee Break10.55 - 11.20

08.50 - 09.40

CHAIR: Sylvain Usher, Secretary General, African Water Association (AfWA)SPEAKERS: Hocine Chibane, Projects Director, Algerian Energy Company; Hon. S. Kasukuwere MP, Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Government of Zimbabwe; Dieter Ernst, Member of the Board, German Water Partnership; Mahmoud Hafsi, Head of Knowledge Management, IEA – ONEE;

Water and energy inputs are inextricably linked to the issue of food security. The complex relationship between water, food and energy in Africa of rapidly increasing urban populations requires careful coordinated management in order to mitigate the increasingly manifest imbalances in water, food and energy security.

• What is the importance of an integrated

approach between governments, municipalities and larger commercial users to enable better decision making?

• What is the outlook for the impact on limited, highly demand ground water resources?

• In what ways will the reuse of wastewater provide an alternative safe source for water for food production

• What are the technologies that will create the synergies which can turn problems into resources?

• How can water and energy effi ciency be increased in all aspects of food production?

Conference Session Seven: Water, Energy and Food Security in Africa

10.10 - 10.50

CHAIR: Jose Minguillon, Chairman Cobra South Africa, Beni Saf Water CompanySPEAKERS: Akila Djoudi Gharbi, Chargeé de recherche, CDER, Algeria (The Centre for Renewable Energy Development); Tarik Hamane, Directeur Projets et Programmes Production (Power Generation Projects Director), ONEE, Morocco; Meryem Lakhssassi, In charge of Sustainable Development, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)

African Countries will need to spend at least 6% of their GDP on energy over the next ten years in order to sustain their economic growth. The critical challenge of bridging the energy gap is a priority for business leaders, politicians and IFI’s.

The continents abundant solar and wind resources should mean that it is ideally placed to be a new frontier for clean energy investment however so far of all of the continents Africa has benefi ted the least

from the annual US$7bn CDM market. The Picture is markedly diff erent in the North of the continent where grand plans are being drawn for a US$64 bn super grid which could supply all of Europe’s energy needs. The World Bank estimates that could provide more than 170 gigawatts of additional power generation capacity (doubling the regions current installations) through low carbon energy projects such as CHP, biofuel production, transportation and energy effi ciency.

• To what extent will Africa remain reliant on fossil based fuels for its energy needs

• What is the outlook for renewables and will the countries of North Africa continue to lead the way in adopting and implementing renewable technologies

• Can lessons learnt from the experiences of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria be applied to the countries of Southern Africa

Conference Session Eight: The Future for Renewable Energy in Africa


Thursday 13th November 2014


Business Exchange Meeting 05 08.25 - 08.45


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15.25 - 16.25

SPEAKERS: Dr Vainio Shivute, CEO, NAM WaterMr Samuel Ojanga, Board Member, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company limitedDr Rose C Kaggwa, Director Business and Scientifi c Services, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda; Alfonso Chikune, CEO, Lilongwe Water Board, Malawi; Justus Veii, Executive Director: Urban planning & projects, VeiinaTobias OSDP

• Key policies for adaptation to climate change and population growth to maintain sustainability.• What do they mean for the future of the water,

wastewater and energy industry?• Eff ectiveness of the local regulatory frameworks and institutions• Investment in the development of sustainable, alternative and renewable technologies• Building Critical Mass• Thinking about the long term whilst also focusing on opportunities• Looking at the market through trade zones rather than country by country• The fundamentals of investing• Finding new ways to serve the market

Conference Session Ten: Eastern and Southern Africa Business Forum

17.40- 17.50 Closing Remarks




13.10 - 14.55 Lunch

SPEAKERS: John Ayoade Shamonda, Director General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA)Abderrahman Dembele, Deputy Director, Société Malienne de Gestion de l’Eau Potable (SOMAGEP-SA)Mr. Amed Ould Weddady, Director de l’Assainissement de la ville de Nouakchott Mauritania

• Key policies for adaptation to climate change and population growth to maintain sustainability.• What do they mean for the future of the water, wastewater and energy industry?

• Eff ectiveness of the local regulatory frameworks and institutions• Investment in the development of sustainable, alternative and renewable technologies• Building Critical Mass• Thinking about the long term whilst also focusing on opportunities• Looking at the market through trade zones rather than country by country• The fundamentals of investing• Finding new ways to serve the market

Conference Session Eleven: West Africa Business Forum 16.55 - 17.35

11.50 - 12.40CHAIR: Saad Al Harthi, CEO, Arabian Japanese Membrane Company (AJMC)SPEAKERS: Sil Hadi Sismail, Interim Director, Algerian Water Company (ADE); Mokhtar Jaait, Head of Research and Development, International Institute of Water and Sanitation, ONEE; Hassan Boukouta, Director of Régies et des services Concédés au ministère de l’Intérieur (DRSC); Jawad Hilali, Chief Division de la Cooparation, ONEE

This session will examine key issues such as:• Role of policy makers in ensuring better husbandry of water resources by industrial users.• What economic and social impacts will corporations achieve through better water and wastewater treatment.

• How can corporations work with utilities to get more money into the system in order to mitigate the risks of poor water and energy infrastructure.• Can corporate users drive the adoption of new technologies for water and waste water.• ZLD – is there an environmental benefi t for Africa?• Case Study: Desalination and Irrigation in Agadir

Conference Session Nine: North Africa Business Forum

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