waste management & recycling summit 2014

“Moving Qatar to a Greener & Waste free Future”

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The 3rd Edition of the Waste Management & Recycling Summit was successfully held on the 17th and 18th September 2014 at the Intercontinental Doha the City, Doha, Qatar with more than 120 participants from companies, both local and international. The two-day forum, organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms (India), was inaugurated by H. E. Sheikh. Faleh Bin Nasser Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Under Secretary, Assistant of General Services Affairs - Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, Qatar along with Eng. Mohammed Bakhamis - HSE Director, HSSE Directorate, Qatar Foundation.

The 3rd Edition of the Waste Management & Recycling Summit started with a grand opening followed by keynote addresses by an array of presentations from both local and international experts. The two-day forum addressed various challenges faced by the key stakeholders that are involved in waste management and recycling and urged industry leaders to understand the significance of managing waste effectively.

The attending participants witnessed multiple presentations, panel discussions and case studies. The keynote presentations on “Waste statistics in the state of Qatar - A tool to support the Qatar national development strategy ” which underlined the targets and indicators related to waste management in the state of Qatar was delivered by Mr. Michael Nagy, Head of Environment Statistics & Sustainable Development Section, Ministry of Development Planning and statistics - Qatar. Other highlights included an international case study presented by Mr. Pär Carlsson - Boras City Representative, Global Cities Sustainable Network on “ Identifying and adding Waste to energy loops in our environment”, also a session on Keppel Seghers strategy on reducing the amount of waste going to landfills.

Organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms, the summit also featured top officials from the regional waste management sector including Qatar Foundation, Hamad Medical Corporation, ASGHAL, Qatar Project management, KAHRAMAA. Technology providers like GACS, Al Qaryan Group, Veolia Water, Averda, Edco who showcased their portfolio of services followed by intensive networking amongst delegates, speakers and dignitaries. The conference offered a perfect gateway to reach a highly focused and prequalified customer base to provide excellent networking opportunities.

The summit also had senior level delegations from organizations such as Asticom, GACS, Al Qaryan Group, Averda, EDCO and many more. There was intensive networking and business meeting sessions with focused clientele. The conference saw interactive sessions, thought-provoking debates, real life case studies and panel discussions which highlighted the current trends and challenges being faced by the Industry.

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Kingsley Chidiebere Izuka Occupational Health Safety ExpertHamad Medical Corporation

Sh. Faleh Bin Nasser Bin Jassim Al - ThaniUndersecretary Assistant of General Services AffairsMinistry of Municipality & Urban Planning

Safar Mubark Al - ShafiDirector of General Cleaniness ProjectMinistry of Municipality & Urban Planning

Mohammed Ahmed BakhamisHSE DirectorHSSE Directorate - Qatar Foundation

Dr. Mohammed Ali AL - MuhannadiSenior Environment SpecialistKAHRAMAA

Dr. Mussa FadiSpecialist Environmental HealthSupreme Council of Health

Eng. Rehan AhmedHead of Waste Disposal UnitSupreme Council for Environment, Kingdom of Bahrain

Saif S Al NaimiDirectorHSE Regulations and Enforcement Directorate - Qatar Petroleum

Stefan KippGeneral ManagerKeppel Seghers

Dr. Ghazi Elsayed Abdelkerim Ibrahim ElsherifEnvironmental ExpertPublic Works Authority ASHGHAL

Prof. Adel SharifResearch DirectorWater Security Grand Challenge Lead, QEERI

Michael NagyHead of Environment Statistics & Sustainable Development SectionMinistry of Development Planning and Statistics - Qatar Processes and Services to Citizens

Eng. Meshal Al ShamariDirectorQatar Green Building Council

Salah NezarCorporate Sustainability DirectorQatar Project Management

Dr. Khalid Yahya AbidSenior Water Quality SpecialistKAHRAMAA

Eng. Khalid Mohammed Al-EmadiManager of Quality & Safety DepartmentPublic Works Authority ASHGHAL Processes and Services to Citizens

Pär CarlssonBoras City RepresentativeGlobal Cities Sustainable Network

Thomas L. DoyleDirector Environment Health & SafetyWeill Cornell Medical College

Dr. Alex AmatoHead of SustainabilityQatar Green Building Council

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2014 Testimonials

Thank you for your encouraging words. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and found it to be very informative and beneficial. I welcome the opportunity to participate again next year.Thomas Doyle, Director, Environment Health & Safety Weill Cornell Medical College

It was a pleasure meeting you on 17th & 18th of September during the summit. We in GCP were keen on supporting your esteemed organization in the Waste Management & recycling summit. We are certain that the joint activities from the different organizations in the summit will make a positive impact to the society and help increase the “recycling consciousness” among the society in Qatar . We greatly appreciate your work . Thank you very much.Amal Djibril, Health Educator, General Cleaning Project, Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning

"Zero Waste MENA is honoured to contribute to the delivery of this flagship event. The third edition of Waste Management & Recycling Summit was a great platform to look back to our existing practices in order to develop future sustainable practices. Renowned speakers shared their experience and thoughts about the future of waste management industry in Qatar." Ramy Salemdeeb, Founder, Zero Waste MENA

I would like to congratulate you for the successful conference and wish you all the success in your future event. It is always our pleasure to participate with your activities and to support you.Meshal M. Al-Shamari, QGBC

I´m so pleased to hear that the speech was interesting enough and I will of course consider any proposal from you in the future.Pär Carlsson, Boras City Representative, Global Cities Sustainable Network - Sweden

It is my great pleasure to participate in this summit. I am interested for further cooperation in future.Dr. Ghazi Elsayed Abdelkerim Ibrahim Elsherif, Public Works Authority - Ashghal

Thank you very much for your nice letter which I appreciated very much and I will be very happy to prticipitate again in any of your conferences and meetings.Dr. Khalid Yahya Abid, KAHRAMAA, Doha, Qatar


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