Making sustainable development goals possible
The 4th International Water Regulators Forum (IWRF) will be held this 14 of November 2017, alongside the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The 4th IWRF is organized as an invite only meeting to host high level representatives of regulatory authorities and officials with regulatory and supervisory functions related to the provision of water, sanitation and wastewater management services.
The IWRF facilitates dialogue across regulatory functions – economic, health and environmental – and sectors to enable synergies, peer to peer learning and building new partnerships.
To date, the Forum has successfully gathered in Lisbon 2014 (Lisbon Charter), London 2015 and Brisbane 2016 –reaching to over 100 regulatory institutions from more than 80 jurisdictions in all continents, becoming a one of a kind global network of regulators hosted by IWA. Join the group on IWA Connect.
This year we will continue furthering dialogue and cooperation, addressing the key role of regulatory authorities achieving an enabling progress across SDGs. The Forum will be complemented by a series of activities throughout the congress, connecting regulators to other water champions.
Programme committee
Ana Albuquerque
Commissioner, Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (ERSAR), Portugal
Alberto Biancardi
President of WAREG (European Water Regulators) and Commissioner of the Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity Gas and Water Services (AEEGSI), Italy
Alan Sutherland
Chief Executive, Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS), Scotland, United Kingdom
Ivaylo Kastchiev
General Director of “Water and sanitation services” Directorate, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), Bulgaria
José Bento Da Rocha
Regulator of Public Services, Superintendent of Planning and Special Programs – Energy and Basic Sanitation Agency of the Federal District (ADASA), Brasilia, Federal District (DF), Brazil
Kelvin Chitumbo
Chief Executive Officer, National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO), Zambia
Oscar Hugo Pintos
President of Ente Regulador de Servicios Sanitarios de Santa Fe (ENRESS), of Asociación Federal de Entes Reguladores de Agua y Saneamiento de Argentina (AFERAS) and of Asociación de entes reguladores de agua potable y saneamiento de las Américas (ADERASA), Argentina
Seamus Parker
Executive Director, Strategic Partners, Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC), Australia
Rianna Gonzales
Water Resources Agency -Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), Trinidad and Tobago
Trevor Bishop
Director Strategy and Policy, Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT), England and Wales, United Kingdom