Symposium // CleanTech 2013: "Water-Energy Nexus", Tel Aviv/Israel

The International Water Symposium is part of the 17th Annunal International Summit and Exhibition for Water Technologies, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Recycling, Green Transportation and Green Building from 29-30 January 2013. It will be organized by Mashov Company, which work in publishing, organization of conventions and international exhibitions in the areas of agriculture, gardening, water technology, infrastructures and quality of the environment. The International Water Symposium will be organized from 13:00-18:00 on 29 January 2013 at the Israel Trade Fairs & Conventions Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Symposium Chair: Prof. Carlos Dosoretz, Head, Environmental, Water and Agricultural Engineering Division, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Session A Global and National W&E Projects and Solutions

13:00-15:00 Chair: Mr. Oded Distel, Director, Investment Promotion Center, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor - Energy Related Water Technologies: Present and Future. Dr. Avital Dror-Ehre, Director, Water Division, Ministry of Energy and Water, Israel - Energy Management in National Water Supply System: Efficiency and Novelty.Dr. Yigal Kadar, Manager, Energy Department, Mekorot National Water Company, Israel - Is Seawater Desalination really a Big Energy User?:Reality and Myths. Prof. Rafi Semiat, Dean, Chemical Engineering, Technion - IIT, Israel - Food, Water and Energy Nexus: Cross learning possibilities can transform crisis into opportunity. Ido Rozolio, former CEO and Executive of Israel Oil Refineries; former CEO of Mekorot National Water Company, Israel - Non-Revenue Water Solutions for Reducing Energy Requirements in Water Supply.Roland Liemberger, Director, Miya Asia, Philippines

Session B Water and Energy Challenges, Solutions and Innovations

16:00-18:00 - KEYNOTE. Membrane Based Technologies for Sustainable Production of Water and Power. Prof. Menachem (Meny) Elimelech, Director, Environmental Engineering Program, Yale University, USA - Chair: Mr. Rafi Ifergan, Vice President - Engineering and Technology, Mekorot National Water Company - Cogeneration at the Renovated Shafdan Water Reclamation Project. Ing. Yuval Sela, Chief Engineer, Igudan - Dan Regional Association of Environmental Infrastructure, Israel - China: Water, Wastewater and Energy Interdependence.Fang Hong Zhang, CEO, China Environmental Technology Holdings Limited (CETH), China - Advanced Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment Technologies.Eytan Levy, CEO, Emefcy (2012 Global Cleantech 100 awardee), Israel