Agenda 8.1

Singapore International Water Week 2012

The Global Platform for the Sharing and Co-Creation of Innovative Water Solutions

SIWW 2012 Overall Statistics

I. Record Participation (more than 19,000 participants from 104 regions, 750 companies)

II. Showcase of Innovative Solutions (38 new product launches, TechXchange, Water Innovations@SIWW & Industrial Water Solutions Forum)

III. Sold-out Expo (largest ever Water Expo)

IV. Record Value of Announcements (S$13.6 billion)

V. Largest Number of Co-located Events (149)Americas, Australia, China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, MENA, SEA

The largest ever Water Expo yet.

Water Leaders Summit

• Joint events raise the water issue higher on a national agenda (e.g. JOP)

• High quality participation, increased participation from smaller companies who see WLS as a key platform to network with buyers

Water ConventionIn-Conversation, Joint Opening Plenary, WLS Roundtable, Parallel Summit Workshops

•Majority from industry, in line with WC’s focus as a “best practice/solutions” oriented conference

•Hot Issues Workshop focuses on topics not raised in the technical sessions, e.g. marketing, application

•Continues to be an important platform to facilitate knowledge exchange and networking, leading to creation of solutions and capability development

•Increasing trend of “soft” solutions (policy) rather than “hard” solutions (infrastructure)

Hot Issues Workshops, Water Convention Plenary, Parallel Tracks

Water Convention “Hot Issues” Workshops

Water Convention – 4 Parallel Tracks

Intended to set the stage for in-depth discussion around "hot" topics of emerging importance from each Water Convention theme.

Covers Urban Water Management challenges

Urban Water Management Issues

Smart Water Grid Network ManagementFlood Risk

ManagementInstitutionalChallenges

Water Quality

Smart Water Grid Workshop 2012

Theme: “Smart Water Network Pioneers Share Their Experience”

Brings together water utilities and solution providers to share experience and discuss future directions of smart water grid.

SIWW 2014

• 2-6 Jun 2014 (tentative)

• Continue to be co-located with the World Cities Summit and the Cleanenviro Summit to provide comprehensive coverage of urban sustainability solutions