Young water professionals

Following the successful young water professionals (YWP) programme at the IWA World Water Congress in Beijing in 2006, the IWA YWP team has created a very ambitious programme for Vienna. Registration for the YWP programme is included in the price of a normal registration.

YWP lounge

O1 Lounge 4

A YWP lounge will be open during the event where young water professionals can relax after a presentation, take time out from the hectic congress schedule or simply meet and network with their peers.

Open hours:
Monday 7.30 – 6.00
Tuesday 8.30 – 6.00
Wednesday 8.30 – 6.00
Thursday 8.30 – 2.15

Sunday

Workshop

O1 Lounge 4

9.00 – 9.50

Making connections – An Introduction to the workshop
9.00 Welcome by IWA and OWAV Andreas Gaul OWAV Austria
9.10 Welcome by Suez Antoine Gallizia Suez Environment France
9.20 Facilitated networking session amongst participants

10.00 – 10.30

Tea/Coffee

10.30 – 12.15

Career compass – Orientation to careers in the water sector from leading examples
10.30 A career in Consultancy Malcolm Brandt Black & Veatch UK
10.40 A career in NGOs Rose Lang Eco-Asia China
10.50 A career in Industry Joe Zuback Siemens USA
11.00 A career in Government Hellmut Fleckseder Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Austria
11.10 A career in Academia Helmut Kroiss TU Vienna Austria
11.20 A career in Utilities Jerome Gilbert (CDWP) USA
11.30 Questions and answers.

12.15 – 1.15

Lunch

1.15 – 3.00

Meeting tomorrow’s challenges – Presenting the future challenges in the sector and discussing solutions
1.15 Meeting the future global water challenges: thoughts, visions and recommendations
Glen Trickle ITT USA
1.30 The challenge of financing the water network by Veolia Water Dominique Olivier Veolia France
1.45 The balance between human consumption and the environment Cheryl Davis San Francisco Public Utilities Commission USA
2.00 Water for all –social equity Pascale Guiffant Suez Environment France
2.15 Questions and answers.

3.00 – 3.30

Tea/Coffee

3.30 – 4.00

Initiatives for young water professionals – Presentations on promising initiatives for young water professionals
3.30 IWA Young Water Professionals Programme Adrian Puigarnau IWA
3.40 Initiatives for YWPs by the Austrian Governing Member Katerina Ruzicka Austrian Governing Member Austria.

3.50

Closing of the Workshop.

4.30

Opening of the World Water Congress and welcome reception.

Monday

Breakfast

O1 Lounge 4    7.30 – 8.20

At this breakfast YWPs and especially first-time congress attendees will be given information and practical advice that will make their time and experience at the Vienna congress as valuable and productive as possible.

Tuesday

CDWP meeting

O1 Lounge 4    12.45 – 2.15

In this session YWPs will have the opportunity to discuss the Harremoës Lecture on energy and water with members of the Council of Distinguished Water Professionals (CDWP) and find out how this important topic will shape their decisions in the future.

Wednesday

Professional Development Award 2008 ceremony

O1 Lounge 4    12.15 – 2.15

Career fair

O1 Lounge 4    2.15 – 6.00

The career fair will allow YWPs to talk directly to the staff of the following major water companies and organisations about potential career opportunities:
Black & Veatch
Borealis
Buderus
BWT
CH2M Hill
DOW
GE
ITT
Miya
Siemens
Suez
VA TECH
Veolia
X-flow/Norit

Thursday

Open meeting

O1 Lounge 4    12.15 – 2.15

The YWP programmes team will hold an open meeting between the members of the YWP programme committee and all the YWPs present at the congress. This is the perfect opportunity for you to give your ideas and suggestions on what the YWP programme needs to focus on over the next two years.

Gala night

Vienna City Hall    7.00 pm until late

YWPs will join other IWA guests for the gala night festivities. Then at midnight the Vienna waltzes will be overtaken by midnight clubbing as YWPs continue to dance the night away.

Venue floor plan