Heads of organisations and high-level executives from 80 countries will join the 2013 World Congress on Advancing Sustainable Hydropower, 21-24 May 2013, in Kuching, Malaysia.
The World Congress on Advancing Sustainable Hydropower will be held for the first time in Asia. Since 2007 the has event provided an international forum to present and discuss real-world solutions to energy, water and climate change challenges. The Congress offers an opportunity to inform policy makers, shape action and set future strategy.
Confirmed speakers at the event include:
• H.E Viraphonh Viravong, Vice Minister of Energy. Government of Laos.
• Torstein Sjotveit, CEO Sarawak Energy (Malaysia).
• Jian-hua Meng, Water Security Lead, WWF International.
• Yan Zhiyong, Vice Chairman, Power China.
• Cecilia Torjada, President, Third World Center for Water Management (Mexico).
• Waqar Khan, CEO, Star Hydro Power Ltd (Pakistan).
Sessions to be held at the event include:
• Directions for Hydropower
• Is sustainability constraining economic development?
• Regional interconnections
• Water and Energy Policies
• CEO Roundtable: What is modern hydropower?
• Who's investing in hydropower?
• Working with project affected communities
• Informing decision-making: emerging roles for the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol
• Incorporating sustainability into business practices
• Climate change: four dimensions for hydropower
• Renewable systems: sharing experience
To register for the event, please visit: www.ihacongress.org.
