CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
DAY 1: Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08h00 – 09h00
Registration Online Open
SESSION 1 - MC Sponsored by UMGENI WATER 09h00 MC opens 1st day of Conference (all admin + how people can navigate through the virtual platform) 09h10
OPENING OF CONFERENCE BY IMESA PRESIDENT: Mrs Bhavna Soni
09h20 09h30
WELCOME BY IAWEES PRESIDENT: Distinguished Professor Vijay P. Singh ADDRESS BY SALGA Executive Keynote Speaker: Mr Michael Killick (City of Cape Town - Director Bulk Services) 2022 IMESA Conference Promotional Video MC closes Session 1 (basic admin + how break times will work on virtual platform) TEA BREAK (30 minutes – delegates will be able to log-out and log back in)
09h40 – 10h00 10h00 10h10 10h20
SESSION 2 - Sponsored by MARISWE 10h50
MC welcomes delegates to Session 2 (basic admin + intro to what can be expected in Session 2)
11h00 – 11h30 11h30 – 12h00 12h00 – 12h30 12h30 – 13h00
Keynote Speaker: Mr Werner Jerling Deliver infrastructure to a rapidly changing and impatient world now! A Call to Action. PAPER 1: Dr James Cullis Water Security and Climate Change Risks for Municipalities across South Africa PAPER 2: Kerry Fair Financial feasibility and bankability of city-wide water loss intervention program - City of Tshwane PAPER 3: Frank Stevens Deep Tunnel Sewerage Systems: Singapore's Success Story Questions from the audience (online)
13h00
SPEAKER GIFTING Sponsored by ZUTARI
13h10 LUNCH BREAK (40 minutes – delegates will be able to log-out and log back in) SESSION 3 - Sponsored by MNA ASSOCIATES 13h50 MC welcomes delegates to Session 3 (basic admin + intro to what can be expected in Session 3) Keynote Speaker: Dr Weicheng Wu 14h00 – 14h30 Big Geodata Management for Sustainable Development PAPER 4: Leisel Bowes 14h30 – 15h00 Illuminating a Social Development Program – Focus on the eZimbokodweni Pipe and Pedestrian Bridge PAPER 5: Peter Fenton 15h00 – 15h30 Emergency Rehabilitation of Seaward Road Bridge over the Umhlatuzana River PAPER 6: Claus Rabe & Brendon van Niekerk 15h30 – 16h00 Estimating the capital and operating costs of development proposals in discouraged growth areas 16h00
Questions from the audience (online)
SPEAKER GIFTING Sponsored by ZUTARI
16h10
MC closes DAY 1 of Conference (basic admin + intro to what can be expected for DAY 2 of Conference) DAY 2: Thursday, 18 November 2021
07h00 – 08h15 Registration Online 08h15 MC opens 2nd day of Conference (all admin + how people can navigate through the virtual platform) SESSION 4 - Sponsored by SMARTLOCK Keynote Speaker: Dr Kevin Wall 08h30 – 09h00 Infrastructure Service Delivery Institutions for less functional areas PAPER 7: Dr Danél van Tonder 09h00 – 09h30 Re-watering of West Rand Dolomitic Compartments: Implications for JB Marks Local Municipality PAPER 8: Stephan Kleynhans 09h30 – 10h00 Planning and implementing large-scale groundwater supply schemes PAPER 9: Thabang Mafokoane 10h00 – 10h30 A Review of Acoustic Pipeline Monitoring Systems Used to Detect Bursts and Blockages 10h30
Questions from the audience (online)
10h40
TEA BREAK (20 minutes – delegates will be able to log-out and log back in)
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SPEAKER GIFTING Sponsored by ZUTARI
