Photo: Amsterdam International Water Week

NL@event 7 November 2023

Photo impression of AIWW’s Integrated Leaders Forum 2023

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The seventh Amsterdam International Water Week (AIWW) event kicked off with its invitation-only Integrated Leaders Forum (ILF) on 6 November 2023. The exclusive opening event was held at the KIT Royal Tropical Institute, an independent centre of expertise, education and hospitality dedicated to sustainable development housed in a heritage site in Amsterdam.

At the ILF, more than 100 top-level executives and professionals representing 16 different nationalities met in mixed settings to set the water agenda, discuss integrated solutions, and find ways to accelerate action in the water transition.

The pictures taken at AIWW’s Integrated Leaders Forum have been put together to give you an impression of the event.

Prof.dr. Jan Peter van der Hoek, Chair of the International Water Conferences & Chief Innovation Officer at Waternet, at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Word of welcome and short introduction of the AIWW theme by Prof.dr. Jan Peter van der Hoek, Chair of the International Water Conferences & Chief Innovation Officer at Waternet.

Melanie van der Horst Deputy Mayor city of Amsterdam at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Opening statement by Melanie van der Horst, Deputy Major of the city of Amsterdam.

Luzette Kroon, Dutch Water Authorities, at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Opening statement by Luzette Kroon, Board member of the Dutch Water Authorities.

Meike van Ginneken, Dutch Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Opening statement by Meike van Ginneken, Dutch Special Envoy for International Water Affairs.

Kadir van Lohuizen, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker, at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Keynote speech by Kadir van Lohuizen, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker, with his impressive ‘After us the deluge’ project.

Christoph Donner, CEO of Berliner Wasserbetriebe, at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Keynote speech by Prof. Christoph Donner, CEO of Berliner Wasserbetriebe, on leadership challenges.

Meet the leaders session at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

‘Meet the leader’ discussions with Meike van Ginneken, Dutch Water Envoy; Bart van den Hurk, Co-Chair IPCC; Christopher Gasson, CEO Leading Utilities of the World; Troy Hayes, Water Services Director City of Phoenix; and, Gerrit-Jan van de Pol, CEO GMB.

Plenary Innovation Panel at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Plenary Innovation Panel with five pitch presentations of cases and plenary panel discussion. Entities on stage are PUB Singapore; City of Paris; Vitens; Hamburg Wasser; and, Van der Hoeven.

PUB Singapore at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Presentation by PUB Singapore. ‘Resilient Water System - A Singapore approach’ by Bernard Koh, Assistant Chief Executive PUB Singapore.

Presentation of the City of Paris at the Integrated Leaders Forum 2023.

Presentation by the City of Paris. ‘Reinventing the Seine - Olympics 2024’ by Paul Kennouche, Head of the water cycle and water quality unit of the City of Paris.