Scientific Programme Committee Dr Torkil Jønch Clausen, International Water Adviser Dr. Torkil Jønch Clausen is currently Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee of the World Water Week in Stockholm, Chair of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG), Chair of the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management and Senior Adviser to the Global Water Partnership (GWP). In addition, he currently serves on the Danish National Committee for IWA. He recently served as Governor of the World Water Council (WWC), Member of the Board of CALL Copenhagen, Member of the Science Advisory Panel for the UN Global Environment Outlook 6 (GEO-6), Chair of the Thematic Commission for the 8th World Water Forum 2018, Chair of the Regional Commission for the 7th World Water Forum 2015, Chair of the WWC Task Force on IWRM, Chair of the Reference Group for the Africa Water and Climate Development Program (WACDEP), and Chair of the World Bank Independent Environmental and Social Panel of Experts for the proposed Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. Previously he has been Senior Adviser to DHI (2008-2017), Adjunct Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (2001-2011), Deputy CEO of the DHI Group (until 2008), Founding Chair of Danish Water Forum (2002-2009), Senior Adviser to UNEP (2006-2007), Founding Chair of the GWP Technical Committee (1996-2003), CEO of the Danish Water Quality Institute (1993-1997), Counsellor in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Danida and Head of the Hydrology Department of DHI. He received the King Hassan II Great World Water Prize, awarded by the Government of Morocco and the World Water Council, at the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico 2006. The Prize was used to create the “Women’s Water Initiative” to promote women’s careers in water management. Dr. Torkil Jønch Clausen has degrees in hydrology (MSc, 1970) and water resources (PhD, 1978), and has for more than 45 years worked in these fields in more than 80 countries world-wide, including multi-year residences in Africa, Asia and the US. He is a frequent facilitator and keynote speaker at international conferences, and a regular provider of senior advisory services to governments, donor agencies, development banks and other international organizations in the fields of water governance, integrated water resources management (IWRM), river basin and transboundary water management, agricultural water management, source-to-sea management, adaptation to climate change and the circular economy. Prof. Jennie Barron SLU I am professor in ‘Agricultural Water Management’ (‘Jordbrukets vattenhushållning och vattenkvalitet’) at Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala Sweden since October 2017. Prior this, I have worked as research leader in at International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and at Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York and at Stockholm Resilience Centre. I am and agricultural engineer from SLU (1994) and hold a PhD from Stockholm University on dryspell mitigation in semiarid Kenya smallholder farming systems. My research interest are in water management and sustainable intensification for resilient agro-ecological landscapes and farming communities, subject to climate and social change. Over the last 25 years, I have worked with interdisciplinary agricultural, water and land management related research, policy and development in sub-Sahara Africa and Asia with explicit outcome-impact orientation. I continually contribute on ad-hoc basis to various international and national research and policy processes incl., the CG system, the Swedish Environmental Advisory Council, FAO, UNCCD and UNEP on water, agricultural development and sustainability, benefits for economies and livelihoods, and ecosystem. In 2014, I was nominated by The Volkswagen Stiftung to the Academia net (www.academianet.org), an expert database for outstanding women academics by the Bosch Stiftung (Germany). Mr. François Brikké, Mott Macdonald François Brikké is a development economist and a sanitary engineer with 25 years worldwide experience working in the water sector out of which 12 in issues related to integrated urban water management and planning. François has recently joined Mott Macdonald, leading the Global Future Cities Program in Indonesia, after being in charge of the Integrated Urban Water Management Program for seven years at the Global Water Partnership. He has also occupied the positions of Chief WASH at the UNICEF Office in Jakarta, of Regional Team Leader for Latin America of the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank, and of Senior Program Officer at the IRC, International Water and Sanitation Centre based in The Hague. He has been leading the Urban Theme at the World Water Forum of Brasilia, and is a member of the Scientific Program Committee of the Stockholm World Water Week. Mr. Sergio Campos Inter-American Development Bank Sergio I. Campos G. is the head of the water and sanitation team at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington D.C. He is responsible of the drinking water, sanitation, water resources management and solid waste portfolio which accounts to approximately USD 9,000 million in 100 projects in the IDB’s 26 member countries. In addition, he manages the Spanish Water and Sanitation Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (USD 1.1 billion) and the AquaFund, a multi-donor fund for technical cooperation. He has lead the design and implementation of initiatives and special programs with strategic partners in areas such as behavioral change (Lazos de Agua), green infrastructure (Latin American Water Funds Partnership), recycling (Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling), among others. In addition, he oversees the application of AquaRating, an assessment tool that evaluates the performance of public utilities; and Hydro-BID, a hydrological simulation tool that has mapped water availability in more than 280,000 watersheds across Latin America and the Caribbean. He is also in charge of the overall WASH knowledge and communications agenda (including publications, blogs, MOOCs, SPOCs, presentations), with an average of 12 technical publications a year. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Campos led the structuring of large water and sanitation infrastructure programs with sovereign guarantee and worked on structuring merger and acquisition projects in transport, energy, water and sanitation and telecommunications, as well as in reengineering projects, business consulting, and microfinance. Mr. Campos is an economist with Master’s degrees in Finances and Public Policy. Prof. Gyewoon Choi, Incheon National University Gyewoon Choi is currently Professor of Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Incheon National University, Korea. He served as CEO of K-water, the government-owned water management corporation having over 4,500 employees from November, 2013 to May, 2016. He was at the forefront of resolving water and environment related affairs through multiple leadership roles, encompassing water resources, water supply, urban environment, sustainable management activities, new and renewable energy, and overseas business. A few notable leadership positions he has been appointed were Secretary General of World City Water Forum, Secretary General of International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering 2000, Vice Presidents of Korea Water Forum, Korean Water Resources Association and Korean Civil Engineering Association, Chairman of Korea National Committee on Large Dams, and the Founder & the First President of Asia Water Council. As the leader of one among co-organizing agencies for 7th World Water Forum, Gyewoon Choi initiated SWMI (Smart Water Management Initiative) to systematize the advanced water management approach having the collaboration with ICT technology. He also indicated the superior achievement in the area of research such as Managing Director of Smart Water grid Research Group and the area of governance between private and public sectors such as Co-chairman in Incheon Metropolitan City Stream Restoration Propulsion and Chairman of Incheon Social Enterprise Network. Prof. Guillermo Donoso Harris, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Professor Donoso works at the Water Law and Economics Center of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), where he teaches undergraduate and graduate students on Water Economics and Management and Natural Resource Economics. He was Dean of the College of Agriculture and Forestry of the Catholic University of Chile between 1998 and 2007. His publications include book chapters such as: Water pricing experiences in Chile, Water Markets in Chile: Are They Meeting Needs? Regulating groundwater use through economic instruments: current practices, challenges and innovative approaches. and academic publications in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Water Resources Management, Water Policy, Water Science and Technology, and Water Utilities, among others. Professor Donoso also is a board member of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). Professor Donoso specialises on water allocation, collective water management, and water use efficiencies. He is also actively involved in research on adaptation to climate change in the water sector. Ms. Mai Flor, WaterLinks MAI FLOR, a Filipino national, has degrees in Law and Economics from the University of the Philippines, and more than 20 years of work experience in the urban water supply sector having worked for government, private enterprise