Co-Chair
Alice AURELI Ph.D.
Vice President
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
COMMITTEES
International Scientific Committee
Chairs
8 Members 
Associate Chair
Renée Martin NAGLE Ph.D.
Secretary General
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Associate Chair
Raya Marina STEPHAN
Editor-in-Chief & Project Officer
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Associate Chair
Qiuchi SHI
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Co-Chair
Bilge ALPASLAN KOCAMEMİ Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Professor, Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University
Executive Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Associate Chair
Esra ERKEN Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University
Associate Chair
Nur Hanife ORAK Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University
Associate Chair
Özlem İRİTAŞ Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Programme Committee
21 Members
Programme Committee
Bassel Daher Ph.D.
Researcher
Texas A&M University
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Dahlia Sabri Ph.D.
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Emmanuel M. Akpabio Ph.D.
Professor of Geography and Natural Resources Management
University of Uyo
Programme Committee
Francesco Sindico Ph.D.
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Gabriel Eckstein Ph.D.
Professor
Texas A&M University
Past President
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Jennifer Sara
Former Global Director for Climate Change
World Bank Group
Programme Committee
Jorge Werneck
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
General Manager
Embrapa Cerrados
Programme Committee
Luke Wilson
Lawyer and Deputy Director
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation
Programme Committee
Malcolm Gander Ph.D.
Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Paula Lady Pacheco Mollinedo
Postdoctoral Researcher
IRD–Espace-Dev (Horizon Europe TIPESM project)
Programme Committee
Yuliya Vystavna
Senior Water Programme Officer
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Programme Committee
Zhongnan Zhao
Division Director
General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design
Secretary-General of China Chapter
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Prof. Lütfi Akca
President
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Programme Committee
Mehmet Akif Balta
General Manager
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Programme Committee
Daniel Nolasco
Fellow
Water-Energy Nexus Center, University of California, Irvine
Consultant - Water, Sanitation & Climate Change Expert
The World Bank
International Member
National Academy of Engineering
President
NOLASCO & Asociados S. A.
Adjunct Professor
UC Irvine
Programme Committee
Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa Ph.D.
Research Manager for Water Quality & Health
Water Research Commission
Programme Committee
Gertjan Medema Ph.D.
Professor, Principal Microbiologist
KWR
Part-time Chair on Water & Health (Sanitary Engineering)
Delft University of Technology
International Member
U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Programme Committee
Ismahane Remonnay
Head of Corporate Strategy Anticipation and Alliances
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Portugal
Programme Committee
İsmail Koyuncu Ph.D.
Professor
Istanbul Technical University
Director
National Research Center on Membrane Technologies (MEMTEK)
Programme Committee
Judith Wong Ph.D.
Director
Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency
Adjunct Associate Professor
Duke University
Programme Committee
Levent Kurnaz Ph.D.
Professor, Director
Boğaziçi University Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies
High Level Panels Committee
4 Members
High Level Panels Committee Co-Chair
Rabi Mohtar
Board Member
IWRA
Professor
Texas A&M University
High Level Panels Committee
Alice Aureli
Vice President
IWRA
High Level Panels Committee Co-Chair
Bilge Kocamemi
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Professor
Marmara University
High Level Panels Committee
Esra Erken
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Communications Committee
6 Members
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Bassel Daher
Researcher
Texas A&M University
Board Member
IWRA
Communications Committee
Renée Martin Nagle
Secretary General
IWRA
President & CEO
The Ripple Effect
Communications Committee
Rewa Assi
IWRA
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Esra Erken
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Communications Committee
Nur Hanife Orak
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Communications Committee
Özlem İritaş
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Knowledge Products Committee
6 Members
Knowledge Products Committee
Alvar Closas
Associate Editor
Water International
Knowledge Products Committee
Arianna Rossen
Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator of the Microbiology Laboratory
National Water Institute of Argentina
STP Committee Chair
IWRA
Knowledge Products Committee
Raya Marina Stephan
Editor-in-Chief & Project Officer
IWRA
Knowledge Products Committee Co-Chair
Nur Hanife Orak
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Knowledge Products Committee
Mustafa Salih Sarıkaya
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Knowledge Products Committee
Özlem İritaş
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Protocol Committee
4 Members
Protocol Committee
Alice Aureli
Vice President
IWRA
Protocol Committee
Patrick Lavarde
Past President
IWRA
Protocol Committee Co-Chair
Bilge Kocamemi
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Professor
Marmara University
Protocol Committee
Ferhat Çolak
Director Manager
Republic of Türkiye DG European Union and Foreign Relations
Awards Committee
4 Members
Awards Committee
Eric Tardieu
Secretary General
INBO
Awards Committee Chair
IWRA
Awards Committee
Qiuchi Shi
Board Member
IWRA
Awards Committee Co-Chair
Tuğba Evrim Maden
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Awards Committee
Erdoğan Ay
Head of the Department of Support Services
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)