Co-Chair
Alice AURELI, Ph.D.
Vice President
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
COMMITTEES
International Scientific Committee
Chairs
8 Members 
Renée Martin NAGLE, Ph.D.
Secretary General
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Raya Marina STEPHAN
Editor-in-Chief & Project Officer
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
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)
Esra ERKEN, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University, Türkiye
Nur Hanife ORAK, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University, Türkiye
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Türkiye
Technical Programme Committee
27 Members
Programme Committee Co-Chair
Bassel DAHER, Ph.D.
Researcher
Texas A&M University, USA
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Prof. Lütfi AKCA
President
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), Türkiye
Emmanuel M. AKPABIO, Ph.D.
Professor of Geography and Natural Resources Management
University of Uyo, Nigeria
Gabriel ECKSTEIN, Ph.D.
Professor
Texas A&M University, USA
Past President
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Türkiye
Levent KURNAZ, Ph.D.
Professor, Director
Boğaziçi University Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies, Türkiye
Gertjan MEDEMA, Ph.D.
Professor, Principal Microbiologist
KWR
Part-time Chair on Water & Health (Sanitary Engineering)
Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
International Member
U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Daniel NOLASCO
Fellow
Water-Energy Nexus Center, UC Irvine, USA
Consultant - Water, Sanitation & Climate Change Expert
The World Bank
President
NOLASCO & Asociados S. A., Argentina
Tarja PITKÄNEN, Ph.D
Professor
University of Helsinki
Chief Specialist
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland
Dahlia SABRI
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Francesco SINDICO, Ph.D.
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Yuliya VYSTAVNA
Senior Water Programme Officer
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Austria
Luke WILSON
Lawyer and Deputy Director
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation
Zhongnan ZHAO
Division Director
General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design, China
Secretary-General of China Chapter
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee Co-Chair
Esra ERKEN, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University, Türkiye
Mehmet Akif BALTA
General Manager
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Türkiye
Robert DELATOLLA, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Ottawa, Canada
Malcolm GANDER, Ph.D.
Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
İsmail KOYUNCU, Ph.D.
Professor
Istanbul Technical University
Director
National Research Center on Membrane Technologies (MEMTEK), Türkiye
Jann Th. MARTINSOHN, Ph.D
Head of Unit - Water and Marine Resources Unit
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Paula Lady Pacheco MOLLINEDO
Postdoctoral Researcher
IRD–Espace-Dev (Horizon Europe TIPESM project)
Nur Hanife ORAK, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University, Türkiye
Ismahane REMONNAY
Head of Corporate Strategy Anticipation and Alliances
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Portugal
Jennifer SARA
Former Global Director for Climate Change
World Bank Group
Eunice UBOMBA-JASWA, Ph.D.
Research Manager for Water Quality & Health
Water Research Commission
Jorge WERNECK
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
General Manager
Embrapa Cerrados
Judith WONG, Ph.D.
Director
Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency
Adjunct Associate Professor
Duke University, USA
High Level Panels Committee
5 Members
High Level Panels Committee Co-Chair
Rabi MOHTAR, Ph.D.
Vice-President
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Professor
Texas A&M University
Abou AMANI
Director, Division of Water Sciences and Secretary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
UNESCO
Esra ERKEN, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
High Level Panels Committee Co-Chair
Bilge ALPASLAN KOCAMEMİ, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Professor
Marmara University
Alice AURELI, Ph.D.
Vice President
IWRA
Communications Committee
6 Members
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Bassel DAHER, Ph.D.
Researcher
Texas A&M University
Board Member
IWRA
Rewa ASSI
Early Career and Young Professionals Task Force Chair
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Renée Martin NAGLE, Ph.D.
Secretary General
IWRA
President & CEO
The Ripple Effect
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Esra ERKEN, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Nur Hanife ORAK, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Knowledge Products Committee
6 Members
Knowledge Products Committee Co-Chair
Arianna ROSSEN
Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator of the Microbiology Laboratory
National Water Institute of Argentina
STP Committee Chair
IWRA
Alvar CLOSAS
Associate Editor
Water International
Raya Marina STEPHAN
Editor-in-Chief & Project Officer
IWRA
Knowledge Products Committee Co-Chair
Nur Hanife ORAK, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Mustafa Salih SARIKAYA
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Protocol Committee
4 Members
Protocol Committee Co-Chair
Alice AURELI, Ph.D.
Vice President
IWRA
Bilge ALPASLAN KOCAMEMİ, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Professor
Marmara University
Protocol Committee Co-Chair
Ferhat ÇOLAK
Director Manager
Republic of Türkiye DG European Union and Foreign Relations
Patrick LAVARDE
Past President
IWRA
Awards Committee
4 Members
Erdoğan AY
Head of the Department of Support Services
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Qiuchi SHI
Board Member
IWRA
Awards Committee Co-Chair
Tuğba Evrim MADEN, Ph.D.
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Eric TARDIEU
Secretary General
International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)