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, Türkiye
Associate Chair
Nur Hanife ORAK, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University, Türkiye
Associate Chair
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Türkiye
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)
Programme Committee
Prof. Lütfi AKCA
President
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), Türkiye
Programme Committee
Emmanuel M. AKPABIO, Ph.D.
Professor of Geography and Natural Resources Management
University of Uyo, Nigeria
Programme Committee
Gabriel ECKSTEIN, Ph.D.
Professor
Texas A&M University, USA
Past President
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Türkiye
Programme Committee
Levent KURNAZ, Ph.D.
Professor, Director
Boğaziçi University Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies, Türkiye
Programme Committee
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
Programme Committee
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
Programme Committee
Tarja PITKÄNEN, Ph.D
Professor
University of Helsinki
Chief Specialist
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland
Programme Committee
Dahlia SABRI
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Francesco SINDICO, Ph.D.
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
Yuliya VYSTAVNA
Senior Water Programme Officer
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Austria
Programme Committee
Luke WILSON
Lawyer and Deputy Director
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation
Programme Committee
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
Programme Committee
Mehmet Akif BALTA
General Manager
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Türkiye
Programme Committee
Robert DELATOLLA, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Ottawa, Canada
Programme Committee
Malcolm GANDER, Ph.D.
Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Programme Committee
İsmail KOYUNCU, Ph.D.
Professor
Istanbul Technical University
Director
National Research Center on Membrane Technologies (MEMTEK), Türkiye
Programme Committee
Jann Th. MARTINSOHN, Ph.D
Head of Unit - Water and Marine Resources Unit
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Programme Committee
Paula Lady Pacheco MOLLINEDO
Postdoctoral Researcher
IRD–Espace-Dev (Horizon Europe TIPESM project)
Programme Committee
Nur Hanife ORAK, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Assoc. Prof., Environmental Engineering Dept.
Marmara University, Türkiye
Programme Committee
Ismahane REMONNAY
Head of Corporate Strategy Anticipation and Alliances
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Portugal
Programme Committee
Jennifer SARA
Former Global Director for Climate Change
World Bank Group
Programme Committee
Eunice UBOMBA-JASWA, Ph.D.
Research Manager for Water Quality & Health
Water Research Commission
Programme Committee
Jorge WERNECK
Board Member
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
General Manager
Embrapa Cerrados
Programme Committee
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.
Board Member
IWRA
Professor
Texas A&M University
High Level Panels Committee
Abou AMANI
Director, Division of Water Sciences and Secretary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
UNESCO
High Level Panels Committee
Esra ERKEN, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
High Level Panels Committee Co-Chair
Bilge KOCAMEMİ, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Professor
Marmara University
High Level Panels Committee
Alice AURELI, Ph.D.
Vice President
IWRA
Communications Committee
6 Members
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Bassel DAHERr, Ph.D.
Researcher
Texas A&M University
Board Member
IWRA
Communications Committee
Rewa ASSI
IWRA
Communications Committee
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
Communications Committee
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Communications Committee
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
Knowledge Products Committee
Alvar CLOSAS
Associate Editor
Water International
Knowledge Products Committee
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
Knowledge Products Committee
Özlem İRİTAŞ, Ph.D.
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Knowledge Products Committee
Mustafa Salih SARIKAYA
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Protocol Committee
4 Members
Protocol Committee Co-Chair
Alice AURELI, Ph.D.
Vice President
IWRA
Protocol Committee
Bilge 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
Protocol Committee
Patrick LAVARDE
Past President
IWRA
Awards Committee
4 Members
Awards Committee Co-Chair
Erdoğan AY
Head of the Department of Support Services
State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Awards Committee
Qiuchi SHI
Board Member
IWRA
Awards Committee Co-Chair
Tuğba Evrim MADEN, Ph.D.
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Awards Committee
Eric TARDIEU
Secretary General
INBO
Awards Committee Chair
IWRA