Programme Committee
11 June 2019
Introducing Mr Ravi Narayanan, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Ravi Narayanan is currently Chair of the Asia Pacific Water Forum, International Mentor to the Japan Water Forum, and Chair of the Water Integrity Network. He was a member of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure (the Camdessus Panel) and the UN Millennium Task Force on Water and Sanitation. He is an associate of the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore, India. With degrees in Physics and Engineering from Delhi and Cambridge Universities, Ravi began his career in the corporate sector in the UK and India before moving to the not for profit sector. In the latter he was formerly Asia Director for ActionAid and Chief Executive of WaterAid. He was awarded an honorary CBE by the UK Government in 2009 for water and sanitation services to poor communities in Asia and Africa.
Introducing Mr András Szöllősi-Nagy, Chair of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Introducing Dr. Maria C. Donoso, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Introducing Prof. Ahmet Mete Saatçi, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Introducing Mr Xavier Leflaive, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Introducing Mr Carlo Giupponi, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Introducing Prof Dr. János J. Bogárdi, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Introducing Mr Aaron Wolf, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Introducing Ms Maggie White, member of the International Programme and Drafting Committee
Following the tradition of the Summits organised in 2013 and 2016, the programme of the Budapest Water Summit 2019 is prepared by a group of world- renowned experts of the water sector. Each member of the International Programme and Drafting Committe will moderate a Session of the conference.
