WMRS_Post Event Report Qatar 2014

“Moving Qatar to a Greener & Waste free Future” Post Event Report

Conference Overview The 3rd Edition of the Waste Management & Recycling Summit was successfully held on the 17th and 18th September 2014 at the Intercontinental Doha the City, Doha, Qatar with more than 120 participants from companies, both local and international. The two-day forum, organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms (India), was inaugurated by H. E. Sheikh. Faleh Bin Nasser Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Under Secretary, Assistant of General Services Affairs - Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, Qatar along with Eng. Mohammed Bakhamis - HSE Director, HSSE Directorate, Qatar Foundation. The 3rd Edition of the Waste Management & Recycling Summit started with a grand opening followed by keynote addresses by an array of presentations from both local and international experts. The two-day forum addressed various challenges faced by the key stakeholders that are involved in waste management and recycling and urged industry leaders to understand the significance of managing waste effectively. The attending participants witnessed multiple presentations, panel discussions and case studies. The keynote presentations on “Waste statistics in the state of Qatar - A tool to support the Qatar national development strategy ” which underlined the targets and indicators related to waste management in the state of Qatar was delivered by Mr. Michael Nagy, Head of Environment Statistics & Sustainable Development Section, Ministry of Development Planning and statistics - Qatar. Other highlights included an international case study presented by Mr. Pär Carlsson - Boras City Representative, Global Cities Sustainable Network on “ Identifying and adding Waste to energy loops in our environment”, also a session on Keppel Seghers strategy on reducing the amount of waste going to landfills. Organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms, the summit also featured top officials from the regional waste management sector including Qatar Foundation, Hamad Medical Corporation, ASGHAL, Qatar Project management, KAHRAMAA. Technology providers like GACS, Al Qaryan Group, Veolia Water, Averda, Edco who showcased their portfolio of services followed by intensive networking amongst delegates, speakers and dignitaries. The conference offered a perfect gateway to reach a highly focused and prequalified customer base to provide excellent networking opportunities. The summit also had senior level delegations from organizations such as Asticom, GACS, Al Qaryan Group, Averda, EDCO and many more. There was intensive networking and business meeting sessions with focused clientele. The conference saw interactive sessions, thought- provoking debates, real life case studies and panel discussions which highlighted the current trends and challenges being faced by the Industry.

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Speakers Safar Mubark Al - Shafi Director of General Cleaniness Project Sh. Faleh Bin Nasser Ministry of Municipality & Urban Bin Jassim Al - Thani Planning Undersecretary Assistant of General Eng. Meshal Al Shamari Services Affairs Director Ministry of Municipality & Urban Qatar Green Building Council Planning Michael Nagy Head of Environment Statistics & Sustainable Development Section Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics - Qatar Processes and Services to CitizensMohammed Ahmed Bakhamis Dr. Mohammed Ali AL - MuhannadiHSE Director Senior Environment SpecialistHSSE Directorate - Qatar Foundation KAHRAMAA Eng. Rehan AhmedDr. Mussa Fadi Head of Waste Disposal UnitSpecialist Environmental Health Supreme Council for Environment,Supreme Council of Health Kingdom of BahrainSaif S Al NaimiDirector Stefan KippHSE Regulations and Enforcement General ManagerDirectorate - Qatar Petroleum Keppel SeghersEng. Khalid Mohammed Al-Emadi Pär CarlssonManager of Quality & Safety Boras City RepresentativeDepartment Global Cities Sustainable NetworkPublic Works Authority ASHGHALProcesses and Services to CitizensSalah Nezar Dr. Khalid Yahya AbidCorporate Sustainability Director Senior Water Quality SpecialistQatar Project Management KAHRAMAADr. Ghazi Elsayed Abdelkerim Ibrahim Prof. Adel SharifElsherif Research DirectorEnvironmental Expert Water Security Grand Challenge Lead,Public Works Authority ASHGHAL QEERIDr. Alex Amato Thomas L. DoyleHead of Sustainability Director Environment Health & SafetyQatar Green Building Council Weill Cornell Medical College Kingsley Chidiebere Izuka Occupational Health Safety Expert Hamad Medical Corporation4 3rd Edition Waste Management & Recycling Summit | www.nispana.com/wmrs

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Photo Gallery 2014 Testimonials Thank you for your encouraging words. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and found it to be very informative and beneficial. I welcome the opportunity to participate again next year. Thomas Doyle, Director, Environment Health & Safety Weill Cornell Medical College It was a pleasure meeting you on 17th & 18th of September during the summit. We in GCP were keen on supporting your esteemed organization in the Waste Management & recycling summit. We are certain that the joint activities from the different organizations in the summit will make a positive impact to the society and help increase the “recycling consciousness” among the society in Qatar . We greatly appreciate your work . Thank you very much. Amal Djibril, Health Educator, General Cleaning Project, Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning \"Zero Waste MENA is honoured to contribute to the delivery of this flagship event. The third edition of Waste Management & Recycling Summit was a great platform to look back to our existing practices in order to develop future sustainable practices. Renowned speakers shared their experience and thoughts about the future of waste management industry in Qatar.\" Ramy Salemdeeb, Founder, Zero Waste MENA I would like to congratulate you for the successful conference and wish you all the success in your future event. It is always our pleasure to participate with your activities and to support you. Meshal M. Al-Shamari, QGBC I´m so pleased to hear that the speech was interesting enough and I will of course consider any proposal from you in the future. Pär Carlsson, Boras City Representative, Global Cities Sustainable Network - Sweden It is my great pleasure to participate in this summit. I am interested for further cooperation in future. Dr. Ghazi Elsayed Abdelkerim Ibrahim Elsherif, Public Works Authority - Ashghal Thank you very much for your nice letter which I appreciated very much and I will be very happy to prticipitate again in any of your conferences and meetings. Dr. Khalid Yahya Abid, KAHRAMAA, Doha, Qatar10 3rd Edition Waste Management & Recycling Summit | www.nispana.com/wmrs

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About NispanaNispana Innovative Platforms Pvt.Ltd. founded in April 2010 is a professional Business Information company head quarteredin Bangalore, India and our international office is based out of Dubai. At Nispana, we believe that there is no better businessreferral than that given by a satisfied client. That's why we are committed to finding out what exactly our client's needs areand delivering solutions that meet and often exceed expectations.Nispana provides the world's business leaders a true B2B platform with acompetitive edge. We are proud to be working inpartnership with many leading press groups and local authorities. We provide business executives with tailored practicalconferences, forums and trainings, keeping them upto date with industry trends and technological developments. Weguarantee them new ideas and new contacts to continue doing what you do in a much dierent and simplied way. We inviteindustry experts and world class accredited trainers to speak and train at our conferences, forums & trainings. They sharetheir case studies, network with peers, re-educate themselves and do business in a faster and effective way. These businessplatforms will give our clients the cutting edge agenda and will let them go back with most answers to their questions. AtNispana we focus on providing a true ROI on both time and money invested. Nispana is multicultural, dynamic and focused onbusiness performance.Contact UsJagadish Kumar panaInnovative PlatformsRSales [email protected] WhiteHead of [email protected] BoseHead of [email protected] Nispana Innovative Platforms Pvt Ltd. India Oce: #270, Sivanik, 2nd Floor, 14th Cross, Indiranagar 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560 038. India | Tel: +91 (80) 4933 1000 | Fax: (80) 4933 1003 Dubai Oce: Emirates Towers, Level 41, Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O Box 31303. Dubai - UAE | Tel: +971 4 319 7765 | Fax: +971 4 319 7769 Email: [email protected] | Web: www.nispana.com12 3rd Edition Waste Management & Recycling Summit | www.nispana.com/wmrs