Opening Keynote: Is Water Market a Port of Shelter
from the Global Credit Crunch?
Can we find enough reasons to believe that the water market is not going to slow down any time soon?
How and to what extent will global credit crunch work on the global water industry?
Examine the investment environment for water industry under the global liquidity stress?
What to do? Global challenge Vs. China's opportunity
09.30
Strategic Keynote: Success Factors for International
Players to Achieve Sustainable Growth and Find Long-Term
Profits in China Market amid Market Volatilities
Assessing the sewage treatment market demand
Innovations in business model: transformation from investment to
operation
Smart capital strategies for project financing in tight capital market
10.00
Debate on Optimal Business Model against Global
Economic Recession
To what extent will the global financial crisis pose negative effects on
the water industry?
Risk mitigation and allocation strategies
Strategic move from investor to operator: temporary strategy or
long-term vision?
10.30
Tea Break & Networking
11.00
Water Rights Trading: The Next Carbon Trading
Market?
11.30
Executives brainstorm: How to keep the company
in a healthy financial status under the tight economic
situation?
The panel will bring together CEOs & CFOs from leading players to discuss and debate what can be done for surviving tough times and to find profit margins in aspects of operation practices, financing instruments and strategic position:
Cost effective strategies in daily operations
Innovations in PPP model under global credit crunch
How to lucubrate all the aspects of water business? Key factors in project operation and management.
Are there any innovative financing tools to overcome bear stock market in China?
13.00
Luncheon
Market Challenges & Investment Opportunities
14.00
Official Keynote: Interpretation of Updated Investment
Policies Nationally and Municipally
Updated policies on water management
Direction for water treatment/wastewater treatment
Measures to encouraging water-saving technologies'promotion
Water reuse prospect in China
Will the new policies in urban land-use right and circular economy be the triggers for the water infrastructure investment indeed?
14.30
Panel Discussion: Is Pricing Everything about Water?
What is the reasonable water price range in China?
Will pricing limit be the key factors Influencing corporate
performance management
How can KPI implementation justify water price rising?
Facing the uncertainty of the pricing reform
15.00
Water Reuse: How to Make it Economically and
Technically Viable?
15.30
Tea Break and Networking
16.00
Panel Discussion: How to Tap the Second and
Third-tier Cities'Opportunities?
Urbanization and the growth for second-tier cities
Is it the right time to tap 2nd & 3rd tier city in China?
Reconciling commercial viability with sustainability
Focusing on updated infrastructure, appeal for quality water and sewers
17.00
Special Focus on Project Finance: Facing the Critical
Challenges of Credit Squeeze on Project Finance?
Examining the current status of financing pool
How investors evaluate risks and other challenges that impact investor's decision?
What are the alternative sources of project financing in addition to equity and debt finance?
Investigating the new models for multilateral finance, the way to vanquish the fears from the splitting of the capital chain
17.30
Project Face-to-Face This is attractive session will provide you a fire-new and more effective networking platform. At least 5 local project owners will gather here with project updates and bid requirement.
18.20
Chairperson's Close Remark
18.30
Networking Cocktail Party
April 24, 2009 Friday
08.45
Chairman's Opening
Strategic Acquisition & International Partnership
A new round of M&A will undoubtedly hit the water market amid market volatilities which will be lead by local water companies with government background and abundant capital flows. The commercial rationale for M&A is to create value by either integrating value chain or capturing market share. On the other hand, the economic recession also push the companies to be more professional with cutting edge technology. Thus China market will be keen on establishing a more comprehensive partnership with international giants in terms of technology and service.
09.00
Commercial rationale for M&A in water sector: value
creation through strategic acquisition It is natural to see a new round of M&A in water sector under the tight economic situation featuring credit crunch and demand destruction. Either vertical integration through the whole value chain from investor, operator, engineering & equipment or horizontal acquisition will play active roles in 2009. How to create value through strategic acquisition and how will these M&As reshape the future landscape of water industry?
09.30
The best practice to structure the deal in water sector
10.00
Addressing the difficulties of acquisition financing in
water sector hit by credit squeeze
Analysis of the debt capacity of the buyer and the target company
Assessing the current viable financing options
Financing structure and appropriate terms commensurate with risk.
The role of acquisition loans
10.30
Morning refreshment & networking
11.00
Technology advances in recycling treated
wastewater-Israel's experience
11.30
Innovations in membrane technology for wastewater
treatment & reuse
12.00
Will sludge treatment emerge as the most promising
profit center?
The current status of sludge treatment
When will activate the service charges of sludge treatment and disposal?
Examining the potential of sludge treatment?
13.00
Luncheon
Focusing on Industrial Sewage Treatment
China's industrial water treatment market is undoubtedly the fastest growing and most dynamic market. Fuelled by ocean of demand for high purity water, the industrial water sector grows rapidly. This has driven the growth of the process water treatment market, such as advanced chemical treatment processes and advanced systems based on membrane solutions. Diversity of the industrial sector in China has also been a key factor in the broad based growth story of the industrial water treatment market with opportunities being widespread for both conventional and advanced systems. The strong power sector has been one of the driving forces of the industrial market in China together with petrochemicals & steel industry. All these factors have driven the demand for water reuse and recycling solutions. The half-day session will draw on key industry leaders that will share their vision and practical strategies for industrial water treatment in China in a most interactive and dynamic setting.
14.00
Exploring the potential and driving forces of industrial
sewage treatment under the tight economic situation
14.30
Exploring the optimal business model of industrial
sewage treatment
15.00
Total water solution for sewage treatment in
petrochemical & chemical industry
15.30
Afternoon refreshment & networking
16.00
Integrated solution in sewage treatment for power
industry
16.30
Developments in Privatized SWRO Desalination
Projects
17.00
Membrane bioreactors in industrial wastewater
treatment, applications & trends
High biomass concentration and low F/M ratio
Effluent quality & sludge characterization
Removal efficiency
17.30
Chairperson's Close Remark
Conference Close
May 18, 2009 Monday
08.00
Registration
08.50
Opening Ceremony
Sea Water Desalination Strategy Canvas
Focusing on desalination technologies featuring high impact sessions, technology demonstrations through presentations, videos, networking opportunities
09.00
Opening Keynote: Is Water Market a Port of Shelter
from the Global Credit Crunch?
09.30
The industry strategy and planning of China’s sea water utilization
10.00
Panel Discussion: The opportunity and challenge of developing large-scale sea water desalination plant in China
How to make it economically and technically viable
Way of desalination water pipeline transportation and cost effective strategy
Investigating the new models for multilateral finance, the way to vanquish the fears from the splitting of the capital chain
11.00
Tea Break & Networking
12.00
Case Study：Integration of Seawater Desalination with Nuclear Plant
12.30
Panel Discussion: How to Tap the Boiling Desalination Market?
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