Programme

A full list of speaker biographies for each day are available by clicking on the following links:

Tuesday 14th May 2013

8.30–9.15	Registration
9.15–9.30	Opening and Welcome – Brian MacCraith President DCU
9.30–9.35	Introduction – Wilson McGarel ATWARM Coordinator + QUESTOR Director
9.35–9.45	Conference introduction – Fiona Regan, Director MESTECH
9.45–10.15	Opening Address - John Tierney, Managing Director Irish Water
10.15-10.30	Opening Address - David Dalton, CEO Plan Ireland
10.30–11.00	Tea/Coffee
	Session 1 – Research & Innovation Chair: Elaine Groom, QUESTOR General Manager, Queen’s University Belfast
11.00–10.10	Introduction - Elaine Groom
11.10–11.25	Richard Stokes, Director of Innovation Dublin City University The challenges and opportunities of Open Innovation in collaborative research
11.25–12.00	Gerald Jones, Corinium Innovation Ltd Key Issues and Opportunities for Innovation in the Global Water Sector – a Perspective
12.00–12.30	Plenary Speaker: Robert Schröder, DG Environment The European Innovation Partnership on Water
12.30–13.30	Lunch and poster/ networking session
	Session 2: Water & Waste water treatment Chair: Michael Larkin, Chair of Microbial Biochemistry, Queen’s University Belfast
13.30–13.40	Introduction - Michael Larkin
13.40–14.10	Keynote Presentation: Joe Higgins, Veolia Water Ireland Technical development priorities in water Industry
14.10–14.25	Darragh Hobbs, Queen’s University Belfast Phosphorus removal & recovery
14.25–14.40	Ciprian Briciu, Dublin City University Faecal matter sensor development – marine & freshwater
14.40–14.55	Carlo Pozza, University of Duisburg-Essen Microalgae and nutrient removal in wastewater
14.55–15.10	Yoann Glocheux, Queen’s University Belfast Arsenic removal using dolomites/laterite
15.10–15.40	Tea/Coffee
	Session 3: Remediation of surface water and groundwater Chair: Mike Spence, Shell Global Solutions UK
15.40–15.50	Introduction - Mike Spence
15.50–16.20	Keynote Presentation: Theresa Kearney, Northern Ireland Environment Agency Contaminated land and groundwater - sustainable risk management
16.20–16.35	Alessandra Frau, Queen’s University Belfast Inside the biodegradation process in contaminated groundwater
16.35–16.50	Vasilios Samaras, TelLab Ltd Developing improved lab analysis methods to detect Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
16.50–17.05	Feng Liang, IWW Water Centre On-site monitoring for gasoline-related compounds
17.05–17.20	Svetlana Gasanova, IWW Water Centre Non-thermal plasmas – removal of organic contaminants
17.20	Wine Reception and Networking

Wednesday 15th May 2013

	Session 4: Water - Energy Nexus Chair: Raffaella Villa, Environmental Science & Technology, Cranfield University
915–9.25	Introduction - Raffaella Villa
9.25–9.55	Keynote Speaker: Jörgen Ejlertsson, Scandinavian, Biogas Fuels AB Maximising biogas production in South Korea using Swedish biogas technology
9.55–10.10	Francesco Ometto, Cranfield University Integrated process for biogas production from algal biomass
10.10–10.25	Yolanda Aguilera, Cranfield University Low Carbon anaerobic wastewater treatment
10.25-10.40	Beatrice Smyth, Northern Ireland Water Carbon management system for NI Water
10.40–11.10	Tea/ Coffee
Session 5 – Industry Collaborative Experiences Chair: Richard Elelman, Netwerc H20
11.10-11.20	Introduction – Richard Elelman
11.20-12.10	Denis Gray, North Carolina State University, National Science Foundation, USA Cooperative research schemes: Perspective on Best Practices
12.10-12.30	Mark Bowkett, TelLab Ltd The benefits of being a QUESTOR member
12.30–14.00	QUESTOR IAB/Lunch and poster/ networking session
Session 6 – Industry Brokerage Event
14.00-17.00	Industry Brokerage Event facilitated by Enterprise Europe Network
17.00–17.30	Close & Transfer to Clontarf Castle
17.30-18.30	Wine Reception
18.30	Conference Dinner

Thursday16th May 2013

	Session 7– Global Water Challenges & Opportunities Chair: Mark Oelmann – Economics Institute, Ruhr University West
8.50–9.00	Introduction - Mark Oelmann
9.00–9.30	Haiyan Pei, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong University Water challenges & opportunities in China
9.30–10.00	Marcelo Morgado, ABES - Brazilian Association of Sanitation Engineering Water challenges & opportunities in Brazil for new technologies
10.00–10.20	Brid Quilty, Dublin City University Water supply in rural Uganda – challenges and opportunities
10.20–10.35	Zahra Gholamvand, Dublin City University Novel integrated photocatalytic adsorbents – organics removal
10.35–11.00	Tea/ Coffee
	Session 8: Environmental Monitoring Chair: Dermot Diamond, Director of National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University
11.00–11.10	Introduction - Dermot Diamond
11.10–11.40	Plenary Speaker: Martin Curley, Intel Labs Europe Technology for Sustainability
11.40–11.55	Bartosz Ziolkowski, Dublin City University Microfluidic platforms for sensors– stimulus-responsive materials for water quality
11.55–12.10	Monika Czugula, Dublin City University Biomimetic analytical platforms for water quality sensors
12.10–12.25	Cecilia Fenech, Dublin City University Approaches and analytical tools to disentangle point and diffuse sources of nitrate contamination
12.25–12.40	Giacomo Bertini, University of Duisburg-Essen Priority substances in activated sludge
12.40-13.10	Eleanor Jennings, Dundalk Institute of Technology Title TBC
13.10–14.10	Lunch
	Session 9: Future opportunities for collaboration and funding Chair: Kieran Nolan, Dublin City University
14.10–14.20	Introduction - Kieran Nolan
14.20–15.00	Peter Wolfmeyer, Zenit GmbH Internationalization of players in the water market – Experience of the Enterprise Europe Network
15.00–15.20	Alice Wemaere, Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) Funding Water Research: National & International Funding Opportunities
15.20–15.40	Jane Watkins, Beta Technology, United Kingdom What’s on the Horizon (2020)?
15.40–15.55	Jennifer Brennan – Marie Curie National Contact Point, Irish Universities Association Marie Curie Actions: Opportunities for All
15.55	Wilson McGarel Conference Close