BLED WATER FORUM
Listen to and participate in discussions on current topics about water security and quality on June 8 and 9, 2023 in Bled.
BLED WATER FORUM PROGRAMME
Honorary sponsor:
Uroš Brežan, Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia
Day 1
Thursday, 8 June, 2023
ZOOM link to Forum Day 1
ZOOM link to Forum Day 1
Schedule
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8.30 – 9.00Registration of participants and reception with water cocktails
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9.00 – 9.40Bled Water Forum opening
- Marko Gajić, BWF co-founder, Slovenia
- Uroš Brežan, Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia
- Małgorzata Golińska, State Secretary, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
- Anton Mežan, Mayor of City of Bled
- Primary School pupils from Bled and Radovljica, Slovenia
- Jae-Youn Ko, Honorary Professor, Department of Hospitality & Tourism, Kyunghee University; President of Korea International Sommelier Association, South Korea
- Mariam Khan, Executive Director Community Development Foundation, Pakistan
- Tanja Andrejasic Wechsler, Water Advocate and Designer, USA
- Szymon Tumielewicz, Deputy Director, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
- Kingsley Obasohan, Institute of international Peace Leaders (IIPL), Africa
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9.45 – 11.00PANEL 1: WATER SECURITY – PRESENTATION OF GOOD PRACTICE: FLOOD FORECASTING AND WARNING SYSTEM IN THE SAVA BASIN AND WATER SCARCITY AND DROUGHTS IN DANUBE RIVER BASIN”
Moderator:- Mitja Bricelj, Water and Investments Directorate, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia
- Birgit Vogel, Executive Secretary, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, Austria
- Andreja Sušnik, Agrometeorologist, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia
- Veronika Matuszná, Water Protection Department, Ministry of Environment, Czechia
- Dragan Zeljko, Executive Secretary, International Sava River Basin Commission, Croatia
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11.00 – 11.15Break
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11.15 – 12.15PANEL 2: PROMOTION OF INNOVATIONS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
(Blue Economy)
Moderator:- Tanja Miškova, Ambassador-at-Large for Water Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia
- Romain Ciarlet, Secretary General, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
- Janez Klobčar, Director, JK&S d.o.o., Slovenia
- Nuša Pavlinjek, Managing Director, Roto GROUP, Slovenia
- Olivier Camp, Président Directeur Général, Climatopolis Smart Cities, France
- Hubert Białous, PROTE Technologie dla Środowiska Sp. z o.o., Poland
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12.20 – 13.10PANEL 3: WATER ECOSYSTEM OF SMART CITIES AND INDUSTRIES
Moderator:- Karlo Guštin, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Croatia
- Zoran Tabak, Member of the Management Board and Executive Director Production of Electrical Energy at ELEKTROPRIVREDA HZ HB, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mihael Jožef Toman, University Professor, Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, Slovenia
- Marek Mieńkowski, DAGAS Sp. z o.o., Poland
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13.15 – 14.30Break
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14.30 – 15.30WORKING GROUPS: KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND WATER MANAGEMENT
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15.30 – 15.50Presentation of the conclusions of the working groups
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15.50 - 16.00Martin Strel, Slovenian long-distance swimmer, one of the most elite endurance athletes best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers
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16.00 - 16.15Award ceremony for European Water Awards
Day 2
Friday, 9 June, 2023
ZOOM link to Forum Day 2
ZOOM link to Forum Day 2
Schedule
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9.00 – 9.45PRESENTATION: WATER OF LIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND HEALTH
- Jae-Youn Ko, Honorary Professor, Department of Hospitality & Tourism, Kyunghee University; President of Korea International Sommelier Association, South Korea
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9.50 – 10.30PANEL 4: THE DRINKING WATER DIRECTIVE – INNOVATIONS AND CHANGES. A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF DRINKING WATER AND THE FUTURE
Moderator:- Milin Patel, Water Consultant & Water Sommelier, UK
- Matic Molan, Sanitary Engineer, National Laboratory of Health Environment and Food, Slovenia
- Jae-Youn Ko, Honorary Professor, Department of Hospitality & Tourism, Kyunghee University; President of Korea International Sommelier Association, South Korea
- Triantafyllos Kaloudis, Chair, WaterTOP, COST Action 18225, Greece
- Gonzalo Meschengieser, Foreign Affairs Manager, Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA), Argentina
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10.35 – 11.30Transfer to Kranj: Bled Water Forum in Kranj
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11.30 – 12.45PANEL 5: PRESENTATION OF POLISH INNOVATIVE COMPANIES AND PUBLIC UTILITY KRANJ (KOMUNALA KRANJ)
Welcome speach: Matjaž Rakovec, Mayor of City of Kranj- AQT WATER S.A.
- DAGAS Sp. z o.o.
- EKOTOP Roman Sobczyk
- PPHU AGATA Jacek Jagiełło
- PROTE Technologie dla Środowiska Sp. z o.o.
- SYSTEM 3E S.A.
- Srečko Čadonič, INNTE-KINETIC, Slovenija
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12.45 – 13.50Break
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13.50 – 14.50PANEL 6: A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF DRINKING WATER – HOW TO DISTINGUISH DRINKING WATER ACCORDING TO ITS PURPOSE, HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND IT (BWF STANDARDS)
Moderator:- Milin Patel, Water Consultant & Water Sommelier, UK
- Haneul Kim, Vice President of Korea International Sommelier Association, The Winner of Korea Best Water Sommelier Contest 2014
- Tomaž Bolka, Krištof Restaurant, Slovenia
- Jan Remec, EWSA Water Sommelier, Slovenia
- Vishal Desai, (MD, MBA), USA
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15.00 – 15.30Transfer to Bled Water Festival at Bled promenade Street
VENUE & ACCOMODATION
The Forum will take place at the hotel Vila Bled in Bled, one of the ten most beautiful places in the world.
Forum address:
Vila Bled
Cesta Svobode 18, Bled, Slovenia
Registration is required for participation.
During the festival, we recommend accommodation in the Vila Bled hotel.
w: Vila Bled
e: recepcija-vb@brdo.si
t: +386 (0)4 575 3710
For BWF special offer please use the code BWF.
Co-organisers of Bled Water Festival:
