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About Bled Water Festival
The Bled Water Festival explores how drinking water affects people, how water can differ in its purpose of use and how it affects our body when consumed.
In collaboration with partners, we seek and reward innovative solutions and projects that help preserve water resources and water environment.
With the European Water Sommelier Association program, we are giving water new dimensions by connecting it to the culinary world in various ways. More than a hundred participants attended the festival daily, both live and online, from seventeen countries.
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Vila Bled
Cesta svobode 18
Bled, Slovenia
More than a hundred participants attended the festival daily, both live and online, from seventeen countries.
July 8th - 9th, 2023
8:30 - 16.30
Prevekso, Heineken, Bled
Venue
VILA BLEDVilla Bled is located in a quiet area of the Slovenian Alpine jewel, Bled, right by the coast of Lake Bled and hidden within a majestic park. The boutique hotel, set in a majestic park by Lake Bled, offers a variety of rooms and suites furnished in the style of 1950s. It offers a peaceful and comfortable stay full of nostalgia, and is synonymous with hospitality, timeless elegance, cuisine and unforgettable experiences.
Visit Website2023 BWF Programme
Honorary sponsor:
Uroš Brežan, Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia
ZOOM link to Forum Day 1
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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 BASINâ€
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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11.15 – 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 KlobÄar, 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
ZOOM link to Forum Day 2
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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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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 Åšrodowiska Sp. z o.o.
- SYSTEM 3E S.A.
- SreÄko ÄŒadoniÄ, INNTE-KINETIC, Slovenija
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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
PHOTO GALLERY FROM BWF 2022
Have a look at all photos of the event at this link.
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