The Blue Salon

Fresh Water – Saturday June 16, 2007

10:00 Opening and Keynote

Welcome – Ambassador Gunnar Lund

Keynote – Mr. Anders Berntell

Stockholm International Water Institute

10:30 Morning Roundtable – State of World’s Fresh Waters: An Urgent Call to Action

Moderator: Ms. Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani

The Green Salon

Ms. Maj Fiil

Director, Water Access Program

Food and Water Watch, Washington, DC USA

Topic: Privatization of Water and Reaching the Poor – How a Decade Was Lost

Dr. Anand Rangarajan

Executive Vice President

World Water and Solar Corporation, Pennington, NJ USA

Topic: tba

Dr. Mark A. Shannon

University of Illinois, USA

Topic: Impact of Water on Sustainability:  Nexus to the Economy, Energy, and the Environment (U.S. focus)

11:30 Morning Roundtable Discussions and Q&A

12:30 Luncheon

Remarks – Ms. Nora Maccoby

Water Ceremony and Blessings – tba

Sea Cucumber Tasting – Mr. Erik Hagberg

1:45 Afternoon Roundtable – Tools of Change: Empowering All for Water Sustainability

Mr. Crispino Lobo

Co-Founder, Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR), India

Topic: Water Retainment and Land Greening for the Poor

Mr. John Oldfield

Director of Partnership Development
Water Advocates

Topic: Solutions to the World’s Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Crisis

Mr. Scott Sklar

President, Stella Group

Washington, DC USA

Topic: Intertwining Energy, Water and Communications for Productive Uses – The Look from 60,000 Feet

Mr. Trey Taylor

Co-Founder, Verdant Power, USA and Canada

Topic: Building Sustainable Communities from the River Bottom Up

Dr. Oleg Yasko

Founder, Revitalized Biogenics, NY USA

Topic: Revitalizing Water – An Alternative to Standard Practices

3:00 Break

3:15 Afternoon Roundtable Discussions and Q&A

4:00 Fresh Water Closing