Dr. Abubakr Muhammad, Director WIT, LUMS

Dr. Abubakr Muhammad is the founding director of CYPHYNETS Lab and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at LUMS, Pakistan. He is a Jr. Associate Fellow of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy and until recently the Secretary NMO in Pakistan for the Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA),...

Mr. Carlo C. Galli, Technical Director Water Resources, Corporate Operations, Nestle Head Office, Vevey, Switzerland

In his capacity, he is key actor in transforming and redefining the water stewardship strategy and program at Nestlé, inspires and guides Nestles management at Corporate and Market level in its implementation. He elaborates the Corporate water stewardship strategy and ensure the adoption of best practices within all Nestle Operations (e.g.: ~...

Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University, Jamshoro

Dr Lashari has more than 34 years of working experience as an educationist and Principal Scientist in the field of water resources planning, designing and management both nationally and globally. In this role, he also worked to teach postgraduate and graduate levels of engineers at various institutes around the globe. His professional career has fo...

Dr. Afreen Siddiqi, Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Afreen Siddiqi is a Research Scientist in the Engineering Systems Division. She has an S.B. in Mechanical Engineering, S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Systems, all from MIT.Dr. Siddiqi is an author of over 50 publications, some of which have appeared in leading journals such as Energy Policy, Water Internatio...

Mr. Masood Ahmad, Lead Water Specialist for World Bank Projects in Pakistan

Masood Ahmad joined the World Bank in 1983 and has worked as an Irrigation Engineer, an Environmental Specialist and a Water Resources Specialist. He has worked in operations in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, Russia and Former Soviet Republics, East Asia Pacific and is currently based in South Asia. He leads projects in...

Mr. Arif Nadeem, CEO, Pakistan Agriculture Coalition

Mr. Arif Nadeem has over 35 years’ experience in the public sector and has an expertise in public policy and administration. He is currently heading Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC), a non-profit organization established by 20 of Pakistan’s leading business groups for the development of Pakistan’s agriculture sector. Prior to...

Dr. Khalid Mohtadullah, Senior Advisor Global Water Partnership

Mr. Khalid Mohtadullah (KM) is a civil engineer by training with vast experience in water resources policy, strategy, institutional development, planning, project preparation, research, implementation and management. He possesses an advanced degree and diploma in engineering and management from MIT, USA and the Harvard Business School, USA respecti...

Dr. Sally Benson, Professor, Stanford University

Sally M. Benson is the Director of the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University. The Global Climate and Energy Project develops innovative low carbon energy supplies to meet global energy needs. She received her B.A. from Barnard College in Geology and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California in the Material Science and...

Dr. James Wescoat, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

James Wescoat is an Aga Khan Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT. His research concentrates on water systems in South Asia and the US, from the site to river basin scales. At the site scale, he led the Smithsonian Institution's project titled, "Garden, City, and Empire: The Historical Geography of Mughal Lahore,...