Water Quality Forum 2025 – 2nd Edition Innovating for Resilience: Water Quality in a Changing
An exclusive invite-only platform bringing together policymakers, scientists, innovators, and industry leaders to advance water quality solutions for the GCC and beyond.
The 2nd Edition of the Water Quality Forum (WQF) brings together decision-makers, regulators, and industry experts to address pressing water challenges, from scarcity and quality to governance and innovation.
Innovating for Resilience: Water Quality in a Changing
In 2024, ADQCC & M42 launched a strategic platform to promote dialogue and collaboration which brings together experts and sector leaders to address water quality challenges and supports Abu Dhabi’s sustainability goals and public health priorities. Check out last year’s recap.
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02:00 - 02:20 PM - Navigating the Regulatory Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities in PFAS analysis, Dr. Claudia Rathmann, Waters
02:20 - 02:40 PM - Legionella Management in Water Systems: From Risk to Remediation Dr. Kata Farkas, Principal Consultant Water Microbiologist, Water Research Center (WRC), UK
Samara Bin Salem, Technical Affairs Director, ADQCC
Dr. Wael Elamin, Medical Director, Environmental Sciences, M42
10:15 – 10:35 - TBD (Keynote)
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10:35 - 11:00 - New Scientific Frontiers in Marine Life, Water Safety & Treatment (Panel Discussion)
Dr. Elsburgh ‘Tres’ Clarke (SeaWorld Miral)
Dr. Alexandra Mystikou (M42)
Dr. Tomas Martinez (MBZ Water Initiative)
11:00 - 11:20 - From Pathogens to Pollutants: Genomics in Practice (Keynote)
Prof. Saheer Gharbia, Chief Scientific Officer, Genomic Surveillance Solutions, Wellcome Sanger Institue, UK
11:20 - 11:40 - AI & Machine Learning in Water Quality (Panel Discussion)
Dr. Giulia De Masi, PhD in Statistical Physics of Complex Networks, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Dr. Franscesco New York University Abu Dhabi
11:40 - 12:00 - WES practice cases and situations in Japan (Keynote)
Prof. Ryo Honda, Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University, Japan Senior Editor, mSphere, American Society for Microbiology, Japan Collaborative Researcher, CiDER, Osaka University, Japan
02:00 - 02:15 - Proper Water Labeling in the Age of Water Innovation & Sustainability
Jason Moore, Senior Advisor GCC, Lyten
02:15 - 02:30 - AI & ML for Water Quality — Deep Dive
Dr. Giulia De Masi, PhD in Statistical Physics of Complex Networks, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (SUAD)
02:30 - 02:45 - Water Resources Mapping & Catchment Analysis
Fouad Lamgheri, Director of Research & Innovation, Fujairah Research Center (FRC)
02:45 - 03:00 - Emerging Contaminants and Water Quality in a Changing World
Manal Al Hashemi, Acting Director, Life Sciences, ADQCC
03:00 - 03:20 - Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Discovering Unknown PFAS with Xevo MRT The Gold Standard in Screening
Khalid Ghaffar, Waters
03:20 - 03:40 - A new approach to monitoring viruses in wastewater: Targeted enriched metagenomic sequencing
Dr. Milena Milakovic Obradovic, Laboratory of Prof. Oliver Keppler Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Virology National Reference Center for Retroviruses Faculty of Medicine, LMU München
02:50 - 03:10 - Understanding pH Levels in Wastewater: A Temporal Analysis
Ahmed Shehata, M42 EVS
Dr. Wael Elamin (M42); ADQCC Representative
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