The BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues an November 22nd, 2022 focused on Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping the Water Industry. The event adressed the following topics:
- Segment I – Opportunities for the water sector
- Segment II – Barriers to climb
Click here to view the agenda. Find video recordings of the sessions below.
Welcoming remarks
- Julia Braune; General Manager, German Water Partnership e.V.
- Jochen Rabe; Managing Director, Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB)
- Stefan Tidow; State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Segment I – Opportunities for the water sector
Introductory Keynote Speeches
- Sella Nevo; Head of the Google Flood Forecasting Initiative, Google
- Nicolas Zimmer; CEO Technology Foundation Berlin
Panel Discussion AI: Disrupting the water industry
Moderated by Dr. Richard J. Vestner; Senior Director, Bentley Systems
- Navaneethan Santhanam; Chief Scientist, SmartTerra
- Alexandre Vallieres; Director of AI Strategy and Research, Bentley Systems
- Oliver Grievson; Technical Lead, Z-Tech Control Systems
- Anja Eimer; General Manager Global Water Industry, Siemens AG
Break-Out Sessions I
Session 1: The future of sewer asset management with AI
Moderated by Dr. Nicolas Caradot; Group Leader Smart City and Infrastructure, Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB)
- Nic Lengemann; Berlin Waterworks (BWB)
- Dr. Aisha Mamade; Engineer Lead, Baseform
Session 2: Ongoing BMBF research projects
- Norman Schweimanns; Research Associate, Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin)
Segment II – Barriers to climb
Introductory Keynote Speeches:
- Prof. Andrea Cominola; Assistant Professor, Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin)
- Dr. Riccardo Taormina; Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Panel Discussion Hydroinformatics – New data sources
Moderated by Dr. David Steffelbauer; Group Leader, Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB)
- Ina Vertommen, Team Manager & Researcher Hydroinformatics, KWR Water Research Institute
- Dr. Antonio Moreno-Rodenas; Researcher / Data Science Program Coordinator, Deltares
- Marten Hutten; Data Scientist, Vitens
Break-Out Sessions II
Session 3: Challenges in the use of AI in sewer management
- Felix Naser; Head of Operations, Pallon AG
Session 4: Adopting to AI in the industry
- Chris Thomas; Head of Innovation and Enterprise, ISLE Utilities
Session 5: Scaling an AI solution for sewer monitoring for 5m people
- Dr. Adam Cartwright; Head of IoT Applications, Siemens UK
Closing
Closing Keynote
- Dr. Newsha Ajami; Chief Development Officer for Research, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab