Confirmed Keynote Speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the 41st IAHR World Congress in Singapore
Join Us for an Inspiring Opening Ceremony Featuring World-Class Keynote Speakers!
On 23 June 2025, following the Opening Ceremony of the 41st IAHR World Congress, a series of high-level keynote speeches will take place from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM in Room 1 at the Singapore EXPO.
Meet the Keynote Speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the 41st IAHR World Congress:
Bernard Koh, Public Utilities Board, Singapore
Mr. Bernard Koh is the Assistant Chief Executive of PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency. He oversees PUB's Future Systems and Technology cluster to future-proof the water systems by leveraging on Research & Development (R&D) to accelerate the deployment of technologies in PUB. He also oversees the industry collaboration strategies by supporting the growth of water companies and their commercialisation effort. Being with PUB for many years, he has extensive operational experience across the entire engineering value chain. In his previous position as Director of Water Supply (Plants) Department, he was responsible for the operation and maintenance of Water Treatment Plants, New Water Factories and Desalination Plants.
Bernard led the Water Systems Unit which was responsible for the reliability, resilience and optimisation of PUB’s operations at the system level. He was also involved in project management of large infrastructure projects. He graduated with a Bachelors’ Degree in Electrical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from National University of Singapore. Keynote title: TBC.
Ana Deletic, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Ana Delectic is a Professor in Water Engineering and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She previously served as Pro Vice-Chancellor Research at the University of New South Wales and held senior academic roles at Monash University. Her research centres on urban water management, with expertise in stormwater, green treatment technologies, and socio-technical modelling. Internationally recognised for applying research in practice, Ana has published around 350 works, supervised 40 PhD students to completion, and holds an h-index of 79 with over 23,000 citations, making her the most published scholar in stormwater.
A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia, Ana’s awards include the 2012 Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation, the 2024 IWA/IAHR Career Achievement Award, and the title of Australia's Most Innovative Engineer in 2017.
Keynote title: Nature-based solutions: Smart Water Management Powered by Nature
Mark Fletcher, Arup, United Kingdom
Mr. Mark Fletcher leads the Global Water Business of Arup and has been with the firm for 36 years. He is an international thought leader on sustainable water management, nature-based solutions and water resilience and has worked around the world. He is on the Organising Committee for Singapore International Water Week and has led the initiative to include Young Water Professionals at Stockholm World Water Week for the last 7 years.
He is an Arup Fellow and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Environment and Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Mark is currently Chair of British Water and former Chair of the Water Industry Forum.
Keynote title: Sustainable Water Management
Related
41st IAHR World Congress "Innovative Water Engineering for Sustainable Development"