WATEC ITALY 2019 WILL INCLUDE:
Conference / Workshop Area: 3 days of professional conferences and workshops will illustrate the most advanced technological solutions, projects and best practices.
Exhibition Area: Companies will showcase innovative technologies that can be used in Irrigation, Rural Development, Livestock and Food Processing industries.
B2B/B2G Areas: For booking business meetings in order to maximize your opportunities by dealing with international players – learn more.
Conference program details:
Wednesday October 23
09:00-12:30 SLUDGE TREATMENT: INDUSTRIAL EMERGENCY OR VALUE?
Circular economy, social duty and opportunities (co-organized with Padania Acque spa)
Moderator: Marco Bencivenga, Journalist and director of the newspaper “La Provincia di Cremona”
09:00-09:15 Registration and Welcome coffee
09:45-10:00 Institutional greetings
10:00-10:25
Sludge and phosphorus recovery: the Italian and European scenario
Luigi Petta, Head of the Technology Laboratory for the use and efficient management of water and
wastewater, Enea
10:25-11:05
Regulatory framework
Giorgio Gallina, Directorate General for Environment and Climate of the Lombardy Region
11.05-12:30
Round table: Which future?
– Paolo Giacomelli, Deputy General Manager of Utilitalia
– Viviane Iacone, Director of Planning and Protection and Requalification of Water Resources of the
Lombardy Region
– Alessandro Lanfranchi, Chief Executive Officer Padania Acque spa and CISPEL Lombardy Water
Commission Coordinator
– Andrea Lanuzza, Direttore Area Tecnica Gruppo Cap
– Claudio Sanna, LGH Ceo
12:30-14:30 Lunch break
14:30-17:00 EFFICIENCY MANNING ASSETS WATER UTILITIES – ASSET MANAGEMENT & ASSET
HEALTH
Moderator: Roberto Zocchi, European Business Director – Water Research Centre
Asset Management
14:30-14:50
Asset Management in Water Utilities
Helena Alegre, Head of the Hydraulics and Environment Department, Lnec, Portugal
14:50-15:10
Front end in asset health innovation
Roberto Zocchi – WRc plc – General Secretary of Water Research Centre, Data Driven Asset Management
15:10-15:30
Role of Ict and cloud-computing in the water industry
Stefano Vincenzo De Simone – Kinster Ag
15:30-15:50
Innovation in Asset Management
Andrea Piazzoli – Isle Utility
Asset Health
15:50-16:10
Asset Health in Water Utilities
Alexander V. Danilenko – World Bank
16:30-16:50
Technical quality control in the Integrated Water Service in compliance with the Arera resolutions
Daniele Ciolfi – Terranova
Thursday, October 24
09:00-12:30 WATER INVARIANCE
Moderator: Gabriele Panena, President of Odaf Cremona
09:15-09:30
Institutional greetings – Gabriele Panena, President of Odaf Cremona
09:30-10:30
Regulation containing criteria and methods for compliance with the principle of hydraulic and
hydrological invariance. Application examples, reflections and opportunities
Alessandro Nicoloso, agronomist
10:30-11:00
Hydraulic invariance: role of the sewer manager
Sara Fertonani, Padania Acque Spa
11:00-11.30
Technical Guidelines and examples in Regione Emilia Romagna
Paolo Mazzoli, GECOsistema srl
11:30-12:30 Debate and conclusions
12:40-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:30 TREATED WASTEWATER RE-USE IN THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE
Moderator: Helena Alegre, Head of the Hydraulics and Environment Department, Lnec, Portugal
14:00-14:30
Draft of Europe Directive for Reuse Water for irrigation
Anabela Rebelo, Senior Officer Drh – Departamento de Recursos Hídricos Portuguese Environment Agency
14:30-15:00
Milano-Nosedo WWTP: a real example of agricultural water reuse in the European context.
Francesca Pizza, Processo Vettabbia S.C.a r.l. Impianto di Depurazione Milano Nosedo
15:00-15:30
Barriers and how should be implemented the EU regulation
Valentina Lazarova, Chair of the IWA Specialist Group Water Reuse (former Suez Environment)
15:30-16:00
ISO TC 282/SC1 Water Reuse for Irrigation
Jorge Tarchitzky, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Chairman of ISO/TC282/SC1 Water Reuse
16:00-16:30
Test case Servola-Trieste wastewater treatment plant: technological excellence towards 2020
Stefano Carrea – Segment Manager Infrastucture Aliaxis Italia
16:30-17:00
Sludge Treatment and Eu Fertilizer Legislation
Luca Zucchelli – Lombardy Region
17:00-17:20
Sustainable Green Technologies
Liron Friedman Sgtech
Friday, October 25
09:00 IRRIGATION: AGRICULTURE USAGE
Chairman: Alessandro Folli, Urbim-Anbi Lombardia President
Lombardy main usage: rice, corn, tomatoes
Dobi Segal, Netafim
Ancient and new water techniques in Cremona territory
Marco Ruffini – Paolo Micheletti, Consortiums Naviglio Città di Cremona e Dunas
Good practices for water saving in Agriculture
Paolo Mannini, Canale Emiliano Romagnolo C.E.R.
Water agricultural reuse in Milan
Andrea D’Anna, MM spa
Climate change
Federica Matteoli, F.A.O.
Smart-irrigation
Julian Schnetzer, F.A.O.
Irrigation planning under climate change
Claudio Gandolfi, Università degli Studi di Milano
Smart metering for smart water management with Iot network
Alberto Ventura, A2A
Remote Ip Cam System
Luca Boschetti, Comitel
Innovative Aliaxis offer for Irrigation: new Bluetooth technology applied to water management
Alberto Claveri, Aliaxis Italia
14:00 THE HYDRAULIC SAFEGUARD OF THE TERRITORY: REGULATIONS, PROJECTS, ACTIONS AND
FUNDING OF REGIONE LOMBARDIA
Chairman: Gladys Lucchelli, Urbim-Anbi Lombardia, Director
Matching water demand for irrigation and safe water availability
Gianbattista Bischetti, Università degli Studi di Milano
Lombardia Region hydraulic safeguard politics and the role of Reclamation Consortiums
Diego Terruzzi, Lombardy Region, Director
The hydraulic safeguard on Reno and Po Volano basins: interaction between
natural rivers and canals network
Claudio Miccoli, Emilia-Romagna Region, Director
Roundtable – Irrigation and hydraulic safeguard for sustainable development
Paolo Voltini, Coldiretti Lombardia, President
Antonio Boselli, Confagricoltura Lombardia, President
Giovanni Daghetta, Cia Lombardia, President
Roberto Cavaliere, Copagri Lombardia, President Anci
Luigi Mille, Aipo – Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po General Director
Alessandro Folli, Urbim-Anbi Lombardia President
16:00 Closing speech
Francesco Vincenzi, Anbi – Associazione Nazionale Consorzi di gestione e tutela del territorio e acque
irrigue, President
Ruggero Invernizzi, Commissione Agricoltura del Consiglio Regionale, President
