Day 2 - July 28th, 2016
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Lisa Guppy
Water Without Boarders, United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) McMaster University, Canada Lisa has extensive experience in international development and humanitarian experience, both as a researcher and a practitioner. Her research has focused on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water management in high and low income countries. She has worked for the Federal Government in Australia as well as many international and UN organisations including UNICEF, UNOCHA and Save the Children UK. Lisa is from Australia and has lived and worked in several countries including Sri Lanka, Kenya, Switzerland and Jordan. She holds a PhD from the University of Western Australia (affiliated with University College London) focused on water poverty in South-east Asia, and a Masters in Disaster Management and Sustainable Development from the UK.
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Customer Journey Mapping by Lucas Stinis
WatIF is all about pushing you outside of your comfort zone in a safe and fun environment! For WatIF2016 we worked closely with Lucas Stinis, a Service Designer from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to design a fun session that we can say is truly multidisciplinary in its nature and definitely pushes you to outside of the box compared to what we are used to as scientist. Service design is a necessary interaction between the service provider and their customers that wish to innovate and improve the quality of the customer’s experience. It is a form of conceptual design that involves planning and organizing people, infrastructure, communication and material components of a service. We planned this session to emphasize the importance of a holistic approach to future water challenges.
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Keynote Speaker
Joel Longland
Manager, Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations
Coca-Cola Canada
Manager, Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations
Coca-Cola Canada
The Coca-Cola Company is the largest beverage company in the world, therefore they’re decisions have a truly global impact. The company has a number of initiatives with regards to water sustainability. They are partnered with many organizations including the United Nations Development programme, WaterAid, Water for People just to name a few from an extensive list. The company as set an ambitions target of being water neutral by 2020. A series of replenishment projects, water treatment plants and plant efficiencies are some of the tools used in order to achieve this impressive milestone. Complex problems usually require multiple solutions. Examples of social, technical and financial solutions to water issues are being implemented by Coke throughout the world and we feel that this has many parallels with some of the goals of this conference. The delegates have the opportunity to have a member of the company share with us some of the sustainability initiatives the company is involved followed by a question period.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. John Smol
Department of Biology, Queen's University Canadian Research Chair in Environmental Change Dr. John Smol is one of Canada’s most remarkable scientists. Not only is he decorated with an outstanding array of impressive accolades but he is also an outspoken leader in the scientific community and influential change maker when it comes to Canada’s freshwater resources. Dr. Smol is the Canadian Research Chair in Environmental Change, founder and co-director of Queen’s University’s Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL) and has recently been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for his lifetime of achievement and high degree of service to Canada and humanity at large. His research focus emphasizes the importance of looking at long-term environmental changes to determine anthropogenic and natural impacts and to predict their future implications. As an international lecturer and media commentator, Dr. Smol has brought the importance of multidisciplinary, collaborative research to the forefront of scientific investigation. As a professor, he has committed his life to mentoring students to achieve excellence and his dedication is unparalleled. Dr. Smol brings a unique perspective to tackling Canada’s future water challenges. He is a leading expert, influential scientist, mentor, and inspirational speaker.
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Poster Hour
Poster Hour provides students with the opportunity to strengthen their networking abilities in a safe and encouraging environment, while further strengthening the early water research community. Students were given the opportunity to gain feedback from water experts, within and outside of their field of research. This is also a place where the Kingston and Queen's community has the opportunity to participate in WatIF. Moreover, the poster hour provides a platform for students to present at the early stages of their research. The judges for poster hour represent a variety of disciplines. In all, poster hour provides students with the opportunity to receive technical feedback while practicing communication outside of their research comfort zone.
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Barbecue, Game and Movie Night
Following the poster hour on the second day of the conference, WatIF delegates will enjoy a complementary barbecue before a night of games and movies. WatIF delegates will have the opportunity to relax, unwind and get to know fellow delegates over a night of games and friendly competition. Not really up for games? No problem, we will also be showing a choice of documentaries! Presenting the next day or want to explore the city of Kingston more? No problem, this is an open night for delegates to just chill! |