On the 7th of June the European Water Partnership will organise the second European Policy Summit on Water, in close cooperation with Brussels based thinktank Friends of Europe. After the highly successful first Summit last year, we are confident that this year’s conference will be equally engaging and provocative, attracting experts from the political, scientific and financial communities, to focus on water security and the actions we need to take collectively and corporately.

Confirmed speakers include:



* David Boys, Member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation and International Utilities Project Coordinator, Public Services International (PSI)
* Bertrand Charrier, Vice President, Green Cross International
* Stavros Dimas, EU Commissioner for the Environment
* Fritz Holzwarth, President of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) and Deputy General Director for Water at the German Ministry of Environment
* Mark Lane, Head of the Water Sector Group, Pinsent Masons
* Grant Lawrence, Director for Water, Chemicals and Cohesion, DG Environment, European Commission
* Marie-Noëlle Lienemann MEP, Member of the European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
* Riccardo Petrella, International Committee Coordinator, World Water Contract
* Brigita Schmögnerová, Vice President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
* Richard Seeber MEP, Rapporteur, Directive on the Assessment and Management of Floods and Member of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
* Lucia Ana Varga, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment and Water Management, Romania and President of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)



The programme of this event can be downloaded here . The main themes are:

* Water and climate challenges
* Investment opportunities in water
* Enhancing water and energy security



The European Water Partnership looks forward to welcoming you. To register for this event, please follow this link. We will keep you informed of the programme and the speakers as they are finalised on this website.

The second European Policy Summit on Water offers excellent publicity for sponsoring partners before, during and after the event. For more information on sponsoring opportunities please contact us at 0032 2 735 0681 or h.riedstra@ewp.eu.