IWA Executive Director, Kala Vairavamoorthy, shared encouraging words to the incoming members while lauding the great impact and contributions made by the outgoing and continuing members. He highlighted the importance of the Committee’s focus on digitalisation around the world through the formation of regional (India & China) and topical (Digitisation of Water and Sanitation in Low- and Middle-Income Contexts) subgroups; bringing more visibility to the substantial progress being made in the water sectors in these regions. He also congratulated Steering Committee Chair, Oliver Grievson, on the success of his leadership and his passion for Digital Water.
Oliver also welcomed the incoming members, echoing Kala’s sentiments on digitalisation in low- and middle-income countries, in addition to underlining the value of the knowledge variances within the Steering Committee given its geographical diversity. He called attention to the upcoming activities, including the upcoming IWA Digital Water Summit in Bilbao, and motivated the SC members to leverage their skills and expertise to boost progress within the programme.
Outgoing members expressed their gratitude for being a part of the Steering Committee and inspired the new members to act as digital ambassadors, sharing what they’ve learned within their organisations and companies, and the wider public.
The new members of the Steering Committee represent the academia, utility and solutions provider sectors within digitalisation. This 2023-2035 Committee embraces Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) with 55% of the Committee being female and 50% from low- and middle-income countries.
The IWA Secretariat is pleased to welcome the new 2023-2025 DWP Steering Committee, and looks forward to facilitating new opportunities that will emerge from the group. Find out more about IWA Digital Water Programme: iwa-network.org/programs/digital-water
Meet the 2023-2025 Steering Committee
Oliver Grievson (Chair), Associate Director at AtkinsRéalis, United Kingdom
Akanksha Sharma, Head of ClimateTech and Digital Utilities at GSMA M4D, United Kingdom
Ann Piyamarn Sisomphon, Head of hydro-modeling at Hydro Informatics Institute, Thailan
David Ikumi, Associate Professor at University of Cape Town, South Africa
Deepa Karthykeyan, Director, Athena Infonomics, USA
Yufeng Guo, Deputy General Manager, Three Gorges Smart Water Technology Company, China
Eduardo Mario Mendiondo, Scientific Coordinator at Center for Studies, and Research on Disasters of São Paulo, Brazil
Eunice Gnay Namirembet, Innovation Specialist at Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda
Frank Kizito, Decision Support Systems Manager, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
Hélène Hauduc, Senior Process Engineer, Dynamita, France
Jackie Fortin Flefil, Hydroinformatics Engineer at Xylem, USA 
Jyoti Gautam, Associate Professor, CSE Department, NSUT-EAST Campus, Delhi, India
Marina Batalini de Macedo, Assistant Professor, Federal University of Itajuba, Brazil
Mogan Padayachee, Innovation Manager at Rand Water, South Africa 
Prabhu Chandrasekeran, Intelligent Water National Practice Leader, Arcadis, USA
Rachel Peletz, Executive Director at Aquaya, USA
Saba Daneshgar, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, University of Ghent, Belgium
Sheilla de Carvalho, Managing Director at the Hydroinformatics Institute, Singapore
Wim Audenaert, CEO and Founder at AM-Team, Belgium
