In partnership with Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSI) and Turkish Hydropower Association (TURSEB); Chairs:  Prof Dr. Doğan Altinbilek, IHA President, and Prof Dr. Veysel Eroğlu, Director General, Turkish State Hydraulic Works.  (State representatives will be announced on the final programme)

In partnership with the World Energy Council;
Chair: Prof. A.S. Sambo, Vice President, World Energy Council

• Turkish Parliament: Mr. Soner Aksoy, President, Energy Commission
• World Coal Institute: Mr. Milton Catelin, Chief Executive
• International Aluminium Institute: Dr. Jerry Marks, Climate Change Consultant
• International Renewable Energy Alliance: Hon. Peter Rae, Chairman
• International Hydropower Association: Dr. Terry Moss, Vice President
• WWF International: Mr. Jamie Pittock, Director

In partnership with the World Water Council ; Chair: Mr. Loïc Fauchon, President, World Water Council

• Int. Commission on Large Dams: Prof Dr. Louis Berga, President
• Int. Commission on Irrigation and Drainage: Mr. Peter S. Lee, President
• The Nature Conservancy: Mr. Brian Richter, Director, Sustainable Waters Program
• Water Integrity Network: Dr. Donal O’Leary, Senior Advisor
• International Hydropower Association: Dr. Refaat Abdel Malek, Vice President
• International Water Association: Mr. Paul Reiter, Executive Director

In partnership with UNESCO, Division of Water Sciences; Chair: Prof Dr. A Szöllösi-Nagy, Assistant Director General, UNESCO

• Water and Climate Change: Dr. Henk van Schaik, UNESCO-IHE
• Reservoir GHG Emissions: Mr. Andrew Scanlon, IHA Climate Change Specialist
• Kyoto Mechanisms: Mr. Andre Marcu, International Emissions Trading Association
• G8/IEA Energy Scenarios: Dr. Dolf Gielen, International Energy Agency
• WEC 'Tackling Climate Change': Prof Dr. Malcolm Keay, Oxford Energy Institute

Sponsored evening event by Turkish Hydropower Association (TURSEB) and the Turkish Contractors Union

In partnership with International Renewable Energy Alliance; Chair: Hon. Peter Rae, Chairman, International Renewable Energy Alliance (IREA)

• Renewable energy in Turkey: Dr. Z. Atilla  Akalin, Board member, TURSEB
• Progress in bio-energy: Dr. Robert K. Dixon, Head, Energy Technology Policy, IEA
• Int. Solar Energy Society: Mr. Isao Yukawa, Vice President
• Int. Geothermal Association: Mr. Bjarni Bjarnason, Director, Landsvirkjun
• World Wind Energy Association: Mr. Tanay Sidki Uyar, Vice President
• Int. Hydropower Association: Mr. Roger Gill, Vice President
• Global Village Energy Partnership: Ms. Sarah Adams, Manager

In partnership with IEA-Hydropower, VGB PowerTech and the European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA); Chairs:  Dr. Terry Moss, VGB PowerTech / IHA

• Tidal power – potential, problems and solutions: Mr. Henri Jacquet -Francillon, EDF
• Wave power – Wells turbine technology: Dr Jochen Weilepp, Voith Siemens Hydropower Generation
• Mini hydro – optimized packages: Mr Alejandro Fernandez, Alstom Power Hydro
• Pumped storage – innovation and demand: Mr Alexander Schwab, Andritz VATech Hydro GmbH
• Large hydro reservoir operation: Mr Cai Zhiguo, Division Chief, Three Gorges Project Corporation
• Small Hydro research: Prof Dr. Bernhard Pelikan, President, ESHA

Roundtable, facilitated by the World Bank. Chair: Mr. Alessandro Palmieri, Lead Dam Specialist, World Bank, Quality Assurance and Compliance Unit

• Austria – Director General, Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl, Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• India – Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Ministry of Power (t.b.c.)
• Norway – Deputy Minister, Anita Utseth, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
• Turkey – Director General, Prof Dr Veysel Eroğlu, Turkish State Hydraulic Works
• Zambia - Mr. Israel Phiri, Ministry of Energy and Water Development

In partnership with WWF, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Chair: Dr. Manfred Konukiewitz, Deputy Director General, BMZ

1. Case study 1: Environmental Criteria for Hydropower Development in the Mekong River Basin- Mr. Marc Goichot, WWF Living Mekong Programme
2. Case study 2: A Partnership Approach in Restoring the Kafue Flats - Mr. Ramos Kamaga, Head, Hydrology Department, Zambian Electricity Supply Company
3. Case study 3: Resettlement Issues in China - Prof. Shi Guoqing, National Research Centre for Resettlement, China
4. Case study 4: Integrating Environmental Flow Considerations in the Yangtze River - Mr. David Harrison, The NAture Conservancy (TNC)

Panel members:

• Mr. Pradeep Perera, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Mr. Michael Fink, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
• Mr. Hans Guttman, Mekong River Commission (MRC)
• Mr. Michael Waters, Mekong River Commission (MRC)
• Dr. Bjorn Wold, Director, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
• Mr. Ramos Kamanga, Head, Hydrology Department, Zambian Electricity Supply Company
• Mr. James Phiri, WWF Zambia

In partnership with the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Chair: Mr. Jean-Michel Devernay, IHA Vice President / EDF International

• Mr. Gil Maranhão Neto, Director, SUEZ Energy Brasil
• Mr. Ole Gran, Director, Project Finance,  SN Power, Norway
• Mr. Vyatcheslav Sinyugin, Chief Executive Officer, Hydro OGK, Russia
• Dr. Lutz Blank, Group Head, EBRD, Environment Department
• Mr. Patrick Shirzadi, Senior Project Manager, Kfw
• Mr. Dana R. Younger, Senior Adviser, Infrastructure Department, IFC
• Dr. Janak Lal Karmacharya, Head, Clean Energy Development Bank, Nepal
• Mr. Taner Yildiz, Turkish Parliament, Member of Energy Commission
• Mr. Morten Svelle, Policy Director, Norad, Sustainable Economic Development

In partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Chair: Ms. Stella Leney, Director, Environment and Corporate Affairs, Hydro Quebec

• Mr. Jürg Gerber, Chief Operating Officer, WBCSD
• Ms. Rosalyn Hees, Transparency International
• Mr. Tormod Schei, Senior Advisor, Environment and New Energy, Statkraft
• Mr. Sudershan Kumar Garg, Chairman & Managing Director, National Hydro Power Corporation, India
• Ms. Amanda Banks, Sustainable Energy and Environment Manager, Hydro Tasmania Consulting
• Mr. Laurent Bellet, Head, Environment & Social Department, EDF
• Ms. Marie d’ Huart, CAP Conseil

In partnership with Norwegian Agency for Development and Cooperation, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the Water Resources and Energy Directorate, and the International Centre for Hydropower. Chair: Deputy Minister Anita Utseth, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway

• Mr. Richard Taylor, Executive Director, IHA
• Dr. Martin Geiger, WWF Germany
• Mr. Pål Mellquist, Director, ICH
• Mr. André Abadie, Director, Sustainable Finance
• Dr. Jeff Opperman, The Nature Conservancy
• Ms. Kristine Waeringsaasen,  Senior Energy Adviser, NORAD
• Mr. Oistein Aarnes, Head of Utilities Department, DNV (Det Norske Veritas)

Chairs: Prof Dr. Doğan Altinbilek, President, IHA and Prof Dr. Veysel Eroğlu, Director General, Turkish State Hydraulic Works

• Water, Energy and Climate Change:  Mr. Jürg Gerber, Chief Operating Officer, WBCSD
• Renewables – Potential, Innovation and Development: Hon. Peter Rae, Chairman, International Renewable Energy Alliance
• Sustainability – Responsibility and Certification: Prof Dr. A Szöllösi-Nagy, Assistant Director General, UNESCO
• IHA General Meeting, Award Ceremonies and Activity Report