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Wien, Austria
International Riversymposium 2022

Keynote Speakers

Adrian Schrinner

Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Birgit Vogel

Executive Secretary at ICPDR

Dr Carlos Manuel Rodríguez

CEO and Chairperson of Global Environment Fund

Henry Lickers

Canadian Commissioner at the International Joint Commission

Minister Leonore Gewessler

Austrian Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

Mina Guli

CEO of Thirst Foundation

Dr Nicole Silk

Global Director for Freshwater Outcomes at The Nature Conservancy

Raimund Mair

Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, Water, Europe and Central Asia at World Bank

Dr Robert Fenz

Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management

Ryan Gellert

CEO of Patagonia

Shri G Asok Kumar

Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga

Dr Stuart Orr

Freshwater Manager at World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Taher Kahil

The International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis – IIASA

Vera Hofbauer

Director of Directorate General IV - Transport, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

Veronica Manfredi

Director for Zero Pollution at the European Commission

Dr William Young

Lead Water Resource Management Specialist, Global Water Practice at World Bank

Location
Tech Gate, Donau-City-Straße 9, 1220 Vienna
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Participants
Austria 85
Australia 49
United Kingdom 29
United States 21
Albania 15
Netherlands 14
Slovakia 9
Hungary 9
Romania 8
Canada 8
Germany 8
Slovenia 8
Bulgaria 8
Croatia 7
Indonesia 5
France 5
Belgium 4
China 4
Montenegro 4
Serbia 4
India 4
Philippines 3
Switzerland 3
Denmark 3
Ukraine 3
Sweden 2
South Africa 2
Taiwan 2
Moldova, Republic Of 2
Poland 2
Czech Republic 2
Kenya 2
Kosovo 2
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
Colombia 1
Costa Rica 1
Portugal 1
Sri Lanka 1
Chile 1
Norway 1
Greece 1
Israel 1
Botswana 1
Nepal 1
Kazakhstan 1
New Zealand 1
Armenia 1
Georgia 1
Mongolia 1
Türkiye 1
Luxembourg 1
Thailand 1
Nigeria 1
Sudan 1
Pakistan 1
Total 359
Participants
Other 90
Scientists 50
NGO’s 49
River managers 45
Policy developers 36
Consultants 21
Students 17
Water use sectors 12
Business and industry 11
Indigenous and community organisations 3
Total 334