SOCIAL EVENT

Technical Session 6: Integrated Asset Management

Moderator: Arbana Kola, Water Supply and Sewerage Association, Albania
Erdonita Humolli, Water and Wastewater Works Association, Kosovo
"Integrated Asset Management, Kosovo HUB"
Safete Isufi, Prishtina Regional Water Company, Kosovo
"Asset Management Practices in Prishtina Regional Water Company"
Bledar Meco, Tirana Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Albania
"Integration of the Information Systems in Tirana Water and Sewerage Company"
Bashkim Halabaku, Hidromorava Regional Water Company, Kosovo
"Application of ArcGIS Survey123 in Field Data Collection and Their Evaluation"
Discussion

Plenary Session 2: Regionalization of Water and Wastewater Services: Challenges and Opportunities

Moderator: Baton Begolli, Inter-Ministerial Water Council, Office of the Prime Minister, Kosovo
Klevis Jahaj, General Director, National Agency for Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Infrastructure, Albania
Ndriçim Shani, Chair of National Regulatory Commission, Water Regulatory Authority, Albania
Afrim Lajçi, Advisor, Inter-Ministerial Water Council, Office of the Prime Minister, Kosovo
Camilo Lombana Cordoba, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank Group, United States of America
Hajrie Morina, Director, Water Service Regulatory Authority, Kosovo
Elisabeta Poçi, Executive Director, Water Supply and Sewerage Association, Albania
Discussion

Technical Session 5: Organizational Management and Structure of Water Utilities

Moderator: Jovan Gjika, AKUM, Albania
Afrim Lajçi, Inter-Ministerial Water Council, Office of Prime Minister, Kosovo
"Regionalization of Water and Wastewater Services in Kosovo: Implementation of the Process and Effects on Improving the Performance of Water Companies"
Giel A.W. Verbeeck, TreeVelop Projects & Processes, Netherlands
"Utilities’ Corporate Development: A Generalised Method"
Rozarta Pura, Durrës Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Albania
"Organizational Management and Structure of Durres Regional Water Supply and Sewerage Company"
Discussion

Technical Session 4: Non-Revenue Water Management

Moderator: Mumin Morina, Hidromorava Regional Water Company, Kosovo
Thoma Koroveshi, Korçë Regional Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Albania
"Active Leaks Control in the Water Supply Network of the City of Korça"
Besar Grazhda, RWC Hidroregjioni Jugor Prizren, Kosovo
"NRW Reduction and Efficient Optimization in the "SOZI" System - Gjonaj Village, Prizren"
Petr Ingeduld, DHI Group, Hungary
"Smart Solutions for Identification and Localization of Physical Losses in Water Distribution Systems Using Digital Twin Models"
Edmund Riehle, FAST groupe CLAIRE, Germany
"Large Pipeline Monitoring Through Inline Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)"
Discussion

Technical Session 3: Regulatory Challenges

Moderator: Ndriçim Shani, Water Regulatory Authority, Albania
Elda Kruja, Water Regulatory Authority, Albania
"New Methodology for Tariff Setting for Water Supply and Sewerage Services in Albania"
Hajrie Morina, Water and Waste Regulatory Office, Kosovo
"Development and Challenges of the Water Sector in Kosovo"
Milica Petrovic, Energy and Water Regulatory Agency, Montenegro
"The Role of the Regulator in the Water and Wastewater Sector in Montenegro: Challenges and Activities”
Discussion

Technical Session 2: Technical Management of Water and Sewerage Companies

Moderator: Sokol Xhafa, RWC Prishtina, Kosovo
Amir Rexha, Hidromorava Regional Water Company, Kosovo
"Application of New Augmented Reality and GIS Technologies in the Virtualization of the Underground Infrastructure of the Water Supply Network"
Gábor Gönczi, Ramón Kreka, Budapest Water Works, Hungary
"A Practical Approach to the Application of CFD and Hydraulic Modelling at a Water Utility Company"
Zoltán Herczegh, DHI Group, Rumani
"Trenchless Technologies from 1” to DN1000 mm Used in Pipe Laying at Budapest Waterworks "
Gent Bytyçi, RWC Hidroregjioni Jugor Prizren, Kosovo
"The Application of GIS in the Monitoring of Non Revenue Water"
Discussion

Technical Session 1: Water Resources Management

Moderator: Dr. Ilir Abdullahu, RWC Prishtina, Kosovo
Hazir S. Çadraku, UBT - Institution of Higher Education, Kosovo
"Monitoring the Water Flow in the Water Springs of the Central Part of Kosovo"
Ermela Kraja, Water Resource Management Agency, Albania
"Preparation of Management Plans for Ishem and Erzen Water Basins, According to the Water Framework Directive"
Maria Cheveresan, DHI Group, Rumani
"The Development of an Information System for Integrated Management of Water Resources"
Lorik Lajçi, Young Water Professional, Kosovo
"Water Balance Assessment: The Case of Kosovo"
Discussion