Profile of World Water Forum 8's main spokespersons

 

Profile  of  World  Water  Forum  8’s  main  spokespersons     Benedito  Braga   Chair  of  the  World  Council  of  Water  (WWC)   Benedito  Braga  is  the  president  of  the  World  Council  of  Water  (WWC),  Secretary  of  Sanitation  and   Water  Resources  of  the  State  of  São  Paulo  and  Civil  and  Environmental  Engineering  Professor  at   the   University   of   São   Paulo's   Polytechnic   School   (USP),   temporarily   removed   from   his   tenure   to   exercise   the   office   of   Secretary   of   State.   Braga   is   a   Ph.   D   in   water   resources   management   from   Stanford  University,  United  States.  Invited  by  São  Paulo's  governor,  Geraldo  Alckmin,  has  assumed   the  Secretariat  of  Sanitation  and  Water  Resources  management,  achieving  the  goal  to  bring  water   security  to  the  state  again.       Ricardo  Medeiros  de  Andrade     Executive  director  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum     Executive   director   of   the   8th   World   Water   Forum   and   Director   of   the   National   Water   Agency,   Ricardo   Medeiros   de   Andrade   is   a   civil   engineer   graduated   from   the   Federal   University   of   Rio   Grande   do   Norte   (UFRN).   Andrade   is   the   superintendent   of   Implementation   of   Programs   and   Projects   of   the   National   Water   Agency   (ANA),   and   is   currently   coordinating   the   Project   of   Integrated  Management  and  Sustainable  Use  of  Transboundary  Water  Resources  in  the  Amazon   River  Basin  (GEF  Amazonas),  in  the  framework  of  the  ACTO/UNEP.       Paulo  Salles   Co-­‐chair  of  the  Organizing  Committee  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum     Co-­‐chair   of   the   Organizing   Committee   of   the   8th   World   Water   Forum,   Paulo   Sergio   Bretas   de   Almeida  Salles  is  the  president  of  the  Regulatory  Agency  for  Water,  Energy  and  Basic  Sanitation  of   the  Federal  District  (Adasa).  He  completed  a  post-­‐doctorate  trainee  program  at  the  University  of   Amsterdam   in   the   Netherlands.   He   is   graduated   in   Biological   Sciences   from   the   University   of   Brasilia  and  has  a  Master  in  Ecology  from  the  University  of  Brasilia  as  well  as  a  Phd  in  Ecology  from   the  University  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  Retired  as  associate  professor  of  the  University  of  Brasilia,   he   has   experience   in   the   area   of   ecology,   with   emphasis   in   theoretical   ecology,   working   in   undergraduate  and  post-­‐graduate  courses  in  ecology  and  science  education.  His  research  papers   mainly  address  the  modeling  of  ecological-­‐based  artificial  intelligence  (qualitative  reasoning),  with   applications   to   issues   of   sustainable   development,   water   resources   management   and   scientific   education,   especially   in   Science   education   and   Biology.   Salles   was   State   secretary   of   Science,   Technology  and  Innovation  of  the  Government  of  the  Federal  District  (SECTI),  director-­‐president   of  the  Foundation  for  Research  Support  of  the  Federal  District  (FAPDF),  and  director-­‐secretary  of   the  Foundation  for  Science  and  Technology  Enterprises  (FINATEC).  He  worked  in  the  management   of   water   resources,   and   was   the   vice-­‐president,   and   later   president   of   the   Committee   of   the   Hydrographic   Basin   of   the   Paranaíba   River   and   chairman   of   the   Committee   of   the   Hydrographic   Basin  of  the  Rio  Paranoá  (DF).     Venilton  Tadini   8o FÓRUM MUNDIAL DA ÁGUA | BRASÍLIA-BRASIL, 18 A 23 DE MARÇO DE 2018 www.worldwaterforum8.org | [email protected]

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Executive  president  of  the  Brazilian  Association  of  Infrastructure  and  Base  Industries  (Abdib)  and   member  of  the  National  Organizing  Committee  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum.       Venilton  Tadini  is  the  executive  president  of  the  Brazilian  Association  of  Infrastructure  and  Base   Industries   (Abdib)   and   member   of   the   National   Organizing   Committee   of   the   8th   World   Water   Forum.    He  has  a  degree  in  Economics  and  a  master's  in  Economic  Theory  from  the  University  of   São   Paulo   (USP)   and   started   his   professional   career   in   Abdib,   in   the   80s,   when   he   headed   the   Economics  Department  of  this  organization  for  six  years.  Tadini  has  been  the  executive  president   of  Abdib  since  January  of  2016.  He  was  also  director  in  the  Secretariat  of  the  National  Treasury,   director  of  Planning  of  Abdib,  director  of  Infrastructure  and  Planning  at  the  National  Development   Bank  (BNDES)  and  the  director  of  the  Development  Company  of  Sao  Paulo  (CPD),  when  he  moved   to   the   bank   Factor,   an   organization   in   which   he   worked   for   20   years,   the   last   four   of   which   as   president.     Rodrigo  Cordeiro   Director  of  Operations  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum     Rodrigo   Cordeiro   is   the   director   of   operations   of   the   8th   World   Water   Forum.   He   is   also   the   director  of  the  MCI-­‐Brazil  congress  and  the  president  of  the  Brazilian  Chapter  of  MPI   –  Meeting   Professional   International.   Graduated   in   Business   Administration from PUC-SP and postgraduated in Administration and Organization of Events from SENAC-SP. He began his career in 1996 in the Acqua Consultoria, a company specialized in congresses and trade shows related to the infrastructure and the environment sector, and which belonged to his father until 2006. Rodrigo took over the company since then and has significantly grown the company until 2014, when Acqua Consulting was acquired by MCI-Group. He obtained a certification from the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) in 2012 and from the Brazilian Association of Companies of Events (ABEOC ) in 2014. Jorge  Werneck   Vice-­‐president  of  the  Thematic  Process  Commission  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum     Vice-­‐president  of  the  Commission  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum  and  director  of  the  Regulatory   Agency  for  Water,  Energy  and  Basic  Sanitation  of  the  Federal  District  (Adasa),  as  well  as  a  member   of   the   International   Steering   Committee   (ISC).   Jorge   Enoch   Furquim   Werneck   Lima   is   an   agricultural  engineer  graduated  from  the  Federal  University  of  Viçosa  (MG),  has  a  master's  degree   in  Irrigation  and  Agroenvironments  from  the  Agriculture  Department  of  the  University  of  Brasilia   and   a   Phd   in   Environmental   Technology   and   Water   Resources   from   the   University   of   Brasilia.   Werneck   is   a   Researcher   in   Hydrology   for   Embrapa   Cerrados,   consultant   to   the   World   Meteorological  Organization  (WMO/WMO),  Chairman  of  the  Paranoá  Basin  Committee  and  was   vice  president  director  of  Technical  Coordination  of  the  Brazilian  Association  of  Water  Resources   (ABRH).   Author   of   over   200   publications,   hr   participated   in   over   20   research   projects   as   coordinator  or  team  member.     Glauco  Kimura Adviser  to  the  Secretariat  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum    

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Glauco   Kimura   de   Freitas   is   a   biologist   and   master   in   Ecology   from   the   University   of   São   Paulo   (USP).   He   is   an   specialist   in   planning   and   management   of   protected   areas   graduated   from   the   Colorado   State   University   and   in   watershed   management   UNESCO-­‐IHE,   in   the   Netherlands.   He   worked  for  seven  years  in  the  WWF-­‐Brazil  as  a  specialist  in  fresh  water  and  as  the  coordinator  of   the  fresh  water  program.  Previously,  he  worked  for  eight  years  with  The  Nature  Conservancy.  He   has  more  than  20  years  working  for  biodiversity  conservation,  with  experience  in  conservation  of   protected   areas   and   management,   management   of   exotic   species,   protection   of   freshwater   ecosystems  and  management  of  environmental  projects.  In  2006,  he  won  the  Prize  of  the  World   Meteorological   Organization   for   Young   Scientists   as   co-­‐author   of   the   article   "Looking   for   Ecological  Hydrography".  

José  Bento   Member  of  the  Organizing  Committee  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum     Jose  Bento  da  Rocha  is  a  member  of  the  Organizing  Committee  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum.    In   the   Regulatory   Agency   for   Water,   Energy   and   Basic   Sanitation   of   the   Federal   District   (Adasa)   he   is   Regulator   of   Public   Services.   For   two   years   he   was   the   coordinator   of   the   Water   Producer   Program   in   Pipiripau,   an   initiative   that   from   five   years   has   been   supporting,   guiding   and   compensating   local   farmers   for   the   provision   of   environmental   services,   and   he   is   currently   the   executor   of   contracts   in   this   program.   Joseph   Benedict   was   an   officer   of   the   Brazilian   Air   Force   (FAB),  where  he  reached  the  rank  of  sergeant.         Rogerio  Menescal   Coordinator  of  the  Executive  Committee  for  the  Organization  of  the  8th  World  Water  Forum     Coordinator   of   the   Executive   Committee   for   the   Organization   of   the   8th   World   Water   Forum.   Rogério   de   Abreu   Menescal   is   a   specialist   in   Water   Resources   of   the   National   Agency   of   Water   (ANA),  from  2016.  He  has  a  Phd  in  Water  Resources  from  the  Federal  University  of  Ceará  and  a   Master's   Degree   in   Geotechnical   Engineering   from   the   University   of   Brasilia.   Graduated   in   civil   engineer  from  the  Federal  University  of  Ceará  (UFC),  he  has  a  specialization  in  Water  Resources   from   the   Federal   University   of   Rio   de   Janeiro   (UFRJ).   Menescal   has   more   than   20   years   of   experience   in   the   direction,   management,   planning,   institutional,   and   implementation   of   new   projects  both  in  the  public  and  private  sectors.  He  received  the  Standard  Manager  award  from  the   the  Forum  of  Secretaries  of  Water  Resources  of  the  state  of  Minas  Gerais  in  2005.             Press  team  contacts     Asdrúbal  Figueiró   [email protected]   +55  61  99880  8550   +55  11  96594  8550  (whatsapp)     Myrian  Pereira   [email protected]   8o FÓRUM MUNDIAL DA ÁGUA | BRASÍLIA-BRASIL, 18 A 23 DE MARÇO DE 2018 www.worldwaterforum8.org | [email protected]

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+55  61    98282  0163  (whatsapp)     Daniela  Martins   [email protected]   +55  61    99260  5115  (whatsapp)     Flavia  Medeiros   [email protected]   +55  61    98125  3966  (whatsapp)      

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