Speakers
IIWF brings together national and international experts in water management, climate change, resilient cities, hydro-politics, technology, and sustainability to share inspiring perspectives, research insights, and solution-oriented approaches directly from leading voices.
İbrahim Yumaklı
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Ebubekir Gizligider
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Dr. Ahmet Bağcı
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Ministry
Retno L.P. Marsudi
UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water
Loïc Fauchon
President, World Water Council
Prof. Lütfi Akca
President, Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Saroj Kumar Jha
Global Director, World Bank Group's Water Department
Henk Ovink
Executive Director, Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW)
Mohamed Diatta
Senegal's Sherpa for 2026 UN Water Conference
Tanja Miškova
Ambassador-at-Large for Water Diplomacy, Slovenia
Antti Rautavaara
Special Envoy for Water, Finland
Dr. Alice Aureli
Vice-President, IWRA
Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi
The UN Resident Coordinator in Türkiye
Mohammed Amin Faris
Chairperson of the Managing Committee, Blue Peace Middle East
Dr. Dinara Ziganshina
Director, Scientific Information Centre of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (SIC ICWC) in Central Asia
Dr. Marco Arcieri
President, ICID
Dr. Renée Martin-Nagle
Secretary General, IWRA
Prof. Bilge Alpaslan Kocamemi
Board Director, International Water Resources Association (IWRA), Advisor, Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Dr. Marwan Al-Raggad
Executive Director, INWRDAM
Ismahane Remonnay
Head of Strategy Anticipation & Business Alliances, VEOLIA
Prof. Ayşegül Kibaroğlu
MEF University
Prof. Mutawakil Obeidat
Jordan University of Science and Technology