Water: Revisiting the Future - Pinsent Masons

Water: Revisiting the Future
A Seminar to launch the 13th Edition of
Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2011-12
Monday 12 December 2011
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Hotel Tower
North Side Foyer - Level 1
Dubai, UAE
Water: Revisiting the Future
Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook
20011-2012 launch seminar
The essential guide to the water
industry from leading
infrastructure law firm, Pinsent
Masons LLP.
About the seminar
Month on month the groundswell of concern grows over the availability of water throughout the
world, not least the Middle East where population growth and increased urbanisation have led to
an significant infrastructure gap at a time of unparalleled global financial uncertainty. The
challenges to achieve adequate availability of water are not only national but also global.
In the kaleidoscope of changing water supply and demand, what are the needs and expectations
of business and the consumer? What are the opportunities for innovation and efficiency? What
are the challenges and drivers to ensuring that water and wastewater are viewed as valuable
assets and not simply essential requirements? And in the matrix of roles and responsibilities,
where does Government fit in and how much risk and responsibility should be place on the
private sector? These and other issues will be addressed in this cutting edge seminar to mark the
launch of the 13th edition of Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook.
"very reliable up-to-date effective
information about the most important
element of life".
Rt Hon John Gummer MP
"Pinsent Masons' unrivalled
knowledge of the water sector
guarantees its clients the advantage
in any transaction"
(Judges Verdict, Global Water
Awards, 2008)
Programme
08:00 Breakfast and Registration
08:30 Welcome and Introduction to the 13th Edition of the Pinsent Masons Water
Yearbook
Mark Lane, Partner, Pinsent Masons
08:50 Keynote Presentation
Energy in Water: What are the Management Options and Opportunities
Amer Battikhi, International Business Development Manager, Ch2MHill
09:10 Key Legal and Commercial Challenges for MENA Water and Wastewater
PPPs
Simon Harvey, Partner, and Robert Graham, Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons
09:30 Coffee and Networking
Supported by Utility Week
www.utilityweek.co.uk
10:00 Close

Speaker Profiles
Amer Battikhi, International Business Development Manager, MENA Water Business Group, CH2MHill
Amer leads business development and planning for CH2MHill's water and wastewater business in the MENA region.
Amer has a master’s degree in Water Resource Management and Hydraulic from Colorado State University and has worked water and waste water
projects in the US and the Middle East over the past 12 years. He has worked as a water resource engineer on iconic projects in the US, such as the
Cadiz Aquifer Storage Program in Sothern California - the project related to the transfer of water from the Colorado River Aqueduct in wet seasons
and storing it through artificial recharge into the groundwater aquifer in the Mojave Desert for use during the dry seasons.
Amer has also worked on key water and wastewater infrastructure projects in the MENA, such as the Water Sector Reconstruction Program in Iraq
where he was the project manager on the water master planning of four major cities in Iraq. Amer also worked on the USD 22 billion Masdar City
(the world’s first city to be carbon neutral, zero waste and full powered by renewable energy), where he was the Program Delivery Plan manager and
was responsible for the planning of the phasing and integration of state of the art technology solutions for water, wastewater and renewable energy
into the development of the city’s infrastructure.
Mark Lane, Head of Water Group, Pinsent Masons LLP
Mark is head of Pinsent Masons' Water Group which specialises in water and wastewater regulatory and project assignments. The Group won a
Distinction at the Global Water Awards 2008 in the Global Water Law Firm of the Year category. He is Editor of Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook,
now in its 13th edition. Mark sits on the UK Government's Environment and Water Sector Advisory Group, the only private practice lawyer who is a
member of the Group. Mark is also a member of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators.
Mark recently led the legal team advising a bidding consortium on its bid for the Muharraq Wastewater Treatment Project in Bahrain as well as a
bidding consortium in its bid for New Cairo Wastewater Treatment Project. He has extensive experience advising on desalination and water
privatisation projects in the Arabian Gulf Region including Marafiq, Ras Azzour, Riyadh and Jeddah (in Saudi Arabia), Al Hidd (in Bahrain) and Ras
Laffan C (in Qatar).
Mark is "recommended for his ‘breadth of industry knowledge’ and ‘fast response times’" (Legal 500 2010). He "stands out for his infrastructure work and
is regarded as a water guru" and is "a prominent figure in the water sector" (Chambers & Partners, 2008). Mark is described as a "leading individual" for
Water (Legal 500, 2008) and was praised as 'knowledgeable and a quick learner - he really listens to your issues' (Legal 500 2009).
Simon Harvey, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP
Simon advises governments, sponsors and lenders on complex power and water, mining and resources and economic and social infrastructure
projects.
He prides himself on finding commercially pragmatic solutions to the many and varied issues that inevitably arise on complex projects and
financings. He has advised on multibillion dollar projects in Australasia, the Russian Federation and the Middle East, including recent projects in Abu
Dhabi and the KSA.
Simon is a regular speaker at PPP/BOT events and is based in our Dubai office.
Robert Graham, Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons LLP
During his career at Pinsent Masons Robert has focused on PPP transactions and has developed considerable expertise in a range sectors including
water and waste water, power, light rail, roads, health, defence, education and other accommodation and street lighting. Robert transferred to the
UAE in 2008 and since then has gained experience of acting for procuring authorities, project companies and sub-contractors throughout the MENA
region.
Recent experience includes advising bidding consortia on the Muharraq Wastewater Treatment PPP in Bahrain, the New Cairo Wastewater
Treatment PPP in Egypt and the Az-Zour South Desalination project in Kuwait. Robert is also currently advising the Partnerships Technical Bureau of
Kuwait in respect of both the Kuwait New Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital and Related Facilities PPP and the Kuwait Failaka Island PPP
projects.
Water Yearbook Launch Registration
Please complete all parts of the following form and either email to emma.tame@pinsentmasons.com or fax to + 971 4 373 9701
There is no charge to attend this event, although early registration is recommended as places are limited.
Name
Job Title
Company
Email
Address
PO Box
Data Protection: Pinsent Masons LLP may use your personal details for providing legal services, marketing, administration, and training, and we may disclose it to our service providers, agents and project partners (e.g. for
joint seminars) for these purposes. We may retain it for marketing purposes, to contact you about our services, but you can choose not to receive such material at any time. We also process personal data for purposes
required by law (e.g. money laundering) and for commercial purposes (e.g. creditworthiness checks). This is a short version of our privacy statement, which can be found in full at http://www.pinsentmasons.com. By giving
us your fax number, email address, or telephone number, you are consenting to being contacted by those means for marketing purposes. If you do not want this, please tick the relevant box: No to fax [ ]; phone [ ]; email [
], OR: No to all marketing [ ]. You can unsubscribe at any time, or alter your marketing preferences by contacting us using any of our contact details given on this form.