The 3rd Edition Waste Management & Recycling Summit 2014, hosted at Intercontinental Doha The City, Doha, Qatar on the 17th and 18th of September 2014

1. “Moving Qatar to a Greener & Waste free Future”
Post Event Report

2. The 3rd Edition of the Waste Management & Recycling Summit was successfully held on
the 17th and 18th September 2014 at the Intercontinental Doha the City, Doha, Qatar with
more than 120 participants from companies, both local and international. The two-day forum,
organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms (India), was inaugurated by H. E. Sheikh. Faleh Bin
Nasser Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Under Secretary, Assistant of General Services Affairs - Ministry of
Municipality and Urban Planning, Qatar along with Eng. Mohammed Bakhamis - HSE Director,
HSSE Directorate, Qatar Foundation.
The 3rd Edition of the Waste Management & Recycling Summit started with a grand opening
followed by keynote addresses by an array of presentations from both local and international
experts. The two-day forum addressed various challenges faced by the key stakeholders that
are involved in waste management and recycling and urged industry leaders to understand the
significance of managing waste effectively.
Theattendingparticipantswitnessedmultiplepresentations,paneldiscussionsandcasestudies.
The keynote presentations on “Waste statistics in the state of Qatar - A tool to support the Qatar
national development strategy ” which underlined the targets and indicators related to waste
management in the state of Qatar was delivered by Mr. Michael Nagy, Head of Environment
Statistics & Sustainable Development Section, Ministry of Development Planning and statistics
- Qatar. Other highlights included an international case study presented by Mr. Pär Carlsson -
Boras City Representative, Global Cities Sustainable Network on “ Identifying and adding Waste
to energy loops in our environment”, also a session on Keppel Seghers strategy on reducing the
amount of waste going to landfills.
Organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms, the summit also featured top officials from the
regional waste management sector including Qatar Foundation, Hamad Medical Corporation,
ASGHAL, Qatar Project management, KAHRAMAA. Technology providers like GACS, Al Qaryan
Group, Veolia Water, Averda, Edco who showcased their portfolio of services followed by
intensive networking amongst delegates, speakers and dignitaries. The conference offered a
perfect gateway to reach a highly focused and prequalified customer base to provide excellent
networking opportunities.
The summit also had senior level delegations from organizations such as Asticom, GACS, Al
Qaryan Group, Averda, EDCO and many more. There was intensive networking and business
meeting sessions with focused clientele. The conference saw interactive sessions, thought-
provoking debates, real life case studies and panel discussions which highlighted the current
trends and challenges being faced by the Industry.
Conference Overview

3. Partners
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Supporting Partners
Project Management Partner
Networking Solution Partners
Media Partners
Silver Partner
M I D D L E E A S T
Bag Partner
Lanyard Partner
Intelligence Partner

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Kingsley Chidiebere Izuka Occupational
Health Safety Expert
Hamad Medical Corporation
Sh. Faleh Bin Nasser
Bin Jassim Al - Thani
Undersecretary Assistant of General
Services Affairs
Ministry of Municipality & Urban
Planning
Safar Mubark Al - Shafi
Director of General Cleaniness Project
Ministry of Municipality & Urban
Planning
Mohammed Ahmed Bakhamis
HSE Director
HSSE Directorate - Qatar Foundation
Dr. Mohammed Ali AL - Muhannadi
Senior Environment Specialist
KAHRAMAA
Dr. Mussa Fadi
Specialist Environmental Health
Supreme Council of Health
Eng. Rehan Ahmed
Head of Waste Disposal Unit
Supreme Council for Environment,
Kingdom of Bahrain
Saif S Al Naimi
Director
HSE Regulations and Enforcement
Directorate - Qatar Petroleum
Stefan Kipp
General Manager
Keppel Seghers
Dr. Ghazi Elsayed Abdelkerim Ibrahim
Elsherif
Environmental Expert
Public Works Authority ASHGHAL
Prof. Adel Sharif
Research Director
Water Security Grand Challenge Lead,
QEERI
Michael Nagy
Head of Environment Statistics &
Sustainable Development Section
Ministry of Development Planning and
Statistics - Qatar Processes and Services
to Citizens
Eng. Meshal Al Shamari
Director
Qatar Green Building Council
Salah Nezar
Corporate Sustainability Director
Qatar Project Management
Dr. Khalid Yahya Abid
Senior Water Quality Specialist
KAHRAMAA
Eng. Khalid Mohammed Al-Emadi
Manager of Quality & Safety
Department
Public Works Authority ASHGHAL
Processes and Services to Citizens
Pär Carlsson
Boras City Representative
Global Cities Sustainable Network
Thomas L. Doyle
Director Environment Health & Safety
Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. Alex Amato
Head of Sustainability
Qatar Green Building Council
Speakers

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2014 Testimonials
Thank you for your encouraging words. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and found it to be very informative and beneficial. I welcome the
opportunity to participate again next year.
Thomas Doyle, Director, Environment Health & Safety Weill Cornell Medical College
It was a pleasure meeting you on 17th & 18th of September during the summit. We in GCP were keen on supporting your esteemed organization
in the Waste Management & recycling summit. We are certain that the joint activities from the different organizations in the summit will make
a positive impact to the society and help increase the “recycling consciousness” among the society in Qatar . We greatly appreciate your work
. Thank you very much.
Amal Djibril, Health Educator, General Cleaning Project, Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning
"Zero Waste MENA is honoured to contribute to the delivery of this flagship event. The third edition of Waste Management & Recycling Summit
was a great platform to look back to our existing practices in order to develop future sustainable practices. Renowned speakers shared their
experience and thoughts about the future of waste management industry in Qatar."
Ramy Salemdeeb, Founder, Zero Waste MENA
I would like to congratulate you for the successful conference and wish you all the success in your future event. It is always our pleasure to
participate with your activities and to support you.
Meshal M. Al-Shamari, QGBC
I´m so pleased to hear that the speech was interesting enough and I will of course consider any proposal from you in the future.
Pär Carlsson, Boras City Representative, Global Cities Sustainable Network - Sweden
It is my great pleasure to participate in this summit. I am interested for further cooperation in future.
Dr. Ghazi Elsayed Abdelkerim Ibrahim Elsherif, Public Works Authority - Ashghal
Thank you very much for your nice letter which I appreciated very much and I will be very happy to prticipitate again in any of your conferences
and meetings.
Dr. Khalid Yahya Abid, KAHRAMAA, Doha, Qatar

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