A compelling and topical programme
Overall theme: Innovations in weather & climate data & related services to meet the routine needs of weather affected enterprises, and to address the growing impacts of climate change on business & society. Please note: the programme is subject to change & confirmation, and some presentations will be pre-recorded.
- 09:30 - 11:00
ACF Plenary Session 1: Opening Keynotes
CHAIR: Prof. Alan Jenkins, Deputy Director & Water and Pollution Science Director, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)
09:30 Welcome from the Organisers - Michael Wilton, Managing Director, MMI Asia Pte Ltd
09:40 Ben Churchill, Head, Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific, WMO
- Future challenges facing the WMO and its members in Asia and the Pacific.
09:55 Jim Anderson, Chairman, Association of Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry
- Entrepreneurs, scientists, and policy makers working at the forefront of the climate crisis and the future role of the private sector in the global weather enterprise.
10:10 Prof. Dale Barker, Director, Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS)
- Impact-Driven Climate Science Research To Guide Local Climate Adaptation Efforts.
10:25 Ann Jeannette Glauber, Practice Manager, Environment for East Asia and Pacific, World Bank
- The value of weather data to a decarbonised global economy
10:40 Dr Shaikha Al Dhaheri, Secretary General & Regional Councillor for West Asia, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- The Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Project and mangrove and coral reef rehabilitation
11:00 - 11:30: break
Ben Churchill
Jim Anderson
Prof. Dale Barker
Ann Jeanette Glauber
Dr Shaikha Al Dhaheri
11:30 - 13:00
InterMET Session 1: Innovations in the global weather enterprise
The latest technology & service innovations from the Global Weather Enterprise which can help weather affected enterprises increase business efficiency.
CHAIR: Michael Wilton, General Manager, MMI Asia
11:30 Mark Harvey, CEO and Founder, Resurgence
- Chiang Mai: Refining City Information Ecosystem Mapping (IEM) to Create Inclusive Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) and Early Warning Systems (EWS).
11:45 Richard Fellner, CEO, nowcast GmbH
- How to mitigate the business impact of thunderstorms
12:00 Himanshu Mishra, Editor (Government Affairs), Department), New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV)
- Climate Change, SDGs and a Climate-Smart Development Agenda: Targets and Challenges for India.
12:15 Ari Davidov, Director of International Government Sales, Tomorrow.io
- Developing the First Operational Global Satellite Constellation of Precipitation Radars and Microwave Sounders to Enable a Modular Technical Support Solution for NMHS Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Forecast and Warning Services
13:00 - 14:30: lunch break
Mark Harvey
Richard Fellner
Himanshu Mishra
Ari Davidov
14:30 - 15:30
InterFLOOD Session 1: Urban Resilience
Urban resilience, extreme weather & climate change. How the world's cities can be made more resilient in the face of the mounting hydrologically-based challenges of extreme weather & climate change.
CHAIR: Charlie Stratford, Water Sector Engagement Manager, NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellow (Natural Capital and Local Economies), UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
14:30 Dr David Wilkes, Global Flood Resilience Leader, ARUP
14:40 Daniel Martens, Climate Resilience Lead, APAC, RHDV
- Climate change is transforming how people, communities and organisations co-exist.
14:50 Yong Seek Ying, Asia Pacific Division Engineering Manager, and Dr Louis Gritzo, VP and Manager of Research, FM Global
- Flood: fate or fortune? You decide
15:15 James Miller, National Government Business Development Manager for Esri Asia Pacific
- Building resilience for the next crisis
Dr David Wilkes
Daniel Martens
Yong Seek Ying
Dr Louis Gritzo
James Miller
15:30 - 16:30
InterMET Session 2: AI & machine learning
Developments in the use of AI & machine learning in the interpretation and application of weather and climate data.
CHAIR: Jim Anderson, Chairman, Association of Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry
15:30 Dr Amy McGovern, University of Oklahoma
- What is trustworthy AI when it comes to the prediction and understanding of high impact weather events, and why do we need it?
15:45 Dr Victoria Bennett, Head of User Services, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
- ECMWF strategy on the role and use of AI and machine learning in provision of weather-related data products.
16:00 Dr Julien Oliver, Brand Technical Specialist, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, IBM AI Applications
- Democratising climate risk and impact analytics
16:15 Brian Bellew, Global Business Development Manager (Pacific, South Asia, East Africa), Baron Weather
- Machine learning addresses challenges resulting from increasing radio interference to improve radar data
16:30 - 17:00: break
Dr Amy McGovern
Dr Victoria Bennett
Dr Julien Oliver
Brian Bellew
17:00 - 18:00
WeatherPod Live
CHAIR: Prof. Alan Jenkins, Deputy Director & Water and Pollution Science Director, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)
HOSTS: David Rogers of The World Bank & Alan Thorpe of Reading University interview two leading figures about a key issue facing the global weather enterprise: Weather & climate information and the transition to a decarbonised global economy.
INTERVIEWEES: Prof. Dale Barker, Director, Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS), and Dr Thomas Reindl, Deputy CEO, Solar Energy Research Institute Singapore (SERIS)
David Rogers
Alan Thorpe
Prof. Dale Barker
Thomas Reindl - 09:30 - 10:30
ACF Plenary Session 2: Opening Keynotes
CHAIR: Ben Churchill, Head, Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific, WMO
09:30 Prof. Alan Jenkins, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- National climate resilience through impact-based nowcasting
09:45 Peter Stones, Associate Engineer at Arup Singapore
- What does urban resilience look like?
10:00 Dr Victoria Bennett, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
- Meeting customer needs for weather data products
10:15 Peter Hawkins, Managing Director, Esri Inc Asia Pacific
- Building a sustainable future using GIS
10:30 - 11:00 break
Prof. Alan Jenkins
Peter Stones
Dr Victoria Bennett
Peter Hawkins
11:00 - 12:00
InterMET Session 3: Innovations in the global weather enterprise
The latest technology & service innovations from the Global Weather Enterprise which can help meet the challenges of climate change.
CHAIR: Sergiy Braylyan, Global Business Development Manager (Europe, Asia, Middle East), Baron Weather
11:00 Jim Anderson, Vice President of Global Sales, Earth Networks
- Extreme Weather Early Warning Systems for Airline and Airport Operations.
11:20 Panu Partanen, Vice President, Vaisala
- Building Weather Resilience with Comprehensive Meteorological Infrastructure Programs: A holistic approach to improve the meteorological infrastructure to address the ever-increasing needs of meteorological services.
Jim Anderson
Panu Partanen
Ari Davidov
12:00 - 13:00
InterFLOOD Session 2: Hydrology, meteorology & the challenge of flooding
Experts from the public, private and academic sectors consider advances in flood monitoring and forecasting.
CHAIR: Dr David Wilkes, Global Flood Resilience Leader, ARUP
12:00 Libby Ba-Pe, Architect, JDA Co
- The Flood Resilient Homes Program (FRHP). This program that has been developed alongside CitySmart and Brisbane City Council is the largest residential flood resilience project ever carried out in Brisbane.
12:15 Prof. Alan Jenkins, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- The Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSoS)
12:30 Robert Ireland, Director, Vaisala Pty Ltd
- Observations for accurate rainfall measurements in support of flood forecasting.
12:45 Dr Faisal Ahammed, University of South Australia
- Climate change adaptation using infiltration based water sensitive technologies for Dhaka City, Bangladesh: a techno-economic analysis.
13:00 - 14:30: lunch break
Libby Ba-Pe
Prof. Alan Jenkins
Robert Ireland
Dr Faisal Ahammed
14:30 - 15:30
InterAIR Session 1: Air quality monitoring & reporting
The latest advances in air quality monitoring technology and forecasting.
CHAIR: Richard Fellner, CEO, nowcast GmbH
14:30 Konstantina (Dina) Efstathiou, Sales Manager, Raymetrics
Particulate Matter: A revolutionary approach using remote monitoring of particulate matter. (Particulate matter constitutes one of the most challenging problems both for air quality and for climate change policies).
14:45 Anni Karttunen, Vaisala Oyj
Thinking big with air quality – solving air quality issues with integrated solutions.
15:00 Exhibitor presentation to be confirmed
15:30 - 1600: break
Dina Efstathiou
Anni Karttunen
Richard Fellner
16:00 - 17:00
ACF Wrap-Up Panel Session
How extreme weather & climate change are impacting the routine applications of weather and related data, and how the public, private and academic sectors are responding to the challenges.
CHAIR: Jim Anderson, Chairman, Association of Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry
PANELLISTS:- Ben Churchill, Head, Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific, WMO
- Dr Thomas Reindl, Deputy CEO, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS)
- Prof. Alan Jenkins, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- Panu Partanen, Vice President, Vaisala
Jim Anderson
Ben Churchill
Dr Thomas Reindl
Prof. Alan Jenkins
Panu Partanen