4 December 2007

LIST OF SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS OF
THE 1ST ASIA-PACIFIC WATER SUMMITCountries of the region“The List of Summit Participants will only include the following persons: head of governments, ministerial level participants andinvitees.”

Hon. Mr. Aram Khachik Harutyunyan
Minister of Nature Protection
H.E. Mr. Alistair Murray McLean
Ambassador
Australian Embassy in Japan

Republic of Armenia

Australia

Republic of Azerbaijan
Hon. Dr. Husseingulu Seyid Baghirov
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Kingdom of Bhutan
H.E. Lyonpo Dr. Kinzang Dorji
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan
Dasho Mr. Sherub Tenzin
Cabinet Secretary

Hon. Mr. Haji Brahim Haji Ismail
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Development

Brunei Darussalam

Kingdom of Cambodia
Hon. Mr. Lim Kean Hor
Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology
Mr. Hu Siyi
Vice-Minister
Ministry of Water Resources
Mr. Tangata Mouauri Vavia
Minister of the Crown

People's Republic of China

Cook Islands

Republic of the Fiji Islands
Hon. Mr. Mahendra Pal Chaudhry
Minister of Finance, National Planning & Sugar Industry

1H.E. Mr. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of the Fiji Islands in JapanProf. Sauf-ud-Din Soz
Minister of Water Resources
Dr. Mochammad Amron
Senior Advisor to Minister
Indonesia/ Ministry of Public Works

India

Republic of Indonesia

Islamic Republic of Iran
Hon. Mr. Seyed Parviz Fattah Gharehbagh
Minister of Energy
Hon. Dr. Rasoul Zargarpour
Deputy Minister of Energy for Water and Wastewater

H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda
Prime Minister

Japan

H.E. Mr. Tetsuzo Fuyushiba
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

H.E Mr. Osamu Uno
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs

Hon. Mr. Junzo Yamamoto
MP: Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure and TransportHon. Mr. Masayoshi NamikiVice-Minister of the Environment

Hon. Mr. Hiroaki Taniguchi
Vice-Minister for Engineering Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Republic of Kazakhstan
Hon. Mr. Anatoliy Ryabtsev
Chairman of Water Resources Committee
Ministry of Agriculture2H.E. Mr. Anote Tong
President of the republic of Kiribati

Republic of Kiribati

Hon. Mr. Elliot Ali
Secretary for Foreign Affairs & Immigration
Republic of Korea
Mr. Choon-Hee Lee
Vice Minister
Ministry of Construction and Transportation
H.E. Mr. Myung-hwan Yu
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan
Kyrgyz Republic
H.E. Mr. Dosbol Nur ulu
Vice Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic
H.E. Mr. Askar Asanbekovich Kutanov
Ambassador
Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in JapanMr. Sapar Isakov
Head of Department of External Communications
Lao People's Democratic RepublicHon. Ms. Khempheng Pholsena
Minister to the Prime Minister's Office, Head of Water Resources and Environment Authority
H.E. Mr. Sithong Chitnhothinh
Ambassadoor
Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in Japan
Republic of the Marshall Islands
H.E. Mr. Phillip Kemilan KabuaAmbassador
Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
H.E. Mr. Emanuel Mori
President of the Federated States of Micronesia
Hon. Mr. Lorin Robert
Secretary (Minister)
Department of Foreign Affairs

3H.E. Mr. Kasio E. Mida
Ambassador
Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia in Japan
Mongolia

H.E. Mr. Jigjid Rentsendoo
Ambassador
Embassy of Mongolia
Mr. Ohn Myint
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation

Union of Myanmar

H.E. Mr. Hla Myint
Ambassador
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Japan

H.E. Mr. Ludwig Scotty
President of the Republic of Nauru

Hon. Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat
Minister of FinanceRepublic of Nauru

Nepal

Hon. Mr. Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
Minister of State for Water Resources
New ZealandHon. Ms. Nanaia Cybele Mahuta
Minister of Customs, Associate Minister for Environment
H.E. Mr. Ian Forbes Kennedy
Ambassador
New Zealand Embassy in Japan

Hon. Mr. Mititaiagimene Young Vivian
Premier of Niue

H.E. Mr. Tommy Esang Remengesau, Jr.
President of the Republic of Palau

Niue

Republic of Palau

Hon. Mr. Fritz Koshiba
Minister of Resources & Development4Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Hon. Mr. Benny Allan
Minister for Environment and Conservation
Republic of the Philippines
Mr. Jose L. Atienza, Jr.
Cabinet Secretary
Department of Environment and Nature Resources
Hon. Mr. Demetrio L. Ignacio, Jr.
Undersecretary
Department of Enviroment and Natural Resources
Independent State of Samoa
Hon. Mr. Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau
Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure
Mr. Khoo Teng Chye
Chief Executive
PUB Singapore

Republic of Singapore

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Mr. Mahinda Dharmasiri Bandusena
Secretary to the Prime Minister
Republic of Tajikistan
H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Hon. Mr. Zarifi Hamrokhon
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hon. Mr. Erkin Rakhmatullaev
State Adviser to the President on Foreign Policy

Hon. Mr. Matlubkhon Davlatov
State Adviser to the President on Economic Policy

Hon. Mr. Gulomdzhon Bobozoda
Minister of Economic Development and Trade

Hon. Mr. Safarali Nadzhmuddinov
Minister of Finance5Hon. Mr. Yoqubzod Said
Minister of Melioration and Water Resources

Hon. Mr. Sharif Rahimozoda
Chairman of the State Committee on Investments and State Property Management

H.E. Mr. Suvidhya Simaskul
Ambassador
Royal Thai Embassy in Japan

Kingdom of Thailand

TuvaluHon. Mr. Apisai Ielemia
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Hon. Mr. Kausea Natano
Minister for Public Utilities and Industries

Hon. Mr. Panapasi Nelesone
Secretary to Government

Mr. Bory Alikhanov
ChairmanState Nature Protection Committee

Republic of Uzbekistan

Mr. Shavkat Khamraev
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
H.E. Dr. Mirsobit Ochilov
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in JapanINVITEES
All Japan Water Supply Works Union
Mr. Kazutaka Kubota
General Secretary
All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers Union
Mr. Kiyohide Shuto
Director, Public Enterprise Department
Beppu City
Mr. Hiroshi Hamada
Mayor

6China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
Mr. Xiaotao Cheng
Director
Chuo University
Dr. Shoji Fukuoka
Professor
Danish Hydraulic Institute Water Policy
Dr. Torkil Jønch ClausenManaging Director
Economics, University of Dhaka
Dr. Abul Barkat
Professor
eWater Cooperative Research Centre
Dr. Donald John Blackmore
Chairman
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Dr. Changchui He
Assintant Derector General and Regional Representative for Asia and the PacificFukushima UniversityDr. Katumi Musiake
Professor
Gender and Water Alliance
Dr. Sara Ahmed
Chair
Geoge Mason University, USA
Dr. Abul Hussam
Associate Professor
Global Public Services International
Mr. David Peter Boys
Utilities & Pensions Officer
Global Water Partnership- Southeast Asia
Mr. Siswoko Sastrodihardjo
Chair
Global Water Partnership-SA
Mr. Suresh Prabhu
Chair

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Grundfos Pumps K.K.
Mr. Michio Takarada
Chief Executive Officer
Hokkaido University
Dr. Naoyuki Funamizu
Professor
Iceland
Mr. Kristin A. Arnadottir
Special Envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland
India Water Partnership
Dr. Saiyed Raza Hashim
PresidentInstitute for Global Change Adaptation Science
Mr. Nobuo Mimura
Director
Institute of Science, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Taikan Oki
Professor
Internarional Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
Mr. Salvano Briceno
Director
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Dr. Andreas Schild
Director General
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
Dr. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
Director
International Commisstion on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
Mr. Mukuteswara Gopalakrishnan
Secretary General
International Federation of Private Water Operators
Mr. Gérard Payen
PresidentInternational Water Association
Mr. Paul Reiter
Executive Director8Ishikari River Summit
Mr. Kaname Yamamoto
Chair
Japan Overseas Ports Cooperation Association(JOPCA)
Mr. Tatsuhiko Ikeda
FounderJapan Society of Civil Engineers
Dr. Yumio Ishii
President
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
Dr. Yuiti Ono
Director General
Kitakyushu University
Dr. Tetsuya Kusuda
Professor
Kyushu Economic Federation
Mr. Shingo Matsuo
Chairman
Kyushu University
Dr. Toshimitsu Komatsu
Professor
Manila Water Company
Ms. Sherisa Pulido Nuesa
Chief Finance Officer
Nagoya University
Dr. Tetsuro Tsujimoto
Professor
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
Mr. Shiqiang Wu
Director
National Institute for the Humanities, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Mr. Tsugihiro Watanabe
Professor
National Science Museum, Thailand
Dr. Pichai Sonchaeng
President

9Nepal Water Partnership
Mr. Iswer Raj Onta
Chairman
Network of Asian River Basin Organization
Mr. Yasutaka Hamada
Secretary General
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd
Mr. Timothy F. Mccarthy
Chairman and CEO
Oita No Waste Council
Mr. Tadashi Hano
President
OP-ED Columnist, The Daily Star, the Dhaka Courier, Ittefaq
Mr. Muhammad Zamir
Pakistan water partnership
Mr. Sardar Muhammad Tariq
Chairman
Phnom Penh Water Supply Autority
H.E. Ek Sonn ChanGeneral Director
PUB Singapore
Mr. Khoo Teng Chye
Chief Executive
Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU)
Ms. Violeta Corral
Coordinator-Asia-pacific Desk
Shizuoka City
Mr. Zenkichi Kojima
Mayor
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
Mr. Shigemi Tamura
Chairman
The University of Tokyo
Prof. Shinichiro Ohgaki
Professor

10The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Ms. Julia Marton-Lefèvre
Director General
Toray Industries, Inc.
Dr. Masaru Kurihara
Adviser
UNESCO IHE Instutue for Water Education
Dr. Richard Meganck
Director
UNICEF
Ms. Clarissa Brocklehurst
Chief, Water, Environment and Sanitation
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Mr. Rae Kwon Chung
Chief, Environment and Sustainable Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Mr. Koichiro Matsuura
Director-General
United Nations Environment Programme
Mr. Hiroshi Nishimiya
Deputy Regional Director
United Nations Global Compact
Mr. Fred Dubee
Senior Advisor
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Mr. Toshiyasu Noda
Director
United Nations Industrial Development Orgnization (UNIDO)
Mr. Seiji Oshima
Head, Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO), Tokyo
United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)
Prince Williem-AlexanderChair
United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)Dr. Olcay ÜnverCoordinator

11University of Incheon
Dr. Gye-Woon Choi
Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Tokyo
Dr. Tsuneaki Yoshida
Professor
Veolia Water
Mr. Régis Calmels
Senior Vice President in charge of Asia
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
Mr. Jon Lane
Executive Director
WaterAid
Mr. Henry Northover
Head of Policy
World Bank
Mr. Jamal Saghir
Director, Energy, Transport and Water
World Health Organization (WHO)Dr. Ken Chen
WHO Representative in the South PacificWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Mr. Avinash Tyagi
Director, Hydrology and Water Resources DapartmentWorld Toilet Organization
Mr. Jack Sim
Director
World Trade Centers Association Greater China
Dr. Annie S. C. Wu
Chair
Yeungnam University and Korean Federation of Water Science & Engineering Societies
Mr. Soontak Lee
Distinguished Professor and President

Two-Vice-chairs of the Governing Council of Asia-Pacific Water ForumUN Special Ambassador for Millenium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific
Ms. Erna Witoelar
12WaterAid
Mr. Ravi Narayanan
Former Chief Executive

Member of the Steering Committee of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit＜Chair＞
Japan Water Forum
Mr. Yoshiro MoriPresident
Alpinist
Mr. Ken Noguchi
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda
President
Bangladesh Water Partnership
Mr. Quamrul Islam SiddiquePresident
China
Mr. Hu Siyi
Vice Minister
Executive Committee of International Fund for saving the Aral Sea (IFAS)
Mr. Sulton Rahimov
ChairmanGlobal Water Partnership (GWP)
Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson
Chair
Google Japan Inc.
Mr. Norio Murakami
President
Governing Council of Asia-Pacific Water Forum / Ambassador-At-Large of Singapore
Prof. Tommy Koh
Chair
Hokkaido University & the Open University of Japan / Director of Hokkaido HistricalMuseumMr. Norihito Tambo
Professor Emeritus
Housewives Association
Ms. Masae WadaCouncilor13India
Mr. Saif-ud-Din Soz
MinisterJapan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Mr. Koji Tanami
Governor
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Mr. Ariyuki Matsumoto*Alternate of the President of JICA, Ms. Sadako Ogata
Vice President
Japan Medical Association
Dr. Yoshihito Karasawa
President
Japanese Trade Union Confederation
Ms. Masako Uemoto
Former vice President
Korea Water Forum
Dr. Seung-Soo Han
President
New Zealand
Minister’s Adviser of Ministry for the Environment
Ms. Mercedes Lentz
NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Mr. Yoshinori Imai
Executive Editor
Oita Prefecture
Mr. Katsusada Hirose
Governor
Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)
Ms. Cristelle PrattDirector
World Water Council (WWC)
Mr. Loïc Fauchon
President

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