German companies in the field of water supply and sanitation are invited to partake in an exclusive delegation trip to Washington, DC’s multilateral development banks on January 22-24, 2024. German companies will be able to network with other private sector water companies from Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Participating companies should be familiar with working with multilateral development banks like the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Secure your spot! Limited spots available.
Who: German companies with experience working with international finance institutions/ multi-lateral development banks
When: Monday, January 22 – Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Price: $1,800 per person (includes meals and full 3-day program)
DGIC Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation 4 weeks before the event = full refund
2 weeks prior to the event = 50% refund
Any cancellations made shorter than two weeks prior to the event = no refund
Agenda (subject to change):
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MONDAY, 22 JANUARY | Arrival |
17:00 – 19:00 | Welcome Reception for participating companies Cocktail with food and Networking |
TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY | THE WORLD BANK 1818 H. STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC
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08:30 – 09:00 | Registration (security check at visitor entrance) - Bring valid photo ID e.g. passport Coffee (in front of meeting room) |
09:00 – 09:30 | Opening Remarks – Brief Presentation of the Water Global Practice: Mission and strategy Structure: brief description of WB Water Practice divisions: Water and Sanitation (WSS), Water in Agriculture (WIA), Water Resource Management (WRM)… Pipeline of projects |
09:30 – 10:00 | WB Procurement: Understanding how to do business with the World Bank Speaker: Procurement Specialist. |
10:00 – 10:15 | WB Circular Economy: Reuse, desalinization, waste management and other alternative solutions Strategy on Circular Economy. Challenges How to expand the pool to increase water security and resilience using non-conventional water resources What are some institutional and financing models that have worked in terms of increasing access to water supply, sanitation and wastewater treatment? Other possible challenges: Expansion of desal and reuse, financing models that have worked in this area, cost/efficiency of desalination... |
10:15 – 10:45 | Case studies by companies: 3 companies selected address the issues raised by WB specialists, ideally through CASE STUDIES. 3-4 slides maximum and 5 minutes maximum per company [time restriction enforced]. First slide for quick company presentation. |
10:45 – 11:15 | Q&A/Debate to challenges and feedback from company case studies, either from WB specialist or for conference attendants |
11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee break (in front of meeting room) |
11:45 – 12:00 | WB Digitalization: Importance of modernization of water utilities Best example(s) of innovative approaches of modernization of utilities from WB perspective (case examples). Challenges What are experiences using digital solutions to modernize utilities? What are technological innovations that we could learn from in terms of NRW reduction and energy efficiency? How are some of the cost issues around moving to digital solutions? Other possible challenges: Lack of training of operators (need for capacity building), lack of data, incompatibility of devices... |
12:00 – 12:45 | Case studies by companies: 3 companies selected address the issues raised by WB specialists, ideally through CASE STUDIES. 3-4 slides maximum and 5 minutes maximum per company [time restriction enforced]. First slide for quick company presentation. |
12:40 – 13:15 | Q&A/Debate to challenges and feedback from company case studies, either from WB specialist or for conference attendants |
13:15 – 13:20 | Group photo in the atrium and conference room |
| 13:20 – 14:20 | Buffet Lunch with ED office participation |
14:20 – 14:35
| IFC PPPs: Financing water projects through PPPs Strategy and PPP approach (most interesting examples). Challenges What are the biggest impediments that they see to private sector participation? Which regions do they see private sector participation as most promising? More specifically, what regulatory or capacity building challenges do they see in terms of private sector participation? Other possible challenges: Non revenue water (fraud), tariff management, difficulty enforcing payments... |
14:35 – 15:05 | Case studies by companies: 3 companies selected address the issues raised by WB specialists, ideally through CASE STUDIES. 3-4 slides maximum and 5 minutes maximum per company [time restriction enforced]. First slide for quick company presentation. |
15:05 – 15:35 | Q&A/Debate to challenges and feedback from company case studies, either from WB specialist or for conference attendants |
15:35 - 15:50 | Wrap up and Closing Remarks |
| End of program at the World Bank. En route to Networking event |
17:00 – 20:00 | Evening Happy Hour |
WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY - MORNING
| INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 1300 NY AVENUE, WASHINGTON, DC |
WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY - AFTERNOON
| MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 1099 14th ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC |
