Advisory Board
Thank you to our 2026 Advisory Board Members
Sultan Al Harthi
National Center for Waste Management (MWAN)
Executive Director - Corporate Communication
Osama Taha
National Center for Waste Management (MWAN)
Senior Advisor
Mohammed Halawani
International Water Distribution Co. (Tawzea)
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Ahmed Alamoudi
Neom
Director – Desalination & Brine Innovation Solutions
Eng. Amer Alrajiba
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
Chief Planning officer
Mohammed AlGhamdi
Diriyah
Projects Executive Director
Fouad Ahmed
WILO
Regional Director – Marketing AMEA
Danuta Florczyk
tectugether GmbH
Founder and Managing Director
Sulaiman Turki
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Sebastian Frisch
Blackforest Solutions
Managing Director International Business Development
Atif Gafar
MENA WATER
CEO / Managing Director
Boris Greifeneder
German Water Partnership e.V.
Managing Director
Farrukh Hasan
SIEMENS Middle East
EVP Vertical Sales, Digital Industries
Michael Ludden
Sutco Recycling Technik GmbH
Managing Director
Jens Loschwitz
BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.
Managing Director
Marc Tijhuis
International Solid Waste Association
Managing Director
Dr. Dalia Samra-Rohte
AHK Saudi Arabien
Delegate of German Industry & Commerce for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Yemen
Bruno Rudnik
SusTech Consult
Managing Director
Dr. Kala Vairavamoorthy
International Water Association
Executive Director
Peter Funke
Steinert GmbH
Managing Director/CEO
Dr. Armin Vogel
SSI SCHAEFER Plastics
Former CEO, future mandate for Advisory Board of the Plastics Business Unit
Stephan Garvs
PreZero International
CEO
Christian Perez
Xylem
Senior Manager, Business Development - Growth Markets
Claudia Topalli
Idexx
Head of EU affairs and Government Relations IDEXX Laboratories Inc│Water Division Brussels Belgium
Dr. Sarah Brückner
VDMA
Head of Department Environmental Affairs and Sustainability
Mr. Sultan Saud Alsaif
Saudi Investment Recycling Company
Technical Director
Dr. Julia Hobohm
Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Service mbH
General Manager - Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Service mbH
IFAT Saudi Arabia 2026 Advisory Board
Executive Director - Corporate Communication
National Center for Waste Management (MWAN)
Sultan AlHarthi
Executive Director - Corporate Communication
National Center for Waste Management (MWAN)
Senior Advisor
National Center for Waste Management (MWAN)
Osama Taha
Senior Advisor
National Center for Waste Management (MWAN)
Chief Executive Officer
International Water Distribution Co. (Tawzea)
Mohammed Halawani
Chief Executive Officer
International Water Distribution Co. (Tawzea)
Director – Desalination & Brine Innovation Solutions
Neom
Dr. Ahmed Alamoudi
Director – Desalination & Brine Innovation Solutions
Neom
Chief Planning officer
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
Eng. Amer Alrajiba
Chief Planning officer
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
Projects Executive Director
Diriyah
Mohammed AlGhamdi
Projects Executive Director
Diriyah
Regional Director – Marketing AMEA
WILO
Fouad Ahmed
Regional Director – Marketing AMEA
WILO
Founder and Managing Director
tectugether GmbH
Danuta Florczyk
Founder and Managing Director
tectugether GmbH
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
Sulaiman Turki
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)
Managing Director International Business Development
Blackforest Solutions
Sebastian Frisch
Managing Director International Business Development
Blackforest Solutions
CEO / Managing Director
MENA WATER
Atif Gafar
CEO / Managing Director
MENA WATER
Managing Director
German Water Partnership e.V.
Boris Greifeneder
Managing Director
German Water Partnership e.V.
EVP Vertical Sales, Digital Industries
SIEMENS Middle East
Farrukh Hasan
EVP Vertical Sales, Digital Industries
SIEMENS Middle East
Managing Director
Sutco Recycling Technik GmbH
Michael Ludden
Managing Director
Sutco Recycling Technik GmbH
Managing Director
BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.
Jens Loschwitz
Managing Director
BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.
Managing Director
International Solid Waste Association
Marc Tijhuis
Managing Director
International Solid Waste Association
Delegate of German Industry & Commerce for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Yemen
AHK Saudi Arabien
Dr. Dalia Samra-Rohte
Delegate of German Industry & Commerce for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Yemen
AHK Saudi Arabien
Managing Director
SusTech Consult
Bruno Rudnik
Managing Director
SusTech Consult
Executive Director
International Water Association
Dr. Kala Vairavamoorthy
Executive Director
International Water Association
Managing Director/CEO
Steinert GmbH
Peter Funke
Managing Director/CEO
Steinert GmbH
Former CEO, future mandate for Advisory Board of the Plastics Business Unit
SSI SCHAEFER Plastics
Dr. Armin Vogel
Former CEO, future mandate for Advisory Board of the Plastics Business Unit
SSI SCHAEFER Plastics
CEO
PreZero International
Stephan Garvs
CEO
PreZero International
Senior Manager, Business Development - Growth Markets
Xylem
Christian Perez
Senior Manager, Business Development - Growth Markets
Xylem
Head of EU affairs and Government Relations IDEXX Laboratories Inc│Water Division Brussels Belgium
Idexx
Claudia Topalli
Head of EU affairs and Government Relations IDEXX Laboratories Inc│Water Division Brussels Belgium
Idexx
Head of Department Environmental Affairs and Sustainability
VDMA
Dr. Sarah Brückner
Head of Department Environmental Affairs and Sustainability
VDMA
Technical Director
Saudi Investment Recycling Company
Mr. Sultan Saud Alsaif
Technical Director
Saudi Investment Recycling Company
General Manager - Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Service mbH
Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Service mbH
Dr. Julia Hobohm
General Manager - Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Service mbH
Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Service mbH