Thank you for supporting our recent World Water Summit 15 that was held in Melbourne this past May 26, 2023. Below are the links to the sessions that were recorded in the main room.
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
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MORNING BREAKOUT
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AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
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AFTERNOON BREAKOUT
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CLOSING PLENARY
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OPENING PLENARY SESSION
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MORNING BREAKOUT
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AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
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AFTERNOON BREAKOUT
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CLOSING PLENARY
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Remember to SAVE THE DATE for WWS16 in Singapore May 24, 2024. Details and registration coming soon.
WWS15 Program Schedule
Friday, May 26, 2023 Melbourne
REFER TO INTERNATIONAL TIME CHART BELOW
7:00a - 8:30a
REGISTRATION / COFFEE / NETWORKING
REGISTRATION / COFFEE / NETWORKING
8:30a - 8:40a
WELCOME
WELCOME
8:40a - 9:40a
PLENARY #1
PLENARY #1
Ann Thomas, UNICEF, Senior Advisor in Sanitation and Hygiene
9:40a - 10:10a
BREAK / NETWORKING
BREAK / NETWORKING
10:10a - 11:45a
BREAKOUTS
BREAKOUTS
- Track #1 WASH, Hygiene & MHM-RAG
- Track #2 WASH & Healthcare Facilities
- Track #3 WASH in Schools
11:45a - 1:00p
LUNCH / MEET OUR SPONSORS / NETWORKING
LUNCH / MEET OUR SPONSORS / NETWORKING
- Other Rotary Action Groups
- Cadre
- Sponsors
1:00p - 2:00p
PLENARY #2
Barry Rassin, The Rotary Foundation Chair-elect & Past Rotary International President.
Rotary Overcomes All Challenges to Make Transformational Change
PLENARY #2
Barry Rassin, The Rotary Foundation Chair-elect & Past Rotary International President.
Rotary Overcomes All Challenges to Make Transformational Change
2:00p - 2:30p
BREAK / NETWORKING
BREAK / NETWORKING
2:30p - 3:55p
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Track #4 WASH & Community Development
- Track #5 CADRES as a resource for Project and Global Grant Planning
4:05p - 4:45p
CLOSING PLENARY
Mark Balla, Rotarian and Author, A Journey to the Toilet
CLOSING PLENARY
Mark Balla, Rotarian and Author, A Journey to the Toilet
5:00p - 6:00p
RECEPTION / SPONSORS / NETWORKING
RECEPTION / SPONSORS / NETWORKING
Our keynote speaker is Mark Balla, the Toilet Warrior.

In 2017 he was inducted into the World Toilet Organization Hall of Fame by his friend and mentor Mr. Toilet himself. Singaporean Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization.
Mark is a passionate public speaker, especially when it comes to WASH in Schools and Behavior Change in the world of WASH. In his nine years as a Rotarian, he has spoken at seventeen District Conferences in Australia, the USA, and India, at Ravi Ravindran's Presidential Summit on WASH & Literacy, and at over 100 Rotary Clubs. He delivered a TED talk, and presented at World Water Summits in Sao Paulo, Toronto and Hamburg.
Mark, a member of the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central in District 9810 in Australia, was a member of the WASH-RAG board for six years and is a member of the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors.