14:30

Optional Tour
Visit MTA-SZTAKI (end 16:00)

16:30

Visit water reservoir (end 17:00)

19:30

Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception

08:50

Welcome by Mr.Norikiyo Koide, General Manger, Hitachi Corporate Office, Europe

08:55

Opening of the Forum by Dr. Gbor Szab, Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Research & Development

09:10

Intoductory remarks by Dr. Norbert Kro: Secretary-General of the Hungarian Academy Of  Sciences

09:25

Water and Sustainable Development
Mr. Tom Jones, Head of Global and Structural Policy Division, Environment Directorate, OECD

10:10

10:30

Integrated Water Management

• 10:30 Session I: EU Water Framework Directive
  Dr. Helmut Blch, Head of Sector- Water Protection, DG Environment, European Commission
• 11:10 Session II: The Danube
  Dr. Peter Literathy, Water Resource Research Center, Hungary
• 11:50 Session III: Industry's Views
  Mr. Jacques Letondot, Regional director, Ondeo Services
  Dr. Koichi Tsuzuki, Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd

13:00

Lunch
Mr. Stephan Pfitzner, Deputy Head of Division, European Parliament
Enlargement of the European Union

14:30

Parallel Working Sessions

• Working Session Group 1: Water and Agriculture chaired by Prof. Hellmut Fleckseder: Austrian Federal Ministry for Environment and Water Management
• Working Session Group 2: Water and Environment chaired by Mr Phil Weller, WWF Danube
• Working Session Group 3: Water and Consumers chaired by Mr.Maurice Terry, OFWAT, National Consumer Council (UK)

20:00

Dinner Party

09:00

Reports on Parallel Working Sessions
with the participation of the moderators

10:30

Break

11:00

Review of Forum Activities

11:45

Closing of the Forum by Dr. Shojiro Asai, Chairman of the EU Hitachi Science & Technokogy Forum

11:50

Lunch