Our Speakers

Nizar Kammourie is the Chief Executive Officer of SAWACO Water Group, a pioneering private water utility in Saudi Arabia. With extensive experience in civil engineering, mathematics, and business development, Kammourie has been instrumental in establishing SAWACO as a leader in innovative desalination and water distribution solutions. Under his leadership, SAWACO has expanded its operations and engaged in significant projects, including the world's largest Independent Water Project, Rabigh-3 IWP. He has been a consistent advocate for the role of technology and private investment in closing the gap between water demand and supply in one of the most water-scarce regions in the world, and for treating desalination as an energy question as much as a water one. Kammourie is deeply committed to sustainable practices in the water sector, aligning SAWACO's strategies with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and with the wider objectives of Saudi Arabia's national transformation agenda for water security and resource efficiency.