Agenda: Clean Water Advisory Group Meeting: 16 April 2026 14:00-16:00 (GMT)
1. Welcome and apologies
• Welcome: New CWAG Members
• Apologies: Gary Hogben (Chair), Francis Hassard, Katalin Demeter, Robin Thorn,
2. Onboarding and Introductions – New CWAG Members
A. Overview of CWAG
• CWAG purpose and remit
• How CWAG supports AMI strategy
• Expectations and ways of working
B. New Member Introductions
Each member (approx. 2-3 minutes each):
1. Atef Sayed Mohamed Kobisy
2. Isabel Murillo
3. Jyotshana Gautam
4. Vinny Smith
5. Johnson Emmanuel
6. Yetunde Mutiat Feruke-Bello
7. Marcos Quintela Baluja
8. Antonia Bruno
Suggested structure for introductions:
• Institution and current role
• Area of expertise
• Current Clean Water focus
• How they would like to contribute CWAG in 2026
3. Matters arising and actions from last meeting
• Action Notes 12 February 2026: click here
• Update on actions is included in the table below
4. UN World Water Day Webinar – Feedback
• Webinar performance and analytics
• Feedback from CWAG Members
• Lessons learned and next steps
5. CWAG Priorities and Plans for 2026
• Confirm 2026 priority themes
• Identify where CWAG can add most value
• Agree planned outputs (policy briefs, webinars, partnerships)
6. Update on AMI activities (presentation)
• Events
• AMI’s Journals
• The Microbiologist
• Policy
7. Any Other Business
8. Date / time of next meeting
• 04 June 2026 14:00 (BST)
• 13 August 2026 14:00 (BST)
CWAG Action Log February 2026:
|
Owner(s) |
Action |
Details |
Status |
|
Lucky Cullen & Lottie H-F |
CWAG Recruitment |
Invite new group members to April meeting, inform them of what they need to prepare for first meeting. |
Complete |
|
Lottie Hosseiny-Forrest |
CWAG Admin & Updates |
Extend the next meeting to two hours to give time for new members’ introductions. |
Complete |
|
Lucky Cullen & Lottie H-F |
CWAG Admin & Updates |
Lottie and Lucky to arrange the next AG chairs’ meeting and circulate invites in Feb/early March. |
Ongoing |
|
Linda Stewart |
AMI Collaboration Opportunities |
Send email with questions to members regarding writing articles for The Microbiologist based on research discussed during the meeting. |
Complete |
|
Matt Koch |
AMI Collaboration Opportunities |
Matt to contact Dr. Connie Tullock to coordinate her contribution to the October issue of The Microbiologist. |
Verbal update at meeting |
|
Lucky Cullen & Lottie H-F |
World Water Day Webinar |
AMI to circulate the branded World Water Day webinar assets and booking link to CWAG members. |
Complete |
|
CWAG Members |
World Water Day Webinar |
CWAG members to circulate WWD webinar assets and booking link with their networks. |
Complete |
|
Lottie Hosseiny-Forrest |
World Water Day Webinar |
Lottie to invite the new cohort of CWAG members to the World Water Day webinar. |
Complete |
|
Gary Hogben/ CWAG members |
World Water Day Webinar |
Gary to head up producing a list of questions for advanced submission to World Water Day webinar speaker panel with support from CWAG members. |
Complete |
|
Robin Thorne |
External Collaboration Opportunities |
Robin to investigate connections with The Rivers Trust to access their interest in becoming involved with the advisory group. |
Verbal update at meeting |