UWL 2026

Utility Week Live expands for 2025 to

help utilities ‘lead the change’

Utility Week Live 2025 will return to the

NEC in Birmingham from 20-21 May 2025, expanding to two halls (17 & 18), with

a host of new and returning features, stages and exhibitors under the headline

theme of ‘lead the change’.

New features announced for UWL25 include

water industry competition ‘Sewer Sprint’ challenging teams to identify

blockages and unblock pipes against the clock; the Future Leaders Hub,

providing a dedicated zone for rising stars to meet mentors and network; and

the second edition of the UW Flex

Awards. Favourite features returning for 2025 include the Local Government

Pavilion, showcasing decarbonisation plans from local authorities; and the Spring

Water Innovation Zone and Energy Innovation Centre’s Innovation Zone,

showcasing the latest thinking from the UK’s water companies and energy

networks.

A host of industry leaders are confirmed

for the biggest UWL theatre programme yet – still entirely free to attend - including:

Iain

Coucher, Chair, Ofwat,  Juergen Maier, Chair, GB Energy, Beth Martin, Director of

Customer Protection and Retail Markets, Ofgem, Jo Nettleton, Chief Regulator,

Environment Agency, Chris Norbury, Chief Executive, EON, Carol Cairns, Chief Asset

Officer, Portsmouth Water, Bill Bullen, Chief Executive, Utilita, Matt Wheeldon, Director of

Infrastructure Development, Wessex Water, Mark McAllister, Chair, Ofgem and many more.

Utility Week Live managing director Ellen

Bennett said: “We’re entering a new era of infrastructure. As the UK’s energy

companies strive to make net zero a reality, and water companies work to

deliver pollution-free waterways, the sheer scale and pace of delivery is

unprecedented.