Designing for nature to tackle major challenges in the water sector
20 May 2025
Sustainable Infrastructure Stage
Taking a deep dive into the projects embracing NbS and SuDS to minimise pollution, manage water holistically and improve social value. Discover how to overcome regulatory challenges; design, build and maintain NbS; and shift from grey civil engineering options to blue/ green infrastructure which puts nature at the heart of projects
Chair scene setting: Shifting mindsets in the water industry
Jon Yates, Head of Delivery - Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force - Southern Water
What are nature based solutions and why we need them
Alexandra Combes - Scottish Water
Incentivising a nature first approach
Jo Jolly, Director, Environment and Innovation - Ofwat
Collaboration and Standardisation: How can we make NBS projects easier to implement?
Brendan Bromwich - Mott MacDonald