Improving network transparency through digital twins

19 May 2026
Digital Utilities Stage

Digital twins are unlocking new levels of control and visibility for network owners and operators, but the real value is realised when they are embedded across the asset lifecycle. This session will take a deep dive into how to maximise the impact of digital twins through design, delivery and maintenance. Understand why data quality, accessibility and integration across the supply chain are critical to success.

Sponsored by: 

Shared Reality | Scale your industrial digital twin faster


Chair welcome and introduction
Alanna Gluck, CReDO Engagement Lead - Connected Places Catapult

The DfT Digital Twins Programme
Dr George Economides - Department for Transport

National Underground Asset Register: the importance of data quality for the centralised register
Marisa Hayes, Senior Account Manager - NUAR

Talk title coming soon
Shima Mousavi Gargari, Corporate Innovation Manager - Tennet

Case study: Cadent and Veolia – AI-generated digital twins for project & asset management
Phil Weatherston, Regional Manager UK & Ireland - SAMP

Chairperson
Alanna Gluck
Alanna Gluck, CReDO Engagement Lead - Connected Places Catapult
Speakers
Dr George Economides
Dr George Economides - Department for Transport
Phil Weatherston
Phil Weatherston, Regional Manager UK & Ireland - Samp
Marisa Hayes
Marisa Hayes, Senior Account Manager - NUAR
Shima Mousavi Gargari
Shima Mousavi Gargari, Corporate Innovation Manager - Tennet