Leakage poses a major challenge due to resource loss, increased operational costs, and environmental impact. Aging infrastructure, poor monitoring, and delayed maintenance often contribute to undetected leaks. This session explores the latest innovations, maintenance strategies and technologies helping networks drastically reduce leakage.

Chair welcome and introduction
Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager - SES Water

The industry-wide ambition on customer side leakage and the impact of wide-spread smart metering
Sarah Watts, Smart Solutions Project Lead - Dayworth Consulting

How Severn Trent have been driving down leakage
Mikal Willmott - Severn Trent

The latest leakages research and innovation updates
Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager - SES Water

With increasing pressure on water companies to mitigate environmental harm from combined sewer overflows (CSOs), the sector must embrace innovation and smarter operations to reduce spills. This session will examine emerging technologies, regulatory expectations and nature-based solutions to address the challenge.

Chair and update from the National Storm Overflow Hub
Nik Perepelov, Head of Natural Environment - Water UK

Regulatory expectations and finding a way forward for nature based solutions
Matthew Stembrowicz, Senior Advisor - Water Quality Regulatory Development - EA

Tackling the problem at source: pre pipe solution
Matt Wheeldon, Director of Infrastructure Development - Wessex Water

Treating more with nature based solutions
Claire Green, Manager of Environmental Planning and Governance - Yorkshire Water

As heavy industries move toward decarbonisation, the UK must align its energy system to support cleaner processes without compromising reliability. This session explores how policy and innovation are driving the necessary infrastructure build and innovative solutions to deliver security of supply.

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Chair welcome and introduction
Rob Hakimian - Utility Week

Decarbonising industrial clusters with microgrids
Paul Glendinning, Director of Energy Systems - Northern Powergrid

Innovation for industrial water users: finding alternatives to drinking water for industrial processes
Mallak Mustafa, Innovation Project Manager - Southern Water

Leveraging the value of co-location in meeting demand for data centres
Alex Howison, Director - Eclipse Power Optimise
 

To truly reap the rewards of NBS and ensure long-term impact, utilities need to take a catchment approach to deployment. By considering the entire landscape and upstream-downstream interactions, utilities can better manage resources, reduce risks, and enhance ecosystem services. Join this session to uncover holistic strategies, how to maintain successful partnerships and how to integrate NBS into broader water management plans.

Chair welcome and introduction
Gabriela Dotro, Chair - Constructed Wetlands Association

River basin management engaging with multiple players across a catchment
Mike Morris, Technical Director - Stantec

Integrated water management planning: enabling water resilient places using nature based solutions
David Owen, Resilience Partnerships Manager - North and East - Yorkshire Water

Rivers as infrastructure: scaling nature-based resilience
Amina Aboobakar - Rivers Trust