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UKWIR 3rd Annual Conference: Transforming the Sector Through Research & Innovation

4 October 2022, Hilton London Tower Bridge

We’re excited to announce that UKWIR’s 3rd annual conference will be held in-person on the 4th October at the Hilton London Tower Bridge.

This year’s session themes will be explored through a combination of presentations and panel discussions:

• Open Innovation: Encouraging new voices & ideas into the sector
• Enabling Innovation: Funding and Partnerships
• Enabling Innovation: Regulation
• Collaborating to solve the industry’s biggest challenges

We already have a great line-up of industry speakers confirmed:

• Kara Cartright – Innovation Lead – Clean Growth at Innovate UK
• Bob Taylor, CEO, Portsmouth Water
• Paul O’Callaghan, Founder & CEO, BlueTech Research
• Matt Wheeldon, Director of Assets & Compliance, Wessex Water
• Nicci Russell, Managing Director, Waterwise
• Paul Horton, CEO, Future Water Association
• Ezrechi Britton, Co-Founder & CEO, Code Untapped
• Tony Harrington, Environment Director, Welsh Water
• Carly Perry, Managing Director, Spring
• Imad Ahmed, Head of Fundraising, UKWIR
• Tom Arnott, Co-Director, Water Innovation & Research Centre, University of Bath 
• Mike Keil, Director of Policy, Research and Campaigning, CCW
• Tanya Sephton, Customer Services Director, South East Water
• Jess Cook, Project Development Manager, National Energy Action
• Zoe McLeod, Associate, Sustainability First
• George Pontin, Head of Research and Innovation, Scottish Water

The conference will be chaired again by Niki Roach, Director & Co-founder of AxiaOrigin.

Full agenda coming soon!

Foreword

Setting sail on a collaborative future

Through initiatives like net-zero carbon, the water sector has set a course towards an environment where transformational innovation and collaboration can thrive.

Significant changes are already taking place, and UKWIR’s 3rd Annual Conference is an opportunity to highlight the progress being made and bring people together as we hasten towards a better integrated and more resilient future.

Since our last conference in 2021, we have seen many innovative ideas emerge, supported by new forums and funding initiatives, including the Ofwat competitions. This has injected dedicated investment into the projects that will help bring innovation through to widescale adoption.

As we seek to address UKWIR’s 12 Big Questions for the water research agenda in the UK and Ireland, new programmes are being undertaken in the areas that represent the greatest challenges. These include carbon reduction, protecting the health of our rivers and seas, and securing precious water resources.

Spring has also been established as the new centre of water innovation excellence and continues to build support. Industry-wide collaborations in areas such as zero waste and resource recovery, as well as sewer management and reducing discharges to rivers, are proving critical for the long-term sustainability and resilience of the sector.

None of these innovative research initiatives can succeed without a dynamic approach to collaboration across utilities, academia, communities and the supply chain, which is why the chosen theme for this year’s conference is Research and Innovation – Towards Sector Collaboration.

Once again, we have a stellar line-up of speakers and panellists representing not only the utilities, but also the supplier community, regulators and many other organisations and stakeholders.

The extraordinary range of perspectives will provide some fantastic insights, and delegates are also invited to participate in some fascinating topical debates. I look forward to welcoming you as we return to an in-person event, in London on 4th October.

Steve Kaye
CEO, UKWIR

This event is being managed by Aqua Enviro

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• UKWIR Members – FREE – Register here
• Non-Members – £250 (+VAT) – Register below

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