Agenda

10:00am-10:30am: Registration

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM: Welcome and Introductions from Paul Horton, CEO, Future Water Association

10:40 AM – 11:30 AM: Session 1: How do we deliver leakage reduction in AMP8?

• Format: Talk followed by a collaborative session
• Objective: Focus on leakage reduction competition with legislative requirements in AMP8.

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM: Session 2: New pipes don’t leak – do they?

• Format: Talk followed by a collaborative session
• Objective: Explore the issues with new pipe infrastructure and whether they offer a sustainable solution to leakage.

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Session 3: How are we innovating in leakage?

• Format: Presentation
• Objective: Highlight the latest innovations being adopted to address leakage challenges.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Networking Lunch Break

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Session 4: An honest evaluation of the physical impediments to achieving connectivity: Why will communication providers struggle?

• Format: Presentation
• Speaker: Timothy Rogers, Business Development Manager, Xylem
• Objective: Discuss the role of smart meters and how they can contribute to leakage reduction efforts but what is the current state and barriers to achieving the 95% connectivity targets set by Ofwat?

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Session 5: What can we learn from the gas and electricity industry in the smart meter roll-out?

• Format: Discussion
• Objective: Cross-industry learning from gas and electricity sectors’ experience with smart meter implementation.

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Session 6: Is there a new regulatory and reporting framework that can be used to determine the best way of reducing leakage?

• Format: Collaborative session
• Objective: Discuss the regulatory frameworks and their potential in guiding or creating barriers to leakage reduction strategies.

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Session 7: Where are the people? How do we find enough skilled workforce?

• Format: Talk
• Objective: Explore the challenges of finding skilled engineers and workforce solutions for leakage reduction.

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM: Closing Remarks and Next Steps

5pm: Guests head to Wet Networks (optional).

Are you a member? Contact Hannah Spencer on hannah@futurewaterassociation.com for the FREE members pass code.