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EVENT PROGRAMME
09.09.2022
Virtual Event
To create an environment where we can build collaborations and partnerships to deliver both our immediate innovation needs for AMP8 and our longer term 2050 aspirations
10:00 - 10:15
Introduction and Welcome
Peter Perry
CEO
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
10:15 - 10:40
Keynote Speech by Managing Director of Spring
Carly Perry
Managing Director
Spring
10:40 - 10:50
Introduction to Innovation and our Strategy in Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Tony Harrington
Director of Environment
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
10:50 - 11:00
Q&A Session
with Carly Perry and Tony Harrington
Hosted by: Sam James,
Managing Director Household Customer Services
11:00 - 12:00
Innovation Success and Challenges for the future by MDs and CTO Round Table
Steve Wilson
Managing Director of Wastewater Service, Business Customers and Energy
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Samantha James
Managing Director Household Customer Services
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Ian Christie
Managing Director of Water Services, Capital Delivery and Asset Planning
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Rob Norris
Chief Technology Officer
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
12:00 - 12:50
Lunchtime
12:50 - 14:10
OFWAT Fund Project Updates - Session One
12:50
Introduction to the Fund - OFWAT
Marc Hannis
OFWAT
13:10
Innovation Fund, a judges perspective
Lila Thompson
British Water
13:30
Identifying MIB and Geosmin producers in near real time using eDNA
Sophie Watson
Cardiff University
13:50 Panel Q&A
hosted by: Paul Gaskin
Research and Innovation Manager
Water Assets
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
12:50 - 14:10
Towards a Sustainable Future - Session One
12:50
Towards a Sustainable Future, a Welsh Perspective
Jane Davidson,
University Wales Trinity St. Davids
13:10
Use of Drones
Adam Davis
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
13:30
Wetlands Project
Vyvyan Evans
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
13:50 Panel Q&A
hosted by: Tony Harrington
Director of Environment
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
14:20 - 16:00
OFWAT Fund Project Updates - Session Two
14:20
Hy Value
Ben Burggraaf
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
14:40
Background Leakage
Euan Hampton
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
15:00
Transforming the Energy Balance of Wastewater Treatment
Ben Martin
Thames Water
15:20
Stream Open Data
Kevin Parry
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
15:40 Panel Q&A
hosted by: Paul Gaskin
Research and Innovation Manager
Water Assets
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
14:20 - 16:00
Towards a Sustainable Future - Session Two
14:20
Sustainability for Retail
Adam Palmer
14:40
Towards a sustainable future, a Welsh Water Alliance view
Stephen Ollier
15:00
The role of research and innovation in a sustainable future
Steve Kaye
CEO UKWIR & Director of Spring
15:20
An Innovative Water Reuse and Data Centre Cooling Approach for Sustainable Future
Ufuk Erdal
15:40 Panel Q&A
hosted by: Tony Harrington
Director of Enviroment
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
15:40 - 15:50
Closing of the Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Innovation Conference
Tony Harrington, Director of Environment, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
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