Agenda

REGISTRATION & WELCOME
9:30 AM																Registration, networking and exhibition
10:00 AM																Welcome from conference chair   James Wallin, Editor-in-chief, Utility Week
10:05 AM																Opening remarks Mark Hoyle, Director, EMEA Public Sector & Utilities, Autodesk

BUILDING A DIGITAL SPINE FOR WATER
10:10 AM																Keynote: Is it still true that water and electricity don’t mix? Exploring cross-sector lessons and learnings Sara Vaughan, Chair, Elexon and South Staffs Water, NED North Sea Transition Authority
10:30 AM																Technology adoption trends across EMEA Antonio del Olmo, Senior Analyst, Bluefield Research
10:50 AM																PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a digital spine for water How can the industry establish stronger digital foundations to meet operational challenges? How can connected digital ecosystems unlock efficiency and resilience? Eliminating barriers between design, capital delivery, modelling and asset management Integrating data from design to operations to meet regulatory standards Chris Thomas, Director of Strategy and Insight, Isle Group Adam Bear, Strategic Digital Manager, Wessex Water Carlos Campos, Independent Chairman Melissa Tallack, Stream Co-Lead, Northumbrian Water
11:35 AM																Keynote: Building the connected water enterprise Andrew Collier, Director, Water Industry Strategy, Autodesk
12:00 PM																Networking lunch and live technology demonstrations Exhibitions from: Esri Transcend VAPAR Optimatics Sensat

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
1:00 PM																Interactive workshops: Future-proofing the industry through technology and data In this interactive session, asset managers, capital delivery experts, operations managers and modelling leads will explore how technology and data can help future-proof our industry. Each group will discuss a challenge statement relevant to their job function and informed by online polling among the attendees. Key points will be captured via Sli.do to identify learnings across job functions and inform follow-ups to the event.
2:00 PM																Refreshment break

CASE STUDIES: DIGITAL WATER IN ACTION
2:30 PM																Case study: From Planning to Crisis: How modeling shapes Hera’s strategic and emergency responses Luca Bonfiglioli, Head of Engineering Systems, BIM and Modeling, Hera Group
2:45 PM																Case study: Data-led collaboration, Severn Trent’s digital maturity journey Jack Lomas, Business Lead - Digital Engineering, Transformation and AI, Severn Trent Water
3:00 PM																Case study: Transforming Hydraulic Networks through Digital Twins and Cloud Adoption Stephen Leslie, Hydraulic Modelling Principal Digital Specialist, Scottish Water
3:15 PM																Questions and answers
3:30 PM																Closing keynote: The water company of the future The role of digitalisation Building trust through data Prof Tony Conway, Director Conway Strategic Water Consulting Former Executive Director United Utilities, United Utilities
3:50 PM																Closing remarks and summary of the day James Wallin, Editor-in-chief, Utility Week
4:00 PM																Close of the Digital Water Symposium 2025