Building an affordable, resilient energy system for the future
Utility Week’s Future Networks Conference returns on 3 March 2027 and for the first time will take place at a brand-new venue in Manchester, just a stone’s throw from Manchester Piccadilly.
The event will once again feature high quality content covering network strategy, policy, asset management and resilience, investment and innovation, uniting 150+ senior leaders from electricity and gas distribution and transmission networks as well as regulators, policy makers and external stakeholders.
Brand new for 2027 - we’ll be hosting intimate roundtables throughout the day covering the future of gas, capital delivery, innovation and more. These sessions will unite 8-10 decision-makers to hash out industry challenges in a boardroom-style setting, helping industry to progress their internal strategies.
By Train:
Manchester Piccadilly station (approx. 5 minutes walk)
Manchester Victoria station (15 minute walk)
By Bus and Tram:
Piccadilly Gardens (approx. 2 minutes walk) This is a main transport hub for Metrolink trams and buses and is a 2 minute walk from the venue.
Parking:
The venue is close to a number of car parks:
Manchester Minshull Street (operated by SIP) - Minshull Street, M1 3ED
Manchester Piccadilly Gardens (operated by Manchester City Council) - Chatham Street, M1 3AY
Manchester Chorlton Street (operated by NCP) - Chorlton Street, M1 3FY
Who attends?
Electricity and gas network directors, head and managers responsible for:
- >> Distribution/Transmission/Generation
- >> Networks/Grid
- >> Asset management/resilience
- >> Strategy/Policy/Regulation
- >> Investment/Price control/funding/price review
- >> Whole systems
- >> Transition/Just transition/decarbonisation/net zero
- >> Transformation/Optimisation/efficiency
- >> Renewables
- >> Operations/Infrastructure
- >> Customer engagement/communications
- >> Local energy
- >> Smart grid/flexibility
- >> Heat/heat pumps/heat network
- >> Connections/charging/storage/electrification
- >> Systems planning/strategic planning
- >> Clean power/green energy
- >> Hydrogen
- >> Low carbon tech
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