Name
Overcoming limits to innovation
Date & Time
Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
Speakers
Description
With water sitting at the heart of many of society's most pressing issues - from climate resilience and biodiversity - to housing, energy and economic growth - this session considers whether our vision for water utilities is simply too narrowly defined.
Talking points include:
- Is the water sector facing a somewhat less obvious challenge beyond assets, funding, and PR - a crisis of imagination?
- How could water companies evolve beyond their traditional role as service providers to become more prominent stewards of place, conveners of partnerships and enablers of wider social, environmental and economic value?
- Exploring what a truly future-fit water utility might look like, and what it will take to get there