EVENT PROGRAMME
09.09.2022
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
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Introduction and Welcome
Peter Perry
CEO
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
10:15 - 10:40
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Keynote Speech by Managing Director of Spring
Carly Perry
Managing Director
Spring

10:40 - 10:50
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Introduction to Innovation and our Strategy in Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Tony Harrington
Director of Enviroment
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

10:50 - 11:00
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Q&A Session
with Peter Perry, Carly Perry and Tony Harrington
Hosted by: Sam James,
Managing Director Household Customer Services
11:00 - 12:00
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Innovation Success and Challenges for the future by MDs and CTO Round Table



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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 - 13:00
Lunchtime

13:00
Workshops Begin
an opportunity to meet face to face with our Heads of Service to both understand their innovation needs, and hopefully explore how your ideas and technologies can be applied within Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
13:00 - 14:20
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OFWAT Fund Project Updates - Session One

13:00
Introduction to the Fund - OFWAT
Marc Hannis
OFWAT

13:20
Innovation Fund, a judges perspective
Lila Thompson
British Water
13:40

Identifying MIB and Geosmin producers in near real time using eDNA
Sophie Watson
Cardiff University
14:00 Panel Q&A
hosted by: Paul Gaskin
Research and Innovation Manager
Water Assets
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
13:00 - 14:20
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Towards a Sustainable Future - Session One

13:00
Towards a Sustainable Future, a Welsh Perspective
Jane Davidson,
University Wales Trinity St. Davids

13:20
Use of Drones
Adam Davis
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
13:40

Wetlands Project
Vyvyan Evans
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
14:00 Panel Q&A
hosted by: Tony Harrington
Director of Enviroment
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
14:20 - 16:00
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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
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Towards a Sustainable Future - Session Two

14:20
Sustainability for Retail
TBA

14:40
Towards a sustainable future, a Welsh Water Alliance view
TBA

15:00
Sustainability for the UK Water Sector
Steve Kaye

15:20
Sustainability for the US Water Sector
TBA
15:40 Panel Q&A
hosted by: Tony Harrington
Director of Enviroment
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
4.15pm - 4.30pm
