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29 April - 30 April 2019
Smart Water Systems

SAE Media Group's 8th Annual Smart Water Systems conference returns to London in April 2019

Now that the water companies’ business plans have been submitted and OFWAT have entered the next critical phase of their price review process - scrutinising each and every plan in detail to ensure they are robust enough to deliver a high quality, affordable and resilient service to customers in the years 2020-2025 and beyond.
SAE Media Group’s 8th annual Smart Water Systems conference will highlight the methods the water companies are using to ensure the goals and targets that have been set are reached and exceeded. Focussing on how new technologies, IOT and Artificial Intelligence can help to produce and analyse real-time data to ensure more efficient leakage detection and management; leading to better customer engagement and subsequently decreased customers water usage.
Case Studies from Water Company in the UK, Europe and Middle East - that are already advancing with smart network technologies and strategies - will discuss the critical need for accurate, clear and manageable forecasting for consumption of water. Looking at new technologies and innovations that show best solutions for monitoring and metering; understanding of customer expectations, data-collection tools and handling of 'big' data.
An update on the smart water meter roll outs that have been happening across the UK and parts of Europe will be a special focus exploring in detail the challenges and new developments of this implementation - such as increasing water demand, meter reading challenges and customer focused approaches.
 

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Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager, Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc

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9:10

2019 Price Review – Towards Delivery

David Black, Senior Director of Water 2020, Ofwat

- Innovation and resilience
- What can we learn from business plans?
- Challenges and opportunities

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9:40

Scotland the Hydro Nation – “Maximising the value you can gain from Scotland’s water resources in economic, social and environmental terms

Barry Greig, Senior Policy Adviser, Scottish Government

• Understanding the value of the Water Sector: developing economic and non-economic value
• Regulation, Governance and Innovation for a thriving, sustainable sector
• Collaboration and Partnership Opportunities
 

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10:10

Are you as smart as consumers would like?

Mike Keil, Head of Policy & Research, Consumer Council for Water

• Performance suggests the water sector isn’t as smart as it should be
• Consumers trust that the sector thinks smart and innovates
• Internal end-to-end process matter to consumers (they just don’t want to know about them)
• Excellent delivery and the “right first time” mentality can influence customers’ views of fairness and value for money. 
 

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10:40

Morning Coffee

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11:10

Innovation in smart water network technology

Anne Lorrigan, Product Manager, Kamstrup

Developments in smart water network technology that:   
• Help minimise non-revenue water
• Enable identification of network leakage
• Foster water use efficiency
• Make smart metering more accessible

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11:40

Benefits of using IOT and innovative networks to improve efficiency.

Jamie Jones, Distribution Project Manager, Portsmouth Water

• What is IoT?
• What is Event Management?
• Current limitations to Event Management
• The role of IoT in improving Event Management
• What does the future hold for the Water Industry?
 

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12:10

Networking Lunch

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13:10

Smart Water Solution

Simon Earl, Operations Director, South East Water

• Finding a solution that enables SEW to visualise, analyse, monitor, predict and improve the real-time performance of its water network—i.e bringing the network to life.
• Integrating relevant internal and external data sources into one platform by also combining new sensors and AMI meters - enabling users to correlate and analyse this data while providing different views and capabilities suited tospecific job roles and customer needs.
• Converting digital data into meaningful information that is universally accessible to those who need it, integrated to enable an endless capability to analyse and correlate, and structured in a way that it is intuitively easy to tap to derive insights. 
 

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13:40

Project Barnacle – a smart solution for monitoring the water supply in customers’ homes

• How we co-created a unique design proposition
• From problem to solution in 5 days
• Proving the concept – building Barnacle
• Data integration & intelligence
• Use cases & benefits
• Lessons learned & next steps

Eddie Wrigley, Innovation Facilitator, Northumbrian Water Group

Graham Hainsworth, Director Consulting Water Sector, CGI UK

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14:20

The art of the possible in SMART water networks

Mike Strahand, Managing Director Europe, Analytical Technology Inc

• Does UK water plc. want SMART networks?
• IF we do, what qualities do they need to have?
• What might a SMART water network look like?
• How do we start on the journey?

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14:50

Discolouration Prediction; A Case Study of Data Governance and Data Science at DCWW

• Discuss how DCWW implemented a Data Governance strategy to support improved Data Science solutions
• Provide an example of how we have utilised machine learning methods to develop a predictive model for discolouration risk
• How the outputs of the model have been productionised into an interactive tool that our operational colleagues can use to support decision making
 

Justin Doran, Data Governance Manager, DWR Cymru Welsh Water

Isaac Bowen, Principle Statistician, DWR Cymru Welsh Water

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15:20

Afternoon Tea

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15:50

Smart Data – reducing demand and 2018 climate events

• Findings from UK’s largest smart water meter rollout and data
• Water data from the Beast from the East and record hot-dry summer
• Maximising the benefits of smart water data through water efficiency and customer engagement

Andrew Tucker, Water Efficiency Manager, Thames Water

Tom Allen

Tom Allen, Data and Insight Manager, Thames Water Utilities Ltd

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16:20

Why single innovation is not enough?

Ignas Vosylius, CEO, Axioma Metering, UAB

- What technologies are just a buzz-word and which are the future (or even present)
- How different innovations can create higher synergy
- What are the main stoppers of real technological transformation in water industry
- Early adopters – winners or losers

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16:50

The SMART business case for Proof of Concept to Business As Usual

Adam Smith, Innovation Programme Manager, Yorkshire Water

• The vision for Intervention Enabling Networks at Yorkshire Water
• The benefit assessment framework strategy
• Requirement of business structure to support SMART
• Future maturation of SMART capability

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17:20

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager, Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager, Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc

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9:10

Vitens Utility: Our Data Based Learning Curve.

Mario Maessen

Mario Maessen, Senior data Scientist, Vitens

• Data Science and Analytics
• Formal assessment of our smart grid
• Cooperation with European Utilities
• Updates on smart meter programmes - Results of Smart Meter Trials

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9:50

Update on the smart metering project and solutions to tackling leakage loss.

• Water Scarcity in Flanders
• Smart Metering pilot project: status
• Smart Metering project: further steps and cooperation in Flanders
• Data analytics for leakage reduction

Bert De Winter, Chief Innovation Officer, De Watergroep

Filip Vancoillie, Manager Assets Water Distribution, De Watergroep

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10:20

Morning Coffee

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10:50

Urban Water Cycle Management – A technological approach

Frederico Vieira Martins Fernandes, President, Aguas do Portos

• Reducing water losses with the help of technology
• Smart metering automated processes in Porto
• H2Porto – a technological platform that integrates all the data in one common interface
• Digital transformation in water companies – Águas do Porto strategy
 

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11:20

The Smart Water Revolution

Sylvia Varga, Head of UK and Ireland Operations, Diehl Metering

  • Technology – current landscape for Smart Water
  • Why do we want IoT?
  • Concepts – is it the end of dumb meters?
  • Future proofing and business models
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12:00

Networking Lunch

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13:00

Using technology to help meet the leakage challenge.

Sean McCarthy, Head of Leakage and Optimisation, Anglian Water

• Over view of AW, The leakage challenge
• AWs shop window (Enabling collaboration)
• Sensors, how they will help reduce leakage.
• Hydrophone technology, Advantages, and challenges!

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13:40

What technologies are available to enable water companies to reach the PR19 requirement of 15% reduction in water leakage?

• What current technology do you think offers the most promise in helping Companies achieve their leakage reduction, and why?
• Do you think Companies will just do “a lot more of the same” or will they have to fundamentally change how they operate, and in what ways?
• Where do you expect leakage innovation to originate from and why – Water Companies, Supply Chain, Academia, Open innovation?
• Which areas of leakage reduction are well supported/poorly supported by innovation– Prevention, Awareness, Location, Repair?
• What developing technologies do you think offers the most promise in helping Companies achieve their leakage reduction, and why?
 

Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager, Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc

Sean McCarthy, Head of Leakage and Optimisation, Anglian Water

Jamie Jones, Distribution Project Manager, Portsmouth Water

Filip Vancoillie, Manager Assets Water Distribution, De Watergroep

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14:20

Intelligent Analytics solutions across the Water Cycle

Michael Allen, Executive Director - Embedded Systems, Sensus

Smart water analytics solutions can provide measureable benefit to water utilities across the water cycle. We will give examples from drinking and waste water systems:
In drinking water systems, to help reduce NRW and improve asset repair/replacement strategies by making use of a variety of disparate data sources including smart meter data
In waste water systems, to help optimise network operation and system response to extreme weather events.
 

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14:50

Afternoon Tea

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15:20

Technology improvement drive of TW Smart Metering Programme - A case for Multi-technology Platform for Water Smart Metering

David Nwankwo , Smart Metering Technical Lead, Thames Water

• Proprietary solutions Vs Open standard solutions
• Base-lining emerging LPWA technologies against current solution
• Allaying the fears of Utilities: No singular technology holds the key
• Multi-technology platform - Key to smart networks

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15:50

Innovation in Water Management: Providing intelligent decision support based on real-time data driven optimisation applications

Cecilia Wennberg, Vice President Urban Water, DHI Water Environments UK Ltd

• Digitalisation of Urban Water Management
• Innovation in smart water technologies
• Automation through integration of real and virtual water systems
• Real time data driven applications across the urban water system
 

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16:20

How to maximise the efficiency of assets across the network to provide the best service to customers in preparation for AMP7”

Frank Van Der Kleij, Head of Asset Risk and Planning, Bristol Water plc

• Need to create a more efficient and stable operation to proactively inform customers about changes in the delivered water quality
• Review of attempts to create real-time simulations of complete treatment plants
• A new modelling approach linking hydraulic simulations using EPANET with chemical calculations using PHREEQC
 

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16:50

Delivering Target 100 in partnership with others

Ben Earl, Water Efficiency Manager, Southern Water

• The 4 pillars of water efficiency
• Using ‘carrots’ rather than ‘sticks’
• Sensible smart metering deployment
• Bespoke water efficiency advice & support
• Smart data deployment

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17:20

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager, Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc

Sponsors and Exhibitors

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Sponsors and Exhibitors


Aclara

Sponsors and Exhibitors
www.aclara.com

Aclara, now part of the Hubbell Power Systems family of brands, is a world-class supplier of smart infrastructure solutions (SIS) and services to more than 800 water, gas, and electric utilities globally. Aclara SIS offerings include smart meters and other field devices, advanced metering infrastructure, software, and services that enable utilities to predict and respond to conditions, leverage their distribution networks effectively, and engage with their customers


ATi UK

Sponsors and Exhibitors
http://www.atiuk.com/

ATi UK is a leading provider and manufacturer of engineered, analytical sensor monitoring solutions to the water and gas industry. We are trusted to deliver outstanding results in the most demanding of applications. Through our industry-leading range of network monitors and water quality products, we can provide an intelligent and sustainable ‘Source to Tap’ journey, delivering monitoring for the whole water cycle process, as part of your future strategic plans.

Working alongside acoustic and transient systems, our MetriNet smart water quality solution is a vital tool in helping detect and prioritise even the smallest leaks, enabling pro-active network management and providing you with cost-effective solutions for a smarter future.



Axioma Metering

Sponsors and Exhibitors
https://axiomametering.com/en

Axioma Metering develops and manufactures ultrasonic water, heat metering and data management devices. The company is among the leaders of ultrasound technology in the Baltic States. Ultrasonic water and heat meters are being produced since 1992. As ultrasonic system developers we consistently invest in scientific research in this field and ensure that the meters we produce are advanced, precise and accurate.

The meters we develop and manufacture are designed to monitor industrial, commercial and residential buildings. Devices can be connected to our or partner energy management systems, they can be configured and adapted according to the client's needs.

We produce heat and water metering devices with AXIOMA brand, as well as with individual customer brands (OEM).

Quality commitment, flexibility and agility, value for price and AMR technology is the core of our company.



CGI

Sponsors and Exhibitors
https://www.cgi-group.co.uk/en-gb/utilities

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world. CGI is a pioneer of innovative technology in the utilities sector with approximately 6,000 consultants worldwide. We help water and waste water companies across the globe to transform their businesses and operations, drive cost efficiencies and improve their customer service.


DHI

Sponsors and Exhibitors
http://www.dhigroup.com

DHI is the expert in water environments. Providing smarter data, integrated software and considered solutions, DHI blends real-world project experience with dedicated research and development to make our knowledge accessible through our operational services and unique MIKE software. We ensure innovative approaches are suitably applied and, most importantly, add value to client decisions.


Diehl Metering

Sponsors and Exhibitors
http://www.diehl.com

Diehl Metering is one of the world's largest specialist metering and data solutions providers, manufacturing across Europe. We provide smart metering solutions to utilities companies through the intelligent networking of various metering devices into larger data platforms. These solutions offer transparency for utilities and enables considerably increased efficiency in reading, billing and service processes. Our customers are also able to benefit from real-time effects such as early recognition of leaks and the optimisation of distribution networks through intelligent information and real time data. Diehl Metering supports utilities in the UK and across the globe, developing smart meter and IZAR data and software solutions along with providing end-to-end support, backed up by our dedicated UK technical team. With Diehl Metering you are already perfectly equipped for smart metering as an important component of smart city concepts. Thanks to more than 20 years of experience with the company’s own radio technology, Diehl Metering has at its disposal excellent expertise in communications within the IoT (Internet of Things). Moreover, security of our customer data has the highest priority.


JANZ

Sponsors and Exhibitors
http://cgf.janz.pt/

Janz – Contagem e Gestão de Fluídos SA. We are since 1915 dedicated to the development of solutions for the water management market. With our headquarters placed in Lisbon we manufacture and distribute water meters, smart metering systems and precision parts worldwide. With a total infrastructure of 11,000 m2 and a century-old experience we are today a state-of-the-art company in IoT metering technologies, volumetric and velocity meters exporting more than 70% of our production. JANZ is always committed to the quality and longevity of our products offering all our know-how and dedication to our clients projects.


Kamstrup

Sponsors and Exhibitors
http://www.kamstrup.com/water-metering

Based on our +25 years’ of experience in the water industry, we provide utilities around the world with state-of-the-art ultrasonic water meters, high-performing remote reading solutions, advanced monitoring of pressure and leakages as well as intelligent data analytics. We deliver solutions in all shapes and sizes. From individual meters and remote reading systems to fully automated service solutions. Despite every project being unique, the starting point is always the same. You, the customer.


Sensus

Sponsors and Exhibitors
http://www.sensus.com

Sensus helps water utilities to reach further through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with our customers to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in communications technologies, advanced metrology, sensors, data analytics and services. With its acquisition of Sensus in November 2016, plus subsequent market leading technology acquisitions, Xylem has brought best-in-class technology solutions together, to create a full end-to-end offering to the global water market delivering an unmatched combination of technology and services. In more than 150 countries, we have strong, long-standing relationships with customers who know us for our powerful combination of leading product brands and applications expertise.

Media Partners


Future Water Association

Official Media Partner
http://www.futurewaterassociation.com/

Future Water Association is a modern, innovative and dynamic organisation that inspires, supports and leads the water supply chain: informing the sector about opportunities, the regulators about challenges and Government about policy direction; innovating through Water Dragons and delivering the ‘Innovating the Future’ roadmap; influencing and inspiring the supply chain to develop innovative solutions and new ways of thinking to shape the future of the water sector


British Water

Official Media Partner
http://www.britishwater.co.uk

British Water is an association which has a wide and varied membership covering all sectors of the water industry. From consultants, legal and financial partnerships, manufacturers of equipment and multi-disciplinary contractors to SMEs and independent consultants. We work to bring a coherent approach to delivering in partnership with the water companies, the best for the British water industry. We try to ensure each member company has access to services that will enhance their development potential and provide an added value factor to the way they do business. www.britishwater.co.uk


The Water Network

Official Media Partner
http://www.thewaternetwork.com

The Water Network by AquaSPE AG is the largest online knowledge-sharing platform and business exchange for global water professionals, with members from 195 countries representing over 10,000 companies. Highlights: - Solving the world's water crisis one question and answer at a time - Knowledge exchange for the world's leading water professionals - Online portal for high impact projects - Business exchange for water industry suppliers


Global Water Intelligence

Official Media Partner
http://www.globalwaterintel.com/

Global Water Intelligence is the leading market data and intelligence provider and events organiser serving the global water industry. Our broad range of products and services equips our stakeholders with the insight and network required to survive and thrive in the world of water.

Media Partners


Water Briefing

Supporting Media Partners
http://www.waterbriefing.org

WaterBriefing is the UK’s leading online daily dedicated news, analysis and intelligence service for business professionals in the water sector covering both UK and international issues. Their combination of insight and analysis of news, legislation and policy developments has made it a widely-read, influential and well-respected source of information. The Waterbriefing readership includes clients, contractors, water companies, the investment community, MPs, regulators and Parliamentary Committees. They feature: • Industry news – the top international, national and regional stories • Company news - contract wins, clients, upcoming tenders and business opportunities • Existing and upcoming legislation and policy updates - key drivers behind many of the sector’s investment decisions


Bluefield Research

Supporting Media Partners
http://www.bluefieldresearch.com

Bluefield Research is an independent insight firm focused exclusively on water markets. We support companies across the water value chain with authoritative, actionable water market intelligence. Executives rely on our water experts to validate their assumptions, address critical questions, and strengthen strategic planning processes. Learn more at www.bluefieldresearch.com.

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CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

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