CIWEM will be holding a conference where leading industry professionals will present their views on how the water and environment sector will look in 2050. Comprised of key subject matters and the latest innovations including Built Environment SMART Cities, Energy & Climate Change, Processed Water, Water Resources, Waste & Resources and Management & Regulation.
This conference will explore the major issues, risks and requirements for the UK relating to water challenges, funding policies as well as politics, waste and innovative technologies, so CIWEM can understand how, in its role as an independent, evidence-led professional membership body, work most effectively with the UK government and key organisations in achieving technical excellence and a strong sustainable future for water and environmental management.
CIWEM look to guide the industry by collaboration with the key industry stakeholders through the development of holistic and innovative approaches to water and environmental management for the upcoming decades. In order to do so, the institution is keen to ascertain from the wider sector a view of how imperative sustainable development and future proofing all aspects will create an environmental legacy in which the next generation, their contemporaries and offspring may flourish for the benefit of the whole of our society.
If you’re interested in the development and future of the water and environment sector, the latest technologies that can improve air quality, water and wastewater management and sustainable development then this conference is for you.
Being held at WWEM on the 2nd and 3rd November in Telford, this conference will cover a global focus to the challenges and requirements as well as the outstanding innovations that are being developed. This conference will provide a unique opportunity for networking and high level debates and Q&A sessions.
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00 - 10.20 | Feeding the Global Population in 2050 - The Challenge for Water | Bruce Keith, CIWEM President |
| 10.20 - 10.40 | The International Policy and Politics of Water and Water Funding | Zlatina Loudjeva, Director Infrastructure and Cities for Economic Development, PwC |
| 10.40 - 11.00 | Group Discussion 2050 - The Need for Change; key changes and risk areas | |
| 11.00 - 11.20 | Feedback - Leading Practice Principles | |
| Coffee Break ( 11.20 - 11.30 ) | ||
| 11.30 - 11.55 | A North American Perspective: The Water Industry 2050 and the Impact of Local Policy | Scott Edleman, Senior Vice President, AECOM |
| 11.55 - 12.20 | Group Discussions | |
| 12.20 - 12.30 | Feedback: Policy and Cost Control | |
| 12.30 - 12.40 | Q&A Session | |
| 12.40 - 13.00 | 2050 Ready for Tomorrow? European View | Steven Trewhella, Director Business Development, Royal HaskoningDHV |
| Lunch ( 13.00 - 14.00 ) | ||
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Towards 2050 –Whither the Resource Economy? | Peter Jones |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | The Waste Management Sector, Our Vision | Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Development Director, SUEZ |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Speaker Debate and Audience Q&A | |
