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Delving into the benefits of digital twins and BIM for UK utilities to drive asset management decisions and productivity throughout projects. Join this session to discover novel approaches to maximise your use of digital twins and BIM. ​

Chair welcome and introduction
Ruth Williams, Chief Correspondent - Utility Week

Connecting assets and the need for a whole systems whole life approach
Mark Enzer OBE FREng, Strategic Advisor - Mott MacDonald

Leveraging digital twins to Power Wales Renewably
Joshua Visser, Senior Manager - Innovation Incubator - NESO

Developing the Virtual Asset: how utilising BIM in the delivery phase can lead to improved asset management
Scott Pritchard, Lead Digital Information Manager - SSEN Transmission

Solving civil engineering problems with BIM – illustrated with case studies
Matt Piper, Global Industry Director Infrastructure - ESRI
 

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Showcasing innovative uses of AI and technology to drive automation across networks and increase visibility of assets. Learn how you can embrace digital tools and AI to improve asset efficiency, increase information gathering and make informed decisions at speed.

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Chair welcome and introduction
Ben Hargreaves, Head of Content - Utility Week

River Deep Mountain AI – AI, automation and digital tools
Angela MacOscar, Head of Innovation - Northumbrian Water Group

SPEN’s progression towards digital transformation and future aims within the electrical industry
Jason Wheeler, CAD Designer - SPEN

Regaining Control of Legacy Asset Data with 3D Imaging and AI
Thomas Grand, Chief Operating Officer - Samp

Explaining the important actions happening nationally and across the sector to remove the barriers to realising maximum value while minimising risk from opening and sharing data.

Chair welcome and introduction
Melissa Tallack, Stream Co-Lead - Northumbrian Water

Emerging and changing landscapes
Gavin Starks, Chief Executive - Icebreaker One

Overcoming barriers to data sharing – cross sector progress
Brian Matthews - STFC

Insights from the data sharing working group to drive best practice across sectors
Sarah Hayes, Chair - Digital Twin Hub Data Sharing Working Group
 

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Outlining the value in intervening and upgrading assets before failure to minimise disruption to customers. Discover the steps you need to take to monitor your network, collect data and make accurate predictions and informed asset management decisions.  
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​Chair welcome and introduction
Rob Horgan, News Editor - Utility Week

The Intelligent Gas Grid – for network optimisation and improved forecasting using data, machine learning and AI
Bethany Foster, Energy Systems Innovation Lead - Innovate UK UKRI

Powerful grid-edge insights: predictive asset management from 30,000+ LV monitors
Dave Roberts, Chief Technology Officer - VisNet from EA Technology

Pre-fault detection - identifying network faults before interruption to customers' power supplies
Stewart Reid, Head of Future Networks - SSEN Distribution

Using AI to detect and predict and prevent incidents
Alex Saunders, Wastewater Operations Director - Southern Water
 

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Discussing how to gain customers’ trust to scale the roll out of smart meters at pace and unlock network efficiencies from the data. Join this session to understand how to maximise smart meter data to better inform asset management strategies, solve problems and accelerate consumer behaviour change.

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Chair welcome and introduction
Tom Grimwood, Insights Editor - Utility Week

The challenges and opportunities in unlocking smart meter data for public good
Yumann Siddiq, Policy Manager - Smart DCC

Giving the customer power over how their data is used
Lindsay Congreve, Head of Metering - Anglian Water

Using aggregated smart meter data to improve network visibility
Emerson Smith, Data Science Apprentice - National Grid

The trust equation: scaling smart meter adoption and unlocking network optimisation
Ronald Starreveld, Distinguished Enterprise Architect - Salesforce

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Exploring the digital tools utilities and their supply chain can embrace to better design and optioneer projects. Join this session to understand how to drive efficiency and productivity through your infrastructure design, build and maintenance projects. Explore how to bridge the skills gap and accelerate delivery at scale.

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​Chair welcome and introduction
Rob Horgan, News Editor - Utility Week

Powering information management in electricity transmission
Amanda Shanks, Lead BIM Manager - SSENT

 

Driving productivity in capital projects by embracing digital design
Neil Pullen, Head of Design - Severn Trent

The contractor/consulting engineer's perspective
Richard Hutchinson, Head of Engineering - Balfour Beatty

Using digital tools and 'Environmental Integrated Design' principles to manage consenting and delivery risk
Rupert Green, Market Lead – Net Zero Energy Infrastructure - AtkinsRéalis
 

Providing insight into the latest developments in robotics and automation to improve your asset management operations. Learn how to maximise these tools to improve the safety of your workforce and increase efficiency in maintenance.

Chair welcome and introduction
Ben Hargreaves, Head of Content - Utility Week

Ofwat funded Pipebot Patrol: autonomy and robot survival in the sewers
Clive Surman Wells, Innovation Partnerships Manager - Northumbrian Water Group

Using drones to minimise risk to the workforce and improve engineering decision making
Amanda Smith, UAV Equipment Programme Lead - Sellafield

Robotics in HVDC operations
Brant Wilson, Innovation Portfolio Manager - SSEN Transmission
Dominic Cusk, Co-Founder & Managing Director - Ross Robotics
 

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Highlighting digital solutions to help utilities sweat their existing assets at a time of unprecedented delivery and asset management requirements. Learn how to improve efficiency on your existing network to minimise cost to customers.

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Chair welcome and introduction
Ben Hargreaves, Head of Content - Utility Week

Harnessing wastewater modelling through long term sensing
Ally Potts, Technical Lead - Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force - Southern Water

Facilitating system optimisation through digitalisation of local grids
Eric Brown, Director - Energy Geeks thinktank and Grid Scientific

Using near real-time data to manage sludge stocks – improving decision making to enable effective movement through the process
Heather Naylor, WR Optimisation Project Manager - Anglian Water

Maximizing impact, minimizing cost: achieving operations excellence
Scott Broadley, Chief Customer Officer - FYLD
 

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Delving into how utilities can maximise and mine data to accelerate the decision making process and drive productivity. Join this session to discover how to improve information management, embrace generative AI and drive efficiency in decision making. 

Chair welcome and introduction
Tom Grimwood, Insights Editor - Utility Week

Generative AI and synthetic data for smart energy systems
Gareth Jones, Chief Operating Officer - Centre for Net Zero

STREAM – Fuelling data driven decision making with open and shared data publication
Melissa Tallack, Open Data Lead - Northumbrian Water

BioConnect – using data and BIM to enhance environmental awareness and streamline processes
Mohamed Ellithy, BioConnect Programme Lead - Turner & Townsend
Dr. Parham Momeni, Senior Innovation Engineer (CENG) - Data & Digital lead, Future Networks - SPEN

From static plans to dynamic strategies: Transforming mindsets to unlock smarter, more resilient utilities
Harry Atkinson, Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer - Sensat