Dr Nick Mills is the Director of Environment & Innovation at Southern Water. Leading an innovative delivery team who do things differently to improve the environment for our communities. Including the delivery of an ambitious plan based on partnership approaches to significantly reduce the use of storm overflows through catchment-based solutions. The innovative approach has been demonstrated at scale as part of a pathfinder programme across the Southeast of England. Nick is an engineer with a strong background in delivering complex and innovative programmes. He has delivered several large-scale demonstrations of new technology and concepts. He was Head of Innovation at Thames Water for 4 years. He is a chartered engineer with the Institute of Engineering & Technology, has an Engineering Doctorate and was awarded an industrial fellowship from the Royal Commission of 1851 for his work.