Smart Water Systems Conference 2025

Empowering Tomorrow's Smart Water Solutions: Innovate, Conserve, Sustain

April 15-16, 2025 - London, United Kingdom

Why this conference?

The 14th Annual Smart Water Systems conference is designed as a high-level forum to facilitate strategic dialogue and collaboration among water utility companies, solution providers, government authorities, and investment professionals. The primary goal is to examine cutting-edge technologies, explore the latest industry trends, and share best practices to advance the UK and European smart water market. Through an in-depth programme featuring case studies from pioneering water utilities and key industry stakeholders, we will explore how innovative tools such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and data analytics can transform network management, enhance leakage detection, and optimise resource efficiency, ultimately improving customer engagement and reducing water consumption.

Why Attend?

This conference offers a unique opportunity to gain actionable insights and connect with top-tier industry leaders shaping the future of water management. Featuring a carefully curated agenda, the program combines strategic keynotes, technical presentations, case studies and interactive panel discussions to provide you with a comprehensive view of the smart water landscape. Join us for two days of strategic networking and knowledge-sharing to position your organisation at the forefront of the smart water sector

We strive to deliver real insight and learning experiences through the expertly selected speakers, who are all recommended through our extensive research and consultation that is carried out across the industry. This two-day agenda offers you peer-to-peer networking with leaders in the Smart Water Market. We look forward to welcoming you to the conference in April.

Key Sessions:

  • Strategic Vision and Future Trends: Setting the stage with an overview of global and regional developments in smart water management. Explore what’s next for the industry and how key players are positioning themselves for future growth.
  • Case Studies from Leading Water Utilities: Gain insights from European water companies that have successfully deployed advanced network technologies. These sessions will provide practical examples of digital transformation, focusing on the operational and financial benefits of integrating real-time monitoring and smart solutions.
  • Driving the Adoption of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI): Delve into the critical aspects of rolling out AMI, both in household and non-household metering. Discuss the key challenges, best practices, and strategic approaches to building a scalable and resilient metering infrastructure.
  • Innovations in AI and IoT for Network Optimisation: Explore how emerging technologies like AI and IoT are reshaping water network management by enabling predictive maintenance, automated decision-making, and improved operational efficiency.
  • Data Management and Analytics for Smart Water Networks: Review the role of data in driving digital transformation across water utilities. Sessions will focus on leveraging data for smarter decision-making, improving leakage management, and enhancing overall network performance.
  • Customer Engagement and Behavioural Change: Learn how to harness smart technologies to transform customer interactions, drive behavioral change, and encourage water conservation through personalized engagement strategies.

Who should attend?

Anyone who is interested in the future of Smart Water Systems

Here's our usual attendance:

Directors, Heads, Managers and Engineers of
  • Leakage Management
  • Network Leakage
  • Leakage Strategy
  • Network Management
  • Distribution Operations
  • Distribution Systems
  • Water Supply
  • Pipeline Management
  • Asset Management
  • Smart Metering
  • Smart Metering Benefits Realisation
  • Innovation
  • Smart Meter Operations
  • Smart Water Research & Development
  • Metering Technology And Solutions
  • Smart Water Operations
  • Water Regulation
  • Digital Strategy
  • Chief Data Officer

2024 Speakers Included

  • Adam Smith, Innovation Programme Manager, Yorkshire Water
  • Andy Blackhall, Managing Director, Water Research Centre Limited
  • Brian Truegaard, Teammanager, Metering Manager, VCS Denmark
  • Chris Murray, Chairman, Water Resources South East
  • David Kenny, International Sales Director, Mueller
  • Doug Spencer, Head of Smart Metering, Anglian Water
  • Flavio Oliveira, Diretor de Abastecimento de Agua, Aguas do Porto
  • James Hargrave, Regional Operational Leakage Manager, Anglian Water
  • Jeannette Henderson, Principle, Ofwat
  • Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager, SES Water
  • Kate Willison, Project Lead, Safe, Smart Systems Project, Anglian Water
  • Lucio Machetti, R&D Manager, Smart Network and Framework Area Technical Manager, Terranova Srl
  • Maurizia Brunetti, Technology and Business Development Manager, HERA SpA
  • Michael Bold, Smart Metering Manager, United Utilities
  • Richard Channell, Head of Smart Metering Strategy, Thames Water Utilities Ltd
  • Rowan Jameson, Sales Director - Smart Utilities, Arqiva Ltd
  • Scott King, Smart Metering Benefits Realisation Manager, Anglian Water

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Venue

Royal Garden Hotel
2 - 24 Kensington High Street, W8 4PT
London, United Kingdom