IWO Annual Conference & Exhibition 2009

23  - 25th April 2009  The Sage, Gateshead

CLIMATE CHANGE - OUR ROLE IN A GLOBAL CRISIS

The Water Industry is responsible for around 2% of UK carbon dioxide emissions - largely the result of our energy consumption. Each family, for example, uses around a tonne of water every 2 - 3 days and that water has to be pumped hundreds of feet "into the air" first and then disposed of. As practitioners we have a huge responsibility and a real opportunity; from water efficiency and renewables through to capital investment, innovation and procurement practice. This national conference presented and debated what we have done, what we are doing and what we have yet to do. 

 

As always the Conference was complimented with a great social line up. The event opened with a cruise on the River Tyne in which the AGM was held. Thursday night saw the now famous Saint Gobain Night which this year was held at St James Park - the home of Newcastle United Football Club. Delegates enjoyed an evening of football related fun. This year the President's Dinner was held at the Discovery Museum, and there was a great suprise in store with the singing waiters. A trip to Alnwick Garden on the Saturday rounded off the event.

 

Presentations and photographs from this event can be downloaded and viewed below. If you have any photographs from the event that we can add, please send these through to lyndsey@iwo.org.uk

 

 

Vision of the Industry
John Cuthbert, Chief Executive, Northumbrian Water

Keynote Address
Mike Walker, Head of Sustainable Water Programme, DEFRA

The Regulator’s Position on Climate Change
Mike Keil, Head of Climate Change Policy Team, OFWAT

Delivering Sustainability
Dr Tom Macagno, Head of Sustainability, May Gurney

Our Challenges and Innovation Opportunities
Charles Ainger, Head of Sustainable Development, MWH

Carbon Reduction Management
Kieran Fitzpatrick, Business Development Director AVK

WaterAid and Climate Change
Oliver Cumming, Policy Officer, WaterAid

The USIT IWO Conference Sponsorship Award
Laura Stickley, Graduate Engineer, South Staffordshire Water plc.

The Environment Agency Strategy
Trevor Bishop, Head of Water Resources, The Environment Agency

Harnessing Lean Six Sigma for Carbon Reduction’
Paul Whiteside, Logistics and Inventory Manager, ITT Water & Wastewater

Climate Change and South West Water - Our Role in the Global Crisis
Chris Durrant, Senior Assistant Scientist, South West Water

Willingness to Pay – Should Customer Foot the Bill for Climate Change?
Tony Smith, Chief Executive, Consumer Council for Water

CSR & Climate Change – The Role of Our Industry within the Community, and What Other Sectors Are Doing
Andy Wales, Head of Sustainable Development, SABMiller

Uganda – Rural and Urban Solutions to Flooding, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Claire Chapman, Environmental Pollution Team, Scottish Water

Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Yorkshire Water Services Ltd
Cigolene Nguyen, Graduate Trainee, Yorkshire Water