"Making Smart Water Mainstream"
The SWAN 13th Annual Conference will be held May 9-11, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow in Scotland. How do we move the industry from early adopters to the early majority? Our theme, "Making Smart Water Mainstream" will focus on the practical, "how to" value of taking the smart water journey by navigating through current, global utility challenges.
Our hybrid format will enable online attendees to live stream select sessions or view them on-demand. Scroll down to view the full agenda. |
Tuesday, May 9th
Join us on May 9th for three, pre-Conference Workshops focused on Digital Twins, Scaling Innovation, and Data Storytelling (for Young Professionals)
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4:30 – 5:30 pm Welcome Drinks Sponsored by StormHarverster
Wednesday, May 10th
The Conference will take place in-person with select, live-streaming options.
*All times below are in Glasgow GMT and content is subject to change. 8:00 – 9:00 am Conference Registration & Coffee 9:00 – 9:10 am Conference Introduction Nadia Abboud, President (ENAY Group) & Tom Freyberg, Founder & Managing Director (Atlantean Media) 9:10 – 9:30 am Keynote: Simon Parsons, Director of Strategic Customer Service Planning (Scottish Water) "Data Data Everywhere, But Not a Drop to Drink" 9:30 – 10:30 am Practical Lessons for Organising for Digital Innovation Moderator: Rob Mustard, Director of Transformation & Digital (Scottish Water) Speakers:
10:30 – 11:00 am Refreshments and Networking 11:00 – 11:45 am Assessing Value: Quantifying Integrated ROI Moderator: Andrew Burrows, Partner (PA Consulting) Speakers:
11:45 – 12:30 pm Easing the Smart Metering Journey Moderator: Nav Otal, Director of Utilities (City of Bellevue, US) Speakers:
12:30 – 1:30 pm Networking Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 pm Remote Monitoring to Drive Condition Assessment Moderator: Dave Collins, Associate Director (Atkins) Speakers:
2:15 – 3:30 pm Interactive Roundtable Session (More topics coming soon)
3:30 – 4:00 pm Refreshments and Networking |
4:00 – 4:15 pm SWAN Update & Awards
4:15 – 4:40 pm Waterside Chat: AI & Water - Hype or Reality? Moderator: Tom Freyberg, Founder & Managing Director (Atlantean Media)
4:40 – 5:30 pm Collaborating to Scale Innovation Moderator: Scott Branum, Principal Technologist & Fellow - Digital (Evoqua Water Technologies) Speakers:
5:30 – 5:40 pm Summary and Conclusion Nadia Abboud, President (ENAY Group) & Tom Freyberg, Founder & Managing Director (Atlantean Media) 6:30 – 8:00 pm Drinks Reception on the Tall Ship Sponsored by ExploreAI |
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Thursday, May 11th
*Day 2 will begin with two, separate water and wastewater tracks in different Conference rooms until lunch (only the water track will be live-streamed) |
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Water Track (Argyll Suite) Sponsored by Arcadis 9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome Remarks by Jim Cooper, Global Director for Water Optimisation (Arcadis) 9:10 – 10:00 am Leak Optimisation: A UK Perspective Moderator: Victoria Edwards, CEO & Co-Founder (FIDO) Speakers:
10:30 – 11:15 am Leak Optimisation: A Portuguese Perspective Moderator: João Cabrita, Head of Contract Management (ERSAR) Speakers:
Moderator: Jordi Raich, Sr. Manager Analytical Solutions (Badger Meter) Speakers:
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Wastewater Track (Castle Suite) Sponsored by Arcadis 9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome Remarks by Anusha Shah, Senior Director (Arcadis) & Incoming President (Institution of Civil Engineers) 9:10 – 10:00 am Sewer Monitoring Optimisation: A UK Perspective Moderator: Mahesh Lunani, Founder & CEO (Aquasight) Speakers:
10:30 – 11:15 am Sewer Monitoring Optimisation: Global Perspectives Moderator: Carmen Snowdon, Director of Commercial Services (WRc Group) Speakers:
Moderator: Emma Harris, Head of Smart Hub (Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, UK) Speakers:
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12:00 – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 pm SWAN Masterclasses Masterclass #1: "Embracing Brilliant Failures" Learn how to embrace failures or unexpected outcomes to best prevent repeating mistakes and uncover strategies to build organisational resilience. Lead facilitators: Amir Cahn, CEO and Shirley Ben-Dak, Senior Advisor (SWAN Forum) Virtual welcome and setting the context by Paul Iske, Chief Failure Officer (Institute of Brilliant Failures) Masterclass #2: "Cities Adapting to New Realities: From Risk to Water Security" Learn how cities can benchmark themselves against risks across infrastructure and governance to help plan for a smarter and more resilient future. Lead facilitators: Cody Pope, Chief Innovation Officer (Vector Center) and Fredrick Royan, VP Sustainability and Circular Economy (Frost & Sullivan) 2:05 – 2:50 pm Adapting to New Climate Realities Moderator: Johanna Money, Researcher (Scottish Enterprise) Speakers:
2:50 – 3:10 pm Refreshments and Networking 3:10 – 4:00 pm Closing the Divide in Emerging Markets Moderator: Helen Hulett, New Business Director (Talbot Group Ltd) Speakers:
"Reality Check: Making Smart Water Mainstream" 4:20 – 4:30 pm Closing Remarks Jennifer Rebeiro, Chief Transformation Officer (Greater Western Water) & Council Chair (SWAN Forum) |
Friday, May 12th
Scottish Water Study Tour
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SWAN is partnering with Scottish Water to host two simultaneous study tours, one to their Intelligent Control Centre and the second to Laighpark Waste Water Treatment Works sponsored by Metasphere.
*Now at full capacity |
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Tour 1: Intelligent Control Centre
9:00 am Bus leaves from Crowne Plaza Lobby
9:30 – 9:45 am Arrival at Scottish Water Head Office and Welcome Coffee
9:45 – 10:45 am Site Tour
11:15 – 11:45 am Travel back to Crowne Plaza Hotel
9:00 am Bus leaves from Crowne Plaza Lobby
9:30 – 9:45 am Arrival at Scottish Water Head Office and Welcome Coffee
9:45 – 10:45 am Site Tour
- Transformation Overview / How Intelligent Control Centre is Critical to its Success
- ICC Today / Future Aspirations
- Tour of the Intelligent Control Centre
11:15 – 11:45 am Travel back to Crowne Plaza Hotel
Tour 2: Laighpark Waste Water Treatment Works
9:00 am Bus leaves from Crowne Plaza Lobby 9:30 – 9:45 am Arrival at Laighpark Waste Water Treatment Works 9:45 – 11:15 am Site Tour
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