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Speakers for the summit include:
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George Archibald
Chair
Intelligent Metering Initiative |
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George Archibald is an Associate of Information and Performance Services Ltd, a specialist consultancy focussed on the technical and statistical aspects of data acquisition and analysis. Since February 2008 he has been Chairman if the Intelligent Metering Initiative. He was formerly Director of Business Development for Severn Trent Metering Services Ltd. He joined Severn Trent Water in 1974 and had responsibility for demand forecasting, charging policy and metering operations. He was a member of the steering groups of key national projects investigating metering and leakage. A past-President of AMRA and of e-amra.com, he is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
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Saul Arlosoroff
Director and Chairman Finance/Economic Committee
Mekorot - The National Water Corporation of Israel |
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More than 40 years of experience in planing, design, execution and management of water resources and water projects, sanitation and related environmental programs.
Key experience in coordinating and managing large scale operations in Israel, Africa and with the World-Bank in more than 40 countries.
Has been responsible for multi-disciplinary teams, within Israel - national functions, water and sewerage utility in Ghana and the international developments agencies. Focusing on engineering, demand management community water and sanitation, irrigation and water pollution control.
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Trevor Bishop
Head of Water Resource Management
Environment Agency |
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As Head of Water Resource Management for the Environment Agency Trevor's national responsibilities include Strategic Water Resource Planning, Demand Management, Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Hydrometry.
Prior to his current role Trevor worked for over 10 years in the Water Industry and was Head of Regulation and Asset Performance at Mid Kent Water having previously worked for Southern Water Services. Before joining the Water Industry Trevor worked as a consultant and a geologist in the oil industry.
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Robert Canning
Head of Economic Regulation Branch - Water Supply & Regulation Division
Defra |
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Robert Canning will be speaking at the conference.
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Csaba Csore
Head of Network Operations Department
Waterworks of Budapest |
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Csaba Csore, MBA, CEng, is the deputy head of network operation department at the Waterworks of Budapest. Member of the IWA, and the Hungarian Federation of Technical and Scientific Society. In his field, he is responsible for the efficient operation and management of the distribution network of the capital city in Hungary.
The author spent a decade in the water sector, and during this period worked several big waterworks in different leading positions in Hungary. Currently he is the deputy head of network operation department (300 employees) at the Waterworks of Budapest, Hungary. In his position the scope of duties among others, cover the development of operational efficiency, coordination of preparation annual plans, middle term principles and finding new ways of doing business.
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Karen Gibbs
London & South East Policy Manager
Consumer Council for Water |
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Karen Gibbs will be speaking at the conference.
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Mutikanga Harrison
Manager, Water Loss
National Water and Sewage Corporation, Uganda |
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Mutikanga Harrison is a registered Civil/Sanitary Engineer by profession with 15 years experience in management of water utility services.
He specializes in water loss control, performance management contracts, water distribution hydraulic modeling, water treatment, water meter management, water demand management, billing and customer Care Management.
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Charles Healey
Metering Manager
South East Water |
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With 20 years experience in the water industry Charles has worked in both engineering and operational departments, he is currently Metering Manager at South East Water preparing for universal metering of customers from 2010-2020.
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David Hernández Tosca
UK Country Manager
Agbar Solutions |
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David Hernández is an economist an EMBA by the University of ESADE, Barcelona. He started working in Agbar Group five years ago. During this Period he has been manager of support applications and Project Manager of The Algol project consisting on a process reingenering of the Customer Services area for Barcelona and Chile. Actually his managing all business development of Agbar Solutions in UK and CEO of Agbar Serco Technology Solutions. Before joining Agbar he was process consultant on outsourcing practices at PriceWaterHouseCoopers an IBM on the utility sector.
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Paul Hope
Head of Water Resource Economics
Ofwat |
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Paul is Head of Water Resource Economics at Ofwat. His team is responsible for making sure that water companies in England and Wales maintain an economic, sustainable balance between the supply and demand for water and sewerage services.
Paul is an economist by training. He began his career at H M Treasury and the Bank of England before joining Ofwat in 1997. He became Head of Tariffs in 2001, moving to his current role in 2007.
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Peter Jiggins
Head of Branch – Drinking Water Quality
Defra |
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Started career working in the water industry for Anglian Water in various scientific posts. Qualified in microbiology and worked in establishing the quality of environmental and drinking waters.
In 1992 joined the Drinking Water Inspectorate working on the enforcement of the drinking water regulations by technical audit of water companies and the investigation of water quality incidents.
In 2002 moved to Head of Branch in the Water Supply and Regulation Division of Defra. The branch has policy responsibility for drinking water quality and water conservation.
Currently working on policies to promote water conservation through demand management to drive the sustainable development of water resources. This involves working on leakage management, promotion of water efficient products and behaviours as well as working with CLG to develop improved standards of sustainability for new homes and developments.
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Martin Kane, BSc CEng CEnv MICE MIWEM FIWO
Director of Customer Services
Severn Trent Water |
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Director of Customer Relations, Severn Trent Water since May 2006. Previously Head of Networks, Director of Engineering, various roles in the design, construction and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants, water distribution networks and sewerage systems, Severn Trent Water, joined 1975. Board member UK Water Industry Research Ltd and Utility and Service Industries Training Ltd.
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Alan Laking
Quality Manager - Metering
Yorkshire Water |
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25+ years service with Yorkshire Water, Yorkshire Electricity, NPower, Yorkshire & RWE with experience in Water, Gas and electricity meters.
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Dr William Tsimwa Muhairwe
Managing Director
National Water & Sewage Corporation Uganda |
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Dr William Tsimwa Muhairwe is the Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation. He is a Management Specialist trained in Economic and Business Management and has been managing public companies for the last 19 years in Uganda and abroad. Since 1998 to date, He has been the Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation, a State Corporation that was almost collapsing due to mismanagement. Out of his initiatives, Dr Muhairwe has implemented innovative change management programmes that have successfully turned round NWSC from a loss making organization to a profit making government parastatal which is now a benchmark for best practice both nationally and internationally among water utility organizations. The organization was named “Employer of the Year 2003 for Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility” and again got a Golden Award for Management Excellence in June 2004 and Employer of the Year 2004 for “Productivity and Performance Management”. In 2005 URA presented to the organization with the “URA Vantage Award” for exemplary Tax Compliance on the Tax Payers’ Appreciation day.
Formerly Dr Muhairwe worked for the Uganda Investment Authority as its Deputy and eventually Executive Director for 3 years and was responsible for attracting inward private investments in Uganda. He was also, at one time, the MD of the East African Steel Corporation, a Joint Venture Company between the government of Uganda and a private company (The Madhvani Group). Dr. Muhairwe has key competences in Strategic Planning, Policy formulation, private sector development, restructuring of ailing state companies and managing them while preparing them for private sector investment and participation.
In addition to his full-time job at NWSC, Dr. Muhairwe is currently offering active backstopping support and professional input into NWSC’s external services assignments. His input has tremendously improved performance in a number of regional water utilities in Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and other World Bank supported projects.
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Bruno Nguyen
Director Operations
Eau de Paris (SAGEP) |
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Since 2006 Director of Operations at EAU DE PARIS, Head of International Actions and Solidarities Department. I have been working in the operations department of EAU DE PARIS since 1988 with different succesive jobs.
Many activities in the IWA including:
- Governing member representing France,
- Programme Committee member,
- Specialist Group chair on "Water Supply Security and Safety management"
President and co-founder of the W-Smart association
Security Expert in ISO group and for French Ministry of Ecology
President and co-founder of the W-Smart association
Security Expert in ISO group and for French Ministry of Ecology
Many publications in international conferences.
My interest and specialties:
- Production and distribution of Drinking Water,
- Scada systems,
- GIS systems,
- mathematic models,
- Crisis Management.
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Paul Seeley
Asset Director
South East Water |
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Paul Seeley has more than 35 years experience in the water industry, most recently serving on the board of South East Water as Asset Director. He was Managing Director of Mid Kent Water from October 2006 to December 2007 at which time Mid Kent merged with South East Water. A Chartered Environmentalist, he previously worked for Mid Kent Water as Asset Director. Prior to this he has held posts with Southern Water, Severn Trent and North West Water.
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Chris Taylor
Head of Capital Investment & Asset Management
Folkestone & Dover Water |
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Chris Taylor will be speaking at the conference.
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Gary Taylor
AMR Implementation Manager
Yorkshire Water |
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32 years service with Yorkshire Water with experience in Payroll, HR, Regulation and 3 years in metering with the last 2 working on the AMR project.
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Anna Walker
Chair
Independent Review of Household Charging for Water and Sewerage Services |
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Anna was appointed to lead a review of charging for household water and sewerage services.
She has wide ranging experience in the public sector particularly in regulation – the needs of disadvantaged customers and the interrelationship between economic and environmental issues.
Anna was appointed as chair of the Office of Rail Regulation in July 2009 the statutory board which is the combined economic and safety regulatory authority for Great Britain’s rail network.
Prior to that, Anna was Chief Executive of the Healthcare Commission which was created in April 2004 and regulates both public and private sector healthcare.
She was Director General, Land Use and Rural Affairs at Defra from 2001-2004. Her responsibilities there included drawing up a new rural policy following the foot and mouth outbreak. . She was also responsible for a review of the regulation Defra was responsible for worked on Defra’s strategy as a then newly established department.
Anna was Director General, Energy at the Department of Trade and Industry (1998-2001) – responsible for all aspects of the government’s energy policy including the regulation of the energy industry. She was Deputy Director General at the Office of Telecommunications regulating the telecommunications industry from 1994-98. Anna joined the Department of Trade and Industry in 1975 following jobs at the British Council and the Confederation of British Industry,. She was Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Industry (1977-79). She is a member of the new National Consumer Council which brings together the functions of the National Consumer Council energywatch and postwatch.
Anna is married and lives in London. She has 3 daughters: When time allows, she likes to travel, cycle and walk.
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Marie White
Head of Customer Services
Northern Ireland Water |
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Head of Customer Services for Northern Ireland Water since April 2007. Marie joined Water Service NI in September 2005 prior to its transition to Goverment Company. Marie who is a Biochemist worked in the Clinical Diagnostics industry before joining Water Service, in various Senior Management Roles including, Technical Support, Product Development and Customer Services. Marie is a member of Water UK customer Services Network and the Institute of Water officers.
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Conference 1
Paul Hope, Head of Water Resource Economics, OFWAT
Chris Taylor, Head of Capital Investment & Asset Management, Folkestone & Dover Water
Trevor Bishop, Head of Water Resource Management, Environment Agency
Robert Canning, Head of Economic Regulation Branch - Water Supply & Regulation Division, Defra
Peter Jiggins, Head of Branch – Drinking Water Quality, Defra
Karen Gibbs, London & South East Policy Manager, Consumer Council for Water
Conference 2
Charles Healey, Metering Manager, South East Water
Martin Kane, Director of Customer Services, Severn Trent Water
Bruno Nguyen, Director Operations, Eau de Paris (SAGEP)
Marie White, Head of Customer Services, Northern Ireland Water
Alan Laking, Quality Manager - Metering, Yorkshire Water
Gary Taylor, AMR Implementation Manager, Yorkshire Water
SV Hulyalkar, Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Dr. William T. Muhairwe, Managing Director, National Water & Sewage Corporation Uganda
Harrison Mutikanga, Manager - Water Loss, National Water & Sewage Corporation Uganda
Saul Arlosoroff, Director and Chairman of its Finance/Economic Committee, Mekorot - The National Water Corporation of Israel
Csaba Csore, Head of Network Operations Department, Waterworks of Budapest
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