WWT Wastewater Conference & Exhibition 2027
26 January 2027 – 27 January 2027
National Conference Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The WWT Wastewater Conference & Exhibition 2027 is a two-day event at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, on 26-27 January 2027, organised by Faversham House's Utility Week. It brings together UK water and sewerage companies, regulators, academics and the wider supply chain to discuss AMP8 delivery, regulation, climate resilience, nature-based solutions, contaminants and micropollutants, bioresources, CSOs and digital tools, alongside an exhibition.
40 sessions · 27 speakers
Organisers (2)
Utility Week · Faversham House
Sponsors (3)
Puragen · SUEZ · StormHarvester
Exhibitors (9)
Alpha Scientific · Expo-Net · Curio Group · McGill Engineering · VAPAR · DE NORA · UDLive · ELIQUO HYDROK · Technolog
Speakers (27)
- James Wallin Editor-in-Chief, Utility Week
- Dan Walker-Nolan Policy Director, Water UK
- Alistair Boxall Professor in Environmental Science, University of York
- Claudia Hall Catchment Specialist, Southern Water
- Connor McBratney Head of Product Strategy, StormHarvester
- Dr Nikki Glover Senior Environmental Detection Dog Handler, Wessex Water
- Eoghan Kilroy Head of Waste Water Strategy, Wessex Water
- George Cowell Operational Intelligence Manager, Yorkshire Water
- Helen Dobby Head of Environmental Performance, South West Water
- Jesper Pedersen Senior Consultant - Asset Management, AECOM
- Jo Bradley Rainwater Management Technical Principal, United Utilities
- Jon Stokes Head of Alliance, Yorkshire Water
- Mehvish Manzoor PhD Student, Tianjin University
- Nasrin Rastinifard PhD Researcher, Royal Agricultural University
- Natalie Lamb Sector Manager - Sector Intelligence, Spring
- Nathan Wield Head of Bioresource Operations, Scottish Water
- Nick Garrett Industry Expert, Puragen
- Oli Raud Associate Director, Isle Utilities
- Owain Coombs Environmental Sampling Manager, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
- Phil Pettit Industry Expert (Ice Pigging), SUEZ
- Polly Walters Catchment Management Specialist, Southern Water
- Rachel Shacklady Continuous Water Quality Monitoring Lead, Thames Water
- Tara McKernan Innovation and Efficiency Wastewater Engineer, Northern Ireland Water
- Judy Proctor Deputy Director – Water Regulation, Environment Agency
- Kathryn Waugh Head of Strategy and Planning, Northumbrian Water
- Paul Davison Head of Wastewater Strategy, Northern Ireland Water
- Kally Kaur Managing Director, Watstech
Agenda
- Welcome from conference chair 26 January 2027
- Fireside Chat: Are we closing the gap between AMP8 promise and delivery? 26 January 2027
- PANEL DISCUSSION: Aligning planning, procurement and investment for smooth project delivery 26 January 2027
- Driving productivity through AMP8 and into AMP9 26 January 2027
- Exploring passive nitrate removal through WINEP 26 January 2027
- Case study: Minworth's Advanced Water Treatment Plant (AWTP) 26 January 2027
- Maximising wastewater treatment innovation 26 January 2027
- Lightning Pitches: Maximising innovative technologies to future-proof wastewater assets 26 January 2027
- Balancing the needs of people and wildlife in urban drainage design 26 January 2027
- Wastewater Circle - Tackling contaminants and micropollutants from source 26 January 2027
- Employing AI modelling to support amenity water access 26 January 2027
- Mycofiltration wetlands: using fungi to treat storm discharges 26 January 2027
- Exploring Section 82: Continuous monitoring in practice 26 January 2027
- Using constructed wetlands to treat agricultural wastewater 26 January 2027
- Turning data into action: AI and smart sensors 26 January 2027
- Utilising GIS modelling, AI and aerial imagery to create a sewer mapping digital twin 26 January 2027
- What's next? Highlighting emerging Nature-Based Solutions 26 January 2027
- Exploring Dwr Cymru's approaches to NBS 26 January 2027
- Speed networking – Embracing the digital future 26 January 2027
- Rising mains: Incident-driven strategies 26 January 2027
- Analysing the impact of Ice Pigging on Thames Water's Rising Sewer Mains 26 January 2027
- Detection dogs: Bluey and Bandit protect the UK's waterways 26 January 2027
- Welcome from conference chair 27 January 2027
- KEYNOTE: Is 'super-regulation' the answer? 27 January 2027
- Overcoming limits to innovation 27 January 2027
- PANEL DISCUSSION: Planning future wastewater regulation amid an uncertain landscape 27 January 2027
- Utilising reactivated carbon for effective and efficient wastewater treatment 27 January 2027
- Delivering better outcomes through integrated working 27 January 2027
- Wastewater Circle - Building climate resilience into wastewater networks and treatment assets 27 January 2027
- Strengthening wastewater reporting and environmental evidence 27 January 2027
- Overcoming land-use risks for biosolids 27 January 2027
- Adapting to consumer needs - Is the bathing season now year-round? 27 January 2027
- The latest outcomes from the Net Zero Hub 27 January 2027
- Overcoming wastewater pressures through CSO innovation 27 January 2027
- Enhancing Treatment Works sludge reduction 27 January 2027
- Exploring the ecological risks of chemical mixtures in rivers 27 January 2027
- Effective quorum quenching and biofilm suppression in wastewater treatment systems 27 January 2027
- CIP4 update: source control and removal of trace substances 27 January 2027
- Closing Keynote: What does success look like for the UK Wastewater sector by 2035? 27 January 2027
- Chair's closing remarks and end of the Wastewater Conference 2027 27 January 2027