Water Industry Forum

💧Updates from the WIF Board Meeting 🌟 The WIF Board held its last meeting of 2024 last week, hosted by Arup at their Leeds office. The Board discussed the theme and proposals for the WIF Team Challenge 2025, our annual competition for early-career, water sector professionals. The competition will launch in the new year so keep an eye out for this if you would like to nominate participants from your organisation. The Board discussed the work programme for next year and how to build on WIF’s work in 2024, including taking forward the discussions from the WIF Annual Dinner and Team Challenge. So look out for future WIF events and papers on the water sector challenges discussed at this year’s events. We invite you to connect with us as we aim to make an impact on the challenges that affect the water sector. 🔎 Learn more about the Water Industry Forum: https://lnkd.in/ef4R4t_E #WIF #WIFEvent #IWM #WaterSector Professor Anthony Conway JEAN SPENCER Margaret Read Catherine Wenger Katrina C. Anita Payne British Water

🚰 Water Sector Multi-capitals Network (WSMcN) launches principles paper🌍 We are pleased to announce the launch of the WSMcN’s paper, Principles of Multi-capitals Approaches to Decision Making. This paper provides essential guidelines for ensuring that multi-capital approaches are consistent, aligned, and ultimately more impactful in driving better decision-making. Multi-capitals accounting is transforming how we think about value across sectors, and the WSMcN’s goal is to make sure these approaches are comprehensive, trustworthy, and truly useful. This new document will help guide practitioners to understand how these principles apply to their work and how they can use multi-capital strategies to drive greater value within the water sector. The paper is available to download here, https://lnkd.in/exn2XdbC The WSMcN was established to build on the original findings of the paper published by the Water Industry Forum, supported by AtkinsRéalis, Driving best value decision making within the water industry using a multi-capitals approach (2022), read more here https://lnkd.in/e6MpUNdh. The Water Sector Multi-capitals Network’s mission is to drive a multi-capitals approach to realise greater value from the water sector in the UK through thought leadership, influencing and co-creating solutions with stakeholders across the whole water cycle. 🔗 Get involved and learn more about the WSMcN: https://lnkd.in/egpRfTK8 🔎 Learn more about the Water Industry Forum: https://lnkd.in/ecqwqZbz #WaterSector #MultiCapitals #SustainableWater #DecisionMaking #Collaboration #WaterValue

💧Updates from the WIF Board Meeting🌟 The WIF Board met earlier this week, hosted by Arup at their Birmingham office. The Board welcomed WIF’s new non-executive director, Katrina C., to her first meeting. The Board discussed the plans for the WIF Team Challenge 2025 – an annual competition for early-career professionals in the water sector – including ideas for next year’s challenge theme. The Board discussed how to take forward the conversations and insights from the recent WIF Annual Dinner (pictured where Sharon Darcy gave the keynote address). We invite you to connect with us as we aim to make an impact on the challenges that affect the water sector. 🔎 Learn more about the Water Industry Forum: https://lnkd.in/ef4R4t_E #WIF #Collaboration #InfrastructurePlanning #WaterSector Professor Anthony Conway JEAN SPENCER Margaret Read Catherine Wenger Anita Payne British Water

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📢🎉We are pleased to announce our new Water Industry Forum Non-Executive Director, Katrina C., who is joining the WIF Board on 1 October. With a background in Environmental Science and three years in the water sector as a Graduate Catchment Planner, she is now a Place Based Planning Manager at United Utilities with a focus on partnership working and the Integrated Water Management Plan in Greater Manchester. Katrina joins our existing Board: 💧 Professor Anthony Conway, WIF Chair and Director, Conway Water Consulting 💧 Anita Payne, Executive Director 💧 JEAN SPENCER, Independent Chair of National Water Resources Framework Senior Steering Group 💧 Margaret Read, Director of Policy, National Infrastructure Commission 💧 Catherine Wenger, UKIMEA Water Business Leader, Arup Learn more about our Board: https://lnkd.in/eimpbAkg #water #watersector #board #IWM

💧📢 Last Chance to Register for the WIF Annual Dinner 2024! 🗓️ | 25 September 2024 at 19:00 | Leeds Don’t miss your chance to attend the Water Industry Forum Annual Dinner in Leeds on 25 September 2024! Registration closes at 17:00 on Friday, 13 September. This year, we’re pleased to welcome Sharon Darcy, Chair of the Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP), as our keynote speaker. Sharon will share insights from the LIPP’s recent white paper, which draws on intensive engagement with key stakeholders and looks at the social, environmental and economic metrics used in the spatial planning of infrastructure. Event Details: 📍 Venue: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Granary Wharf, Leeds 🕖 Time: 19:00 Seats are limited—reserve your spot or book a table for eight today. Register before the deadline: Friday 13 September, 17:00. ➡️Register now: https://lnkd.in/eXSCH6rK We look forward to seeing you there. #WIFEvent #InfrastructurePlanning #Networking #WaterSector

💧📢 Secure your place to join us for the Water Industry Forum Annual Dinner in Leeds on 25 September 2024, with keynote speaker Sharon Darcy, Chair of the Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP). The LIPP’s white paper published in March outlined new tools and approaches to transform infrastructure planning. It highlights new technologies and the changes needed to procurement processes to ensure successful delivery of infrastructure.  Ahead of her keynote address, Sharon said competing demands with other sectors over allocation of resources means a collaborative approach is vital. She will share cross-sector research and insights from LIPP, which show how planning consent for infrastructure projects can be achieved, and how critical initiatives can be developed and delivered in a cost-effective way that builds community support. Read more here. ➡️Register for Water Industry Forum Annual Dinner 2024. Secure your seat or book a table for eight. 🔴➡️Register here: https://lnkd.in/eXSCH6rK 🗓️ Date: 25 September 2024 🕒 Time: 19.00- 22.30 📍 Location: Leeds #WaterSector #Networking #InfrastructurePlanning

🌊 British Water is proud to be convening the first-ever UK Pavilion at Stockholm World Water Week Supported by partners and collaborators from across the water sector, the UK Pavilion at Stockholm World Water Week will help demonstrate how the UK water sector is leading the way in terms of best practices and innovative thinking to the rest of the world. 🌍💡 It will provide a platform for stakeholders across the UK water sector to share meaningful insights, collaborate, stimulate debate, and amplify a common voice. 🤝💬 📅 Find us at World Water Week between August 25-29 or visit the UK Pavilion online: 🔗https://lnkd.in/eGUmgzRn #UKPavilion #WorldWaterWeek #Water

🚨 The water sector faces a critical challenge: building infrastructure at scale to meet the demands of the coming decades. As we prepare for the Water Industry Forum’s Annual Dinner on 25 September, Sharon Darcy, Chair of The Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP), emphasises the importance of collaboration and says that competing demands with other sectors over the allocation of resources means a collaborative approach is vital.   LIPP published a white paper in March 2024, ‘Delivering net zero, resilience and nature recovery: How new tools and approaches can transform infrastructure planning’, It highlights new technologies, and the changes needed to procurement processes to ensure successful delivery of infrastructure that is essential in meeting net zero targets and resilience to climate impacts.   Join us at the Water Industry Forum’s annual dinner where cross-sector research and insights from LIPP will be shared. (…)    🔗🔍Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDUUjNgz Register for Water Industry Forum Annual Dinner 2024 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eXSCH6rK 🗓️ Date: 25 September 2024 🕒 Time: 19.00- 22.30 📍 Location: Leeds   #WaterSector #Networking #InfrastructurePlanning

🍽️💧Join Us for the Water Industry Forum Annual Dinner in Leeds An Evening of Insight💡 This event is an excellent opportunity to meet with our directors and colleagues from across the UK water sector. Join us for networking with industry professionals and insights from our keynote speaker, Sharon Darcy, Chair of the The Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP). 🎉 Celebrating Excellence We're excited to announce that the winners of the 2024 WIF Team Challenge for Young Water Professionals will be our special guests at the WIF Annual Dinner 🔍 Spotlight on the Winning Team 🌊 🏆 Winning Team: George Chandler (Skanska), Ben Nicolson (RSE), Katrina C. (United Utilities), and Charlotte Huntley (Aqua Consultants), pictured here with Anita Payne (Water Industry Forum) and Louise Elliott (WSP). Their interactive workshop on Integrated Water Management impressed the judging panel. 📅 Join Us Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with industry leaders and celebrate young professionals' achievements. Venue The dinner will be held at the contemporary 4* Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, set on the waterfront at Granary Wharf. Located in the heart of Leeds, it is just a few minutes’ walk from Leeds rail station and easily accessible by car and public transport. Why Attend? • Network with industry leaders • Enjoy delicious food and great company • Gain valuable insights from our keynote speaker Reserve your seat or book a table for eight now to secure your place. We look forward to seeing you there! 🗓️ Date: 25 September 2024 ⏰ Time: 19:00 - 22:30 📍 Location: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Leeds Register here: https://lnkd.in/eK6gDgpA #WIFevent #WaterSector #Networking #InfrastructurePlanning