08:30 - Registration and refreshments

09:15 - Opening remarks from the Chair

Colin Fenn, Chief Executive
Anser UK Ltd

09:20 - Keynote Presentation

Future Water: strategic directions for a secure, sustainable water cycle

Phil Woolas MP, Minister of State
Defra

09:50 - Future Drought? The Australian perspective

• How is Australia coping with severe water stress?
• What are the options for resource development?
• Promoting water efficiency: adopted measures and new approaches
• Learning to live with drought and flash flooding: what can be adapted for the UK context?

Tony Kelly, Managing Director
Yarra Valley Water

10:20 - Future Planning: an interim look at proposed 25 year frameworks

• Integrating water resources planning into water supply planning
• Carbon costs: building emissions accounting into development strategies
• Optimising existing resources: integrated strategies for improving efficiency
• Developing a ‘twin-track’ approach: what does this mean in real terms?

Luke de Vial, Head of Water Resources, Planning and Asset Management Team
Wessex Water

10:50 - Question and answer session

11:00 - Morning refreshments and networking

11:25 - Planning for urban expansion and surging demand

• Challenges of climate change and demand for homes
• A new strategy for water - the wider context and how buildings fit into that
• Setting minimum standards (Building Regulations)
• Aspiring to more sustainable homes: implementing the Code for Sustainable Homes
• Adapting existing housing stock

Shona Dunn, Deputy Director of Sustainable Buildings
Communities and Local Government

11:50 - New Water Supply Reservoirs – much more than just a water resource

• Opportunities for increased biodiversity through wildlife habitat creation
• Developing new recreational facilities
• Providing opportunities for new community partnerships

Andy Neve, Technical Director
Portsmouth Water

12:15 - Panel discussion

Stakeholder Soapbox: Housing, agriculture and industry place varying demands on resources. Hear how each sector is approaching the uncertainties arising from climate change and the challenges of a dwindling supply:

• How are water users forecasting for future consumption?
• What are the various industries doing to stem demand?

Anna Hall, Water Policy Advisor
National Farmers’ Union

13:00 - Question and answer session

13:10 - Lunch

14:10 - Case study

Lowering Lydd’s consumption: reporting on tariff trials to reduce demand

Christopher Taylor, Head of Capital Investment and Asset Management
Folkestone & Dover Water Services

14:40 - Limiting leakage: improving effi ciency in Britain’s water

• Assessing future proposals for leakage control
• Reducing risk and uncertainty: is the ‘economic level of leakage’ the most accurate efficiency indicator?
• Evaluating available and emerging technology for leakage management
• Overcoming the challenges posed by Victorian infrastructure

Simon Boyland, Water Supply-Demand Manager
United Utilities

15:10 - Question and answer session

15:20 - Afternoon refreshments and networking

15:45 - Case Study

Water Cycle Management for New Developments – waving a magic WaND?

Professor David Butler, Director - Centre for Water Systems
University of Exeter

16:10 - Panel Discussion

Effluent reuse: a sustainable source for the future?

Rob Westcott, Water Resources Policy Manager
Environment Agency

17:00 - Question and answer session

17:10 - Closing remarks from the Chair