Overview
You are invited to attend a showcase event highlighting both the need for innovation within the Water Sector from industry specialists and the innovative responses that companies are working towards through our pitching sessions.
Delegates will receive specific presentations from industry experts covering a range of local and global issues affecting the Water Sector and how this is driving the need for innovation.
Speakers
Eamonn P. Egan, Country Manager for Ireland, Lloyds Insurance
- Rhys Owen, Research Editor, BlueTech Research
- Sara Venning, Chief Executive Officer, NI Water
12 Companies will pitch to the audience on how they would provide solutions in the following areas followed by a Q&A session:
Energy - Hosted by Irish Water
- Advantage Control Ltd
- Elastic Energy
- NVP Energy
- Energy Trading Ireland
- Arbarr Electronics
Sensors and Analytics - Hosted by Anglian Water
- Innovyze
- Royal Haskoning DHV
- Grundfoss Pumps Ltd
- WRCPLC
- Xylem
People - Hosted by NI Water
- Kinsetsu Ltd
- Bann Technology Ltd
This is an opportunity to input and hear from companies, technical experts and engineers from within the Water Sector as to what needs to be done for Northern Ireland to excel in the area of innovation.
Agenda
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:15 | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibition |
| 9:00 | Welcome Address Donal Durkan, Director, Invest NI |
| 9.10 | The Need for Infrastructure and Resilience Key Speaker Eamonn P. Egan, Lloyd’s Country Manager, Lloyds Insurance |
| 09:40 | The Need for Infrastructure and Resilience Sara Venning, CEO NI Water |
| 10:00 | Technology Showcase Challenge – Solutions in Energy Gerry Galvin, Chief Technical Officer, Irish Water + 5 Pitch Sessions + Q&A |
| 11:00 | Tea & Coffee |
| 11:30 | Emerging Technologies and Global Opportunities Rhys Owen, Research Editor, BlueTech Research |
| 11:50 | Technology Showcase Challenge- Solutions in Sensors and Analytics Michael Taylor, Innovation Manager, Anglian Water + 5 Pitch Sessions +Q&A |
| 12:50 | Technology Showcase Challenge – Solutions for People Cathy Uprichard, Head of Safety, NI Water + 2 Pitch Sessions + Q&A |
| 13:20 | Next Steps Sam Knox, Invest NI |
| 13:30 | Lunch with opportunity for 1:1 meetings in the exhibition and breakout area |
| 14:30 | Networking opportunity |
| 15:45 | Close |
1:1 Appointments
1:1 meetings with be available with representatives from NI Water, Irish Water and Anglican Water. These will be arranged on a first come first served basis at registration on the morning of the event.
