TRANSFORMATION AND
FLEXIBILITY TOP THEMES
FOR UTILITY WEEK LIVE
Transformation and flexibility are the two headline
themes of Utility Week Live, which returns to the NEC in
Birmingham on 23-24 May 2017 bigger and better than
ever.
oday’s utilities need to
rise to the challenges
of changing models
of consumption and
competition, the demands
of sustainability and extreme weather, and
political and economic upheaval: all these
require a new approach from the essential
businesses delivering water, gas and
electricity to UK homes and businesses.
Transformation and flexibility are therefore
not optional for utilities, but the key to
survival and success.
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Utility Week Live 2017 will bring together
all UK utilities with their supply chains
and wider stakeholders to explore the
new models of thinking and operating
that are demanded by this challenging
environment.
The pan-utility keynote conference will
feature top utility leaders debating themes
including resilience and decision-making
amid uncertainty (including the potential
impact of Brexit), skills,
sustainability and new
business models. ‘Meet
the regulator’ and ‘meet
the buyer’ sessions will
give visitors the chance
to pose questions to
Ofgem and Ofwat, and
for utilities to engage
with major energy and
water users.
Meanwhile, seminar
sessions will once again take place in
individual theatres on the show floor
dedicated to water and energy, and there
will be a new customer theatre for retail
and customer-focussed topics.
Essential show features include the Energy
Innovation Zone (organised in partnership
with the Energy Innovation Centre); the
brand new Isle Utilities Innovation Zone
and Awards, the Streetworks Village,
the Network Zone and the Outdoor
Demonstration Zone. 2017 also sees the
launch of a brand new conference stream
dedicated to streetworks.
To mark the opening of the non-household
retail market for water we will also be
introducing the Water Retail Zone (co-
hosted with our sister show edie Live),
where water retailers can meet the major
business buyers of water.
“After the success of last year, I am
extremely excited to announce that Utility
Week Live 2017 is going to
be bigger and better, with
more speakers, exhibitors and
sponsors” said Amanda Barnes,
chief executive of Utility Week
Live. “It is a great opportunity
for the multi-billion pound
UK utilities industries to
gather over two lively days of
networking and learning and
discovering.”
Utility Week Live 2017 free
tickets are available right now,
and can be booked at www.
utilityweeklive.co.uk
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