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What to expect

The Conference will offer a rich and varied programme to support all those working to meet the leakage reduction targets for AMP8 and beyond. We are currently working on the programme for November but we already now we’ll be looking at content in the following areas:

Policy forum

  • Update on Leakage Public Interest Commitment (Leakage PIC), and the Water UK Leakage Route Map, particularly around adaptive pathways

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  • UKWIR’s Leakage Innovation heatmap

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  • Insights on Ofwat’s reporting review

Operational and technology developments forum

  • Timely case study insights from water company and supply chain colleagues

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  • Exploring a broad range of topics across PALM (Prevent, Aware, Locate and Mend) – from upstream leakage and the role of data science and AI in leakage management today to the latest findings on identifying and predicting leakage, and further learnings on background and customer side leakage

Innovation forum 

  • Timely insights on upcoming developments from the key initiatives affecting innovation and leakage management for AMP8 and beyond, including updates on the key Ofwat Innovation Fund leakage projects and UKWIR research projects 

​The Soapbox Challenge

  • Lively debate with short sharp pitches on the latest technologies being developed

Networking opportunities  

  • Giving you valuable time to connect with leakage specialists from all the UK water companies and key industry suppliers through the conference dinner and regular conference networking sessions​

​Exhibition

  • Meet up with key specialist supply chain stakeholders as well as industry organisations and projects
     

Interested in exhibiting and supporting the conference and the leakage community?

 

Contact Judith Powling, Conference Director
Call 07771 931139
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Email judithp@lodestaruk.com

​Joining the programme

Do you have a project you would like to showcase?

 

Contact Judith Powling, Conference Director
Call 07771 931139
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Email judithp@lodestaruk.com

Get involved

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  • Attend in person or online

  • Support the Conference – as an exhibitor-supporter or sponsor​

  • Showcase your own project

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Contact

Judith Powling, Conference Director
Call 07771 931139
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Email judithp@lodestaruk.com

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“Very informative and enjoyable conference – good variety of topics and focus areas. Looking forward to the next one.”

23rd Annual Leakage Conference gallery
Conference, exhibition and networking for the Leakage community

 

Find out how to support the conference and leakage community.

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Contact Judith Powling, Conference Director
Call 07771 931139
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Email judithp@lodestaruk.com

More than 200 delegates from these organisations joined the 25th Annual Leakage Conference:

ABB| Affinity Water | Agua Tek | Anglian Water | Aqualogic | Aquam | Arqiva | Artesia Consulting | Ashridge Engineering | AtkinsRealis | Badger Meter | Bermad | Bristol Water | Cla-Val UK | Cross8 | Crowder Consulting | Dayworth Consulting | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water | El-de | Essex & Suffolk Water | FIDO Tech | FMV Group | FYLD | Gutermann | Horizon Water Infrastructure | HR Wallingford | HWM Global | HWM Invenio | Hydrosave | Lowflo | Jacobs | Manx Utilities | MapleSky | Morrison Water Services| Mueller Water Products | National Composites Centre | Northern Ireland Water | Northumbrian Water | Ofwat | Ovarro | Portsmouth Water | Scottish Water | SES Water | Severn Trent Water | Smartvatten | SME Water | South East Water | South Staffordshire Water | South West Water | Southern Water | Stantec | SUEZ | Synthotech | T2 Sensing | Technolog | Tetratech RPS | Thames Water | The Water Report | United Utilities | University of Sheffield | University of Southampton | Watershed Associates | Wessex Water | WLLS | WRc | Xylem | Yorkshire Water

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