3rd Annual Conference, 21 March 2012, Belfast

***STOP PRESS*** Over 100 attendees and 5 exhibitors are now booked to attend.

Water NI is the only conference which brings together all the major stakeholders in the Northern Ireland water sector to discuss current and future pressures.

A range of experts will offer attendees insights, guidance and solutions on:

• Implications of current and future NI, UK and EU Policy
• Economic regulation and the consumer
• Asset investment and asset resilience
• Innovative catchment management solutions
• Overcoming barriers to innovation

Conference chaired by:

• Clive Elphick, Board Member, Utility Regulator; Board member, Environment Agency; Member, Competition Appeal Tribunal

 Speakers include:

• John Mills, Director - Water Policy Division, Department for Regional Development
• John Bourne, Deputy Director, Water Availability and Quality Programme, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Shane Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, Utility Regulator
• George Butler, Director of Asset Management, Northern Ireland Water and  President, The Institute of Water (IoW) Northern Ireland Area
• Jo Aston, Director of Water Regulation, Utility Regulator
• David Elliott, Director of Regulation and Assets, Wessex Water
• Antoinette McKeown, Chief Executive, Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
• Gabriel Nelson, River Basin Planning Manager, Northern Ireland Environment
• Paddy Brow, Head of Asset Strategy, Northern Ireland Water and Chairman, CIWEM NI Branch