17 November 2026 / 9:00 AM / London

Reshaping the water industry.

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Second year at the Royal Institution. One day, expert panels, and the people who build, fund and regulate water in the same room.

Industry leaders, investors, government organisations and academics, convened by Sciens Water with the University of Cambridge.

Rethinking Water UK

Hosted by

  • Sciens Water
  • University of Cambridge

The day

Preliminary programme

  1. 08:00–09:00

    Registration and morning coffee

  2. 09:00–09:15

    WelcomeUniversity of Cambridge & Sciens Water

  3. 09:15–09:45

    Opening keynoteWater in Relation to the Challenges Faced by Society

  4. 09:45–10:45

    Can wastewater treatment learn across the Atlantic?

    Wastewater Treatment Challenges and Solutions: UK and US Experiences

    Moderator

    Panelists

  5. 10:45–11:15

    Coffee and tea

  6. 11:15–12:15

    Who actually builds it?

    Water Infrastructure: Planning, Procurement, Delivery

    Moderator

    Panelists

  7. 12:15–13:30

    Lunch and networking

  8. 13:30–14:45

    What do the biggest users owe the tap?

    Water & Industry: Optimising Water Usage by Business Operators

    Moderator

    Panelists

  9. 14:45–15:15

    Afternoon coffee and tea

  10. 15:15–16:15

    Breakout sessionsCompany exhibitions

    Connect with the startups and pioneers transforming the water sector.

  11. 16:15–16:45

    Closing remarks

  12. 16:45

    Water quiz and prize

    Sponsored by Asprey London

Rethinking Water UK

Speakers

More to be announced

Muhammad Bilal Asif

Panel 01 · Panelist

Muhammad Bilal Asif

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cambridge

Edoardo Borgomeo

Welcome

Edoardo Borgomeo

Professor of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Roberto Botero

Welcome

Roberto Botero

Managing Director, Sciens Water

Lucy Bruzzone

Panel 03 · Panelist

Lucy Bruzzone

Programme Director and Built Environment Sector Lead, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Geoff Darch

Panel 02 · Panelist

Geoff Darch

Head of Strategic Asset Planning, Anglian Water

Richard Dawson

Opening keynote

Richard Dawson

Professor of Earth Systems Engineering and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Newcastle University

Geoff Gage

Panel 01 · Moderator

Geoff Gage

Senior Partner, Roland Berger

Rick Hogeboom

Panel 03 · Moderator

Rick Hogeboom

Executive Director, Water Footprint Network & Assistant Professor in Water Resources Management, University of Twente

Chris Martin

Panel 03 · Panelist

Chris Martin

Partner and UK Technology Practice Lead for the Energy Sector, Pinsent Masons

Cody Phipps

Panel 01 · Panelist

Cody Phipps

Chief Executive Officer, Veyra

Amar Qureshi

Panel 02 · Panelist

Amar Qureshi

Joint Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Agilia Infrastructure Partners

Tom Rooney

Closing remarks

Tom Rooney

Operating Partner, Sciens Water

Stephen Slessor

Panel 01 · Panelist

Stephen Slessor

Chief Executive Officer and Chair of British Water, RSE Group

Matt Stuyvenberg

Panel 02 · Panelist

Matt Stuyvenberg

Executive Vice President, SaaS, Global Commercial and International Utility, Badger Meter

Lila Thompson

Panel 02 · Moderator

Lila Thompson

Chief Executive Officer, British Water

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Reshaping the water industry.

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