Leakage and Metering Conference - Day 2: Meeting Metering targets for AMP8
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 | Arrival, Registration & Refreshments
09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Paul Horton, CEO, Future Water Association
Setting the scene: How smarter metering can unlock water efficiency, leakage reduction, and better outcomes for people, networks, and the planet.
09:40 – 09:55 | Keynote: Metering in AMP8 – Between Ambition and Delivery
Smart metering is a centrepiece of AMP8. We’ll explore its potential, risks, and where ambition must be matched with delivery.
Speaker: Tanya Dady, Horizon Water Infrastructure (Future Water Metering Group Chair).
09:55 - 10:15 | 09:55 - 10:15 | Smart metering in the business retail market
Maximising the benefits of smart meter data for customers by:
Getting the right meters installed
Ensuring a consistent customer journey
Making it easier to share data (with retailers and end-customers)
Ensuring confidence in the data
Speaker: Steve Formoy, MOSL
10:15 – 10:30 | Innovation Pitch #1 – Complete Cyber
Water Dragons-style 15-minute pitch
10:30 – 11:00 | Learning from Energy – What Water Can Adopt and Adapt
The energy sector's rollout of smart metering offers critical lessons in engagement, rollout logistics, standards, and trust.
Speakers:
Andy Haig, Vodafone
11:00 – 11:20 | Break & Networking
11:20 – 11:40 | From Framework to Roadmap – The Ofwat & Baringa 2024 Smart Metering Report
We’ll examine the report’s key recommendations for smarter governance, standardisation, rollout, and consumer engagement. Topics include:
Sector-wide roadmap & governance model
National awareness campaigns
Benefits realisation standards
Regulatory incentives & performance metrics
Investment & innovation in joint-sector solutions
Speaker: Sam Barton, Baringa
11:40 – 11:55 | Innovation Pitch - Advizzo
Water Dragons-style 15-minute pitch
11:55 – 12:15 | Future Water Report Card Workshop - Metering
12:15 – 12:30 | Presentation: Update from Upstream
This presentation will examine the role of District (DI) meters in monitoring network performance, with a particular focus on the accuracy issues associated with large diameter meters—especially during low flow conditions. It will also highlight how gaps or inaccuracies in property and consumption data can distort leakage estimates, leading to misinformed decisions. The session will emphasize the importance of integrating metering performance with reliable customer data to improve upstream leakage assessments.
Speaker: Ken Cartwright, AtkinsRealis
12:30 – 13:15 | Lunch & Networking
13:15 – 13:55 | Debate: To MAP or not to MAP?
Barriers and breakthroughs in getting meters in the ground—and getting it right the first time.
Topics include:
Reducing aborted installs
Optimising above/below-ground placement
Procurement best practices
Overcoming workforce constraints
Chair: Tanya Dady
Speakers:
Simon Bryant, Horizon Water Infrastructure
Doug Spencer, Anglian Water
George Donoghue, Energi Shift
13:55 – 14:20 | Quantum Leakage, Metering and the Future
Speaker: Jeremy Heath, SES Water
14:20 – 14:50 | Discussion Session: Metering & Leakage – Realistic Goals or Wishful Thinking?
This session will address the critical interdependencies between metering and leakage targets. We'll debate:
Can the UK realistically achieve a 50% leakage reduction by 2050 without pre-existing comprehensive metering coverage?
How can the supply chain and procurement work together effectively to meet leakage and metering targets?
How do infrastructure age, procurement strategies, and skills shortages affect these goals?
What innovations in metering are essential to hitting ambitious leakage targets?
14:50 – 15:00 | Final Reflections
Summarising the key takeaways and celebrating the innovation that will help shape a smarter, more connected future for metering.
Tanya Dady, Horizon Water Infrastructure
Paul Horton, Future Water Association